Croatia Billie Jean King Cup team explained

Croatia
Type:	Fed
Captain:	Marin Bradarić
Itf Rank:	24 (24 April 2017)
Colors:	red & white
First Year:	1992
Years Played:	29
Ties Played:	107 (60–47)
Wg Played:	14 (5–12)
Best:	World Group QF (2002)
Player Wins:	Ana Konjuh (22–11)
Singles Wins:	Iva Majoli (15–14)
Doubles Wins:	Darija Jurak (18–8)
Best Doubles:	Jurak & Konjuh (8–4)
Most Ties:	Darija Jurak (27)
Most Years:	Iva Majoli (11) Jelena Kostanić Tošić (11)

The Croatia women's national tennis team represents Croatia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Croatian Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I.

History

Prior to 1992 see Yugoslavia Fed Cup team

Croatia competed in its first Fed Cup in 1992 and qualified for the first time in World Group in 1993. They reached the Quarterfinals in 2002.

Current team

The following players were called up for the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone matches in April 2024.

width=150	Player	width=80	Singles WTA Rank	width=80	Doubles WTA Rank	width=80	First year played	width=80	Total Win/Loss	width=80	Singles Win/Loss	width=80	Doubles Win/Loss
Donna Vekić	37	225		13–7	3–1	16–8
Petra Martić	59	1263		9–7	4–4	13–11
Antonia Ružić	210	818		1–5	1–2	0–1
Lea Bošković	217	773		3–3	0–0	3–3
Iva Primorac	502	767		0–0	0–0	0–0

Players

Key

	Still active for the national team
	Still playing active tennis

width=125	Player	width=100	W–L (Total)	width=100	W–L (Singles)	width=100	W–L (Doubles)	width=50	Ties	width=100	Career	width=50	Years
	–1	–1	–0	1	2004	1
	–2	–1	–1	2	2006–2007	2
	–2	–1	–1	1	2018	1
	–3	–3	–0	10	2018–	3
	–3	–0	–3	4	2023–	1
	–6	–4	–2	16	1992–1995	4
*	–6	–6	–0	7	2019–2020	2
	–8	–0	–8	27	2003–2020	10
*	–11	–7	–4	23	2013–2022	6
	–20	–13	–7	21	1998–2010	11
	–1	–0	–1	1	1998	1
	–5	–5	–0	4	2004–2007	3
	–3	–1	–2	9	1996–1998	3
*	–7	–5	–2	9	2016–2019	4
	–19	–14	–5	22	1993–2004	11
	–5	–4	–1	6	2001–2009	3
	–5	–3	–2	10	2022–	2
	–11	–7	–4	19	2008–	6
	–2	–1	–1	4	1992	1
	–4	–2	–2	6	2001–2006	4
	–5	–2	–3	7	2011–2012	2
	–4	–3	–1	7	2012–2014	3
	–6	–1	–5	18	1992–1997	5
	–8	–3	–5	7	2010–2016	3
	–5	–4	–1	4	2005–2008	3
	–2	–2	–0	8	1992–1995	2
	–2	–2	–0	2	2011	1
	–0	–0	–0	4	2024–	1
	–5	–2	–3	9	2020–	3
	–7	–5	–2	9	2001–2006	6
	–12	–5	–7	16	1993–2003	6
*	–7	–3	–4	8	2010–2011	2
	–8	–7	–1	23	2012–	7
	–3	–1	–2	5	2007–2015	4
	–7	–3	–4	8	2020–	3

Managers

Name	Tenure	Ties	Won	Lost	Win %	Best Result
	1992–1993	12	10	2	83.3	1993 World Group
	1994	1	0	1	0	1994 World Group
	1995–1999	14	9	5	64.3	1999 World Group
	2000	3	0	3	0	2000 World Group
	2001–2011	27	11	16	40.7	2002 Quarterfinals
	2012–2024	46	26	20	56.5	2022 Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs
	2024–present	4	4	0	100.0	2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs
Totals		107	60	47	56.1

Recent performances

Here is the list of all match-ups since 1992, when Croatia started competing as a separate nation.

