Australia Davis Cup team

Australia
AssociationTennis Australia
CaptainLleyton Hewitt[1]
CoachJosh Eagle[2]
ITF ranking2 Increase (2 February 2023)[3]
ColorsGreen & Gold
First year1923 (1905 as Australasia)
Years played102
Ties played (W–L)266 (193–73)
Years in
World Group
34 (56–29)
Davis Cup titles28 (1907, 1908, 1909, 1911,
1914, 1919, 1939, 1950,
1951, 1952, 1953, 1955,
1956, 1957, 1959, 1960,
1961, 1962, 1964, 1965,
1966, 1967, 1973, 1977,
1983, 1986, 1999, 2003)
Runners-up21 (1912, 1920, 1922, 1923,
1924, 1936, 1938, 1946,
1947, 1948, 1949, 1954,
1958, 1963, 1968, 1990,
1993, 2000, 2001, 2022, 2023)
Most total winsLleyton Hewitt (59–21)
Most singles winsLleyton Hewitt (42–14)
Most doubles winsTodd Woodbridge (25–7)
Best doubles teamMark Woodforde /
Todd Woodbridge (14–2)
Most ties playedLleyton Hewitt (43)
Most years playedLleyton Hewitt (19)
Last updated on: 6 September 2022[4].

The Australia Davis Cup team is the second most successful team ever to compete in the Davis Cup, winning the coveted title on 28 separate occasions, second behind the United States with 32.[5]

Australia also participated in winning the Davis Cup six times with New Zealand under the alias Australasia (1905–1922).

History

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Australasia: 1905–1922

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While Australia and New Zealand have been two separate countries, the two countries did compete together under the alias Australasia in a number of sports, including Davis Cup in the first couple of decades of the 20th century.

Australian players began playing Davis Cup tennis in 1905 as a part of the Australasia Davis Cup team, which allowed players from New Zealand to compete on the same team. Despite players from New Zealand being eligible to represent Australasia, Anthony Wilding was the only New Zealander to play for the team while it existed.

During this period, the team won the Davis Cup on six occasions in 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1914 and 1919.

In 1920, Australasia lost in the challenge round to the United States Davis Cup team 0–5 at home in Auckland. The team then reached the final in 1921 before again making the challenge round in 1922. The team lost 1–4 against the United States, away in New York City. This was the last ever tournament under the Australasia moniker before the nations began competing as separate entities.

The fledgling years: 1923–1937

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In the first tournament as the stand-alone Australia team, the side reached the challenge round, again losing 1–4 to the United States in New York City. The following year, Australia beat Japan 5–0 in the America Zone to qualify for the Inter-zonal final, where they defeated France 3–2 to set up another Challenge round rematch against the US for the third consecutive year. Unfortunately it wasn't meant to be for Australia, this time losing 0–5 in Philadelphia. France were able to enact revenge in 1925 when they defeated Australia 3–1 in the inter-zonal final.

The following few years would prove to be a lean spell for Australia, as they were either absent from the competition or were knocked out in the early rounds until they returned to form in 1933. Beginning the tournament from the second round of the Europe Zone, they won three ties before losing to eventual champions, Great Britain in the Europe Zone final. They went one round further in 1934, losing 2–3 to the United States in the inter-zonal final. In 1936, Australia won three ties to set up a Challenge round Final against Great Britain. Great Britain made use of the home ground advantage, winning 3–2 at the All England club in Wimbledon, London. 1937 would see Australia lose 0–5 in the America Zone final to eventual champions, United States. However this would spark a period of significant dominance for Australia.

Dominance

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From 1937 to 1973, the only teams to win the Davis Cup were Australia and the U.S., in which 31 times were between one another. Australia won the Davis Cup title 17 times in 1939, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, and 1973.

Between 1938 and 1968, Australia participated in the challenge round for a consecutive 25 years, winning 16 titles and losing 9 times. This streak included earning the record for most consecutive titles with four. This accomplishment was achieved on three separate occasions, in 1950 to 1953, 1959 to 1962 and 1964 to 1967. Australia also recorded three consecutive titles between 1955 and 1957.

The only decades that Australia didn't win the Davis Cup was in the 1920s, 1940s and 2010s. Australia was runner up eight times during the 1920s and 1940s.

