[5] As a result, Australian tennis grew to a point where it is often considered to be one of the most dominant in the world,[6][7] highlighted by seventeen Fed Cup final appearances with seven wins,[1] and the emergence of celebrated players such as multi Grand Slam titlists and former World No.
[11] While many players such as Rennae Stubbs and Samantha Stosur enjoyed great success in doubles,[12] no women appeared in the top 20 singles rankings between Elizabeth Smylie in 1987[13] and Alicia Molik in 2004,[14] and the Fed Cup team was relegated to Zonal Competition for the first time since 1963 in 2004.
[17] However, recently there has been a resurgence for Australian tennis, with the Fed Cup team returning to the World Group in 2011 and 2013,[18] and Stosur becoming a consistent top ten singles player[19] and becoming the first Australian woman since 1980 to win a Grand Slam title at the 2011 US Open.
[20] Young Australian tennis players such as 2012 Fed Cup debutant Olivia Rogowska[21][22] and Ashleigh Barty[23][24] are also considered to make future rises in the rankings.
[1] This list includes all players who have played at least one Fed Cup tie and is initially arranged in alphabetical order according to surname.