By Richard Pagliaro | Monday, January 5, 2026
Photo credit: Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty for ITF
Doubles veterans and singles debutants will represent the United States Davis Cup squad next month.
Captain Bob Bryan announced singles players Ethan Quinn and Emilio Nava and doubles standouts Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram have been named to Team USA for its Davis Cup Qualifying First Round tie vs. Hungary.
The tie is set for February 7-8 on an indoor clay court at the Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, in Tatabánya, Hungary.
It’s a different set of singles starters for the Americans. Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe played singles in the USA’s 3-2 loss Czechia in Delray Beach, Florida last September. Krajcek and Ram won the doubles point in that tie.
This First Round Qualifying competition is a best-of-five match series that will begin with two singles matches on Saturday, February 7, starting at 1 p.m. local time (7 a.m. ET), then continue with a doubles match and two more singles matches on Sunday, February 8, beginning at 11 a.m. local time (5 a.m. ET).
The first nation between the USA and Hungary to win three out of those five matches wins the First Round Qualifier and will advance to the Second Round of Qualifying in late September. Tennis Channel will feature coverage in the U.S.
This is the first meeting in Davis Cup history between the United States and Hungary. This is also the debut Davis Cup nomination for both Quinn and Nava, two young talents who produced successful results on clay courts in 2025.
Here’s the USTA’s press release on the Davis Cup team issued today:
Quinn, 21, qualified and reached the third round at the French Open last year in his debut appearance. The 2023 NCAA singles champion while at Georgia, Quinn was ranked as high as No. 64 last year and begins the year ranked No. 76.
Nava, 24, won four clay-court Challenger titles in 2025, three of which came during a 19-match unbeaten streak in the spring. Nava is currently ranked at his career high of No. 88.
Ram, 41, has played in 15 Davis Cup ties for the U.S. and has a 12-3 Davis Cup doubles record. A four-time Grand Slam doubles champion and former world No. 1, Ram is currently ranked No. 28.
Krajicek, 35, has played in 10 Davis Cup ties for the U.S. and has an 8-2 doubles record, all played with Ram. Krajicek won the French Open doubles title in 2023 en route to being the year-end doubles world No. 1. He is currently ranked No. 52.
Captains may make up to three combined substitutions / additions to their rosters up until the day prior to the competition starting.
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