After the 1973 victory, Australia won the title another five times: 1977, 1983, 1986, 1999 and 2003. From 1999 to 2003, Australia reached the final round four times and won in 1999 and 2003.

2000 to 2009

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In 2003, Lleyton Hewitt came back from two sets to love down against Roger Federer of Switzerland to win in five sets in the fourth rubber to clinch a Davis Cup final berth. In the final, Australia defeated Spain 3–1 in Melbourne Park in which Mark Philippoussis, with a torn pectoral muscle, defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in five sets.

After Australia's 2003 win over Spain, Australia lost in the 2004 Davis Cup; Sweden beat Australia 4–1. Australia then had to play a world group qualifying match against Morocco, which it won 4–1. Australia solidified its spot in the 2005 Davis Cup world group and breezed through its first round against Austria 5–0. Argentina beat Australia in the next round.

In 2006, Australia managed to defeat Switzerland 3–2 in the fifth rubber in the first round. Australia then beat Belarus statement a 5–0 victory. Australia suffered a 5–0 loss to Argentina in the semifinals.

In the 2007 Davis Cup, Australia lost its first tie against Belgium, putting Australia in the world group playoffs. Australia drew Serbia in Serbia for a world group playoff, and Serbia won 4–1 overall.

The 2008 Davis Cup saw Australia beat Chinese Taipei 4–1 and Thailand 5–0. Australia then advanced to the world group playoffs, where it lost to Chile 3–2.

In the 2009 Davis Cup, Australia beat Thailand 3–2, and the team was drawn to against India in Chennai. Australia refused to play the tie in India for security concerns, so India advanced to the world group playoffs via forfeit.

2010's

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In the 2010 Davis Cup, Australia easily advanced through the Asia/Oceania playoffs with 5–0 defeats of Chinese Taipei and Japan. Australia then played a home tie against Belgium, losing 3–2.

For the fourth year in a row, Australia started its 2011 Davis Cup campaign in the Asia/Oceania playoffs. Australia then advanced to the 2011 Davis Cup World Group play-offs, where it received a home tie against seeded Switzerland. Played on grass at the Royal Sydney Golf Club in Sydney, Australia, Australia lost to Switzerland 3–2.

Australia began its 2012 Davis Cup again in the Asia/Oceania playoffs. Australia easily beat for China in the first round with a 5–0 victory and South Korea in the semifinals with a 5–0 win. Australia faced Germany in Hamburg, losing the tie 3–2.

Rivalries

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Australia and the United States

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Having both teams dominate the competition for 36 years, Australia and the United States have had an intense rivalry in Davis Cup. They have played each other in the Davis Cup final on 29 separate occasions, with Australia leading the head-to-head 15–14. The first Davis Cup final meeting was in 1908 in which Australia triumphed 3–2. In fact, Australia won the first three Davis Cup final ties between the two, in the aforementioned 1908, 1909 and 1911. The final Davis Cup meeting between the pair was in 1990, in which the U.S. won 3–1.

In recent years, the rivalry has waned, while the two teams had not played each other from 1999 to 2016, when Australia hosted the U.S. in Round 1 of the 2016 Cup.[6] The two teams met again in the second round of the 2017 Davis Cup, which extended their total meetings to 47. As of the completion of the 2017 meeting, the ledger stands at 26–21 in favour of the U.S.

Recent performances

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2020–21 Davis Cup – group stage

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Australia qualified for the Davis Cup finals but did not advance past the group stage. They finished with an overall match record of 2–1.

Round Date Opponent Score Location Surface Details
Qualifying round 6–7 March  Brazil 3–1 Adelaide (AUS) Hard
Finals, Group D 25 November  Croatia 0–3 Turin (ITA) Hard (i)

Venue: Pala Alpitour

1 2 3
1 Croatia
Australia
Borna Gojo
Alexei Popyrin
77
65
7
5
   
2 Croatia
Australia
Marin Čilić
Alex de Minaur
6
1
5
7
6
4
 
3 Croatia
Australia
Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić
Alex de Minaur / John Peers
6
3
6
1
   
Finals, Group D 27 November  Hungary 2–1 Turin (ITA) Hard (i)

Venue: Pala Alpitour

1 2 3
1 Australia
Hungary
John Millman
Zsombor Piros
6
4
4
6
3
6
 
2 Australia
Hungary
Alex de Minaur
Márton Fucsovics
7
5
2
6
77
62
 
3 Australia
Hungary
Alex Bolt / John Peers
Fábián Marozsán / Zsombor Piros
6
3
611
713
6
3
 

2022 Davis Cup – finalist

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Australia finished as Davis Cup finalists for the twentieth time. They finished with an overall match record of 5–2.

