[2] The Italian national team was initially unsuccessful in world tennis, only winning twenty ties in the first two decades of competition never reaching past the quarterfinals since 1999, but in recent times they have become of the most successful teams in the world.

They have been a regular member of the ITF rankings World Top Ten since the initiation of the rankings in 2002, and became one of five teams to reach the World No.

7[3] and Davis Cup captain[4] Corrado Barazzutti was the captain of the Italian Fed Cup team, having held that position from 2002 until 2016.

[6] On 20 November 2024 the Italian national team won their fifth Billie Jean King Cup.

[7] Italy competed in its first Fed Cup in 1963, the team consisting of Lea Pericoli and Silvana Lazzarino.