Fritz, Shelton, Tiafoe & Paul named to full-strength U.S. Davis Cup Team

The United States Davis Cup Team will bring a fully loaded squad to Delray Beach for its second-round qualifier vs. Czechia on Sept. 12-13.

All four of the top-ranked American men’s singles players—world No. 4 Taylor Fritz, No. 6 Ben Shelton, No. 14 Frances Tiafoe and No. 16 Tommy Paul—were named Wednesday to compete on captain Bob Bryan's team at the Delray Beach Tennis Center in Florida.

Shelton, 22, is ranked No. 6 in singles on the heels of winning his first career ATP Masters 1000 singles title last week at the National Bank Open in Toronto. He’s gone 32-16 in singles on tour this year, including runs to the Australian Open semifinals and Wimbledon quarterfinals, and is set to compete in his second Davis Cup tie. 

Tiafoe, 27, is ranked No. 14 in singles and will be making his sixth Davis Cup appearance since debuting in 2018. He’s reached the US Open singles semifinals two out of the last three years and was a 2025 French Open quarterfinalist. 

Paul, 28, is ranked No. 16 in singles and has played in 10 Davis Cup ties and logged a 5-3 singles record since debuting in 2020. He has reached the quarterfinals at both the Australian Open and the French Open in 2025. 

Captains may make up to three combined substitutions/additions to their rosters up until the day prior to the competition starting. 

Delray Beach has historically provided a veritable home-court advantage for the USA in international team tennis competition. The U.S. Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup teams are 5-0 all-time when competing at the Delray Beach Tennis Center. The U.S. Davis Cup Team last played in Delray in 2004 and defeated Sweden with Andy Roddick, Mardy Fish, and Bob and Mike Bryan. The U.S. Billie Jean King Cup Team played a qualifier at the Delray Beach Tennis Center in 2023 and swept Austria behind local native Coco Gauff—an event that generated nearly $1 million for the local economy.