Serbia Billie Jean King Cup 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.

Serbia
CaptainDušan Vemić
ITF ranking21 Steady (12 November 2018)
Highest ITF ranking4 (23 April 2012)
Colorsred & white
First year1995
Years played24
Ties played (W–L)81 (50–31)
Years in
World Group
7 (4–5)
Runners-up1 (2012)
Most total winsJelena Janković (34–16)
Most singles winsJelena Janković (27–11)
Most doubles winsDragana Zarić (15–11)
Sabrina Goleš (15–5)
Best doubles teamKatarina Mišić /
Dragana Zarić (6–0)
Sabrina Goleš /
Renata Šašak (6–3)
Most ties playedDragana Zarić (37)
Most years playedJelena Janković (12)

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

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

Player Singles Rank Doubles Rank First year played No. of ties Total Win/Loss Singles Win/Loss Doubles Win/Loss
Aleksandra Krunić 57 46 2009 13 11–7 6–4 5–3
Olga Danilović 112 124 2018 3 3–3 3–0 0–3
Ivana Jorović 117 690 2015 11 11–7 7–4 4–3
Nina Stojanović 248 99 2014 9 5–7 1–4 4–3
 
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

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

Player WTA Rank First year played Total Win/Loss Singles Win/Loss Doubles Win/Loss Last year played
Dejana Radanović 213 2017 2–3 2–1 0–2 2018
Jovana Jakšić 277 2014 2–3 0–2 2–1 2016
Bojana Marinković
65 ITF
2017 0–3 0–0 0–3 2018
Jelena Janković Inactive
(72)*
2001 34–16 27–11 7–5 2016
Doroteja Erić Inactive 2015 DNP 0–0 0–0 0–0 2015 DNP
Ana Ivanovic Retired 2006 20–9 17–7 3–2 2015
Bojana Jovanovski Petrović Retired 2010 6–11 4–9 2–2 2014 (2016 DNP)
Vesna Dolonc Retired 2013 1–4 1–3 0–1 2014
Vojislava Lukić Retired 2007 2–2 1–2 1–0 2007 (2015 DNP)
  • *Special ranking
  • WTA rankings as of 4 February 2019

History

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Before 1992

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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

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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.

Year Name of the country Years played Ties played Years in World Group Best result
19691992   Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRJ) 19 53
(24–29)
Main Draw Semifinals 1984
19952003   Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SRJ) 9 34
(20–14)
0 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I Play–offs 2002, 2003
20042006   Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) 3 11
(7–4)
0 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I Play–offs 2004, 2006
2007   Serbia (SRB) 12 36
(23–13)
3
(2–3)
Final 2012
1969 Overall 43 134
(74–60)
3
(2–3)
Final 2012

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

Results

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Tournament 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 W–L
Federation Cup
World Group A A A A A A 2R 2R QF A 1R 1R 1R 2R A 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R QF SF 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R Q1 1R A Susp. 22–27
Europe/Africa Zone Not Held QF 2–2
Win–loss 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 4–2 2–2 0–3 2–2 24–29
Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 W–L
Fed Cup
World Group A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A QF A F QF A A A A A 2–3
World Group play-offs A A A A A NH A A A A A A A A W L W A L A A A A A 2–2
World Group II A A A A A Not Held A A A A W A W A A L A L A A 2–2
World Group II play-offs A A A A A A A L W A A A A A L W L L A 2–4
Europe/Africa Zone Group I A 13-16 A 9-12 13-16 A 5-8 PO PO PO 7-8 PO W W A A A A A A W A W PO 29–19
Europe/Africa Zone Group II W A W A A W A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 13–1
Win–loss 4–1 0–3 5–0 1–2 0–3 4–0 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 3–1 3–2 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 0–2 4–1 2–1 74–60
Year End Ranking 32 32 28 31 24 19 14 7 11 7 4 4 6 10 24 17 21

