Madrid: Spain won the Davis Cup for the fourth time when Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco combined to beat Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek in Saturday's doubles, giving the hosts an unassailable 3-0 lead.
Verdasco and Lopez won 7-6, 7-5, 6-2 to add to Friday's singles wins for Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer.
Spain, who won the competition for the third time in Argentina last year, become the first nation to successfully defend the Davis Cup since Sweden in 1998.
Bureau Report
First Published: Sunday, December 06, 2009, 09:02