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National tennis team results (article)

This is a list of the Australia Davis Cup team results from 19xx to 1980

1914 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

Qualifying, Quarterfinals	23–25 July 1914	Canada	5–0	Onwentsia Club, Forest Lake, USA	Grass
Norman Brookes		Bernie Schwengers		6–2, 6–3, 6–2
Anthony Wilding		Robert Powell		6–1, 6–2, 6–2
Norman Brookes / Anthony Wilding		Robert Powell / Bernie Schwengers		6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Norman Brookes		Robert Powell		6–0, 6–1, 6–3
Anthony Wilding		Bernie Schwengers		7–5, 6–3, 6–1

Qualifying, Semifinals	30 July–1 August 1914	Germany	5–0	Allegheny County Club, Pittsburgh, USA	Grass
Norman Brookes		Otto Froitzheim		10–8, 6–1, 6–2
Anthony Wilding		Oscar Kreuzer		6–2, 6–2, 6–4
Norman Brookes / Anthony Wilding		Otto Froitzheim / Oscar Kreuzer		6–1, 6–1, 6–2
Norman Brookes		Oscar Kreuzer		6–4, 6–2, 6–8, 6–2
Anthony Wilding		Otto Froitzheim		6–3, 6–4, 6–2

National tennis team captains (article)

Australia Davis Cup team is the Australian men's national tennis team. The team first represented the country independently in 1923 after previously competing as Australasia from 1905 alongside players from New Zealand. However, Anthony Wilding was the only New Zealander to play for the unified team.

There have been XX captains of the [national tennis cup] team.
[Harry Hopman] was the longest-serving captain over an XX year spell.
[Harry Hopman] is the most successful captain, leading the country to XX [national tennis cup] wins.

This chronological list comprises all captains of the [national tennis cup] team. Each entry includes the dates and number of years captaining the team, as well as honours won and significant achievements.

Captains

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

Name	Tenure	Total	Finals				Best Result
			W	Years	F	Years	S	Years
Norman Brookes1	1905–1920	11	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	1			2	1924	n/a
John Hawkes	1925	1					3rd	1925
vacant2	1926–1927
Gerald Patterson (2)	1928	1					1R	1928
vacant2	1929
James Willard	1930	1					4R	1930
vacant2	1930
Jack Clemenger	1932	1					3R	1932
Stanley Youdale	1933–1934	2					3rd	1934
Norman Brookes (2)	1935						3R	1935
Cliff Sproule	1936–1937	2			1	1936	n/a
Harry Hopman	1938–1939	2	1	1939	1	1938	n/a
vacant1	1940–1945
Gerald Patterson (3)	1946	3			2	1946	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
Harry Hopman (2)	1938–1939, 1950–1969	20	15	1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967	5	1954, 1958, 1963, 1968	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 Hewitt1	2016–	7			2	2022, 2023	n/a

Notes

¹ No Davis Cup was held between 1915–1918 due to World War I and 1940–1945 due to World War II. No Davis Cup was held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
² Australia did not enter a team in 1926, 1927, 1929 or 1931 Davis Cup editions.

Captains 2

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

Name	Tenure	Total	W	F	SF	QF	RR	AO
Norman Brookes1	1905–1920	11	6	2	2		1
Norman Peach	1921	1			1
James Anderson	1922–1923	2		2
Gerald Patterson	1924	1		1
John Hawkes	1925	1			1
vacant2	1926–1927
Gerald Patterson (2)	1928	1					1
vacant2	1929
James Willard	1930	1					1
vacant2	1931
Jack Clemenger	1932	1					1
Stanley Youdale	1933–1934	2			1	1
Norman Brookes (2)	1935	1					1
Cliff Sproule	1936–1937	2		1		1
Harry Hopman	1938–1939	2	1	1
vacant1	1940–1945
Gerald Patterson (3)	1946	1		1
Roy Cowling	1947	1		1
Adrian Quist	1948	1		1
John Bromwich	1949	1		1
Harry Hopman (2)	1950–1969	20	15	4			1
Neale Fraser	1970–1994	25	4	2	11	4	4
John Newcombe	1995–2000	6	1	1	1		2	1
John Fitzgerald	2001–2010	10	1	1	1	1	3	3
Pat Rafter	2011–2014	4					1	3
Wally Masur	2015	1			1
Lleyton Hewitt1	2016–	7		2	1	1	3

Notes

¹ No Davis Cup was held between 1915–1918 due to World War I and 1940–1945 due to World War II. No Davis Cup was held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
² Australia did not enter a team in 1926, 1927, 1929 or 1931 Davis Cup editions.

National tennis team records and statistics (article)

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Most ties played in

Most ties played

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

Youngest player

• Vivian McGrath, 17 years, 84 days, 12 May 1933, 5–0 vs. Norway in 1933 Europe Second round – 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 (win)

Oldest player

• Norman Brookes, 43 years, 46 days, 1 January 1921, 0–5 vs. United States in 1920 Challenge Round Final – 7–5, 5–7, 3–6, 3–6 (loss)