Serbia Billie Jean King Cup team explained

Serbia
Type:Fed
Itf Rank:21 (12 November 2018)
Itf Max:4
Itf Max Date:23 April 2012
Colors:red & white
First Year:1995
Years Played:24
Ties Played:81 (50–31)
Wg Played:7 (4–5)
Runners-Up:1 (2012)
Player Wins:Jelena Janković (34–16)
Singles Wins:Jelena Janković (27–11)
Doubles Wins:Dragana Zarić (15–11)
Sabrina Goleš (15–5)
Best Doubles:Katarina Mišić /
Dragana Zarić (6–0)
Sabrina Goleš /
Renata Šašak (6–3)
Most Ties:Dragana Zarić (37)
Most Years:Jelena Janković (12)

The Serbian Billie Jean King Cup team represents Serbia in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Tennis Federation of Serbia. They will compete in 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I at Venue 1 in Bath, United Kingdom. From 5 June 2006, the team is playing under the name of Serbia.

The team reached the 2012 final after beating Belgium and Russia in away ties and lost to Czech Republic in Prague in their first Fed Cup final.

The Olympic Committee of Serbia declared the Fed Cup team as the best female team of the year in 2012.

Current team

The following players were called up for the Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I in February 2019.[1]

width=20% Playerwidth=10% Singles Rankwidth=10% Doubles Rankwidth=12% First year playedwidth=12% No. of tieswidth=12% Total Win/Losswidth=12% Singles Win/Losswidth=12% Doubles Win/Loss
Aleksandra Krunić574620091311–76–45–3
Olga Danilović112124201833–33–00–3
Ivana Jorović11769020151111–77–44–3
Nina Stojanović24899201495–71–44–3

Recent call-ups

The following players were part of a team in the last few years.[2]

width=25% Playerwidth=12% WTA Rankwidth=12% First year playedwidth=13% Total Win/Losswidth=13% Singles Win/Losswidth=13% Doubles Win/Losswidth=12% Last year played
Dejana Radanović213 20172–32–10–2 2018
Jovana Jakšić277 20142–30–22–1 2016
Bojana Marinković
65 ITF
20170–30–00–3 2018
Jelena JankovićInactive
(72)*
200134–16 27–11 7–5 2016
Doroteja ErićInactive 2015 DNP0–00–00–0 2015 DNP
Ana IvanovicRetired 200620–9 17–7 3–2 2015
Bojana Jovanovski PetrovićRetired 20106–114–92–2 2014 (2016 DNP)
Vesna DoloncRetired 20131–41–30–1 2014
Vojislava LukićRetired 20072–21–21–0 2007 (2015 DNP)

History

Before 1992

See also: Yugoslavia Fed Cup team. Serbia, together with other former Yugoslavian countries, competed in its first Fed Cup in 1969, as Yugoslavian Fed Cup team until 1992. Yugoslavia reached the semifinals in 1984, with 1977 French Open champion, Mima Jaušovec and Sabrina Goleš in the team.

From 1995

Together with, what is now Montenegro Fed Cup team, Serbia competed under name of Yugoslavia from 1995 until 2003; and from 20042006 under name of Serbia and Montenegro. After Montenegro declared its independence, Serbia is competing under its present name since 2007.

The biggest success from 1995 is when Serbia Fed Cup team reached the final in 2012 Fed Cup World Group, where they lost to Czech Republic in away tie.

width=9%Yearwidth=50%Name of the countrywidth=5%Years playedwidth=8%Ties playedwidth=8%Years in World Groupwidth=20%Best result
19691992 (SFRJ)1953
(24–29)
Main Draw Semifinals 1984
19952003 (SRJ)934
(20–14)
0Europe/Africa Zone, Group I Play–offs 2002, 2003
20042006 (SCG)311
(7–4)
0Europe/Africa Zone, Group I Play–offs 2004, 2006
2007 Serbia (SRB)1236
(23–13)
3
(2–3)
Final 2012
1969Overall43134
(74–60)
3
(2–3)
Final 2012

Serbia considers as the direct successor of Fed Cup team Serbia and Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia and SFR Yugoslavia.

Results

Tournament19631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994W–L
Federation Cup
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Europe/Africa ZoneNot HeldQF2–2
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Tournament199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018W–L
Fed Cup
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World Group II play-offsAAAAAAAbgcolor=thistleLbgcolor=limeWAAAAAbgcolor=thistleLbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=thistleLbgcolor=thistleLA2–4
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style=text-align:leftYear End Ranking32322831241914711744610241721

