Canada Billie Jean King Cup team explained

Canada
Captain:Heidi El Tabakh
Itf Rank:1 (November 15, 2023)
Itf Max:1
Itf Max Date:November 15, 2023
Colors:Red & White
First Year:1963
Years Played:55
Ties Played:170 (101–69)
Wg Played:22 (13–20)
Titles:1 (2023)
Player Wins:Aleksandra Wozniak (40–12)
Singles Wins:Aleksandra Wozniak (32–11)
Doubles Wins:Sonya Jeyaseelan (17–2)
Best Doubles:Sonya Jeyaseelan /
Rene Simpson (6–1)
Sharon Fichman /
Marie-Ève Pelletier (6–3)
Most Ties:Aleksandra Wozniak (36)
Most Years:Jill Hetherington (14)

The Canada women's national tennis team represents Canada in the Billie Jean King Cup (previously known as the Federation Cup and the Fed Cup) tennis competition since 1963. They are overseen by Tennis Canada, the governing body of tennis in Canada.

Canada is the reigning Billie Jean King Cup champion, winning the tournanent in 2023. They also reached the semifinals in 1988, and the quarterfinals on four occasions in 1964, 1967, 1987 and 2015. They have only missed one competition since the inaugural edition in 1963.[1]

History

1963–1994: Appearances in the World Group quarterfinals and semifinals

Canada played its first tie in 1963 when the team of Ann Barclay and Louise Brown was defeated 0–3 by Great Britain in World Group first round.[2] Canada and its team of Benita Senn, Vicki Berner and Louise Brown reached the World Group quarterfinals in 1964 with a 2–1 victory over Sweden in the second round, but was defeated 0–3 the next round by Australia.[3] [4] In 1967, Canada made it again to the World Group quarterfinals after beating Switzerland 2–1 in the opening round, but was defeated this time 0–3 by Germany. Team members were Susan Butt, Vicki Berner and Faye Urban.[5] [6]

In 1987, Canada reached the third World Group quarterfinal of its history. The team of Helen Kelesi, Carling Bassett-Seguso and Jill Hetherington defeated Netherlands 3–0 in the first round and the Soviet Union 2–1 in the second round.[7] [8] They were however eliminated 1–2 by Czechoslovakia.[9] Canada had its better run to date when Rene Simpson, Helen Kelesi and Jill Hetherington helped the country reach the World Group semifinals in 1988. Canada beat South Korea 2–1 and Finland 3–0 in the first and second rounds respectively, and then Sweden 3–0 in the quarterfinals.[10] [11] [12] Their run was ended by Czechoslovakia with a score of 0–3.[13]

1995–2009: Moderate success

In 1995, Canada had its second best result with the new World Group format when they made it to the World Group I playoffs after beating Italy 3–2 in the World Group II first round.[14] The squad of Jana Nejedly, Patricia Hy-Boulais, Jill Hetherington and Rene Simpson were then defeated 0–5 by Japan.[15]

In 2006, Canada earned its spot back in the World Group II when team members Aleksandra Wozniak, Stéphanie Dubois and Marie-Ève Pelletier beat Argentina 3–2 in the World Group II playoffs.[16] They were eliminated in the first round the next year by Israel 2–3.[17] Canada was not able to secure its place in the World Group II for the second straight year as the team was eliminated by Argentina in the World Group II playoffs later that year.[18]

2010–13: World Group II contender

In 2010, Canada (team members were Aleksandra Wozniak, Marie-Ève Pelletier, Valérie Tétreault and Sharon Fichman) won the World Group II playoff over Argentina by the convincing score of 5–0 and regained the World Group II.[19]

In the World Group II first round in 2011, Rebecca Marino won the opening match over Aleksandra Krunić and Aleksandra Wozniak lost the second one to Bojana Jovanovski. The next day, Marino lost the third rubber to Jovanovski, but Wozniak tied the meeting thanks to a win over Ana Jovanović. Canada's doubles team of Sharon Fichman and Marie-Ève Pelletier was however eliminated by Jovanovski and Krunić to give the win 3–2 to Serbia.[20] Canada then had to play a playoff to stay in the World Group II for the second straight year, but lost a close tie to Slovenia 2–3.[21]

