[5] Australia also participated in winning the Davis Cup six times with New Zealand under the alias Australasia (1905–1922).

In 1920, Australasia lost in the challenge round to the United States Davis Cup team 0–5 at home in Auckland.

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 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.

Great Britain made use of the home ground advantage, winning 3–2 at the All England club in Wimbledon, London.

Between 1938 and 1968, Australia participated in the challenge round for a consecutive 25 years, winning 16 titles and losing 9 times.

Australia solidified its spot in the 2005 Davis Cup world group and breezed through its first round against Austria 5–0.

In the 2009 Davis Cup, Australia beat Thailand 3–2, and the team was drawn to against India in Chennai.

In the 2010 Davis Cup, Australia easily advanced through the Asia/Oceania playoffs with 5–0 defeats of Chinese Taipei and Japan.

Australia then advanced to the 2011 Davis Cup World Group play-offs, where it received a home tie against seeded Switzerland.

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.

Having both teams dominate the competition for 36 years, Australia and the United States have had an intense rivalry in Davis Cup.

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.

As of the completion of the 2024 meeting, the ledger stands at 26–22 in favour of the U.S. Australia qualified for the Davis Cup finals but did not advance past the group stage.