<P> Surface change 1905: Grass 1988: Hard Rebound Ace 2008: Hard Plexicushion </P> <P> Venue change 1905: Melbourne 1906: Christchurch and alternated in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth . In 1912 at Hastings 1972: Kooyong 1988: Melbourne Park </P> <P> In 1898, Dwight F. Davis of the Harvard University tennis team designed a tournament format with the idea of challenging the British to a tennis showdown . The first match, between the United States and Great Britain was held in Boston, Massachusetts in 1900 . The American team, of which Dwight Davis was a part, surprised the British by winning the first three matches . By 1905 the tournament had expanded to include Belgium, Austria, France, and Australia, a combined team from Australia and New Zealand that competed jointly until 1913 . </P> <P> The tournament was initially known as the "International Lawn Tennis Challenge". It was renamed the Davis Cup following the death of Dwight Davis in 1945 . The tournament has vastly expanded and, on its 100th anniversary in 1999, 130 nations competed . </P>

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