[1] The team plays primarily in Canada Stadium, which is the main venue of the Tennis Center in Ramat Hasharon, Tel Aviv District, Israel.
[3] ITA CEO Moshe Haviv denied that his prime consideration was the extra money such a move would bring in, and said the larger stadium would give more Israelis the chance to see the national team play, and allow them to watch the sport in more comfortable conditions.
Before the Chile-Israel Davis Cup match began in September 2007, even The Jewish Chronicle wrote: "Led by Fernando González (6) and Nicolás Massú (72), it is hard to see Israel's Dudi Sela (105) and Noam Okun (186), backed up by doubles specialists Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich, winning the contest.
In the September 2008 World Group Playoffs against the Peru Davis Cup team at Ramat Hasharon, Dudi Sela beat Iván Miranda in the first singles match, but Harel Levy then lost to Luis Horna.
Levy then paired with Andy Ram to win the doubles tie, before Sela defeated Horna in four sets to ensure the Israeli national tennis team victory over Peru and send it through to the 2009 Davis Cup World Group.
[12] Israeli captain Eyal Ran said: "It's an amazing effort for a small country like Israel to be among the top 16 tennis nations in the world.
Sela won each of his singles matches in 5 sets, coming from behind to defeat Andreas Vinciguerra in his hometown 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 11–9, and came from behind to stun 2002 Australian Open champion Thomas Johansson 3–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2.
The last time Israel's Davis Cup team reached the level of being one of the top eight tennis nations in the world was in 1987, against India.
Israeli captain Eyal Ran likened his players to two fighter jets on court, saying: "I felt as if I had two F-16s out there today, they played amazingly well."
"[29] With the tie clinched for Israel, the reverse singles rubbers were "dead", and instead of best-of-five matches, best-of-three sets were played, with the outcomes of little to no importance.
[25] Israel wrapped up a 4–1 victory over Russia, as Levy defeated Kunitsyn 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 (2), while Sela retired with a wrist injury while down 3–4 in the first set against Andreev.
"[32] Despite the absence of Spain's two best players, Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco, the home team took a 2–0 lead on the first day with straight sets wins for David Ferrer over Harel Levy and Juan Carlos Ferrero over Dudi Sela.
In the doubles match, Tommy Robredo and Feliciano López beat Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich in four sets and secured overall victory for Spain.
The two dead singles were split: Ferrer defeated Ram and Harel Levy beat López, to make the final score 4–1 for Spain.
Chile won the tie 4–1, with Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich giving Israel the only rubber in the doubles match.
[33][34] Dudi Sela defeated Marcin Gawron 6–1, 6–3, 6–4, and Amir Weintraub in his Davis Cup debut beat Jerzy Janowicz 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–7 (4–7), 6–3.
Andy Ram and Yoni Erlich then beat Marcin Matkowski and Mariusz Fyrstenberg 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–1 at the Israel Tennis Center in Ramat Hasharon.