Belarus Fed Cup team
| Belarus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Captain | Eduard Dubrou |
| ITF ranking |
8  (14 November 2016) |
| Colors | red & green |
| First year | 1994 |
| Years played | 23 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 95 (67–28) |
| Years in World Group | 1 (0–1) |
| Best finish | World Group QF (2017) |
| 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.
Current team
Most recent year-end rankings are used.
| Name | Born | First | Last | Ties | Win/Loss | Ranks[1][2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Tie | Sin | Dou | Tot | Sin | Dou | ||||
| Azarenka, VictoriaVictoria Azarenka | July 31, 1989 | 2005 | 2016 |  Russia |
19 | 16–4 | 5–1 | 21–5 | 22 | 433 |
| Govortsova, OlgaOlga Govortsova | August 23, 1988 | 2008 | 2016 | Russia |
29 | 20–10 | 5–2 | 25–12 | 69 | 364 |
| Kremen, IlonaIlona Kremen | January 18, 1994 | 2013 | 2014 |  Bulgaria |
7 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 666 | 328 |
| Lapko, VeraVera Lapko | September 29, 1998 | 2015 | 2015 |  Portugal |
3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 590 | 703 |
| Sabalenka, ArynaAryna Sabalenka | May 4, 1998 | 2016 | 2016 | Russia |
1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 548 | 851 |
| Sasnovich, AliaksandraAliaksandra Sasnovich | March 22, 1994 | 2012 | 2016 | Russia |
14 | 9–7 | 5–2 | 14–9 | 103 | 329 |
| Shymanovich, IrynaIryna 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
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 several years competing at that level, the team was promoted to World Group II by defeating Japan in 2015.
Despite the absence of their top player, Victoria Azarenka, Belarus defeated Canada in their 2016 World Group II tie. This victory secured a spot in the 2016 World Group Play-offs, where they upset Russia 3–2. Belarus will compete in the 2017 Fed Cup World Group, which will be the highest level they have reached in Fed Cup play.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | World Group II, Play-off | 10–11 July | Bratislava (SVK) |  Slovakia |
0–4 | Lost |
2010–2019
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
3–2 | Won |
| World Group, Play-off | 16–17 April | Moscow (RUS) | Russia |
3-2 | Won | |
| 2017 | World Group, 1st Round | 11–12 February | TBD (TBD) | TBD |
See also
References
- ↑ "WTA Singles Rankings". Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ↑ "WTA Doubles Rankings". Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ↑ "WTA Year End Singles Rankings - 2010" (PDF). Retrieved 19 September 2015.
External links
- Team page on FedCup.com
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| Editions | |
| World Group | |
| World Group II | |
| 2017 World Group teams | |
| Former World Group teams in the current format (since 1995) | |
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