FACTBOX-Tennis-Davis Cup finalists Argentina and Spain

 Nov 18 - Factbox on Argentina and Spain, who will contest
the Davis Cup final in Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata, Argentina
from Friday to Sunday.

 Venue: Mar del Plata

 Surface: Indoor hard

 ARGENTINA

 Team (player singles ranking in brackets):

 Juan Martin Del Potro (8)

 David Nalbandian (11)

 Jose Acasuso (48)

 Agustin Calleri (60)

 Captain: Alberto Mancini

 Best result: Runner-up 1981, 2006

 First year played: 1923

 Years played: 54

 Ties played: (W-L) 126 (71-55)

 Years in world group (1981 onwards): 17 (23-15)

 Most total wins: Guillermo Vilas (57-24)

 Most singles wins: Guillermo Vilas (45-10)

 Most doubles wins: Guillermo Vilas (12-14)

 Best doubles team: Guillermo Vilas & Jose-Luis Clerc (7-7)

 Most ties played: Guillermo Vilas (29)

 Most years played: Guillermo Vilas (14)

 2008 results:

 First round: Beat Britain 4-1

 Quarter-final: Beat Sweden 4-1

 Semi-final: Beat Russia 3-2

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 SPAIN

 Team:

 David Ferrer (12)

 Fernando Verdasco (16)

 Feliciano Lopez (31)

 Marcel Granollers (56)

 Captain: Emilio Sanchez

 Best result: Winners 2000, 2004

 First year played: 1921

 Years played: 73

 Ties played: (W-L) 178 (109-69)

 Years in world group (1981 onwards): 25 (24-21)

 Most total wins: Manuel Santana (92-28)

 Most singles wins: Manuel Santana (69-17)

 Most doubles wins: Manuel Santana (23-11)

 Best doubles team: Jose-Luis Arilla & Manuel Santana (15-7)

 Most ties played: Manuel Santana (46)

 Most years played: Manuel Santana, Manuel Orantes, Sergio
Casal (14)

 2008 results:

 First round: Beat Peru 5-0

 Quarter-final: Beat Germany 4-1

 Semi-final: Beat U.S. 4-1

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 * This is the third meeting between the two countries, with
Spain prevailing both times in home ties, first in 1926 and more
recently in a 2003 quarter-final.

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(Compiled by Neil Maidment; editing by Tom Pilcher)