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How the 2015 teams stack up

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BELGIUM B ELGIUM

DAVIDA GOFFIN

Age:ge: 24 World ranking:ra 16 DC record: 11-3 Sh Shy y and reserved reserved, Goffin is a handful with his mo movement ovement and b ball-striking. He is the highestran ranked nked male playerplay ever from Belgium.

STEVEST DARCIS Age: Agge: 31 Ranking:Ranking 85 DC record: 18-14 Best Beest known for knockingk Rafael Nadal out in the thee first round ofo Wimbledon in 2013. He won the thee deciding fifthfift rubber against Argentina in the thee semi-finals.

RUBEN BEMEBEMEL

Ag Age:ge: 27 Ranking Ranking: 105 DC record: 8-11 Ma Mainly ainly plays on t the second-tier Challenger cir circuit.rcuit. Will likely play the doubles rubber

alongside Da Darcis or Coppejans.

KIMMER COPPEJANS

Age: 21 Ranking:R 131 DC record: 2-0 CompetentC­ompe on clay, winning the French Open as a junior in 2012.

CAPT CAPTAIN: JOHAN VAN HERCK The 41-year-old4 former world No 65 once upset Greg Rusedski in the first roundrou of the 1998 French Open.

GREAT BRITAIN

ANDY MURRAY

Age: 28 World ranking: 2 DC record: 31-7 No Grand Slam titles, but 2015 has been one of his best years. Transition to clay is hard but he has two titles on the red stuff this season.

KYLE EDMUND

Age: 20 Ranking: 99 DC record: 0-0 Claimed his first ever Grand Slam main draw win on clay at Roland Garros and looks set to be British No 2 despite no DC experience.

JAMIE MURRAY

Age: 29 Ranking (doubles): 7 DC record: 6-4 Best season of his career with two Grand Slam finals. He performed superbly with brother Andy against France and Australia.

DOMINIC INGLOT Age: 29 Ranking (doubles): 23 DC record: 0-2 Inglot teamed up with Jamie in a five-set epic against the US in March which they lost 9-7 in the decider. In squad as doubles back-up.

CAPTAIN: LEON SMITH The 39-year-old Scot has no profession­al playing experience but was once the coach of a teenage Andy Murray.

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