Match-ups since 2007 under present name Serbia

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Year Competition Date Surface Location Opponent Score Result
2007 Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool C 18 Apr clay Plovdiv, Bulgaria   Estonia 3 : 0 Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool C 19 Apr clay Plovdiv, Bulgaria   Sweden 1 : 2 Lost
Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool C 20 Apr clay Plovdiv, Bulgaria   Slovenia 2 : 1 Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-offs 21 Apr clay Plovdiv, Bulgaria   Romania 2 : 1 Won
World Group II play-offs 14–15 Jul hard (i) Košice, Slovakia   Slovakia 1 : 4 Lost
2008 Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool D 31 Jan carpet (i) Budapest, Hungary   Poland 2 : 1 Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool D 1 Feb carpet (i) Budapest, Hungary   Romania 2 : 1 Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-offs 2 Feb carpet (i) Budapest, Hungary   Netherlands 2 : 0 Won
World Group II play-offs 26–27 Apr hard (i) Zagreb, Croatia   Croatia 3 : 2 Won
2009 World Group II 7–8 Feb hard (i) Belgrade, Serbia   Japan 4 : 1 Won
World Group play-offs 25–26 Apr clay Lleida, Spain   Spain 4 : 0 Won
2010 World Group 1st Round 6–7 Feb hard (i) Belgrade, Serbia   Russia 2 : 3 Lost
World Group play-offs 24–25 Apr clay (i) Belgrade, Serbia   Slovakia 2 : 3 Lost
2011 World Group II 5–6 Feb hard (i) Novi Sad, Serbia   Canada 3 : 2 Won
World Group play-offs 16–17 Apr clay (i) Bratislava, Slovakia   Slovakia 3 : 2 Won
2012 World Group 1st Round 4–5 Feb hard (i) Charleroi, Belgium   Belgium 3 : 2 Won
World Group Semifinals 21–22 Apr clay (i) Moscow, Russia   Russia 3 : 2 Won
World Group Final 3–4 Nov hard (i) Prague, Czech Republic   Czech Republic 1 : 3 Runner-up
2013 World Group 1st Round 9–10 Feb hard (i) Niš, Serbia   Slovakia 2 : 3 Lost
World Group play-offs 20–21 Apr clay Stuttgart, Germany   Germany 2 : 3 Lost
2014 World Group II 8–9 Feb hard (i) Montreal, Canada   Canada 1 : 4 Lost
World Group II play-offs 19–20 Apr clay Bucharest, Romania   Romania 1 : 4 Lost
2015 Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool A 4 Feb hard (i) Budapest, Hungary   Austria 3 : 0 Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool A 5 Feb hard (i) Budapest, Hungary   Hungary 2 : 1 Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-offs 7 Feb hard (i) Budapest, Hungary   Croatia 2 : 0 Won
World Group II play-offs 18–19 Apr hard Novi Sad, Serbia   Paraguay 4 : 1 Won
2016 World Group II 6–7 Feb hard (i) Kraljevo, Serbia   Spain 0 : 4 Lost
World Group II play-offs 16–17 Apr clay (i) Belgrade, Serbia   Belgium 2 : 3 Lost
2017 Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool D 8 Feb hard (i) Tallinn, Estonia   Estonia 2 : 1 Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool D 9 Feb hard (i) Tallinn, Estonia   Bulgaria 2 : 1 Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool D 10 Feb hard (i) Tallinn, Estonia   Israel 2 : 1 Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-offs 11 Feb hard (i) Tallinn, Estonia   Poland 2 : 1 Won
World Group II play-offs 22–23 Apr hard (i) Zrenjanin, Serbia   Australia 0 : 4 Lost
2018 Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool A 7 Feb hard (i) Tallinn, Estonia   Bulgaria 2 : 1 Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool A 9 Feb hard (i) Tallinn, Estonia   Georgia 2 : 1 Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-offs 10 Feb hard (i) Tallinn, Estonia   Latvia 1 : 2 Lost

Former teams

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Captains

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See also

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References

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  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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