Serbia_Fed_Cup_team

Serbia Billie Jean King Cup team

Serbia Billie Jean King Cup team

Serbian national women's tennis team


The Serbian Billie Jean King Cup team represents Serbia in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Tennis Federation of Serbia. They will compete in 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I at Venue 1 in Bath, United Kingdom. From 5 June 2006, the team is playing under the name of Serbia.

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The team reached the 2012 final after beating Belgium and Russia in away ties and lost to Czech Republic in Prague in their first Fed Cup final.

The Olympic Committee of Serbia declared the Fed Cup team as the best female team of the year in 2012.

Current team

The following players were called up for the Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I in February 2019.[1]

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Ana Ivanovic of Serbia against Ai Sugiyama from Japan (Belgrade 7 February 2009)
Jelena Janković team record holder with most total wins (34–16) and singles match wins (27–11) playing for Serbia against Slovakia (Košice 14 July 2007)

Recent call-ups

The following players were part of a team in the last few years.[2]

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  • *Special ranking
  • WTA rankings as of 4 February 2019

History

Before 1992

Serbia, together with other former Yugoslavian countries, competed in its first Fed Cup in 1969, as Yugoslavian Fed Cup team until 1992. Yugoslavia reached the semifinals in 1984, with 1977 French Open champion, Mima Jaušovec and Sabrina Goleš in the team.

From 1995

Together with, what is now Montenegro Fed Cup team, Serbia competed under name of Yugoslavia from 1995 until 2003; and from 20042006 under name of Serbia and Montenegro. After Montenegro declared its independence, Serbia is competing under its present name since 2007.

The biggest success from 1995 is when Serbia Fed Cup team reached the final in 2012 Fed Cup World Group, where they lost to Czech Republic in away tie.

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Serbia considers as the direct successor of Fed Cup team Serbia and Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia and SFR Yugoslavia.

Results

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Match-ups since 2007 under present name Serbia

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Former teams

Captains

See also


References

  1. "Izvučen žreb za I grupu Evro-Afričke zone Fed kup takmičenja za 2019". Tennis Federation of Serbia. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. Medić, Jelena (25 December 2017). "SPISAK ZA FED KUP Olga debituje za Srbiju, Jorovićeva glavni adut naše selekcije". Blic. Retrieved 7 January 2018.

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