Japan Billie Jean King Cup team
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Captain | Ai Sugiyama |
ITF ranking | 15 ![]() |
Colors | Red & White |
First year | 1964 |
Years played | 52 |
Ties played (W–L) | 160 (96–64) |
Years in World Group | 30 (12–27) |
Best finish | World Group SF (1996) |
Most total wins | Kazuko Sawamatsu (44–10) |
Most singles wins | Kazuko Sawamatsu (25–5) |
Most doubles wins | Kazuko Sawamatsu (19–5) |
Best doubles team | Shuko Aoyama / Eri Hozumi (10–2) |
Most ties played | Kazuko Sawamatsu (30) |
Most years played | Ai Sugiyama (12) |
The Japan women's national tennis team represents Japan in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Japan Tennis Association. They were most recently promoted to the 2019 Fed Cup World Group II after defeating Great Britain in the 2018 World Group II Play-offs.
History
[edit]Japan competed in its first Fed Cup in 1964. They achieved their best result by reaching the semifinals in 1996.
- Nao Hibino (singles)
- Mai Hontama (singles)
- Moyuka Uchijima (singles)
- Shuko Aoyama (doubles)
- Ena Shibahara (doubles)
Results
[edit]Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | Group I,Asia/Oceania Pool A Round Robin, 1st Round | 21 April | Ariake Tennis Park and Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() | 2–1 | Won |
Group I,Asia/Oceania Pool A Round Robin, 1st Round | 22 April | Tokyo, Japan | ![]() | 3–0 | Won | |
Group I,Asia/Oceania Pool A Round Robin, 1st Round | 23 April | Tokyo, Japan | ![]() | 2–0 | Won | |
Group I,Asia/Oceania Pool A Round Robin, 1st Round | 25 April | Tokyo, Japan | ![]() | 2–0 | Won | |
Group I,Asia/Oceania Play-offs | 26 April | Tokyo, Japan | ![]() | 3–0 | Won | |
World Group Play-Offs | 19–20 July | Gifu, Japan | ![]() | 4–1 | Won | |
2004 | World Group | 24–25 April | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ![]() | 2–3 | Loss |
World Group Play-Offs | 10–11 July | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ![]() | 3–2 | Won | |
2005 | World Group II, 1st Round | 23–24 April | Prague, Czech Republic | ![]() | 2–3 | Loss |
World Group II, Playoffs | 9–10 July | Tokyo, Japan | ![]() | 4–1 | Won | |
2006 | World Group II, 1st Round | 22–23 April | Tokyo, Japan | ![]() | 4–1 | Won |
World Group I, Playoffs | 15–16 July | Tokyo, Japan | ![]() | 5–0 | Won | |
2007 | World Group I, 1st Round | 21–22 April | Limoges, France | ![]() | 0–5 | Loss |
World Group I, Playoffs | 14–15 July | Toyota, Japan | ![]() | 2–3 | Loss | |
2008 | World Group II, 1st Round | 2–3 February | Miki-shi, Japan | ![]() | 4–1 | Won |
World Group I, Playoffs | 26–27 April | Tokyo, Japan | ![]() | 1–4 | Loss | |
2009 | World Group II, 1st Round | 7–8 February | Belgrade, Serbia | ![]() | 1–4 | Loss |
World Group II, Playoffs | 25–26 April | Gdynia, Poland | ![]() | 2–3 | Loss | |
2010 | Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group A Round Robin, 1st Round | 3 February | National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() | 3–0 | Won |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group A Round Robin, 1st Round | 4 February | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() | 3–0 | Won | |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group A Round Robin, 1st Round | 5 February | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() | 3–0 | Won | |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Promotional Play-off | 6 February | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() | 2–1 | Won | |
World Group II, Playoff | 24–25 April | Maribor, Slovenia | ![]() | 1–4 | Loss | |
2011 | Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round | 2 February | National Tennis Centre, Nonthaburi, Thailand | ![]() | 2–1 | Won |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round | 3 February | Nonthaburi, Thailand | ![]() | 3–0 | Won | |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round | 4 February | Nonthaburi, Thailand | ![]() | 3–0 | Won | |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Promotional Play-off | 5 February | Nonthaburi, Thailand | ![]() | 3–0 | Won | |
