USTA and US Davis Cup Captain Bob Bryan announced the rising stars today Ethan Quinn And Emilio Nava and seasoned veterans Austin Krajicek And Rajeev Ram have been named to compete for the United States in the first round of Davis Cup qualifying against Hungary, which will be played February 7-8 on an indoor clay court at the Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok in Tatabánya, Hungary.
This first round qualifying competition is a best-of-five match series that begins with two singles matches on Saturday, February 7th starting at 1:00 p.m. local time (7:00 a.m. ET) and then continues with a doubles match and two additional singles matches on Sunday, February 8th starting at 11:00 a.m. local time (5:00 a.m. ET). The first nation between the U.S. and Hungary to win three of these five games will win first-round qualifying and will advance to the second qualifying round at the end of September. Tennis Channel will report in the USA
This is the first meeting in Davis Cup history between the USA and Hungary. This is also the first Davis Cup nomination for Quinn and Nava, two emerging talents who achieved successful results on clay courts in 2025.
Quinn, 21, qualified for the French Open in his debut appearance last year, reaching the third round. Quinn, the 2023 NCAA singles champion at Georgia, was ranked No. 64 last year and begins the year ranked No. 76.
Nava, 24, won four Challenger titles on clay courts in 2025, three of them during a 19-match unbeaten streak in the spring. Nava is currently ranked 88th in his career so far.
Quinn is the American singles player ranked No. 13 in the ATP rankings and Nava is the American ranked No. 14.
The 41-year-old Ram has played 15 Davis Cup games for the USA and has a Davis Cup doubles record of 12-3. A four-time Grand Slam doubles champion and former world number 1, Ram is currently ranked 28th.
The 35-year-old Krajicek has played 10 Davis Cup games for the United States and has a doubles record of 8-2, all with Ram. Krajicek won the French Open doubles title in 2023 and was ranked No. 1 in doubles in the world at the end of the year. He is currently ranked 52nd.
Captains may make up to three combined substitutions/additions to their squad until the day before the start of the competition.
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