SPAIN Davis Cup titles: 1 Last victory: 2000 Runners-up: Three times Record v USA: W 2 L 4

Spain are making their fifth appearance in a Davis Cup final, having faced Australia in each of the other four.

They have repeated their run to the final last year where they were beaten on grass in Melbourne.

Their only Davis Cup win came on the clay of Valencia in 2000 and with this year's final being held on clay in Seville, they are strong favourites to claim the trophy for a second time.

Juan Carlos Ferrero was dropped leaving Carlos Moya and teenager Rafael Nadal to take the singles duties, with Nadal and Tommy Robredo teaming up in the doubles.

CARLOS MOYA Age: 28 World ranking: 5 Davis Cup 2004: Won 3 Lost 1 Davis Cup career: W 19 L 7

Moya is the highest-ranked member of the Spanish team thanks to a brilliant start to the year in which he won three titles and reached five finals by May.

But the 28-year-old has been in patchy form since and has been hampered by a shoulder injury.

Following an epic five-set win over Paul-Henri Mathieu in Spain's semi-final victory over France in September, Moya opted to rest until the Masters Cup in November where he was the only player to win a set against Roger Federer.

Despite a nervous start, he claimed a 6-4 6-2 6-3 victory over Fish in the opening rubber.

And his match with Andy Roddick is one of the 2004 final's eagerly awaited encounters, with Moya seeking to claim a first win over the American in four attempts.

RAFAEL NADAL Age: 18 World ranking: 51 Davis Cup 2004: Won 4 Lost 3 Davis Cup career: W 4 L 3

Tennis' very own Wayne Rooney completes an impressive year by replacing Juan Carlos Ferrero as a singles player at just 18 years old.

In his first full season on the ATP Tour, Nadal was one of only four players to beat world number one Roger Federer and won his first title in Poland.

The teenage prodigy made his Davis Cup debut in his country's first-round win over the Czech Republic, losing the opening match against Jiri Novak before redeeming himself by beating Radek Stepanek in the deciding fifth rubber.

And Nadal was once again the hero in the semi-final against France when he replaced Moya for the reverse singles and beat Arnaud Clement to seal an unassailable lead for the Spaniards.

He was inspired as he claimed a 6-7 (6-8) 6-2 7-6 (8-6) 6-2 win over world number two Andy Roddick in the second singles rubber.

JUAN CARLOS FERRERO Age: 24 World ranking: 31 Davis Cup 2004: Won 3 Lost 0 Davis Cup career: W 14 L 5

A nightmare season for former French Open winner Ferrero has seen him drop from third to 31st in the world rankings.

The 24-year-old's catalogue of problems this season includes a bout of chicken pox as well as rib, back, wrist and knee injuries and he blamed an early exit at the Madrid Masters in October on a change of racquet.

He opted to skip the rest of the ATP season in order to ensure he would be fresh for the Davis Cup final, where he was expected to keep his place in the singles despite his lack of form and match practice.

But despite winning all three Davis Cup singles matches he has played in 2004, Ferrero was overlooked in favour of 18-year-old Nadal.

TOMMY ROBREDO Age: 22 World ranking: 13 Davis Cup 2004: Won 3 Lost 2 Davis Cup career: W 3 L 3

Robredo has put together an impressive year, climbing to a career-high 13th in the world and taking over the Spanish number two ranking from Ferrero.

The 22-year-old won his second career title on home soil in Barcelona, beating French Open champion Gaston Gaudio in the final, and reached the semi-finals at the Cincinnati Masters.

His Davis Cup appearances have principally come in the doubles and dead singles rubbers.

He and Rafael Nadal lost their opening two doubles matches together in the first round and quarter-final but the partnership came good in the semi-finals when they beat France's Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra in five sets.