1990s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	1992 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone – Pool B, Pool stage	13 Apr	Athens (GRE)		2–1	Win
		14 Apr	Athens (GRE)		3–0	Win
		15 Apr	Athens (GRE)		2–0	Win
	1992 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Quarterfinals	16 Apr	Athens (GRE)		3–0	Win
	1992 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Semifinals	17 Apr	Athens (GRE)		2–1	Win
	1992 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Final	18 Apr	Athens (GRE)		1–2	Loss
1993	1993 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone – Pool A, Pool stage	11 May	Nottingham (ENG)		3–0	Win
		12 May	Nottingham (ENG)		3–0	Win
		13 May	Nottingham (ENG)		3–0	Win
	1993 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone – Play-offs	15 May	Nottingham (ENG)		2–1	Win
	1993 Federation Cup World Group, First round	20 Jul	Frankfurt (GER)		0–3	Loss
	1993 Federation Cup World Group play-offs	22 Jul	Frankfurt (GER)		3–2	Win
1994	1994 Federation Cup World Group, First round	19 Jul	Frankfurt (GER)		1–2	Loss
1995	1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool D, Pool stage	17 Apr	Murcia (ESP)		1–2	Loss
		18 Apr	Murcia (ESP)		3–0	Win
		19 Apr	Murcia (ESP)		1–2	Loss
1996	1996 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool C, Pool stage	22 Apr	Murcia (ESP)		3–0	Win
		23 Apr	Murcia (ESP)		3–0	Win
		24 Apr	Murcia (ESP)		1–2	Loss
	1996 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Knockout Stage, Semifinals	25 Apr	Murcia (ESP)		3–0	Win
	1996 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Knockout Stage, Finals	26 Apr	Murcia (ESP)		2–1	Win
	1996 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs	13–14 July	Viña del Mar (CHI)		5–0	Win
1997	1997 Fed Cup World Group II	1–2 March	Zagreb (CRO)		4–1	Win
	1997 Fed Cup World Group play-offs	12–13 July	Frankfurt (GER)		2–3	Loss
1998	1998 Fed Cup World Group II	25–26 Apr	Dubrovnik (CRO)		4–1	Win
	1998 Fed Cup World Group play-offs	25–26 Jul	Bol (CRO)		3–2	Win
1999	1999 Fed Cup World Group, 1st round	17–18 Apr	Raleigh, North Carolina (USA)		0–5	Loss

2000s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	2000 Fed Cup World Group, Pool A	27 Apr	Bari (ITA)		1–2	Loss
		28 Apr	Bari (ITA)		1–2	Loss
		29 Apr	Bari (ITA)		0–3	Loss
2001	2001 Fed Cup World Group play-offs, First round	28–29 Apr	Bassano del Grappa (ITA)		1–4	Loss
	2001 Fed Cup World Group play-offs, Second round – Bottom section	21–22 Jul			4–1	Win
2002	2002 Fed Cup World Group, First round	28–29 Apr	Bol (CRO)		3–1	Win
	2002 Fed Cup World Group, Quarterfinals	20–21 Jul	Pörtschach (AUT)		1–4	Loss
2003	2003 Fed Cup World Group, First round	26–27 Apr	Moscow (RUS)		1–4	Loss
	2003 Fed Cup World Group play-offs	19–20 Jul	Varaždin (CRO)		4–1	Win
2004	2004 Fed Cup World Group, First round	24–25 Apr	Bree (BEL)		2–3	Loss
	2004 Fed Cup World Group play-offs	10–11 Jul	São Paulo (BRA)		4–1	Win
2005	2005 Fed Cup World Group II	23–24 Apr	Phuket (THA)		3–2	Win
	2005 Fed Cup World Group play-offs	9–10 Jul	Bol (CRO)		1–4	Loss
2006	2006 Fed Cup World Group II	22–23 Apr	Zagreb (CRO)		3–2	Win
	2006 Fed Cup World Group play-offs	15–16 Jul	Umag (CRO)		2–3	Loss
2007	2007 Fed Cup World Group II	21–22 Apr	Fürth (GER)		1–4	Loss
	2007 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs	14–15 Jul	Split (CRO)		3–2	Win
2008	2008 Fed Cup World Group II	2–3 Feb	Miki (JPN)		1–4	Loss
	2008 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs	26–27 Apr	Zagreb (CRO)		2–3	Loss
2009	2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool D	5 Feb	Tallinn (EST)		1–2	Loss
		6 Feb	Tallinn (EST)		2–1	Win
	2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (5th)	7 Feb	Tallinn (EST)		2–0	Win

