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Although most of the world’s top men’s tennis players competed for their countries in the Davis Cup first round, there were still a number of members of the top 20 in the ATP’s entry rankings who declined or did not receive an invitation to play:

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*--* Rk. Player Country Y/N 1. Roger Federer Switzerland No 2. Lleyton Hewitt Australia Yes 3. Andy Roddick United States Yes 4. Marat Safin Russia Yes 5. Guillermo Coria Argentina Yes 6. Carlos Moya Spain No 7. Tim Henman England No 8. Gaston Gaudio Argentina Yes 9. Andre Agassi United States Yes 10. David Nalbandian Argentina Yes 11. Joachim Johansson Sweden No 12. Guillermo Canas Argentina Yes 13. Tommy Robredo Spain No 14. Ivan Ljubicic Croatia Yes 15. Nikolay Davidenko Russia Yes 16. Tommy Haas Germany Yes 17. Mikhail Youzhny Russia Yes 18. Vincent Spadea United States No 19. Fernando Gonzalez Chile Yes 20. Nicola Massu Chile No

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U.S. Davis Cup singles player Andy Roddick added one singles win to his Davis Cup career total, but Andre Agassi missed a chance to add to his in a first-round 3-2 loss to Croatia at the Home Depot Center. Most U.S. Davis Cup singles victories:

*--* Rk. Player Wins 1. John McEnroe 41 2. Andre Agassi 30 3. Arthur Ashe 27 4. Bill Tilden 25 5. Vic Seixas 24 6. Don Budge 19 7. Wilmer Allison 18 T8. Ham Richardson 17 T8. Barry MacKay 17 T10. Tony Trabert 16 T10. Frank Shields 16 T10. Jim Courier 16 T10. Chuck McKinley 16 T14. Stan Smith 15 T14. Tut Bartzen 15 T14. Andy Roddick 15 T14. Pete Sampras 15 T18. Dennis Ralston 14 T18. Bill Johnston 14

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