 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.Israel (ranked 8th in the Davis Cup standings, with 5,394 points) hosted heavily favored Russia (which won in both 2002 and 2006, and was the top-ranked country in Davis Cup standings, with 27,897 points) in a Davis Cup quarterfinal tie in July 2009, on indoor hard courts at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv.Israel was represented by Dudi Sela, Harel Levy, Jonathan Erlich, and Andy Ram.