United States | |
Type: | Fed |
Captain: | Kathy Rinaldi |
Itf Rank: | 2 (12 November 2018) |
Colors: | white & blue |
First Year: | 1963 |
Years Played: | 55 |
Ties Played: | 188 (151–37) |
Wg Played: | 37 (84–25) |
Titles: | 18 (1963, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2017) |
Runners-Up: | 12 (1964, 1965, 1974, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2018) |
Player Wins: | Chris Evert (57–4) |
Singles Wins: | Chris Evert (40–2) |
Doubles Wins: | Billie Jean King (26–1) Rosie Casals (26–1) |
Best Doubles: | Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King (10–0) Rosie Casals / Kathy Jordan (10–0) Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison (10–1) |
Most Ties: | Chris Evert (42) |
Most Years: | Lindsay Davenport (11) |
The United States women's national tennis team is the most successful national team in Billie Jean King Cup competition.[1] The team has won 18 titles and finished second a further 11 times, out of 55 participations.
The United States won the inaugural Billie Jean King Cup, originally known as the Federation Cup and later as the Fed Cup, in 1963. They hold the record for most ties won, with 149, including 37 in a row. They won seven straight titles between 1976 and 1982.[2]