Davis Cup Award of Excellence
The Davis Cup Award of Excellence, inaugurated by the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Tennis Federation in 2001, is presented to a past or present Davis Cup player from the country or region where the final is being held, who represents the ideals and spirit of the competition.
| Year | Recipient | Country |
| 2001 | Neale Fraser | Australia |
| 2002 | Pierre Darmon | France |
| 2003 | John Newcombe | Australia |
| 2004 | Manolo Santana | Spain |
| 2005 | Goran Ivanišević & Miloslav Mecir |
Croatia Slovak Republic |
| 2006 | Alex Metreveli | Russia |
| 2007 | Stan Smith | United States |
| 2008 | Guillermo Vilas | Argentina |
| 2009 | Manuel Orantes | Spain |
| 2010 | Slobodan Zivojinovic | Serbia |
| 2011 | Emilio Sanchez | Spain |
| 2012 | Ivan Lendl | Czech Republic |
| 2013 | Nenad Zimonjic | Serbia |
| 2014 | Henri Leconte & Guy Forget |
France France |
| 2015 | Not presented | |
| 2016 | Ivan Ljubicic | Croatia |
| 2017 | Yannick Noah | France |
| 2018 | Francois Jauffret | France |
| 2019 | David Ferrer | Spain |