World Group II, Play-off | 16–17 July | Bourbon Beans Dome, Miki, Hyogo, Japan | ![]() | 4–0 | Won | |
2012 | World Group II, 1st Round | 4–5 February | Bourbon Beans Dome, Miki, Hyogo, Japan | ![]() | 5–0 | Won |
World Group II, Play-off | 21–22 April | Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() | 4–1 | Won | |
2013 | World Group I, 1st Round | 9–10 February | Olympic (Indoor) Stadium, Moscow, Russia | ![]() | 2–3 | Loss |
World Group I, Play-off | 20–21 April | Real Club de Polo, Barcelona, Spain | ![]() | 0–4 | Loss | |
2014 | World Group II, 1st Round | 8–9 February | Pilara Tennis Club, Pilar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | ![]() | 1–3 | Loss |
World Group II, Play-off | 19–20 April | Maaspoort Sports and Events Arena, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | ![]() | 2–3 | Loss | |
2015 | Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round | 4 February | Guangdong Olympic Tennis Centre, Guangzhou, China | ![]() | 3–0 | Won |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round | 5 February | Guangzhou, China | ![]() | 3–0 | Won | |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round | 6 February | Guangzhou, China | ![]() | 3–0 | Won | |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Promotional Play-off | 7 February | Guangzhou, China | ![]() | 2–0 | Won | |
World Group II, Play-off | 18–19 April | Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() | 2–3 | Loss | |
2016 | Group I, Asia/Oceania, Pool A Round Robin, 1st round | 3 February | True Arena Hua Hin, Hua Hin, Thailand | ![]() | 1–2 | Loss |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Pool A Round Robin, 1st round | 4 February | Hua Hin, Thailand | ![]() | 2–1 | Won | |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Pool A Round Robin, 1st round | 5 February | Hua Hin, Thailand | ![]() | 2–1 | Won | |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Promotional Play-off | 6 February | Hua Hin, Thailand | ![]() | 1–2 | Loss | |
2017 | Group I,Asia/Oceania, Pool B Round Robin, 1st round | 8 February | National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan | ![]() | 3–0 | Won |
Group I,Asia/Oceania, Pool B Round Robin, 1st round | 9 February | Astana, Kazakhstan | ![]() | 3–0 | Won | |
Group I,Asia/Oceania, Pool B Round Robin, 1st round | 10 February | Astana, Kazakhstan | ![]() | 3–0 | Won | |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Promotional Play-off | 11 February | Astana, Kazakhstan | ![]() | 1-2 | Loss | |
2018 | Group I,Asia/Oceania, Pool B Round Robin, 1st round | 7 February | R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India | ![]() | 3–0 | Won |
Group I,Asia/Oceania, Pool B Round Robin, 1st round | 8 February | New Delhi, India | ![]() | 3–0 | Won | |
Group I,Asia/Oceania, Pool B Round Robin, 1st round | 9 February | New Delhi, India | ![]() | 3–0 | Won | |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Promotional Play-off | 10 February | New Delhi, India | ![]() | 2–1 | Won | |
World Group II, Play-off | 21–22 April | Bourbon Beans Dome, Miki, Hyogo, Japan[1] | ![]() | 3–2 | Won | |
2019 | World Group II, 1st Round | 9–10 February | Kitakyushu Sogo Gymnastic Hall, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan | ![]() | 2–3 | Loss |
World Group II, Play-off | 20–21 April | Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japan | ![]() | 4–0 | Won |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "JTA_PR_Team". Japan Tennis Association Twitter Account (Japanese). Retrieved 2018-02-15.
External links
[edit]- Team page on BillieJeanKingCup.com, the official website of the Billie Jean King Cup