A trio of Argentinian standouts have been named three-headed captain of Argentina's Davis Cup team.
The Argentine Association of Tennis announced Gastón Gaudio, Guillermo Coria and Guillermo Cañas will assume together—and with the support of Gustavo Marcaccio—the captaincy of the Argentine Davis Cup team.
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The trio replaces Daniel Orsanic, who led Argentina to its first Davis Cup championship with a dramatic 3-2 comeback conquest of host Croatia in the 2016 final.
Argentina will host Colombia in the September 14-16th Davis Cup World Group Playoffs. The desire to solidify the captaincy and coaching team before that important tie contributed to hiring Gaudio, Coria and Cañas.
"We consider that this is the best way to put an end to a successful cycle and we thank Orsanic for his work," AAT President and former Davis Cup player Agustin Calleri said in a statement. "As we have the series against Colombia just around the corner, we moved quickly to find the solution. We trust that this team, which will work ad honorem, will return Argentina to the place it deserves."
Argentina was a nation of road warriors winning all four of its 2016 ties on the road to capture its first Davis Cup in history.
Repeating that feat will be a challenge as Argentinian No. 1 Juan Martin del Potro suggested at Indian Wells in March that his Davis Cup career is likely done.
World No. 12 Diego Schwartzman and left-hander Guido Pella led Argentina to a 3-2 victory over Chile in April.
The hiring of three captains reunites a pair of old rivals who faced off in the 2004 French Open final.
In a dramatic duel, Gaudio battled back from a two-set deficit against a cramping Coria to claim 10 of the next 11 games and force a final set.
Fighting off a pair of championship points in the 12th game of the decisive set, Gaudio completed a remarkable rally with a 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6 triumph in the 2004 Roland Garros final that was one of the most bizarre battles in French Open history.
The 44th-ranked Gaudio became the first Argentinian to rule Roland Garros since Hall of Famer Guillermo Vilas in 1977.