Australia Davis Cup team records and statistics

This article lists various records and statistics for the Australia Davis Cup team. Where possible, the page is updated after every Australian Davis Cup tie. This page is correct as of 30 August 2025.

Player

Appearances

As of 30 August 2025 ^[1]

Most years played Rank Player Years 1 Lleyton Hewitt 19 2 Todd Woodbridge 14 3 John Alexander 11 4 Mark Woodforde 10 John Fitzgerald 10 6 Norman Brookes 9 Roy Emerson 9 Chris Guccione 9 Adrian Quist 9 Tony Roche 9

Most ties played Rank Player Ties 1 Lleyton Hewitt 43 2 Todd Woodbridge 32 3 Adrian Quist 28 4 Mark Woodforde 24 5 John Bromwich 23 Jack Crawford 23 John Fitzgerald 23 8 John Alexander 20 9 Wayne Arthurs 19 Pat Cash 19 Mark Edmondson 19

Most matches played Rank Player Rbrs 1 Lleyton Hewitt 79 2 Jack Crawford 57 3 Adrian Quist 56 4 John Bromwich 51 5 Gerald Patterson 46 6 John Alexander 41 Pat Cash 41 Todd Woodbridge 41 9 Norman Brookes 39 10 Roy Emerson 38

Youngest Player

Vivian McGrath – 17 years, 84 days in 1933 Europe Second Round tie vs.   Norway ^[2] in Oslo, Norway on 12 May 1933

Oldest player

Norman Brookes – 43 years, 46 days in 1920 Challenge Round Final vs.   United States ^[3] at Domain Cricket Club, Auckland, New Zealand on 1 January 1921

Wins

Highest win percentage1 # Player % W–L 1 Rex Hartwig 92.3 12–1 2 Roy Emerson 89.5 34–4 3 Frank Sedgman 89.3 25–3 4 Ken Rosewall 86.4 19–3 5 Neale Fraser 85.7 18–3 6 Rod Laver 83.3 20–4 7 Fred Stolle 81.3 13–3 8 Lew Hoad 81 17–4 Bernard Tomic 81 17–4 10 James Anderson 77.8 28–8

Most rubbers won # Player Wins 1 Lleyton Hewitt 59 2 Adrian Quist 43 3 John Bromwich 39 4 Jack Crawford 36 5 Roy Emerson 34 6 Gerald Patterson 32 7 Pat Cash 31 8 Todd Woodbridge 30 9 Norman Brookes 28 James Anderson 28

Most singles wins # Player Wins 1 Lleyton Hewitt 42 2 Adrian Quist 24 3 Pat Cash 23 Jack Crawford 23 5 Roy Emerson 21 Gerald Patterson 21 7 James Anderson 20 8 John Bromwich 19 9 Norman Brookes 18 Patrick Rafter 18

Most doubles wins # Player Wins 1 Todd Woodbridge 25 2 John Bromwich 20 3 Adrian Quist 19 4 Lleyton Hewitt 17 Mark Woodforde 17 6 Jack Crawford 13 Roy Emerson 13 8 Gerald Patterson 11 9 John Alexander 10 Norman Brookes 10

Notes

¹ Minimum 10 rubbers played

Miscellaneous

Longest tie-break

28 points (15–13) – Pat Rafter def. David Rikl in the first set of 1997 World Group Quarterfinals tie vs.   Czech Republic ^[4] at Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia on 6 April 1997

Longest final set

30 games (16–14) –

• Tony Wilding (ANZ) def. Arthur Lowe in 1914 Challenge Round Final tie vs.   Great Britain ^[5] at Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, USA on 6 August 1914
• Syd Ball def. Saeed Meer in 1974 Eastern Zone Semifinals tie vs.   Pakistan ^[6] in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on 3 May 1974

Longest match (duration)

4 hours, 30 minutes – Lleyton Hewitt lost to Kristof Vliegen in 2007 World Group First Round vs.   Belgium ^[7] at Country Hall du Sart-Tilman, Liege, Belgium on 9 February 2007

Longest tie (duration)

15 hours, 19 minutes – Australia lost to Belgium in 2007 World Group First Round tie vs.   Belgium ^[7] at Country Hall du Sart-Tilman, Liege, Belgium on 9–11 February 2007

Most games in a set

38 games (20–18) – Australia (Dibley/Roche) def. Pakistan (Meer/Rahim) (20–18, 6–4, 6–3) in 1974 Eastern Zone Semifinals tie vs.   Pakistan ^[6] in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on 4 May 1974

Most games in a match

99 games – Australia (Alexander/Dibley) lost to India (Amritraj/Amritraj) (15–17, 8–6, 3–6, 18–16, 4–6) in 1974 Eastern Zone Final tie vs.   India ^[8] in Calcutta, India on 11 May 1974

Most games in a tie

327 – Australia lost to India (2–3) in 1974 Eastern Zone Final tie vs.   India ^[8] in Calcutta, India on 10–12 May 1974

Most decisive victory (best of 3 rubbers)

5 sets (6–1)

