Australia Davis Cup Team
The Australian Davis Cup team is the second most successful team ever to compete in the Davis Cup, winning the coveted title on 29 separate occasions, second behind the United States with 32.
Australia also participated in winning the Davis Cup five times with New Zealand under the alias Australasia (1905–1914).
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