Round Date Opponent Score Location Surface Details
Qualifying round 4–5 March  Hungary 3–2 Sydney (AUS) Hard
Finals, Group C 13 September  Belgium 3–0 Hamburg (GER) Hard (i)

Venue: Am Rothenbaum

1 2 3
1 Belgium
Australia
Zizou Bergs
Jason Kubler
4
6
6
1
3
6
     
2 Belgium
Australia
David Goffin
Alex de Minaur
2
6
2
6
       
3 Belgium
Australia
Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen
Matthew Ebden / Max Purcell
1
6
3
6
       
Finals, Group C 15 September  France 2–1 Hamburg (GER) Hard (i)

Venue: Am Rothenbaum

1 2 3
1 France
Australia
Richard Gasquet
Jason Kubler
6
2
6
4
       
2 France
Australia
Benjamin Bonzi
Alex de Minaur
3
6
6
1
4
6
     
3 France
Australia
Nicolas Mahut / Arthur Rinderknech
Matthew Ebden / Max Purcell
4
6
4
6
       
Finals, Group C 18 September  Germany 1–2 Hamburg (GER) Hard (i)

Venue: Am Rothenbaum

1 2 3
1 Germany
Australia
Jan-Lennard Struff
Max Purcell
6
1
7
5
       
2 Germany
Australia
Oscar Otte
Thanasi Kokkinakis
66
78
1
6
       
3 Germany
Australia
Kevin Krawietz / Tim Pütz
Matthew Ebden / Max Purcell
6
4
6
4
       
Finals, Quarterfinals 22 November  Netherlands 2–0 Malaga (ESP) Hard (i)
Finals, Semifinals 25 November  Croatia 2–1 Malaga (ESP) Hard (i)
Finals, Final 27 November  Canada 0–2 Malaga (ESP) Hard (i)

2023 Davis Cup – finalist

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Australia finished as Davis Cup finalists for the second consecutive year and thirteenth time overall. They finished with an overall match record of 4–2.

Round Date Opponent Score Location Surface Details
Finals, Group B 13 September  Great Britain 1–2 Manchester (UK) Hard (i)

Venue: Manchester Arena

1 2 3
1 Australia
United Kingdom
Thanasi Kokkinakis
Jack Draper
7
6
3
6
6
7
     
2 Australia
United Kingdom
Alex de Minaur
Dan Evans
1
6
6
2
4
6
     
3 Australia
United Kingdom
Matthew Ebden / Max Purcell
Dan Evans / Neal Skupski
7
6
6
4
       
Finals, Group B 14 September  France 2–1 Manchester (UK) Hard (i)

Venue: Manchester Arena

1 2 3
1 Australia
France
Max Purcell
Adrian Mannarino
6
7
4
6
       
2 Australia
France
Alex de Minaur
Ugo Humbert
7
6
6
3
       
3 Australia
France
Matthew Ebden / Max Purcell
Nicolas Mahut / Édouard Roger-Vasselin
7
5
6
3
       
Finals, Group B 16 September   Switzerland 3–0 Manchester (UK) Hard (i)
Finals, Quarterfinals 22 November  Czech Republic 2–1 Málaga (ESP) Hard (i)
Finals, Semifinals 24 November  Finland 2–0 Malaga (ESP) Hard (i)
Finals, Final 26 November  Italy 0–2 Malaga (ESP) Hard (i)

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were selected for the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Group stage held in Valencia, Spain.[7]
Player information and rankings as of 10 September 2024 prior to the tournament.[8]

Squad representing Australia in the 2024 Davis Cup Finals, Group stage
Player Born ATP ranking Debut Ties Win-loss ATP
Profile
Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Total
Alexei Popyrin (1999-09-05) 5 September 1999 (age 25) 24 868 2019 4 2–2 2–2 [9]
Jordan Thompson (1994-04-20) 20 April 1994 (age 30) 29 7 2017 12 5–3 4–2 9–5 [10]
Matthew Ebden (1987-11-26) 26 November 1987 (age 36) 5 2012 12 4–0 7–2 11–2 [11]
Max Purcell (1998-04-03) 3 April 1998 (age 26) 89 8 2022 8 0–2 7–1 7–3 [12]
Thanasi Kokkinakis (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 28) 78 429 2014 10 5–7 5–7 [13]
Non-playing captain: Lleyton Hewitt