• Australia def.Colombia (3–0) in 2019 Finals Group Stage (Group D) tie vs.   Colombia ^[9] at Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain on 19 November 2019
• Australia def. Belgium (3–0) in 2022 Finals Group Stage (Group C) tie vs.   Belgium ^[10] at Am Rothenbaum, Hamburg, Germany on 13 September 2022

Most decisive victory (best of 5 rubbers)

15 sets (15–0)

• Australia def. China (5–0) in 1924 America Zone Quarterfinals tie vs.   China ^[11] at the Crescent Athletic Club, Brooklyn, NY, USA on 31 July – 1 August 1924
• Australasia def. Canada (5–0) in 1914 Davis Cup Quarterfinals tie vs.   Canada ^[12] at Onwentsia, Lake Forest, IL, USA on 23–25 July 1914

Trebles

1999 Davis Cup, 1999 World Team Cup and 1999 Hopman Cup

Senior/Junior

1986 Davis Cup and 1986 Junior Davis Cup

Junior/Junior

2007 Junior Davis Cup & Bille Jean King Cup

Longest winning streak

#	Round	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	R
1	North America Zone, Semifinals	18–20 Jul 1959	CD Chapultepec, Mexico City, MEX	Mexico	4–1	[13]
2	North America Zone, Final	24–26 Jul 1959	Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, CAN	Canada	5–0	[14]
3	Americas Zone, Final	31 Jul–02 Aug 1959	Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, CAN	Cuba	5–0	[15]
4	Inter-zonal Semifinals	7–10 Aug 1959	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, USA	Italy	4–1	[16]
5	Inter-zonal Final	14–16 Aug 1959	Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, USA	India	4–1	[17]
6	Challenge Round	28–31 Aug 1959	Westside Tennis Club, Houston, USA	United States	3–2	[18]
7	Challenge Round	26–28 Dec 1960	White City Stadium, Sydney, AUS	Italy	4–1	[19]
8	Challenge Round	26–28 Dec 1961	Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, AUS	Italy	5–0	[20]
9	Challenge Round	26–28 Dec 1962	Milton Courts, Brisbane, AUS	Mexico	5–0	[21]

Davis Cup finals

Most consecutive finals appearances (all-time)

25 – From 1938 to 1968

(1938, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968)

Most consecutive finals 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	[22]
2000	8–10 Dec	Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, ESP	Spain	1–3	[23]
2001	30 Nov–2 Dec	Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, AUS	France	2–3	[24]

Most consecutive titles won

4 – on four separate occasions (1907 to 1911, 1950 to 1953, 1959 to 1962 and 1964 to 1967)

Most consecutive titles won by a player

8 – Roy Emerson – 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1967

Most consecutive titles won by a captain

16 – Harry Hopman – 1939, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967

