Factbox on the Davis Cup world group quarter-final tie between United States and France in Winston-Salem from Friday to Sunday.

Tie to be played in Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (capacity 14500), Winston-Salem on an indoor hard court.

Playing times (BST): Friday - 1800, Saturday - 1830, Sunday - 1800

Head-to-head: Tied at 7-7

UNITED STATES

Team: Andy Roddick, James Blake, Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan

Captain: Patrick McEnroe

Best result: Winners 32 times (including 2007)

First year played: 1900

Years played: 94

Ties played (W-L): 267 (206-61)

Years in world group (1981 onwards): 27 (54-20)

Most total wins: John McEnroe (59-10)

Most singles wins: John McEnroe (41-8)

Most doubles wins: John van Ryn (22-2)

Best doubles team: Peter Fleming & John McEnroe (14-1), John van Ryn & Wilmer Allison (14-2), Mike and Bob Bryan (14-1)

Most ties played: John McEnroe (30)

Most years played: John McEnroe (12)

FRANCE

Team: Richard Gasquet, Arnaud Clement, Paul-Henri Mathieu, Michael Llodra

Captain: Guy Forget

Best Result: Winners 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1991, 1996, 2001

First year played: 1904

Years played: 89

Ties played (W-L): 227 (148-79)

Years in world group: (1981 onwards): 26 (38-22)

Most wins: Pierre Darmon (47-21)

Most singles wins: Darmon (44-17)

Most doubles wins: Jacques Brugnon (22-9)

Best doubles team: Henri Leconte and Guy Forget (11-0)

Most ties played: Francois Jauffret (35)

Most years played: Jean Borotra (17)

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