Zimbabwe Billie Jean King Cup team explained

Zimbabwe
Type:Fed
First Year:1966
Years Played:12
Ties Played:35 (10–25)
Wg Played:7 (2–7)
Best:Round of 16 (1966, 1967)
Player Wins:Paula Iversen (11–17)
Singles Wins:Julia Muir (4–9)
Paula Iversen (4–7)
Doubles Wins:Paula Iversen (7–8)
Best Doubles:Paula Iversen /
Julia Muir (4–5)
Most Ties:Paula Iversen (15)
Most Years:Paula Iversen (4)

The Zimbabwe Fed Cup team represents Zimbabwe in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Zimbabwe. They have not competed since 2008.

History

Zimbabwe competed in its first Fed Cup in 1966, as Rhodesia. In the opening match, they defeated Austria in a clean sweep (3-0) with Patricia Walkden recording the first victory for the team. In the second round, they would lose to Italy by the same margin to record their best result of the round of 16. After losing to the United States in 1967 and 1972 (they entered 1971 but withdrew), they entered the consolation round and they would knock over Norway in the first round of consolation before losing to Japan in the doubles rubber to be knocked out.[1]

After they withdrew again in 1975, they entered the 1976 edition hoping for a better display.

Players

NameYearsFirstTiesWin/Loss
SinglesDoublesTotal
Denise Atzinger1200840–20–30–5
Lesley Barbour1198711–01–0
Valeria Bhunu1202133–01–14–1
Sally-Anne Birch2198420–20–10–3
Cara Black3199383–52–35–8
Sally Hudson-Beck1197232–10–12–2
Paula Iversen41987154–97–811–17
Sally-Ann Lewis1197610–10–1
Stacey Lock1200840–30–20–5
Angela Longo2198350–51–31–8
Fiona Martin1198310–10–1
Tadiwanashe Eunice Mauchi1202151–33–24–5
Fiona McKenzie1197620–20–20–4
Tanyaradzwa Midzi1202142–12–14–2
Diana Mills1199420–20–2
Fiona Morris1196710–10–10–2
Julia Muir31987114–74–58–12
Daphne Pattison1197231–21–22–4
Sue Roux1198410–10–1
Lindsay Standen2198341–11–32–4
Charlene Tsangamwe1200840–30–30–6
Alison Vaughan1199511–01–02–0
Jennifer Waggott2197241–11–22–3
Nicole Wagstaff2199350–11–41–5
Patricia Walkden2196631–21–22–4
Joan Walker1196621–11–12–2

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Rhodesia v Japan. fedcup.com. 2016-10-15. 2011-09-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20110919032224/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005036. dead.