NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Australian Davis Cup Team

**Australian Davis Cup Team**
Team information
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Full name
Full name	Australian Davis Cup Team
Sport	Tennis
Competition	Davis Cup
Founded	1905
Colours	Green and Gold
Nickname	{{{nickname}}}
Home Ground	Australia
Captain	John Fitzgerald
Davis Cup titles	28
Runner-ups	18
Most Total Wins	Adrian Quist (43 - 13)
Most Singles Wins	Lleyton Hewitt (28 - 6)
Most Doubles Wins	Todd Woodbridge (25 - 7)
Most Doubles Team	Mark Woodforde & Todd Woodbridge (14 - 2)
Most Ties Played	Todd Woodbridge 32
Most Years Played	Todd Woodbridge 14

The Australian Davis Cup Team is the second most successful Davis Cup team ever to compete in the Davis Cup, winning the coveted Davis Cup title on 28 separate occasions second behind USA on 31. Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Logo The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in mens tennis. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Image File history File links Blank. ... John Fitzgerald (born December 26, 1960 in Cummins, Australia) was a male tennis player from Australia. ... Adrian Quist (August 4, 1913 - November 17, 1991) was an Australian male tennis player. ... Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born February 24, 1981, Adelaide, Australia), is a former World No. ... Woodbridge (back) with partner Jonas BjÃ¶rkman in the mens double final, Wimbledon 2004. ... Mark Woodforde (born 23 September 1965) was a professional tennis player from Australia. ... Logo The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in mens tennis. ...

1 History
2 Current Team
3 Current Year Results
4 See also

History

The Beginning

The Australian Davis Cup Team spent their first eight years as a part of Australasia which consisted of players from Australia and New Zealand winning four Davis Cup titles as Australasia. In 1913 Australia became an independent competitor in the Davis Cup and won the title the very next year. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Oceania. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Dominance

The great Australians Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall with the Cup in 1953

From the era of 1937 to 1973 the only teams to win the Davis Cup were Australia and USA, in which 35 times were between one antoher. Australia won the Davis Cup title 17 times between these years in 1939, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973. Lewis Alan Hoad, born November 23, 1934 in Glebe, New South Wales, Australia - died July 3, 1994 in Fuengirola, Spain, was a champion tennis player. ... Ken Robert Rosewall, born November 2, 1934 in Sydney, Australia, was a champion tennis player. ...

Present

After the 1973 victory Australia would go on to win the title another 5 times, between 1999 and 2003 Australia got into the Final Round 4 times in 5 years but could only convert on these opportunities twice in 1999 and 2003. In the 2003 after an inspirational semifinal against Switzerland in the Final Australia defeated Spain 3-1 in front of a home crowd in Melbourne Park. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Melbourne Park at night. ...

Current Team

Lleyton Hewitt (singles)
Chris Guccione (singles)
Wayne Arthurs (singles & doubles)
Paul Hanley (doubles)

Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born February 24, 1981, Adelaide, Australia), is a former World No. ... Chris Guccione (born July 30, 1985), is an Australian tennis player from Victoria. ... Wayne Arthurs (b. ... Paul Hanley (born November 12, 1977 in Melbourne, Australia) is a professional male tennis player from Australia. ...

Current Year Results

1st Round

10 February - 12 February 2006
SEG Geneva Arena, Geneva, Switzerland
Surface: Clay (Red Clay) - Indoors

Round 1 - Peter Luczak (AUS) def. Michael Lammer (SUI) 1-6 6-3 6-0 6-3
Round 2 - Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) def. Chris Guccione (AUS) 7-5 3-6 6-4 7-6(6)
Round 3 - Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley (AUS) def. Yves Allegro / Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 7-6(6) 6-4 4-6 7-6(5)
Round 4 - Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) def. Peter Luczak (AUS) 6-4 6-2 6-7(7) 6-2
Round 5 - Chris Guccione (AUS) def. George Bastl (SUI) 7-5 6-3 7-7(6) Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Country: Australia Residence: Melbourne, AUS Height: 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) Weight: 77 Kg (170 lb) Plays: Right Turned pro: 2000 Highest singles ranking: 110 (21 March 2005) Singles titles: 0 Career Prize Money: US$457,360 Grand Slam Record Titles: 0 Australian Open R3 (2006) French Open R1... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Stanislas Wawrinka (born March 28, 1985 in Lausanne) is a Swiss male tennis player. ... Chris Guccione (born July 30, 1985), is an Australian tennis player from Victoria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... For information on the Australian tennis player, see Wayne Arthurs (tennis player). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Paul Hanley (born November 12, 1977 in Melbourne, Australia) is a professional male tennis player from Australia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Yves Allegro (born on August 28, 1978 in Grone, Switzerland) is a professional male tennis player from Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... George Bastl (b. ...

Winner: Australia 3-2 Switzerland

Quarterfinal

07 April - 09 April 2006
Kooyong Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
Surface: Hard (Rebound Ace) - Outdoors

Round 1 - Chris Guccione (AUS) def. Max Mirnyi (BLR) 7-6(4) 3-6 7-5 3-6 6-4
Round 2 - Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) def. Vladimir Voltchkov (BLR) 6-2 6-1 6-2
Round 3 - Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley (AUS) def. Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov (BLR) 3-6 6-4 5-7 6-3 7-5
Round 4 - Wayne Arthurs (AUS) def. Serguei Tarasevitch (BLR) 7-6(6) 6-2
Round 5 - Chris Guccione (AUS) def. Alexandr Zotov (BLR) 6-1 6-3 Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Max Mirnyi (nicknamed The Beast) (Belarusian: ÐœÐ°ÐºÑÑ–Ð¼ ÐœÑ–Ñ€Ð½Ñ‹, Maksim Mirny; born July 6, 1977) is a tennis player from Belarus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born February 24, 1981, Adelaide, Australia), is a former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Vladimir Voltchkov is one of the best belarusian tennis players, whos greatest achievemet was reaching the wimbledon semifinal in 2002. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ...

Winner: Australia 5-0 Belarus

Semifinal

22 September - 24 September 2006
Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Surface: Clay (Red Clay) - Outdoors

Round 1 -
Round 2 -
Round 3 -
Round 4 -
Round 5 -

Winner:

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