In 2013, Canada was promoted to the World Group II for the first time since 2011 when the team of Eugenie Bouchard, Gabriela Dabrowski, Sharon Fichman and Stéphanie Dubois beat Ukraine 3–2 in the World Group II playoffs.[22]

2014–15: Run to the World Group

In the first round of the World Group II in 2014, Wozniak won the first rubber over Vesna Dolonc. Bouchard then gave Canada a 2–0 lead after the first day when she beat Jovana Jakšić. In the third rubber the next day, Bouchard defeated Dolonc and secured the victory for Canada. Canadians Dabrowski and Fichman lost the doubles match to Jakšić and Stojanović to end the tie with a 3–1 score in favour of Canada.[23] Canada next played a World Group I playoff in April against Slovakia, the first time since 2004. The first day, Wozniak upset No. 52 Jana Čepelová and Bouchard won her match over Kristína Kučová to end day one with a 2–0 lead for Canada. Bouchard then won her next match the following day over Čepelová to clinch the tie for the host country with an insurmountable 3–0 lead. The win means Canada has its place in the World Group I next year, the first time ever for the country since the introduction of the new World Group format in 1995. Slovaks Janette Husárová and Anna Karolína Schmiedlová beat the Canadian duo of Dabrowski and Fichman to close the meeting with a 3–1 score for Canada.[24]

Canada played their 2015 World Group first round against the reigning champions and number one seed the Czech Republic at home. The team, without its two best players Bouchard and Wozniak in its ranks, lost the four matches of the meeting.[25] Canada had to host Romania in a World Group playoff in April to stay in the World Group for the next year. Françoise Abanda surprised No. 33 Irina-Camelia Begu in the first match, her first Fed Cup win, but Bouchard was upset by Alexandra Dulgheru in the second to end day one in a 1–1 tie. Bouchard and Abanda both lost their matches the next day (to Mitu and Dulgheru respectively) to give the win to Romania. Dabrowski and Fichman defeated the Romanian doubles team of Mitu and Olaru to end the meeting with a 3–2 score in favour of Romania.[26]

2016 to present: Short relegation to the Americas Zone and return to the World Group II

Canada next played a World Group II first round tie at home against Belarus in February 2016, but lost the meeting by a score of 2–3.[27] Canada then played a playoff in April 2016 to secure its place in the World Group II for the next year, but lost a fourth tie in a row with a score of 3–2 for Slovakia. They were relegated in the Americas Zone Group I for 2017, the first time since 2013.[28]

In February 2017, the team of Bianca Andreescu, Charlotte Robillard-Millette, Katherine Sebov and Carol Zhao defeated respectively Venezuela, Bolivia and Paraguay in the Round Robin, and Chile in the promotional playoff.[29] Canada next played in April 2017 at the World Group II play-offs against Kazakhstan. Françoise Abanda won her two singles matches over world No. 51 Yaroslava Shvedova and world No. 31 Yulia Putintseva. 16-year-old Bianca Andreescu lost her first rubber to Putintseva but defeated Shvedova in the second. The doubles team of Gabriela Dabrowski and Katherine Sebov lost the final rubber to Kamila Kerimbayeva and Galina Voskoboeva. Canada won the tie 3-2 and will be back in the World Group II in 2018.[30]

In 2018, the team of Bianca Andreescu, Gabriela Dabrowski, Katherine Sebov and Carol Zhao lost in the first round of the World Group II first round to Romania by the score of 1-3. Zhao and Andreescu lost the two singles matches the first day, respectively to Sorana Cîrstea and Irina-Camelia Begu. The second day, Sebov was defeated by Begu and Canada's doubles team of Dabrowski and Zhao won over Ana Bogdan and Raluca Olaru.[31] In the World Group II play-offs, Andreescu lost the first rubber in three sets to world No. 40 Lesia Tsurenko and Bouchard won her two singles matches over Kateryna Bondarenko and Tsurenko. Dabrowski lost the fourth singles match to Bondarenko, sending the tie to a decisive doubles match. The team of Andreescu and Dabrowski won over Bondarenko and Olga Savchuk to secure Canada's place in the World Group II for a second straight year.[32]