All Davis Cup final appearances

28 titles, 20 runners-up

Result	Year	Date	Venue	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1907	20–24 Jul	Worple Road, Wimbledon, London, GBR	Grass	British Isles	3–2	[25]
Win	1908	27–30 Nov	Albert Ground, Melbourne, AUS	Grass	United States	3–2	[26]
Win	1909	27–30 Nov	Double Bay Grounds, Sydney, AUS	Grass	United States	4–0	[27]
Win	1911	1–3 Jan (1912)	Lancaster Park, Christchurch, NZL	Grass	United States	5–0	[28]
Loss	1912	28–30 Nov	Albert Ground, Melbourne, AUS	Grass	British Isles	2–3	[29]
Win	1914	13–15 Aug	West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, USA	Grass	United States	3–2	[30]
Win	1919	16–21 Jan 1920	Double Bay Grounds, Sydney, AUS	Grass	Great Britain	4–1	[31]
Loss	1920	30 Dec–1 Jan	Domain Cricket Club, Auckland, NZL	Grass	United States	0–5	[32]
Loss	1922	1–5 Sep	West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, USA	Grass	United States	1–4
Loss	1923	31 Aug–3 Sep	West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, USA	Grass	United States	1–4
Loss	1924	11–13 Sep	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, USA	Grass	United States	0–5
Loss	1936	25–28 Jul	All England Club, Wimbledon, London, GBR	Grass	Great Britain	2–3
Loss	1938	3–5 Sep	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, USA	Grass	United States	2–3
Win	1939	2–5 Sep	Merion Cricket Club, Haverford, PA, USA	Grass	United States	3–2
Loss	1946	26–30 Dec	Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, AUS	Grass	United States	0–5
Loss	1947	30 Aug–1 Sep	West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, USA	Grass	United States	1–4
Loss	1948	4–6 Sep	West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, USA	Grass	United States	0–5
Loss	1949	26–28 Aug	West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, USA	Grass	United States	1–4
Win	1950	25–27 Aug	West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, USA	Grass	United States	4–1
Win	1951	26–28 Dec	White City Stadium, Sydney, AUS	Grass	United States	3–2
Win	1952	29–31 Dec	Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, AUS	Grass	United States	4–1
Win	1953	28–31 Dec	Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, AUS	Grass	United States	3–2
Loss	1954	27–29 Dec	White City Stadium, Sydney, AUS	Grass	United States	2–3
Win	1955	26–28 Aug	West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, USA	Grass	United States	5–0
Win	1956	26–28 Dec	Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, AUS	Grass	United States	5–0
Win	1957	26–28 Dec	Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, AUS	Grass	United States	3–2
Loss	1958	29–31 Dec	Milton Courts, Brisbane, AUS	Grass	United States	2–3
Win	1959	28–31 Aug	West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, USA	Grass	United States	3–2
Win	1960	26–28 Dec	White City Stadium, Sydney, AUS	Grass	Italy	4–1
Win	1961	26–28 Dec	Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, AUS	Grass	Italy	5–0
Win	1962	26–28 Dec	Milton Courts, Brisbane, AUS	Grass	Mexico	5–0
Loss	1963	26–28 Dec	Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, AUS	Grass	United States	2–3
Win	1964	25–28 Sep	Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, USA	Clay	United States	3–2
Win	1965	27–29 Dec	White City Stadium, Sydney, AUS	Grass	Spain	4–1
Win	1966	26–28 Dec	Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, AUS	Grass	India	4–1
Win	1967	26–28 Dec	Milton Courts, Brisbane, AUS	Grass	Spain	4–1
Loss	1968	26–28 Dec	Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, AUS	Grass	United States	1–4
Win	1973	30 Nov–2 Dec	Public Auditorium, Cleveland, USA	Carpet (i)	United States	5–0	[33]
Win	1977	2–4 Dec	White City Stadium, Sydney, AUS	Grass	Italy	3–1
Win	1983	26–28 Dec	Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, AUS	Grass	Sweden	3–2
Win	1986	26–28 Dec	Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, AUS	Grass	Sweden	3–2	[34]
Loss	1990	30 Nov–2 Dec	Florida Suncoast Dome, St Petersburg, FL, USA	Clay (i)	United States	2–3	[35]
Loss	1993	5–7 Dec	Messe Düsseldorf Exhibition Hall, Düsseldorf, GER	Clay (i)	Germany	1–4	[36]
Win	1999	3–5 Dec	Acropolis Exhibition Hall, Nice, FRA	Clay	France	3–2	[22]
Loss	2000	8–10 Dec	Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, ESP	Clay	Spain	1–3	[23]
Loss	2001	30 Nov–2 Dec	Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, AUS	Grass	France	2–3	[24]
Win	2003	30 Nov–2 Dec	Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, AUS	Grass	Spain	3–1	[37]
Loss	2022	27 Nov	Martin Carpena Arena, Málaga, ESP	Hard (i)	Canada	0–2	[38]
Loss	2023	26 Nov	Martin Carpena Arena, Málaga, ESP	Hard (i)	Italy	0–2	[39]

References

General

• "Australian Davis Cup team page". daviscup.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

Specific

1. "Australian Davis Cup team page". daviscup.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
2. "1933 Round 2, Norway vs. Australia". daviscup.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
3. "1920 Challenge Round Final, Australia vs. United States". daviscup.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
4. "1997 World Group Quarterfinal, Australia vs. Czech Republic". daviscup.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
5. "1914 Davis Cup Final, Australasia vs. Great Britain". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
6. "1974 Eastern Zone Semifinal, Pakistan vs. Australia". daviscup.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
7. "2007 World Group First Round, Belgium vs. Australia". daviscup.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
8. "1974 Eastern Final, India vs. Australia". daviscup.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
9. "2019 Finals Group D, Australia vs. Colombia". daviscup.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
10. "2022 Finals Group C, Australia vs. Belgium". daviscup.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
11. "1924 America Quarterfinal, Australia vs. China". daviscup.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
12. "1914 World Group Quarterfinal, Australasia vs. Canada". daviscup.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
13. "1959 NAM Semifinals, Mexico vs. Australia". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
14. "1959 NAM Final, Canada vs. Australia". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
15. "1959 Americas Zone Final, Australia vs. Cuba". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
16. "1959 Inter-zonal Final, Australia vs. Italy". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
17. "1959 Inter-zonal Final, Australia vs. India". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
18. "1959 Challenge Round Final, Australia vs. Italy". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
19. "1960 Challenge Round Final, Australia vs. Italy". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
20. "1961 Challenge Round Final, Australia vs. Italy". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
21. "1962 Challenge Round Final, Australia vs. Mexico". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
22. "France v Australia". daviscup.com.
23. "Spain v Australia". daviscup.com.
24. "Australia v France". daviscup.com.
25. "British Isles vs. Australasia". daviscup.com. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
26. "Australasia vs. USA". daviscup.com. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
27. "Australasia vs. USA". daviscup.com. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
28. "Australasia vs. USA". daviscup.com. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
29. "Australasia vs. British Isles". daviscup.com. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
30. "United States vs. Australasia". daviscup.com. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
31. "Australasia vs. Great Britain". daviscup.com. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
32. "Australasia vs. USA". daviscup.com. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
33. "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
34. "Australia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
35. "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
36. "Germany v Australia". daviscup.com.
37. "Australia v Spain". daviscup.com.
38. "Canada v Australia". Daviscup.com.
39. "Australia v Italy". Daviscup.com.

External Links

• Team page on DavisCup.com, the official website of the Davis Cup