Great Britain Fed Cup team
| Great Britain | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Captain | Anne Keothavong |
| ITF ranking |
23  |
| Colors | blue & white |
| First year | 1963 |
| Years played | 54 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 196 (125–71) |
| Years in World Group | 31 (66–31) |
| Runners-up | 4 (1967, 1971, 1972, 1981) |
| Most total wins | Virginia Wade (66–33) |
| Most singles wins | Virginia Wade (36–20) |
| Most doubles wins | Virginia Wade (30–13) |
| Best doubles team |
Virginia Wade / Sue Barker (13–2) |
| Most ties played | Virginia Wade (57) |
| Most years played | Virginia Wade (17) |
The Great Britain Fed Cup team represents the United Kingdom in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Lawn Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.
History
Great Britain competed in the first Fed Cup in 1963. They have reached the finals on four occasions, 1967, 1971, 1972 and 1981. Great Britain is one of only four nations to have participated every year since the tournament's inception.
Inaugural team
Players
Current squad
Team representing Great Britain in 2018 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs.[1]
Rankings as of 9 April 2018
- Johanna Konta (WTA singles ranking no. 23, WTA doubles ranking no. 211)
- Heather Watson (WTA singles ranking no. 77, WTA doubles ranking no. 64)
- Gabriella Taylor (WTA singles ranking no. 175, WTA doubles ranking no. 507)
- Anna Smith (WTA doubles ranking no. 48)
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up in the last two years. (Most recent call-up in brackets)
Team performances
2010s
Earlier Years
| Legend |
|---|
| World Group |
| World Group Play-off |
| World Group II |
| World Group II Play-off |
| Europe/Africa Group |
1963–1969
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Round | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Knockout | 17-20 June | London, (ENG) | First |  |
3–0 | Won |
| Quarterfinal |  |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal |  |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1964 | Knockout | 17-20 June | Philadelphia, (USA) | Second |  |
3–0 | Won |
| Quarterfinal | .svg.png){kind=small} |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1965 | Knockout | 15-18 January | Melbourne, (AUS) | Quarterfinal | |
2–1 | Won |
| Semifinal | |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1966 | Knockout | 10-16 May | Turin, (ITA) | Second | |
3–0 | Won |
| Quarterfinal |  |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 1967 | Knockout | 6-11 June | Berlin, (GER) | Second |  |
3–0 | Won |
| Quarterfinal |  |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal |  |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Final | |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1968 | Knockout | 21-26 May | Paris, (FRA) | First | |
3–0 | Won |
| Second | |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal |  |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1969 | Knockout | 19-25 May | Athens, (GRE) | Second | .svg.png){kind=small} |
3–0 | Won |
| Quarterfinal |  |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
1970–1979
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Round | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Knockout | 19-24 May | Freiburg, (GER) | First |  |
3–0 | Won |
| Quarterfinal |  |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1971 | Knockout | 26-29 December | Perth, (AUS) | Quarterfinal | |
3–0 | Won |
| Semifinal | |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Final | |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1972 | Knockout | 20-25 March | Johannesburg, (SA) | First |  |
3–0 | Won |
| Second |  |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Final | |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 1973 | Knockout | 30 April- 6 May |
Bad Homburg, (GER) | Second |  |
3–0 | Won |
| Quarterfinal |  |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 1974 | Knockout | 13-19 May | Naples, (ITA) | First |  |
3–0 | Won |
| Second | |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1975 | Knockout | 5-11 May | Aix-en-Provence, (FRA) | First | |
3–0 | Won |
| Second |  |
2–0 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal |  |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 1976 | Knockout | 22-29 August | Philadelphia, (USA) | First | |
3–0 | Won |
| Second |  |
w/o | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1977 | Knockout | 13-18 June | Eastbourne, (ENG) | First |  |
3–0 | Won |
| Second |  |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 1978 | Knockout | 27 November - 3 December |
Melbourne, (AUS) | First | |
3–0 | Won |
| Second | |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1979 | Knockout | 30 April - 6 May |
Madrid, (ESP) | First | |
3–0 | Won |
| Second | |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
1980–1989
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Round | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Knockout | 19-25 May | Berlin, (GER) | First |  |
3–0 | Won |
| Second | |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1981 | Knockout | 9-15 November | Tokyo, (JPN) | First | |
3–0 | Won |
| Second | |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Final | |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1982 | Knockout | 19-25 July | Santa Clara, California, (USA) | First | |
2–1 | Won |
| Second | |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 1983 | Knockout | 17-24 July | Zürich, (CHE) | First |  |
3–0 | Won |
| Second |  |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 1984 | Knockout | 15-22 July | São Paulo, (BRA) | First |  |
0–3 | Lost |
| Consolation Knockout |
Second Con. | |
2–1 | Won | |||
| Quarterfinal Con. | |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal Con. | |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 1985 | Knockout | 6-14 October | Nagoya, (JPN) | First | |
3–0 | Won |
| Second | |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 1986 | Knockout | 20-27 July | Prague, (CZE) | First | |
0–3 | Lost |
| Consolation Knockout |
Second Con. |  |
3–0 | Won | |||
| Quarterfinal Con. |  |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal Con. | |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Final Con. | |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| 1987 | Knockout | 26 July- 2 August |
Vancouver, (CAN) | First |  |
3–0 | Won |
| Second | |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1988 | Knockout | 4-11 December | Melbourne, (AUS) | First | |
1–2 | Lost |
| Consolation Knockout |
Second Con. |  |
2–1 | Won | |||
| Quarterfinal Con. |  |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal Con. | |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Final Con. | |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 1989 | Knockout | 1-9 October | Tokyo, (JPN) | First | |
3–0 | Won |
| Second | |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
1990–1999
Qualifying rounds were introduced from 1992, World Group II and World Group II Play-offs were introduced from 1995
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2000–2009
See also
References
- ↑ "Fed Cup: Johanna Konta & Heather Watson in Great Britain team". BBC Sport. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
External links
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| World Group | |
| World Group II | |
| 2018 World Group teams | |
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| Former World Group teams (in the current format, since 1995) | |
| Players | |
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