Current team

Rankings as of November 6, 2023

Players representing Canada in 2023
NameBornFirstLastTiesWin/LossRankings
YearTie
26 February 1994201120231012–43–015–4273
27 November 20042023202313-10–03-1258449
1 April 199220132023200–512–712–128
6 September 200220192023712–34–016–33520
16 December 19902011202394–73–27–91761039

Players

See also: List of Canada Fed Cup team representatives.

Most ties played

NameCAN careerTiesdata-sort-type="number"
1.2004–20163640–12
2.2002–20123025–16
2.1983–19963016–20
4.2005–20212824–10
5.1997–20032429–7
5.1988–19982420–16
6.2013–Present2315-12
6.1995–20032320–6
7.2004–20132223–11
8.1991–19981914–15

Most singles wins

NameCAN careerTiesdata-sort-type="number"data-sort-type="number"
1.2004–20163632–118–1
2.1995–20032319–51–1
3.2011–present1012–41–0
3.1997–20032412–517–2
3.2004–20132212–811–3
6.1986–19941711–54–5
7.2000–20031510–36–1
7.1982–19871510–52–4
7.1976–19821810–76–4
7.1988–19982410–710–9
7.1991–19981910–124–3

Most doubles wins

NameCAN careerTiesdata-sort-type="number"data-sort-type="number"
1.1997–20032417–212–5
2.2002–20123016–79–9
3.2013–Present2315-7 0-5
3.2005–20212815–79–3
4.1983–19963013–153–5
5.2004–20132211–312–8
6.1988–19982410–910–7
7.2004–2019368–132–11
8.1999–200187–11–0
8.2000–200387–10–0
9.2000–2003156–110–3
9.1976–1982186–410–7
9.1969–1975186–68–8
9.1981–1985126–62–0

Recent performances

Here is the list of all match-ups since 1995, when the competition started being held in the current World Group format.

1990s

2000s

2010s

YearCompetitionDateSurfaceLocationOpponentScoreResult
2010Americas Zone Group I, Round Robin3 FebClayLambaré (PAR)3–0Win
Americas Zone Group I, Round Robin4 FebClayLambaré (PAR)3–0Win
Americas Zone Group I, Round Robin5 FebClayLambaré (PAR)2–1Win
Americas Zone Group I, Final6 FebClayLambaré (PAR)2–0Win
World Group II, Relegation Play-offs24–25 AprCarpet (i)Montreal (CAN)5–0Win
2011World Group II, 1st Round5–6 FebHard (i)Novi Sad (SRB)2–3Loss
World Group II, Relegation Play-offs16–17 AprClayKoper (SLO)2–3Loss
2012Americas Zone Group I, Round Robin1 FebClayCuritiba (BRA)2–1Win
Americas Zone Group I, Round Robin2 FebClayCuritiba (BRA)0–3Loss
Americas Zone Group I, Round Robin3 FebClayCuritiba (BRA)3–0Win
Americas Zone Group I, 3rd To 4th Play-offs4 FebClayCuritiba (BRA)0–2Loss
2013Americas Zone Group I, Round Robin6 FebClayMedellín (COL)3–0Win
Americas Zone Group I, Round Robin7 FebClayMedellín (COL)3–0Win
Americas Zone Group I, Round Robin8 FebClayMedellín (COL)2–0Win
Americas Zone Group I, Final9 FebClayMedellín (COL)2–1Win
World Group II, Relegation Play-offs20–21 AprClay (i)Kyiv (UKR)3–0Win
2014World Group II, 1st Round8–9 FebHard (i)Montreal (CAN)3–1Win
World Group, relegation play-offs19–20 AprHard (i)Quebec City (CAN)3–1Win
2015World Group, 1st Round7–8 FebHard (i)Quebec City (CAN)0–4Loss
World Group, relegation play-offs18–19 AprHard (i)Montreal (CAN)2–3Loss
2016World Group II, 1st Round6–7 FebHard (i)Quebec City (CAN)2–3Loss
World Group II, Relegation Play-offs16–17 AprClay (i)Bratislava (SVK)2–3Loss
2017Americas Zone Group I, Round Robin7 FebHardMetepec (MEX)2–1Win
Americas Zone Group I, Round Robin8 FebHardMetepec (MEX)3–0Win
Americas Zone Group I, Round Robin9 FebHardMetepec (MEX)3–0Win
Americas Zone Group I, Final11 FebHardMetepec (MEX)2–0Win
World Group II, Relegation Play-offs22–23 AprHard (i)Montreal (CAN)3–2Win
2018World Group II, 1st Round10–11 FebHard (i)Cluj-Napoca (ROU)1–3Loss
World Group II, Relegation Play-offs21–22 AprHard (i)Montreal (CAN)3–2Win
2019World Group II, 1st Round9–10 FebClay (i)Den Bosch (NED)4–0Win
World Group play-offs20–21 AprClay (i)Prostějov (CZE)0–4Loss

