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Association | Tennis Australia |
Captain | Lleyton Hewitt [1] |
Coach | Josh Eagle [2] |
ITF ranking | 2 (2 February 2023) [3] |
Colors | Green & Gold |
First year | 1923 (1905 as Australasia) |
Years played | 102 |
Ties played (W–L) | 266 (193–73) |
Years in World Group | 34 (56–29) |
Davis Cup titles | 28 (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-up | 21 (1912, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1936, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1990, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2022, 2023) |
Most total wins | Lleyton Hewitt (59–21) |
Most singles wins | Lleyton Hewitt (42–14) |
Most doubles wins | Todd Woodbridge (25–7) |
Best doubles team | Mark Woodforde / Todd Woodbridge (14–2) |
Most ties played | Lleyton Hewitt (43) |
Most years played | Lleyton 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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Qualifying round | 6–7 March | Brazil | 3–1 | Adelaide (AUS) | Hard | Venue: Memorial Drive Park
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Finals, Group D | 25 November | Croatia | 0–3 | Turin (ITA) | Hard (i) | Venue: Pala Alpitour
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Finals, Group D | 27 November | Hungary | 2–1 | Turin (ITA) | Hard (i) | Venue: Pala Alpitour
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Australia finished as Davis Cup finalists for the twentieth time. They finished with an overall match record of 5–2.
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.
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Finals, Group B | 13 September | Great Britain | 1–2 | Manchester (UK) | Hard (i) | Venue: Manchester Arena
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Finals, Group B | 14 September | France | 2–1 | Manchester (UK) | Hard (i) | Venue: Manchester Arena
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Finals, Group B | 16 September | Switzerland | 3–0 | Manchester (UK) | Hard (i) | Venue: Manchester Arena
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Finals, Quarterfinals | 22 November | Czech Republic | 2–1 | Málaga (ESP) | Hard (i) | Venue: José María Martín Carpena Arena
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Finals, Semifinals | 24 November | Finland | 2–0 | Malaga (ESP) | Hard (i) | Venue: José María Martín Carpena Arena
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Finals, Final | 26 November | Italy | 0–2 | Malaga (ESP) | Hard (i) | Venue: José María Martín Carpena Arena
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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 [update] prior to the tournament. [8]
Player | Born | ATP ranking | Debut | Ties | Win-loss | ATP Profile | |||
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Alexei Popyrin | 5 September 1999 | 24 | 868 | 2019 | 4 | 2–2 | – | 2–2 | [9] |
Jordan Thompson | 20 April 1994 | 29 | 7 | 2017 | 12 | 5–3 | 4–2 | 9–5 | [10] |
Matthew Ebden | 26 November 1987 | – | 5 | 2012 | 12 | 4–0 | 7–2 | 11–2 | [11] |
Max Purcell | 3 April 1998 | 89 | 8 | 2022 | 8 | 0–2 | 7–1 | 7–3 | [12] |
Thanasi Kokkinakis | 10 April 1996 | 78 | 429 | 2014 | 10 | 5–7 | – | 5–7 | [13] |
Non-playing captain: Lleyton Hewitt |
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] | ||||
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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 |
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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 | Lleyton Hewitt lost to Kristof Vliegen (BEL) 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) | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
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Most consecutive Davis Cup Final appearances (all-time) | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Most consecutive Davis Cup Final appearances (since 1981) | 3 | From 1999 to 2001
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Most consecutive Davis Cup titles won | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Z# | PO | A | NH |
Year | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
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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 |
Nation | Ties1 | W–L | % | Court Surface / Type | Venue | World Grp/ Finals | Ref | ||||||||
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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] |
Austria 1 | 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] |
Brazil 1 | 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] |
Croatia 2 | 3 | 2–1 | 67% | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | [50] |
Cuba 1 | 4 | 4–0 | 100% | — | — | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | [51] |
Czech Republic 3 | 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] |
Germany 4 | 9 | 4–5 | 44% | 0–3 | 0–2 | 4–0 | — | — | 0–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–4 | [56] |
Great Britain 5 | 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] |
Hawaii 1 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | [58] |
Hong Kong | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | [59] |
Hungary 6 | 3 | 2–1 | 66% | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | [60] |
India 1 | 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] |
Serbia 7 | 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 Korea 1 | 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 |
1Does not include ties where a walkover occurred:
| 2Unknown surface changed to Indoor Hardcourt as per 2021 Davis Cup Finals, article [88] and video [89] 3Includes ties competing as Czechoslovakia from 1924 to 1993 |
Africa | Asia | Europe | North America | Oceania | South America |
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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%) |
Decade | Ties played | Ties won | Ties lost | Win % |
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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 |
Result | Total | Challenge round era (1905–1971) | Post-Challenge round era | ||||
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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, 2023 |
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 |
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