The France Davis Cup team represents France in Davis Cup tennis competition, and is governed by the Fédération Française de Tennis.
France is the third most successful nation, with 9 wins (tied with Great Britain). Their most recent title came in 2001.
In 2012 France will compete in the World Group for the 30th time out of 32 years, which ranks them in 5th place on this category.
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