Czech Republic Billie Jean King Cup team
Czech Republic Captain Petr Pála ITF ranking 4 1 (13 November 2023) Highest ITF ranking 1 (2012–2013, 2014–2019) Colors blue & red First year 1963 Years played 50 Ties played (W–L) 155 (114–41) Years in World Group 41 (80–26) Titles 11 (1975 , 1983 , 1984 , 1985 , 1988 , 2011 , 2012 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2018 ) Runners-up 1 (1986 ) Most total wins Helena Suková (57–16)Most singles wins Helena Suková (45–11) Most doubles wins Hana Mandlíková (16–6)Best doubles team Helena Suková / Hana Mandlíková (7–3) Most ties played Helena Suková (54) Most years played Lucie Šafářová (14)
The Czech Republic women's national tennis team is the representative national team of the Czech Republic in Billie Jean King Cup competition. The Czech Republic team in its current incarnation began competing in 1993 . It is seen as the primary successor to the Czechoslovak team, and not Slovakia [citation needed ] , even though the Czechoslovak team included both Czech and Slovak players.
Czechoslovakia won the Billie Jean King Cup five times between 1975 and 1988 (when the competition was known as the Federation Cup), but the victory in 2011 (by which time the competition had been renamed the Fed Cup) was the team's first win as the Czech Republic.[ 1] They have since won the competition five more times, in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018.[ 2] [ 3]
Martina Navratilova , one of the Czechoslovak team's greatest players, helped guide the team to victory in 1975 . In 1981 she became a US citizen and in later tournaments, notably the 1986 Federation Cup final, she played for the United States against her former nation.
Current team
Rankings as of 16 September 2024[update] .
Players
Results
1990–1999
2000–2009
Year
Competition
Date
Location
Opponent
Score
Result
2000
World Group, Round Robin (Group B)
27 April
Bratislava (SVK )
Austria
2–1
Won
World Group, Round Robin (Group B)
28 April
Switzerland
2–1
Won
World Group, Round Robin (Group B)
29 April
Slovakia
2–1
Won
World Group, Semi-final
21 November
Las Vegas (USA )
Spain
1–2
Lost
2001
World Group, Round Robin (Group A)
7 November
Madrid (ESP )
Russia
1–2
Lost
World Group, Round Robin (Group A)
8 November
France
0–3
Lost
World Group, Round Robin (Group A)
9 November
Argentina
1–2
Lost
2002
World Group, 1st Round
27–28 April
Bol (CRO )
Croatia
2–3
Lost
World Group play-offs
20–21 July
Přerov (CZE )
Canada
5–0
Won
2003
World Group, 1st Round
26–27 April
Lowell, MA (USA )
United States
0–5
Lost
World Group play-offs
19–20 July
Durban (RSA )
South Africa
4–1
Won
2004
World Group, 1st Round
24–25 April
Lecce (ITA )
Italy
1–3
Lost
World Group play-offs
10–11 July
Tallinn (EST )
Estonia
3–2
Won
2005
World Group II
23–24 April
Prague (CZE )
Japan
3–2
Won
World Group play-offs
9–10 July
Liberec (CZE )
Italy
2–3
Lost
2006
World Group II
22–23 April
Bangkok (THA )
Thailand
4–1
Won
World Group play-offs
15–16 July
Cagnes-sur-Mer (FRA )
France
2–3
Lost
2007
World Group II
21–22 April
Bratislava (SVK )
Slovakia
5–0
Won
World Group play-offs
14–15 July
Palafrugell (ESP )
Spain
2–3
Lost
2008
World Group II
2–3 February
Brno (CZE )
Slovakia
3–2
Won
World Group play-offs
26–27 April
Ramat HaSharon (ISR )
Israel
3–2
Won
2009
World Group, 1st Round
7–8 February
Brno (CZE )
Spain
4–1
Won
World Group, Semi-Final
25–26 April
Brno (CZE )
United States
2–3
Lost
2010–2019
Year
Competition
Date
Location
Opponent
Score
Result
2010
World Group, 1st Round
6–7 February
Brno (CZE )
Germany
3–2
Won
World Group, Semi-Final
24–25 April
Rome (ITA )
Italy
0–5
Lost
2011
World Group, 1st Round
5–6 February
Bratislava (SVK )
Slovakia
3–2
Won
World Group, Semi-Final
16–17 April
Charleroi (BEL )
Belgium
3–2
Won
World Group, Final
5–6 November
Moscow (RUS )
Russia
3–2
Champion
2012
World Group, 1st Round
4–5 February
Stuttgart (GER )
Germany
4–1
Won
World Group, Semi-Final
21–22 April
Ostrava (CZE )
Italy
4–1
Won
World Group, Final
3–4 November
Prague (CZE )
Serbia
3–2
Champion
2013
World Group, 1st Round
9–10 February
Ostrava (CZE )
Australia
4–0
Won
World Group, Semi-Final
20–21 April
Palermo (ITA )
Italy
1–3
Lost
2014
World Group, 1st Round
8–9 February
Seville (ESP )
Spain
3–2
Won
World Group, Semi-Final
20–21 April
Ostrava (CZE )
Italy
4–0
Won
World Group, Final
3–1 November
Prague (CZE )
Germany
3–1
Champion
2015
World Group, 1st Round
7–8 February
Quebec City (CAN )
Canada
4–0
Won
World Group, Semi-Final
18–19 April
Ostrava (CZE )
France
3–1
Won
World Group, Final
14–15 November
Prague (CZE )
Russia
3–2
Champion
2016
World Group, 1st Round
6–7 February
Cluj-Napoca (ROU )
Romania
3–2
Won
World Group, Semi-Final
16–17 April
Lucerne (SUI )
Switzerland
3–2
Won
World Group, Final
12–13 November
Strasbourg (FRA )
France
3–2
Champion
2017
World Group, 1st Round
11–12 February
Ostrava (CZE )
Spain
3–2
Won
World Group, Semi-Final
22–23 April
Tampa (USA )
United States
2–3
Lost
2018
World Group, 1st Round
10–11 February
Prague (CZE )
Switzerland
3–1
Won
World Group, Semi-Final
21–22 April
Stuttgart (GER )
Germany
4–1
Won
World Group, Final
10–11 November
Prague (CZE )
United States
3–0
Champion
2019
World Group, 1st Round
9–10 February
Ostrava (CZE )
Romania
2–3
Lost
World Group play-offs
20–21 April
Prostějov (CZE )
Canada
4–0
Won
2020–2029
See also
References
External links
Current champions (2023): Canada
Editions by year World Group / Finals Qualifying rounds Play-offs World Group II 2024 BJK Cup finals teamsFormer World Group teams (in the current format, since 1995) Players