2020s

YearCompetitionDateSurfaceLocationOpponentScoreResult
2020–21Qualifying round7–8 FebHard (i)Biel/Bienne (SUI)0–4Loss
Play-offs16–17 AprHard (i)Kraljevo (SRB)4–0Win
Finals (Group A)1 NovHard (i)Prague (CZE)2–1Win
Finals (Group A)2 NovHard (i)Prague (CZE)0–3Loss
2022Qualifying round15–16 AprHard (i)Vancouver (CAN)4–0Win
Finals (Group A)10 NovHard (i)Glasgow (SCO)3–0Win
Finals (Group A)11 NovHard (i)Glasgow (SCO)1–2Loss
2023Qualifying round14–15 AprHard (i)Vancouver (CAN)3–2Win
Finals (Group C)8 NovHard (i)Seville (ESP)3–0Win
Finals (Group C)9 NovHard (i)Seville (ESP)3–0Win
Finals (Semifinals)11 NovHard (i)Seville (ESP)2–1Win
Finals (Final)12 NovHard (i)Seville (ESP)2–0Champion

Head-to-head record

CountryRecordW%HardClayGrassCarpet
12–0100%1–010–01–00–0
7–0100%1–06–00–00–0
7–188%1–16–00–00–0
6–0100%1–05–00–00–0
5–183%2–03–10–00–0
4–0100%2–02–00–00–0
4–267%2–02–20–00–0
4–357%1–03–20–10–0
3–0100%0–03–00–00–0
3–0100%2–01–00–00–0
3–0100%0–03–00–00–0
3–0100%0–03–00–00–0
3–175%0–03–10–00–0
3–175%2–00–11–00–0
3–260%0–02–11–00–1
3–260%1–02–20–00–0
3–443%2–00–40–01–0
2–0100%0–02–00–00–0
2–0100%0–02–00–00–0
2–0100%1–01–00–00–0
2–167%0–01–11–00–0
1–0100%1–00–00–00–0
1–0100%0–01–00–00–0
1–0100%0–01–00–00–0
1–0100%1–00–00–00–0
1–0100%0–01–00–00–0
CountryRecordW%HardClayGrassCarpet
1–0100%0–00–01–00–0
1–0100%1–00–00–00–0
1–0100%0–01–00–00–0
1–0100%1–00–00–00–0
1–150%1–00–00–00–1
1–150%0–01–10–00–0
1–233%0–11–10–00–0
1–233%1–10–10–00–0
1–233%1–10–10–00–0
1–233%1–00–20–00–0
1–325%0–11–20–00–0
1–325%1–00–10–10–1
1–325%1–10–20–00–0
0–10%0–10–00–00–0
0–10%0–00–00–10–0
0–10%0–00–10–00–0
0–10%0–00–10–00–0
0–20%0–00–20–00–0
0–20%0–10–00–10–0
0–30%0–00–30–00–0
0–30%0–00–20–10–0
0–30%0–20–10–00–0
0–40%0–10–20–10–0
0–50%0–10–30–10–0
0–70%0–50–20–00–0
Overall win–loss102–7059%29–1767–435–71–3

