During the early years of tennis in New Zealand, players partnered with Australian players and together, they played as Australasia. This gameplay began towards the start of the twentieth century and went on to 1914. During their years together, the players were able to clinch wins in the Davis Cup in 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911 and 1914. Anthony Wilding, a renowned tennis player from New Zealand, was the only New Zealander who got the opportunity to participate in the cup and he was by the winning team as they bagged the wins leading to 1914. New Zealand was able to host the Davis Cup Finals a few times. The first time was in 1912 when the finals took place in Christchurch and the second time was in 1921 when they took place in Auckland. Shortly after this, New Zealand broke away from Australasia, and they started playing in the international scene.

They were quick to nurture their abilities, so much so that they made it to the semi-final stage of the 1982 World Group Matches. They had started off by playing on grass in Christchurch where they were able to beat Spain 3-2 on their home ground. From here, they progressed to playing with Italy in Cervia on clay where they managed to defeat the host team 3-2. On getting to Aix-en-Provence in France, they lost to their hosts 2-3 and walked away, feeling proud of how much they had achieved in the game. The participants that year were Onny Parun, Bruce Derlin, Chris Lewis and Russell Simpson. 1982 was not the only time that New Zealand got to shine in the World Group matches as they were able to make it to the quarterfinals in the years 1981, 1983 and 1990.

Onny Parun

Onny holds the most wins ever bagged in the team to this date. In his career, he was able to rank amongst the top twenty tennis players in the world for five years. He also manages to make it to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in two separate occasions; 1971 and 1972. Also, he played at the finals in the Australian Open in 1973, won the French Open doubles in 1974 and won the Benson and Hedges Open matches three times. As such, he has an impressive record with the team.

James Greenhalgh

While Onny holds the most singles wins, James dominates the scene when it comes to doubles. This right-handed tennis player made it to the quarterfinals of three grand slam tournaments; the Australian Open, the US Open, and Wimbledon, thus proving to be one of the best players New Zealand ever had.

They started off in 1965, and in their first try, the managed to get to the quarterfinals, which was a boost for the team. They later got to the quarterfinals again in 1971. The team has faced some setbacks in its operation. In 2012, they were not allowed to take part in the Fed Cup competitions, owing to a late withdrawal the previous year. Their lack of participation saw them withdraw from the games in 2015 and 2016 as they felt that they might not be competitive enough for the tasks that lay ahead. They are slowly starting up again, and will soon be back to their top shape.

Leanne Baker

Leanne is quite the star of the team, holding the most aggregate wins, most doubles triumphs, most ties played and the most years played. Other than these achievements, she has also participated in the Australian Open and Wimbledon games.