Serbia Billie Jean King Cup team explained

Serbia
Type:Fed
Itf Rank:26 1 (15 April 2024)
Itf Max:4
Itf Max Date:23 April 2012
Colors:red & white
First Year:1969
Years Played:48
Ties Played:161 (90–71)
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 the Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Tennis Federation of Serbia.

As the legal successor to previous national teams, Serbia has inherited all results from the former Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro teams. Since June 2006, following the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro, the team has competed under the name Serbia.

In 2012, the team reached its first Fed Cup final, achieving victories over the Belgium and Russia teams in away ties, before ultimately losing to the Czech Republic in Prague. That same year, the Olympic Committee of Serbia honored the Fed Cup team as the best women's team of 2012.

Current team

The following players represented Serbia in the World Group Play-offs in November 2024.[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
177 426 16 8–12 6–8 2–4
396 12 7–7 7–5 0–2
384 524 1 0–1 0–0 0–1
434 500 1 0–1 0–0 0–1
724 379 1 0–1 0–0 0–1
WTA rankings on 4 November 2024[2] [3]

Recent call-ups

See main article: List of Serbia Billie Jean King Cup team representatives.

The following players were part of a team in the last three years.

width=20% Playerwidth=10% Singles Rankwidth=10% Doubles Rankwidth=10% First year playedwidth=10% No. of tieswidth=10% Total Win/Losswidth=10% Singles Win/Losswidth=10% Doubles Win/Losswidth=10% Last year played
283 67 28 28–14 15–8 13–6 2024
431 310 15 11–12 2–8 9–4 2024
613 566 4 1–4 0–1 1–3 2024
53 828 14 12–8 7–3 5–5 2023
631 599 8 3–5 0–0 3–5 2023
308 455 1 0–1 0–1 0–0 2023
306 1248 7 4–6 2–3 2–3 2022
WTA rankings on 4 November 2024[2] [3]

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.

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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)1763
(39–24)
7
(4–5)
Final 2012
1969Overall48161
(90–71)
7
(4–5)
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
World GroupAAAAAA2R2RQFA1R1R1R2RA2R2R2R1R1RQFbgcolor=yellowSF2R2R2R1R1RQ11RASusp.22–27
Europe/Africa ZoneNot HeldQF2–2
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Tournament199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018W–L
Fed Cup
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Match-ups since 2007 under present name Serbia

YearCompetitionDateSurfaceLocationOpponentScoreResult
2007Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool C18 AprclayPlovdiv, Bulgaria3 : 0Won
19 Aprclay1 : 2Lost
20 Aprclay2 : 1Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-offs21 Aprclay2 : 1Won
World Group II play-offs14–15 Julhard (i)Košice, Slovakia1 : 4Lost
2008Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool D31 Jancarpet (i)Budapest, Hungary2 : 1Won
1 Febcarpet (i)2 : 1Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-offs2 Febcarpet (i)2 : 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
5 Febhard (i)2 : 1Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-offs7 Febhard (i)2 : 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
9 Febhard (i)2 : 1Won
10 Febhard (i)2 : 1Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-offs11 Febhard (i)2 : 1Won
World Group II play-offs22–23 Aprhard (i)Zrenjanin, Serbia0 : 4Lost
2018Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool A7 Febhard (i)Tallinn, Estonia2 : 1Won
9 Febhard (i)2 : 1Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-offs10 Febhard (i)1 : 2Lost
2019Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool A6 Febhard (i)Bath, United Kingdom2 : 1Won
7 Febhard (i)3 : 0Won
8 Febhard (i)2 : 1Won
Europe/Africa Zone Play-offs9 Febhard (i)0 : 2Lost
2020–21Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool A6 Febhard (i)Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg2 : 1Won
7 Febhard (i)2 : 1Won
Europe/Africa Zone Promotion Play-off8 Febhard (i)2 : 1Won
World Play-offs16–17 Aprhard (i)Kraljevo, Serbia0 : 4Lost
2022Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool A11 AprclayAntalya, Turkey2 : 1Won
12 Aprclay2 : 1Won
14 Aprclay1 : 2Lost
15 Aprclay2 : 1Won
Europe/Africa Zone Promotion Play-off16 Aprclay0 : 2Lost
World Play-offs11–12 NovclaySan Luis Potosí, Mexico0 : 4Lost
2023Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool A10 AprclayAntalya, Turkey2 : 1Won
11 Aprclay2 : 1Won
12 Aprclay3 : 0Won
13 Aprclay3 : 0Won
14 Aprclay1 : 2Lost
Europe/Africa Zone Promotion Play-off15 Aprclay1 : 2Lost
World Play-offs10–11 Novclay (i)Kraljevo, Serbia0 : 4Lost
2024Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool C8 AprclayOeiras, Portugal3 : 0Won
9 Aprclay2 : 1Won
10 Aprclay3 : 0Won
Europe/Africa Zone 1st to 3rd Place Play-Off11 Aprclay1 : 2Lost
12 Aprclay0 : 3Lost
World Group Play-offs15–16 Novhard (i)Biel/Bienne, Switzerland0 : 4Lost

Captains

List of Serbia BJK Cup team captains
NameTenure
1968–198114
1981–199414
1995–19973
1997–20048
(1/2)2005–20073
2007–20148
(2/2)2014–20207
2020–4

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vemić izabrao mladost za Švajcarsku. Tennis Federation of Serbia. 7 November 2024. 7 November 2024.
  2. https://www.wtatennis.com/rankings/singles WTA singles rankings
  3. https://www.wtatennis.com/rankings/doubles WTA dubles rankings