Austria Davis Cup team explained

Type:	Davis
Austria
Captain:	Stefan Koubek
Itf Rank:	16 (6 December 2021)
Colors:	Red & White
First Year:	1905
Years Played:	86
Ties Played:	161 (77–84)
Wg Played:	19 (6–18)
Best:	Semifinal (1990)
Player Wins:	Thomas Muster (45–18)
Singles Wins:	Thomas Muster (36–8)
Doubles Wins:	Jürgen Melzer (15–12)
Best Doubles:	Thomas Muster / Alex Antonitsch (9–7)
Most Ties:	Jürgen Melzer (38)
Most Years:	Jürgen Melzer (22)

The Austria Davis Cup team represents Austria in the Davis Cup and is governed by the Austrian Tennis Federation. In 2010, Austria was re-promoted to the World Group after being relegated to the Europa/Africa Zone Group I only one year earlier. In 2012, Austria advanced to the World Group quarterfinals for the first time since 1995, eventually losing against Spain.

History

Austria competed in its first Davis Cup in 1905.

The Austrian team achieved their best Davis Cup result in 1990, when they were on the brink of reaching the final, playing their semi final against the USA on clay in Vienna, with a team consisting of Thomas Muster, Horst Skoff and Alex Antonitsch. After Muster had won his singles rubbers against Michael Chang and Andre Agassi, the standing in the tie was 2:2. Skoff and Chang met each other in the decisive fifth rubber, with Skoff taking a 2 set lead, and trying to close out the third set as the daylight faded. Skoff failed to do this and Chang took the third set, with the match then postponed until the next day, with Skoff leading 2 sets to 1 overnight. Skoff needed to win 1 more set to send Austria into the final, but the final 2 sets were both won by Chang, so Austria went out and the USA reached the final.

Current squad

Squad representing Austria at the 2024 Davis Cup WG I play-offs
Win–loss	First year	Ties	Ranking
	First year	Ties	Total
1–3	0–0	1–3	2018	4	40	240
10–6	1–2	11–8	2014	9	90	887
1–0	4–1	5–1	2022	5	1071	39
0–0	4–1	4–1	2022	5	1378	37

Statistics are as of 4 February 2024.

Recent performances

Here is the list of all match-ups since 1981, when the competition started being held in the current World Group format.

1980s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Score	Result
1981	European Zone, 1st Round	align=center colspan=5	BYE
	European Zone, Quarterfinals	12–14 Jun	Salzburg (AUT)	3–2	Win
	European Zone, Semifinals	9–11 Jul	Pörtschach (AUT)	0–5	Loss
1982	European Zone, 1st Round	align=center colspan=5	BYE
	European Zone, Quarterfinals	11–13 Jun	Vienna (AUT)	5–0	Win
	European Zone, Semifinals	6–8 Aug	Pörtschach (AUT)	0–4	Loss
1983	European Zone, 1st Round	6–8 May	Ternitz (AUT)	5–0	Win
	European Zone, Quarterfinals	10–12 Jun	Oslo (NOR)	4–1	Win
	European Zone, Semifinals	8–10 Jul	Pörtschach (AUT)	2–3	Loss
1984	European Zone, 1st Round	4–6 May		W/O	Win
	European Zone, Quarterfinals	15–17 Jun	Vienna (AUT)	5–0	Win
	European Zone, Semifinals	13–15 Jul	Jūrmala (URS)	2–3	Loss
1985	European Zone, 1st Round	align=center colspan=5	BYE
	European Zone, Quarterfinals	14–16 Jun	Athens (GRE)	3–2	Win
	European Zone, Semifinals	2–4 Aug	Hartberg (AUT)	2–3	Loss
1986	European Zone, 1st Round	align=center colspan=5	BYE
	European Zone, Quarterfinals	13–15 Jun	Mayrhofen (AUT)	5–0	Win
	European Zone, Semifinals	18–20 Jul	Bad Kleinkirchheim (AUT)	3–2	Win
	European Zone, Finals	1–3 Oct	Montpellier (FRA)	1–4	Loss
1987	European Zone, 1st Round	align=center colspan=5	BYE
	European Zone, Quarterfinals	12–14 Jun	Bad Kleinkirchheim (AUT)	4–1	Win
	European Zone, Semifinals	24–26 Jul	Oporto (POR)	4–1	Win
	European Zone, Finals	2–4 Oct	Copenhagen (DEN)	2–3	Loss
1988	Europe Zone Group I, 1st Round	align=center colspan=5	BYE
	Europe Zone Group I, Semifinals	10–12 Jun	Villach (AUT)	5–0	Win
	Europe Zone Group I, Finals	22–24 Jul	Zell am See (AUT)	5–0	Win
1989	World Group, 1st Round	3–5 Feb	Vienna (AUT)	5–0	Win
1989	World Group, Quarterfinals	7–9 Apr	Vienna (AUT)	2–3	Loss