Match-ups since 2007 under present name Serbia

YearCompetitionDateSurfaceLocationOpponentScoreResult
2007Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool C18 AprclayPlovdiv, Bulgaria3 : 0Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool C19 AprclayPlovdiv, Bulgaria1 : 2Lost
Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool C20 AprclayPlovdiv, Bulgaria2 : 1Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-offs21 AprclayPlovdiv, Bulgaria2 : 1Won
World Group II play-offs14–15 Julhard (i)Košice, Slovakia1 : 4Lost
2008Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool D31 Jancarpet (i)Budapest, Hungary2 : 1Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool D1 Febcarpet (i)Budapest, Hungary2 : 1Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-offs2 Febcarpet (i)Budapest, Hungary2 : 0Won
World Group II play-offs26–27 Aprhard (i)Zagreb, Croatia3 : 2Won
2009World Group II7–8 Febhard (i)4 : 1Won
World Group play-offs25–26 Aprclay4 : 0Won
2010World Group 1st Round6–7 Febhard (i)2 : 3Lost
World Group play-offs24–25 Aprclay (i)2 : 3Lost
2011World Group II5–6 Febhard (i)3 : 2Won
World Group play-offs16–17 Aprclay (i)3 : 2Won
2012World Group 1st Round4–5 Febhard (i)3 : 2Won
World Group Semifinals21–22 Aprclay (i)Moscow, Russia3 : 2Won
World Group Final3–4 Novhard (i)1 : 3Runner-up
2013World Group 1st Round9–10 Febhard (i)2 : 3Lost
20–21 AprclayStuttgart, Germany2 : 3Lost
2014World Group II8–9 Febhard (i)1 : 4Lost
19–20 AprclayBucharest, Romania1 : 4Lost
2015Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool A4 Febhard (i)Budapest, Hungary3 : 0Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool A5 Febhard (i)Budapest, Hungary2 : 1Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-offs7 Febhard (i)Budapest, Hungary2 : 0Won
World Group II play-offs18–19 AprhardNovi Sad, Serbia4 : 1Won
2016World Group II6–7 Febhard (i)0 : 4Lost
16–17 Aprclay (i)Belgrade, Serbia2 : 3Lost
2017Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool D8 Febhard (i)Tallinn, Estonia2 : 1Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool D9 Febhard (i)Tallinn, Estonia2 : 1Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool D10 Febhard (i)Tallinn, Estonia2 : 1Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-offs11 Febhard (i)Tallinn, Estonia2 : 1Won
World Group II play-offs22–23 Aprhard (i)Zrenjanin, Serbia0 : 4Lost
2018Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool A7 Febhard (i)Tallinn, Estonia2 : 1Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool A9 Febhard (i)Tallinn, Estonia2 : 1Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-offs10 Febhard (i)Tallinn, Estonia1 : 2Lost

Former teams

UN sport sanctions

UN sport sanctions

Dragana ZarićKatarina DaškovićDragana Ilić – Branislava Ivanović

Dragana ZarićSandra Naćuk – Branislava Ivanović

Dragana ZarićSandra NaćukDragana IlićLjiljana Nanušević

Sandra NaćukDragana ZarićTatjana Ječmenica – Sanja Jukić

Dragana Zarić – Branka Bojović – Borka Majstorović

Katarina Mišić – Marina Petrović – Dragana Zarić – Renata Ljukovčan

Sandra NaćukDragana ZarićKatarina MišićJelena Janković

Dragana ZarićKatarina MišićJelena JankovićDaniela Berček

Jelena JankovićDragana ZarićKatarina MišićAna Jovanović (DNP)

Jelena DokicJelena JankovićAna TimotićDragana Zarić

Jelena JankovićAna TimotićDragana ZarićAna Jovanović

Ana IvanovicAna TimotićDanica KrstajićAna Veselinović (DNP)

Jelena JankovićVojislava LukićAna TimotićAna JovanovićNataša Zorić (DNP)

Jelena JankovićAna IvanovicJelena JankovićAna JovanovićTeodora Mirčić

Jelena JankovićAna IvanovicAna JovanovićAleksandra KrunićBojana Jovanovski (DNP)

Jelena JankovićAna IvanovicBojana JovanovskiAna Jovanović (DNP) – Aleksandra Krunić (DNP)

Jelena JankovićAna IvanovicBojana JovanovskiAleksandra KrunićAna JovanovićTamara Čurović (DNP)

Jelena JankovićAna IvanovicBojana JovanovskiAleksandra KrunićNatalija Kostić (DNP)

Ana IvanovicBojana JovanovskiVesna DoloncAleksandra KrunićIvana Jorović (DNP)

Ana IvanovicBojana JovanovskiVesna DoloncJovana JakšićAleksandra Krunić (DNP) – Nina Stojanović

Ana IvanovicJelena Janković (DNP) – Aleksandra KrunićIvana Jorović – Doroteja Erić (DNP) – Vojislava Lukić (DNP)

Jelena JankovićBojana Jovanovski (DNP) – Aleksandra KrunićJovana JakšićIvana JorovićNina Stojanović

Aleksandra KrunićNina StojanovićIvana JorovićDejana RadanovićBojana MarinkovićOlga Danilović (INJ)

Dejana RadanovićOlga DanilovićBojana MarinkovićIvana Jorović (INJ)

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Izvučen žreb za I grupu Evro-Afričke zone Fed kup takmičenja za 2019.. Tennis Federation of Serbia. 14 January 2019. 25 January 2019.
  2. Web site: SPISAK ZA FED KUP Olga debituje za Srbiju, Jorovićeva glavni adut naše selekcije. Jelena. Medić. Blic. 25 December 2017. 7 January 2018.