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fed Cup profile - Canada. FedCup.com. February 5, 2013. February 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190227183458/https://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team.aspx?id=CAN. dead.
  2. Web site: Tie details - Canada vs. Great Britain. FedCup.com. February 4, 2014.
  3. Web site: Tie details - Canada vs. Sweden. FedCup.com. February 4, 2014.
  4. Web site: Tie details - Canada vs. Australia. FedCup.com. February 4, 2014.
  5. Web site: Tie details - Canada vs. Switzerland. FedCup.com. February 4, 2014.
  6. Web site: Tie details - Canada vs. Germany. FedCup.com. February 4, 2014.
  7. Web site: Tie details - Canada vs. Netherlands. FedCup.com. February 4, 2014.
  8. Web site: Tie details - Canada vs. Soviet Union. FedCup.com. February 4, 2014.
  9. Web site: Tie details - Canada vs. Czechoslovakia. FedCup.com. February 4, 2014.
  10. Web site: Tie details - Canada vs. South Korea. FedCup.com. February 4, 2014.
  11. Web site: Tie details - Canada vs. Finland. FedCup.com. February 4, 2014.
  12. Web site: Tie details - Canada vs. Sweden. FedCup.com. February 4, 2014.
  13. Web site: Tie details - Canada vs. Czechoslovakia. FedCup.com. February 4, 2014.
  14. Web site: Tie details - Canada vs. Italy. FedCup.com. February 4, 2014.
  15. Web site: Tie details - Canada vs. Japan. FedCup.com. February 4, 2014.
  16. Web site: Tie details - Canada vs. Argentina. FedCup.com. February 4, 2014.
  17. Web site: Tie details - Canada vs. Israel. FedCup.com. February 4, 2014.
  18. Web site: Tie details - Canada vs. Argentina. FedCup.com. February 4, 2014.
  19. Web site: Tie details - Canada vs. Argentina. FedCup.com. February 4, 2014.
  20. Web site: Tie details - Canada vs. Serbia. FedCup.com. February 4, 2014.
  21. Web site: Tie details - Canada vs. Slovenia. FedCup.com. February 4, 2014.
  22. Web site: Canada defeats Ukraine in Fed Cup playoff tie. CBC Sports. February 4, 2014.
  23. Web site: Eugenie Bouchard propels Canada to Fed Cup playoffs. CBC Sports. February 9, 2014.
  24. Web site: Eugenie Bouchard, Canada clinch Fed Cup playoff tie. CBC Sports. April 20, 2014.
  25. Web site: Canada swept by Czechs in Fed Cup World Group. Sportsnet.ca. February 8, 2015.
  26. Web site: Eugenie Bouchard loses, Canada falls to Romania at Fed Cup. CBC Sports. April 19, 2015.
  27. Web site: Canada defeated by Belarus 3-2 in Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II first round. Tennis Canada. February 7, 2016.
  28. Web site: Cibulkova ends Canadian comeback. FedCup.com. April 17, 2016.
  29. Web site: Canada advances to the Fed Cup World Group II playoffs. Tennis Canada. February 11, 2017.
  30. Web site: Fed Cup: Andreescu wraps up the tie for Canada. Tennis Canada. April 23, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170424181520/http://www.tenniscanada.com/fed-cup-andreescu-wraps-tie-canada/. April 24, 2017. dead.
  31. Web site: Canada falls 3-1 to Romania in Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II first round play. Tennis Canada. February 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180212142137/https://www.tenniscanada.com/canada-falls-3-1-romania-fed-cup-bnp-paribas-world-group-ii-first-round-play/. February 12, 2018. dead.
  32. News: Tennis: Canada defeats Ukraine at Fed Cup match in Montreal. Montreal Gazette. April 22, 2018.

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