1990s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Score	Result
1990	World Group, 1st Round	2–4 Feb	Barcelona (ESP)	3–2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	30 Mar – 2 Apr	Vienna (AUT)	5–0	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	21–23 Sep	Vienna (AUT)	2–3	Loss
1991	World Group, 1st Round	1–3 Feb	Prague (TCH)	1–4	Loss
1991	World Group, relegation play-offs	20–22 Sep	Manchester (GBR)	1–3	Loss
1992	Euro/African Zone Group I, 1st Round	align=center colspan=5	BYE
	Euro/African Zone Group I, Semifinals	1–3 May	Helsinki (FIN)	4–1	Win
	World Group, relegation play-offs	25–27 Sep	Vancouver (CAN)	3–1	Win
1993	World Group, 1st Round	26–28 Mar	Vienna (AUT)	1–4	Loss
1993	World Group, relegation play-offs	24–26 Sep	Christchurch (NZL)	3–2	Win
1994	World Group, 1st Round	26–28 Mar	Graz (AUT)	2–3	Loss
1994	World Group, relegation play-offs	23–25 Sep	Montevideo (URU)	3–2	Win
1995	World Group, 1st Round	3–5 Feb	Vienna (AUT)	4–1	Win
1995	World Group, Quarterfinals	31 Mar – 2 Apr	Växjö (SWE)	0–5	Loss
1996	World Group, 1st Round	9–12 Feb	Johannesburg (RSA)	2–3	Loss
1996	World Group, relegation play-offs	20–22 Sep	São Paulo (BRA)	1–4	Loss
1997	Euro/African Zone Group I, 1st Round	BYE
	Euro/African Zone Group I, Semifinals	4–6 Apr	Graz (AUT)	3–2	Win
	World Group, relegation play-offs	19–21 Sep	Harare (ZIM)	2–3	Loss
1998	Euro/African Zone Group I, Quarterfinals	3–5 Apr	Ramat HaSharon (ISR)	1–4	Loss
1998	Euro/African Zone Group I, Relegation Play-offs	25–27 Sep	Pörtschach (AUT)	5–0	Win
1999	Euro/African Zone Group I, Quarterfinals	2–4 Apr	Wels (AUT)	4–1	Win
1999	World Group, relegation play-offs	24–26 Sep	Pörtschach (AUT)	3–2	Win

2000s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Score	Result
2000	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 Feb	Bratislava (SVK)	2–3	Loss
2000	World Group, relegation play-offs	21–23 Jul	Rennes (FRA)	0–5	Loss
2001	Euro/African Zone Group I, Quarterfinals	6–8 Apr	Pula (CRO)	1–4	Loss
2001	Euro/African Zone Group I, Relegation Play-offs	21–23 Sep	Wels (AUT)	4–1	Win
2002	Euro/African Zone Group I, 1st Round	8–10 Feb	Tyrol (AUT)	3–2	Win
2002	Euro/African Zone Group I, Quarterfinals	5–7 Apr	Constanța (ROU)	0–5	Loss
2003	Euro/African Zone Group I, 1st Round	7–9 Feb	Oslo (NOR)	5–0	Win
	Euro/African Zone Group I, Quarterfinals	4–6 Apr	St. Anton (AUT)	3–2	Win
	World Group, relegation play-offs	19–21 Sep	Pörtschach (AUT)	3–2	Win
2004	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 Feb	Uncasville (USA)	0–5	Loss
2004	World Group, relegation play-offs	24–26 Sep	Pörtschach (AUT)	3–2	Win
2005	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 Mar	Sydney (AUS)	0–5	Loss
2005	World Group, relegation play-offs	23–25 Sep	Pörtschach (AUT)	4–1	Win
2006	World Group, 1st Round	10–12 Feb	Graz (AUT)	2–3	Loss
2006	World Group, relegation play-offs	22–24 Sep	Pörtschach (AUT)	5–0	Win
2007	World Group, 1st Round	9–11 Feb	Linz (AUT)	1–4	Loss
2007	World Group, relegation play-offs	21–23 Sep	Innsbruck (AUT)	4–1	Win
2008	World Group, 1st Round	8–10 Feb	Vienna (AUT)	1–4	Loss
2008	World Group, relegation play-offs	19–21 Sep	London (GBR)	3–2	Win
2009	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 Mar	Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER)	2–3	Loss
2009	World Group, relegation play-offs	18–20 Sep	Rancagua (CHI)	2–3	Loss