Captains

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There have been 19 Davis Cup captains since Australia's first participation in the event in 1905 (as Australasia).[14]

Name Tenure Total Finals Best Result[a]
W Years F Years S Years
Norman Brookes 1905–1914,
1919–1920, 1935
12 6 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1914, 1919 2 1912, 1920 n/a
Norman Peach 1921 1 1 1921 n/a
James Anderson 1922–1923 2 2 1922, 1923 n/a
Gerald Patterson 1924, 1928, 1946 3 2 1924, 1946 n/a
John Hawkes 1925 1 3rd 1925
James Willard 1930 1 4R 1930
Jack Clemenger 1932 1 3R 1932
Stanley Youdale 1933–1934 2 3rd 1934
Cliff Sproule 1936–1937 2 1 1936 n/a
Harry Hopman 1938–1939,
1950–1969
22 16 1939, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 5 1938, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1968 n/a
Roy Cowling 1947 1 1 1947 n/a
Adrian Quist 1948 1 1 1948 n/a
John Bromwich 1949 1 1 1949 n/a
Neale Fraser 1970–1994 25 4 1973, 1977, 1983, 1986 2 1990, 1993 n/a
John Newcombe 1995–2000 6 1 1999 1 2000 n/a
John Fitzgerald 2001–2010 10 1 2003 1 2001 n/a
Pat Rafter 2011–2014 4 1R 2014
Wally Masur 2015 1 SF 2015
Lleyton Hewitt 2016– 7 2 2022, 2023 n/a
Notes
  • No Davis Cup was held between 1915–1918 and 1940–1945 due to World Wars. No Davis Cup was held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Australia did not enter a team in 1926, 1927, 1929 or 1931 Davis Cup editions.

Individual and team records

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As of 6 September 2022[15]
Record Details
Youngest player 17 years, 84 days
Tie: 1933 Europe Second round vs.  Norway[16]
Venue: Oslo, Norway
Surface: Clay
Date: 12 May 1933
Result: 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 (win)
Oldest player 43 years, 46 days
Tie: 1920 Challenge round Final vs.  United States[17]
Venue: Domain Cricket Club, Auckland, New Zealand
Surface: Grass
Date: 1 January 1921
Result: 7–5, 5–7, 3–6, 3–6 (loss)
Longest rubber duration 4 hours, 30 minutes
Tie: 2007 World Group First round vs.  Belgium[18]
Venue: Country Hall du Sart-Tilman, Liege, Belgium
Surface: Clay (indoor)
Date: 9 February 2007
Result: 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 (loss)
Longest tie duration 15 hours, 19 minutes
Australia lost to Belgium
Tie: 2007 World Group First round vs.  Belgium[18]
Venue: Country Hall du Sart-Tilman, Liege, Belgium
Surface: Clay (indoor)
Date: 9–11 February 2007
Result: 2–3 (loss)
Longest tie-break 28 points (15–13)
Pat Rafter defeated David Rikl (CZE)
Tie: 1997 World Group Quarterfinals vs.  Czech Republic[19]
Venue: Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia
Surface: Grass
Date: 6 April 1997
Result: 7–6(15–13), 0–6, 6–2 (win)
Longest final set 30 games (16–14)
Tony Wilding (ANZ) defeated Arthur Lowe (GBR)
Tie: 1914 Challenge round Final vs.  Great Britain[20]
Venue: Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, USA
Surface: Grass
Date: 6 August 1914
Result: 6–3, 6–1, 16–14 (win)