2010s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B	3 Feb	Lisbon (POR)		2–1	Win
		4 Feb	Lisbon (POR)		1–2	Loss
		5 Feb	Lisbon (POR)		0–3	Loss
	2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (9th)	6 Feb	Lisbon (POR)		1–2	Loss
2011	2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool C	2 Feb	Eilat (ISR)		0–3	Loss
		3 Feb	Eilat (ISR)		0–3	Loss
		4 Feb	Eilat (ISR)		3–0	Win
	2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (5th)	5 Feb	Eilat (ISR)		0–2	Loss
2012	2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool D	1 Feb	Eilat (ISR)		1–2	Loss
		2 Feb	Eilat (ISR)		0–3	Loss
		3 Feb	Eilat (ISR)		2–1	Win
	2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (9th)	5 Feb	Eilat (ISR)		2–0	Win
2013	2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool A	6 Feb	Eilat (ISR)		2–1	Win
		7 Feb	Eilat (ISR)		3–0	Win
		8 Feb	Eilat (ISR)		3–0	Win
	2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (promotional)	9 Feb	Eilat (ISR)		1–2	Loss
2014	2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool A	4 Feb	Budapest (HUN)		0–3	Loss
		5 Feb	Budapest (HUN)		3–0	Win
		7 Feb	Budapest (HUN)		0–3	Loss
	2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (9th)	9 Feb	Budapest (HUN)		2–1	Win
2015	2015 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool D	4 Feb	Budapest (HUN)		3–0	Win
		5 Feb	Budapest (HUN)		2–1	Win
		6 Feb	Budapest (HUN)		2–1	Win
	2015 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (promotional)	7 Feb	Budapest (HUN)		0–2	Loss
2016	2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool C	3 Feb	Eilat (ISR)		2–1	Win
		4 Feb	Eilat (ISR)		2–1	Win
		5 Feb	Eilat (ISR)		1–2	Loss
	2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (5th)	6 Feb	Eilat (ISR)		2–0	Win
2017	2017 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B	8 Feb	Tallinn (EST)		3–0	Win
		10 Feb	Tallinn (EST)		2–1	Win
	2017 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (promotional)	11 Feb	Tallinn (EST)		1–2	Loss
2018	2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool C	7 Feb	Tallinn (EST)		2–1	Win
		8 Feb	Tallinn (EST)		2–1	Win
		9 Feb	Tallinn (EST)		0–3	Loss
	2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (5th)	10 Feb	Tallinn (EST)		1–2	Loss
2019	2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B	6 Feb	Bath (UK)		2–1	Win
		7 Feb	Bath (UK)		2–1	Win
		8 Feb	Bath (UK)		1–2	Loss
	2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (5th)	9 Feb	Bath (UK)		0–2	Loss

2020s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2020–21	2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool A	5 Feb	Tallinn (EST)		2–1	Win
		7 Feb	Tallinn (EST)		0–3	Loss
	2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (promotional)	8 Feb	Tallinn (EST)		0–2	Loss
2022	2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B	11 Apr	Antalya (TUR)		3–0	Win
		12 Apr	Antalya (TUR)		3–0	Win
		13 Apr	Antalya (TUR)		1–2	Loss
		14 Apr	Antalya (TUR)		3–0	Win
		15 Apr	Antalya (TUR)		2–1	Win
	2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (promotional)	16 Apr	Antalya (TUR)		2–0	Win
	2022 Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs	11–12 Nov	Rijeka (CRO)		1–3	Loss
2023	2023 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B	10 Apr	Antalya (TUR)		1–2	Loss
		11 Apr	Antalya (TUR)		0–3	Loss
		12 Apr	Antalya (TUR)		0–3	Loss
		13 Apr	Antalya (TUR)		0–3	Loss
		14 Apr	Antalya (TUR)		3–0	Win
2024	2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool A	9 Apr	Vilnius (LTU)		3–0	Win
		10 Apr	Vilnius (LTU)		3–0	Win
	2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs (1st to 3rd)	12 Apr	Vilnius (LTU)		3–0	Win
		13 Apr	Vilnius (LTU)		2–0	Win

Statistics

Since 1992 (Last updated: Croatia – Lithuania ; 13 April 2024)

Record

• Champion: 0 times
• Runner-up: 0 times
• Lost in Semifinals: 0 times
• Lost in Quarterfinals: 1 time
• Lost in First Round: 6 times (including pool stage in 2000)
• Not in World Group: 14 times
• Total: 60–47 (56.1%)

Head-to-head record (1992–)

FC team
	1	1	0
	5	4	1
	4	2	2
	5	2	3
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	2	0
	2	2	0
	5	3	2
	1	1	0
	1	1	0
	1	1	0
	2	1	1
	1	1	0
	5	3	2
	4	4	0
	5	0	5
	2	0	2
	2	1	1
	3	1	2
	1	1	0
	3	2	1
	3	0	3
	2	1	1
	2	2	0
	1	1	0
	2	2	0
	1	1	0
	3	1	2
	1	1	0
	1	1	0
	2	0	2
	3	3	0
	4	1	3
	3	1	2
	5	1	4
	2	1	1
	1	0	1
	1	0	1
	3	2	1
	2	0	2
	1	1	0
	5	5	0
	1	0	1
	1	0	1
	1	1	0
	1	1	0
Total (45)	107	60	47

Record against continents

Africa	Asia	Europe	North America	Oceania	South America
		FR Yugoslavia
Record: 1-1 (50%)	Record: 3-1 (75%)	Record: 51-44 (53.7%)	Record: 0-1 (0%)	Record:	Record: 5-0 (100%)

Record by decade:

• 2020–2029: 11–8 (57.9%)
• 2010–2019: 21–18 (53.8%)
• 2000–2009: 9–13 (40.9%)
• 1992–1999: 19–8 (70.4%)

Has never played against 20 countries which, at one point or another, played in the World Group: Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Slovakia, South Korea, Uruguay.