2010s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Score	Result
2010	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd round	5–7 Mar	Bad Gleichenberg (AUT)	3–2	Win
2010	World Group play-offs	16–19 Sep	Tel Aviv (ISR)	3–2	Win
2011	World Group, 1st round	4–6 Mar	Vienna (AUT)	2–3	Loss
2011	World Group play-offs	16–18 Sep	Antwerp (BEL)	4–1	Win
2012	World Group, 1st round	10–12 Feb	Wiener Neustadt (AUT)	3–2	Win
2012	World Group, Quarterfinals	6–8 Apr	Oropesa del Mar (ESP)	1–4	Loss
2013	World Group, 1st round	1–3 Feb	Astana (KAZ)	1–3	Loss
2013	World Group play-offs	13–15 Sep	Groningen (NED)	0–5	Loss
2014	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd round	4–6 Apr	Bratislava (SVK)	1–4	Loss
2014	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round play-offs	12–14 Sep	Valmiera (LAT)	4–1	Win
2015	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round	6–8 Mar	Örebro (SWE)	3–2	Win
2015	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd round	17–19 Jul	Kitzbühel (AUT)	2–3	Loss
2016	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round	4–6 Mar	Guimarães (POR)	4–1	Win
2016	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd round	15–17 Jul	Kyiv (UKR)	2–3	Loss
2017	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd round	7–9 Apr	Minsk (BLR)	1–3	Loss
2017	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round play-offs	15–17 Sep	Wels (AUT)	4–1	Win
2018	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round	2–3 Feb	Sankt Pölten (AUT)	5–0	Win
	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd round	6–7 Apr	Moscow (RUS)	3–1	Win
	World Group play-offs	14–16 Sep	Graz (AUT)	3–1	Win
2019	Qualifying round	1–2 Feb	Salzburg (AUT)	2–3	Loss
2019	Europe/Africa Zone Group I	13–14 Sep	Espoo (FIN)	3–2	Win

2020s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Qualifying round	6–7 Mar	Premstätten (AUT)		3–1	Win
2021	Finals, Group stage	26 Nov	Innsbruck (AUT)		0–3	Loss
28 Nov	Finals, Group stage		Innsbruck (AUT)	1–2	Loss
2022	Qualifying round	4–5 Mar	Seoul (KOR)		1–3	Loss
2022	World Group I	16–17 Sep	Tulln an der Donau (AUT)		4–0	Win
2023	Qualifying round	4–5 Feb	Rijeka (CRO)		1–3	Loss
2023	World Group I	15–16 Sep	Schwechat (AUT)		1–3	Loss
2024	World Group I play-offs	3–4 Feb	Limerick (IRL)		4–0	Win
2024	World Group I	13–14 Sep	TBA (AUT)

Player records

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Player	Years	Win–loss			Ties played	Years played
Singles	Doubles	width=60	Total		Ties played	Years played
1		1984–1997	36–8	9–10	45–18	24	12
2		1999–2020	22–29	15–12	37–41	38	22
3		1969–1983	22–15	11–10	33–25	26	14
4		1927–1934	20–9	2–4	22–13	15	8
		1954–1962	18–8	4–5	22–13	15	9
		1986–1994	21–13	1–4	22–17	19	9
7		1998–2011	20–19	0–0	20–19	22	13
8		1976–1985	12–12	7–6	19–18	15	9
8		1984–1996	6–8	13–14	19–22	27	13
10		1927–1934	14–13	4–9	18–22	15	8