India Billie Jean King Cup team
Appearance
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Captain | Zeeshan Ali |
ITF ranking | 38 1 (16 November 2015) |
Colors | blue & white |
First year | 1991 |
Years played | 24 |
Ties played (W–L) | 93 (51–42) |
Best finish | Zonal Group I Promotional Play-off (2006) |
Most total wins | Nirupama Sanjeev (29–14) |
Most singles wins | Nirupama Sanjeev (20–8) |
Most doubles wins | Rushmi Chakravarthi (11–11) |
Best doubles team | Manisha Malhotra / Nirupama Vaidyanathan (6–0) |
Most ties played | Nirupama Sanjeev (31) |
Most years played | Rushmi Chakravarthi (9) Sania Mirza (9) |
The India Fed Cup team represents India in the WTA & ITF Fed Cup professional tennis competition and are governed by the All India Tennis Association. They will compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group I in 2016.
History
India competed in its first Fed Cup in 1977, but did not compete again until 1991. Since 1991, India has been competing annually (except 1993). India's best result was reaching the Asia/Oceania Group I final in 2006.
In 2004, Manisha Malhotra and Sania Mirza broke the record for playing the longest tiebreak (21-19) in their doubles match against Uzbekistani pair Vlada Ekshibarova and Ivanna Israilova.
2015 squad
Former members
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See also
External links
- Team page on BillieJeanKingCup.com, the official website of the Billie Jean King Cup