 In its new tournament format, Great Britain and Australia were invited to the new 2019 Davis Cup Finals as a wild card in recognition of their historic status in the competition; taking advantage, the British team has reached the semi-finals of the inaugural finals event.Great Britain's first match, and first ever national team match in history, was a 0–3 loss to the United States in 1900.The tournament was not organised in 1901, and Britain lost the following year, but the British won the competition for the first time in 1903.