Belarus Fed Cup team
Belarus | |
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Captain | Tatiana Poutchek |
ITF ranking | 15 (16 November 2015) |
Colors | red & green |
First year | 1994 |
Years played | 22 |
Ties played (W–L) | 93 (65–28) |
Years in World Group |
1 (0–1) |
Best finish | World Group 1R (1994) |
Most total wins | Tatiana Poutchek (37–15) |
Most singles wins | Natalia Zvereva (24–7) |
Most doubles wins | Tatiana Poutchek (28–7) |
Best doubles team | Darya Kustova / Tatiana Poutchek (7–0) |
Most ties played | Tatiana Poutchek (45) |
Most years played | Tatiana Poutchek (15) |
The Belarus Fed Cup team represents Belarus in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Belarus Tennis Association. They currently compete in World Group II.
Contents
Current team
Most recent year-end rankings are used.
Name | Born | First | Last | Ties | Win/Loss | Ranks[1][2] | ||||
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Year | Tie | Sin | Dou | Tot | Sin | Dou | ||||
Victoria Azarenka | July 31, 1989 | 2005 | 2015 | Japan | 18 | 14–4 | 5–1 | 19–5 | 22 | 433 |
Olga Govortsova | August 23, 1988 | 2008 | 2015 | Japan | 27 | 20–8 | 4–1 | 24–9 | 69 | 364 |
Ilona Kremen | January 18, 1994 | 2013 | 2014 | Bulgaria | 7 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 666 | 328 |
Vera Lapko | September 29, 1998 | 2015 | 2015 | Portugal | 3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 590 | 703 |
Lidziya Marozava | January 18, 1994 | 2013 | 2014 | Israel | 3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 600 | 114 |
Aliaksandra Sasnovich | March 22, 1994 | 2012 | 2015 | Japan | 12 | 6–6 | 4–2 | 10–8 | 103 | 329 |
Iryna Shymanovich | June 30, 1997 | 2014 | 2014 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 534 | 468 |
History
1994–1999: Early success
Prior to 1993, Belarusian players competed for the Soviet Union. Belarus competed in its first Fed Cup as an independent nation in 1994, when they achieved their best result by reaching the World Group 1st Round. For the next three years, the team competed exclusively in the Europe/Africa Zonal Group I. In 1999, Belarus defeated Venezuela to reach World Group II. After spending one year at that level, the team was then relegated to Europe/Africa Zonal Group I once again.
2000–2010: Competition at the zonal level
Belarus spent another four years at the Europe Arica Zonal Group I before reaching a World Group Play-off in 2004, where they lost to Slovakia in what was their last opportunity for promotion from the zonal level until 2011.
2011–2016: Resurgence and promotion to World Group II
With the help of four players ranked in the WTA top-200 at the end of 2010,[3] Belarus defeated Estonia to return to World Group II, before immediately suffering back-to-back losses to the United States and Switzerland and being once again relegated to Europe/Africa Zonal Group I play. After seveal years competing at that level, the team was promoted to World Group II by defeating Japan in 2015.
Players
Results
Only World Group, World Group Play-off, World Group II, and World Group II Play-off ties are included.
1994–1999
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | World Group, 1st Round | 18–19 July | Frankfurt (GER) | Netherlands | 1–2 | Lost |
1998 | World Group II, Play-off | 25–26 July | Minsk (BLR) | Venezuela | 4–1 | Won |
1999 | World Group II, Quarterfinal | 17–18 April | Minsk (BLR) | Czech Republic | 1–4 | Lost |
World Group II, Round Robin | 21 July | Amsterdam (NED) | Slovenia | 3–0 | Won | |
World Group II, Round Robin | 22 July | Amsterdam (NED) | Netherlands | 0–3 | Lost | |
World Group II, Round Robin | 23 July | Amsterdam (NED) | Japan | 2–0 | Won |
2000–2009
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | World Group II, Play-off | 10–11 July | Bratislava (SVK) | Slovakia | 0–4 | Lost |
2010–2019
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | World Group II, Play-off | 16–17 April | Minsk (BLR) | Estonia | 5–0 | Won |
2012 | World Group II, First Round | 4–5 February | Worcester (USA) | United States | 0–5 | Lost |
World Group II, Play-off | 21–22 April | Yverdon-les-Bains (SUI) | Switzerland | 1–4 | Lost | |
2015 | World Group II, Play-off | 18–19 April | Tokyo (JPN) | Japan | 3–2 | Won |
2016 | World Group II, 1st Round | 6–7 February | Quebec City (CAN) | Canada |
See also
References
External links
- Team page on FedCup.com