 In 2012, Austria advanced to the World Group quarterfinals for the first time since 1995, eventually losing against Spain.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.