Syd Ball defeated Saeed Meer (PAK)
Tie: 1974 Eastern Zone Semifinals vs.  Pakistan[21]
Venue: Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Surface:
Date: 3 May 1974
Result: 6–4, 7–5, 16–14 (win)
Most games in a set 38 (20–18)
Australia (Dibley/Roche) defeated Pakistan (Meer/Rahim)
Tie: 1974 Eastern Zone Semifinals vs.  Pakistan[21]
Venue: Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Surface:
Date: 4 May 1974
Result: 20–18, 6–4, 6–3 (win)
Most games in a rubber 99
Australia (Alexander/Dibley) lost to India (Amritraj/Amritraj)
Tie: 1974 Eastern Zone Final vs.  India[22]
Venue: Calcutta, India
Surface:
Date: 11 May 1974
Result: 15–17, 8–6, 3–6, 18–16, 4–6 (loss)
Most games in a tie 327
Australia lost to India
Tie: 1974 Eastern Zone Final vs.  India[22]
Venue: Calcutta, India
Surface:
Date: 10–12 May 1974
Result: 2–3 (loss)
Most decisive victory (best of 5 rubbers) 15 sets (15–0)
Australia defeated China
Tie: 1924 America Zone Quarterfinals vs.  China[23]
Venue: Crescent Athletic Club, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Surface: Grass
Date: 31 July – 1 August 1924
Result: 5–0 (win)

Australasia defeated Canada
Tie: 1914 Davis Cup Quarterfinals vs.  Canada[24]
Venue: Onwentsia, Lake Forest, IL, USA
Surface: Grass
Date: 23–25 July 1914
Result: 5–0 (win)
Most decisive victory (best of 3 rubbers) 5 sets (6–1)
Australia defeated Colombia
Tie: 2019 Finals Group stage (Group D) vs.  Colombia[25]
Venue: Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain
Surface: Hard (indoor)
Date: 19 November 2019
Result: 3–0 (win)

Australia defeated Belgium
Tie: 2022 Finals Group stage (Group C) vs.  Belgium[26]
Venue: Am Rothenbaum, Hamburg, Germany
Surface: Hard (indoor)
Date: 13 September 2022
Result: 3–0 (win)
Longest winning run 9 ties
From 18 July 1959 to 28 December 1962[b]
# Round Date Venue Opponent Score R
1 North America Semifinals 18–20 Jul 1959 CD Chapultepec, Mexico City, MEX  Mexico 4–1 [27]
2 North America Final 24–26 Jul 1959 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, CAN  Canada 5–0 [28]
3 America Final 31 Jul–02 Aug 1959 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, CAN  Cuba 5–0 [29]
4 Inter-zonal Semifinals 7–10 Aug 1959 Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, USA  Italy 4–1 [30]
5 Inter-zonal Final 14–16 Aug 1959 Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, USA  India 4–1 [31]
6 Challenge round Final 28–31 Aug 1959 Westside Tennis Club, Houston, USA  United States 3–2 [32]
7 Challenge round Final 26–28 Dec 1960 White City Stadium, Sydney, AUS  Italy 4–1 [33]
8 Challenge round Final 26–28 Dec 1961 Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, AUS  Italy 5–0 [34]
9 Challenge round Final 26–28 Dec 1962 Milton Courts, Brisbane, AUS  Mexico 5–0 [35]
Most consecutive Davis Cup Final appearances (all-time) 25
Most consecutive Davis Cup Final appearances (since 1981) 3
From 1999 to 2001
Year Date Venue Opponent Score R
1999 3–5 Dec Acropolis Exhibition Hall, Nice, FRA  France 3–2 [36]
2000 8–10 Dec Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, ESP  Spain 1–3 [37]
2001 30 Nov–2 Dec Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, AUS  France 2–3 [38]
Most consecutive Davis Cup titles won 4
on four separate occasions
Most Davis Cup titles won by a player 8
Most Davis Cup titles won by a captain 16
Trebles 1
1999 Davis Cup, 1999 World Team Cup and 1999 Hopman Cup
Senior/Junior double 1
1986 Davis Cup and Junior Davis Cup titles
1986 Davis Cup and 1986 Junior Davis Cup
Junior/Junior double 1

