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DAVIS CUP COMPETITION
Australia – New Zealand Entry
New Zealand's participation in the world championship Davis Cup competitions dates from 1905 when, following consultations between the Australian and New Zealand Associations, it was decided that the two associations should enter a joint Australasian team. This Australasian team met with some outstanding successes mainly because of the presence of N. E. Brookes (Australia) and Anthony Wilding. The arrangement continued until 1922 when New Zealand entered as a separate nation.
The following are the results of matches in which New Zealand had a representative in the Australasian Team:
| 1905 | N. E. Brookes and A. W. Dunlop (Australia) and A. F. Wilding and H. A. Parker (New Zealand): Australasia had a bye in the first round: it defeated Austria in the second round by five matches to nil: lost to America in the final round by five matches to nil. |
| 1906 | N. E. Brookes and A. F. Wilding: Australasia won in the first round against Austria: lost to America in the second round by three matches to two. |
| 1907 | N. E. Brookes and A. F. Wilding: Australasia defeated America in the first round by three matches to two: defeated British Isles in the Challenge Round by three matches to two thus winning the Cup for the first time. |
| 1908 | Australasia, with the same team, being the playing through champion nation, had to play in the Challenge Round only and defeated America by three matches to two. |
| 1909 | Australasia again with the same team defeated America in the Challenge Round by five matches to nil. |
| 1910 | No match. |
| 1911–13 | New Zealand did not have a representative in the team and in 1912 the Cup was lost to the British Isles. |
| 1914 | A. F. Wilding again came back into the team with N.
E. Brookes: it defeated Canada in the first round by five
matches to nil: defeated Germany in the second round by
five matches to nil: defeated British Isles in the final
round by three matches to nil: defeated America in the
Challenge Round by three matches to two thus regaining
the Cup. This was the last year in which New Zealand had a representative in the Australasian Team as Anthony Wilding, its greatest player, was killed in the First World War. |
New Zealand's Separate Entry
Having decided to discontinue its association with the Australian Association, the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association in 1923 was granted affiliation to the International Lawn Tennis Federation and thereby became eligible to enter the Davis Cup Competition in its own right. The following are the results of its entries from that date:
| 1924 | F. M. B. Fisher, J. C. Peacock, and P. E. Allison: lost to Czechoslovakia in the first round four matches to one. |
| 1928 | E. D. Andrews and R. R. T. Young: Bye in the first round: defeated Portugal in the second round four matches to one: unable to play in the third round and had to default. |
| 1934 | E. D. Andrews, C. E. Malfroy, and A. C. Stedman: lost to Czechoslovakia in the first round by four matches to one. |
| 1935 | The same team lost to Australia in the first round by three matches to nil. |
| 1937 | E. D. Andrews. C. E. Malfroy, A. C. Stedman, and D. C. Coombe: defeated China in the first round by three matches to two: lost to South Africa in the second round by four matches to one. |
| 1929 | C. E. Malfroy, D. C. Coombe, and A. D. Brown: lost to Great Britain in the first round by three matches to two. |
| 1947 | J. E. Robson, R. S. McKenzie, and J. A. Barry: defeated Norway in the first round by three matches to two: lost to Czechoslovakia in the second round by five matches to nil. |
| 1954 | J. E. Robson, J. A. Barry, and M. A. Otway: lost to Hungary in the first round by three matches to two. |
| 1957 | J. E. Robson, C. T. Parker, and L. A. Gerrard: defeated by Great Britain in the first round by five matches to nil. |
| 1959 | M. A. Otway, L. A. Gerrard, and B. E. Woolf: defeated Ireland in the first round by five matches to nil: lost to Hungary in the second round by three matches to two. |
| 1960 | L. A. Gerrard and M. A. Otway: defeated British West Indies in the first round of the American (North) Zone by five matches to nil: lost to Venezuela in the second round by three matches to two. |
| 1961 | L. A. Gerrard, M. A. Otway, and I. S. Crookenden: defeated Israel in the first round by five matches to nil: lost to Spain by three matches to two. |
| 1962 | I. S. Crookenden and J. Souter: defeated by Denmark in the first round by four matches to one. |
| 1963 | L. A. Gerrard, I. S. Crookenden and J. E. Robson: defeated by Philippines three matches to one. |
| 1964 | I. S. Crookenden and L. A. Gerrard defeated by Mexico three matches to nil |
OVERSEAS TOURS
Over a long period of years the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association has sent men's and women's teams to Australia and has received many return visits. In addition, overseas countries have been invited regularly to send teams to New Zealand. The following are the results of all test matches played against overseas teams since 1909.
| 1909 | New Zealand Ladies' Team to Australia: defeated New South Wales 15 matches to six matches. |
| 1913 | English Davis Cup Team visited New Zealand and in three tests New Zealand lost 10 matches to two matches, five matches to one match, and six matches to nil. |
| 1920 | New South Wales Men's Team visited New Zealand winning the test by 12 matches to eight matches. |
| 1922 | New Zealand Ladies' Team to Australia. New Zealand defeated by New South Wales eight matches to four matches; defeated by Victoria by nine matches to three matches. |
| 1923 | New South Wales Ladies' Team visited New Zealand and won by 11 matches to one match. |
| New Zealand Men's Team to New South Wales defeated by 13 matches to eight matches. | |
| 1924 | New South Wales Men's Team visited New Zealand but the results are not recorded. |
| 1926 | New Zealand Men's Team to New South Wales. New Zealand defeated by 15 matches to six matches. |
| In a match against a New South Wales Colts' Team, New Zealand won by 15 matches to six matches. New South Wales Men's Team to New Zealand. New Zealand won by 18 matches to three matches. | |
| 1928 | French Team to New Zealand. New Zealand defeated by six matches to nil. |
| British Team to New Zealand. New Zealand defeated by nine matches to three matches. | |
| 1930 | New South Wales Men's Team to New Zealand. New Zealand defeated by 10 matches to two matches. |
| 1932 | New South Wales Ladies' Team to New Zealand. New Zealand defeated by eight matches to four matches. |
| 1933 | United States of America Men's Team to New Zealand. New Zealand defeated by five matches to one match at Wellington and by the same margin at Auckland. New South Wales Ladies' Team to New Zealand, New Zealand defeated by nine matches to three matches. |
| 1935 | English Team visited New Zealand. This was a combined team but the results are not recorded. |
| 1948 | Australian Combined Team to New Zealand. New Zealand defeated by 22 matches to one match. |
| 1949 | New Zealand Ladies' Team to Australia. New Zealand defeated by New South Wales by 13 matches to one match. |
| 1950 | New Zealand Men's Team to Australia. New Zealand defeated by New South Wales by eight matches to two matches. |
| 1953 | Australian Men's Team visited New Zealand. New Zealand defeated by five matches to one match at Auckland and by the same margin at Wellington. |
| 1955 | New Zealand Combined Team to New South Wales. New Zealand men defeated by four matches to one match and Ladies' Team drew three matches all. |
| Swedish Davis Cup Team visited New Zealand. New Zealand defeated by four matches to one match. | |
| 1956 | New Zealand Combined Team to New South Wales. New Zealand Men's Team drew six matches all and Ladies' Team was defeated by twelve matches to nil. |
