United States Fed Cup team
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Captain | Kathy Rinaldi |
ITF ranking |
2 |
Colors | white & blue |
First year | 1963 |
Years played | 54 |
Ties played (W–L) | 185 (149–36) |
Years in World Group | 36 (82–24) |
Titles |
18 (1963, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2017) |
Runners-up |
11 (1964, 1965, 1974, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2009, 2010) |
Most total wins | Chris Evert (57–4) |
Most singles wins | Chris Evert (40–2) |
Most doubles wins |
Billie Jean King (26–1) Rosie Casals (26–1) |
Best doubles team |
Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King (10–0) Rosie Casals / Kathy Jordan (10–0) Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison (10–1) |
Most ties played | Chris Evert (42) |
Most years played | Lindsay Davenport (11) |
The United States Fed Cup team is the most successful national team in Fed Cup competition. The team has won 18 titles and finished second a further 11 times, out of 54 participations.
History
The United States won the inaugural Fed Cup in 1963. They hold the record for most ties won, with 149, including 37 in a row. They won seven straight titles between 1976 and 1982.
The United States also won the Wightman Cup, a team competition between the USA and Great Britain, 51 times out of 61.
Members of the inaugural team
Teams
See also
- Fed Cup
- United States at the Wightman Cup
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