Most appearances and wins

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As of 24 October 2022[15]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Z# PO A NH
Until 1971: (W) Challenge round winner; (F) Challenge round finalist; (SF) inter-zonal finalist; (QF) zonal finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (A) absent; (NH) not held.
From 1972: (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist or zonal finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1 or (1R*) lost in World Group playoff; (RR) round-robin stage; (Z#) Davis Cup Zonal Group (with round), (PO) lost in World Group play-off or (PO*) won in World Group playoff; (A) absent; (NH) not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the team's participation has ended.
Year 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
Result A NH A A A SF SF W W W NH W F 1R W Not Held W
W–L 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 4–0 1–0
Year 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
Result F SF F F F SF A A 1R A 4R A 3R QF SF 3R F QF F W
W–L 0–1 3–1 4–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 6–0
Year 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Result Not Held F F F F W W W W F W W W F W
W–L 0–1 2–1 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 6–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 6–0
Year 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Result W W W F W W W W F 3R 4R 3R SF W QF SF SF W SF SF
W–L 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 5–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 2–1 2–1
Year 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Result SF SF SF W SF SF W SF QF 1R F QF QF F 1R 1R* PO* SF 1R W
W–L 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 2–1 1–1 4–0
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Result F F 1R W 1R QF SF 1R* PO Z2 PO PO PO PO* 1R SF 1R SF 1R QF
W–L 3–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 3–1
Year 2020–21 2022 2023
Result RR F F
W–L 2–1 5–2 4–2

Record

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Home and away record (since 1981; all 102 match-ups)

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As of 18 September 2016
  • Performance at home (50 match-ups): 41–9 (82.2%)
  • Performance away (52 match-ups): 29–23 (55.5%)
  • Total: 69–31 (68.8%)

Head-to-head record

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As of 7 December 2022
All time head-to-head
Nation Ties1 W–L % Court Surface / Type Venue World Grp/
Finals
Ref
Cl H G Cp U I O H A N
Argentina 5 2–3 40% 1–2 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–2 1–3 [39]
Austria1 4 2–2 50% 0–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 [40]
Belarus 1 1–0 100% 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 [41]
Belgium 7 4–3 57% 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 3–3 [42]
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1–0 100% 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 [43]
Brazil1 4 4–0 100% 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 [44]
Canada 11 9–2 82% 2–0 0–2 7–0 0–2 9–0 8–0 1–2 0–2 [45]
Chile 3 2–1 66% 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 [46]
China 3 3–0 100% 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 [47]
Chinese Taipei 4 4–0 100% 4–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 [48]
Colombia 1 1–0 100% 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 [49]
Croatia2 3 2–1 67% 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 [50]
Cuba1 4 4–0 100% 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 [51]
Czech Republic3 9 8–1 89% 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 7–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 [52]
Denmark 1 1–0 100% 1–0 1–0 1–0 [53]
Ecuador 1 1–0 100% 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 [54]
France 16 11–5 69% 3–3 1–0 6–2 1–0 3–2 8–3 3–1 4–3 4–1 6–4 [55]
Germany4 9 4–5 44% 0–3 0–2 4–0 0–2 4–3 1–1 0–4 3–0 1–4 [56]
Great Britain5 13 8–5 62% 1–0 0–1 7–3 0–1 0–2 8–3 3–1 3–4 2–0 3–1 [57]
Hawaii1 1 1–0 100% 1–0 1–0 1–0 [58]
Hong Kong 1 1–0 100% 1–0 1–0 [59]
Hungary6 3 2–1 66% 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 [60]
India1 11 8–3 73% 1–0 1–0 4–1 2–2 6–1 3–1 4–2 1–0 2–1 [61]
Indonesia 2 2–0 100% 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 [62]
Italy 12 8–4 67% 1–4 7–0 8–4 4–0 1–4 3–0 2–0 [63]
Japan 17 15–2 88% 3–0 1–0 7–1 1–0 3–1 12–1 3–0 5–1 7–1 2–0 [64]
Kazakhstan 1 1–0 100% 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 [65]
Mexico 15 14–1 93% 10–1 4–0 14–1 2–0 8–1 4–0 3–0 [66]
Morocco 1 1–0 100% 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 [67]
Netherlands 1 1–0 100% 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 [68]
New Zealand 10 10–0 100% 1–0 8–0 1–0 1–0 9–0 4–0 5–0 1–0 3–0 [69]
Norway 1 1–0 100% 1–0 1–0 1–0 [70]
Pakistan 1 1–0 100% 1–0 1–0 [71]
Paraguay 1 1–0 100% 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 [72]
Peru 1 1–0 100% 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 [73]
Philippines 2 2–0 100% 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 [74]
Poland 1 1–0 100% 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 [75]
Romania 2 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 [76]
Russia 2 1–1 50% 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 [77]
Serbia7 6 5–1 83% 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–1 [78]
Slovakia 1 1–0 100% 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 [79]
South Africa 2 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 [80]
South Korea1 2 2–0 100% 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 [81]
Spain 5 4–1 80% 0–1 4–0 0–1 4–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 [82]
Sweden 10 7–3 70% 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–2 6–1 3–1 3–2 1–0 5–3 [83]
Switzerland 5 4–1 80% 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 3–1 [84]
United States 47 21–26 45% 1–2 2–1 17–20 1–3 1–4 20–22 11–9 9–14 1–3 4–6 [85]
Uzbekistan 3 3–0 100% 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 [86]
Zimbabwe 2 1–1 50% 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 [87]
Total 269 194–75 72% 36–26 28–10 110–30 6–6 14–3 23–21 157–51 69–18 73–49 52–8 81–36
Ties W–L % Clay Hard Grass Carpet Unk'wn In' Out' Home Away Neut' WG/F
Notes

Record against continents (since 1981)

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As of 18 September 2016
Africa Asia Europe North America Oceania South America
 Morocco
 South Africa
 Zimbabwe
 China
 Chinese Taipei
 India
 Japan
 Kazakhstan
 South Korea
 Uzbekistan
 Austria
 Belarus
 Belgium
 Croatia
 Czech Republic
 France
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Hungary
 Italy
 Poland
 Romania
 Russia
 Serbia
 Slovakia
 Spain
 Sweden
  Switzerland
 Yugoslavia
 Mexico
 United States
 New Zealand  Argentina
 Brazil
 Chile
 Ecuador
 Paraguay
 Peru
Record: 2–2 (50%) Record: 18–2 (87.5%) Record: 34–19 (67.3%) Record: 6–6 (50%) Record: 3–0 (100%) Record: 7–4 (63%)

Record by decade

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Decade Ties played Ties won Ties lost Win %
1981–1989 27 20 7 74.00
1990–1999 28 19 9 67.80
2000–2009 28 18 10 64.20
2010–2019 18 12 6 73.33

Results

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Key to eras and positions result

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  • Challenge round era (1905–1971): The previous Davis Cup Champion would have a bye to and host the challenge round Final. Thus the losing team in the final (or Inter-zonal final) was the third-placed team. For the purposes of this table, the third placed team is grouped as semifinalists and the Zonal finalists (fourth and fifth placed teams) are grouped as quarterfinalists.
  • 1972–1980: The previous Davis Cup Champion now had to compete in all rounds. There were four zones consisting of America, Eastern, Europe A and Europe B, with the competition culminating in a four team knockout between zonal winners. The zonal finalists were the equivalent of Davis Cup quarterfinalists.
  • Since 1981: World Group (1981–2018), Davis Cup Finals (from 2019) consisting of 16 or 18 teams.
  • Abbreviations: POW = Winner of World Group Playoff (1981–2018); POL = Lost in World Group Playoff (1981–2018); GS = Did not advance past the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals (from 2019); GI SF = Asia/Oceania Group I Semifinalists (1981–2018)

Results table

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Result Total Challenge round era
(1905–1971)
Post-Challenge round era
1972–1980 Since 1981
# Years # Years # Years
Winners 28 22 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1914, 1919, 1939, 1950,
1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959,
1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967
2 1973, 1977 4 1983, 1986, 1999, 2003
Finalists 20 15 1912, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1936, 1938, 1946,
1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1968
0 5 1990, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2022
Semifinalists 21 5 1905, 1906, 1921, 1925 6 1972, 1975, 1976,
1978, 1979, 1980
10 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987,
1989, 1997, 2006, 2015, 2017
Quarterfinalists 8 2 1933, 1937 1 1974 5 1988, 1991, 1992, 2005, 2019
Other results
Not in Top 5;[e]
Lost in first round[f]
or group stage[g]
19 9 1913, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1937, 1969, 1970, 1971 10 POW (8): 1989, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2018

POL (2): 1995, 2007
GS (1): 2020–21
Not in World Group
or Davis Cup Finals
7 7 POW (2): 1996, 2013
POL (4): 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
GI SF (1): 2009

Notes

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  1. ^ Best result if failed to make Davis Cup Final
  2. ^ This span includes four Davis Cup titles
  3. ^ Australia was the first country to achieve this feat. In 2012, the Czech Republic replicated this achievement
  4. ^ Minimum 10 rubbers played
  5. ^ Challenge round era (1905–1971) only
  6. ^ World Group (1981–2018) only
  7. ^ Davis Cup Finals (from 2019) only

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