Israel Billie Jean King Cup team
Appearance
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Captain | Tzipora Obziler |
ITF ranking | 35 ![]() |
Colors | light blue & white |
First year | 1972 |
Years played | 42 |
Ties played (W–L) | 141 (72–69) |
Years in World Group | 19 (5–19) |
Best finish | Quarterfinal (2008) |
Most total wins | Tzipora Obziler (51–39) |
Most singles wins | Anna Smashnova (38–24) |
Most doubles wins | Tzipora Obziler (28–23) |
Best doubles team | Tzipora Obziler / Hila Rosen (9–8) |
Most ties played | Anna Smashnova (61) |
Most years played | Anna Smashnova (16) |
The Israel Fed Cup team (Hebrew: נבחרת ישראל בגביע הפדרציה) is the representative national team of Israel in Fed Cup competition. In the 2007 Fed Cup, they qualified from the World Group II and World Group Play-offs to reach the elite World Group for the first time in the team's history. They will participate within this group at the 2008 Federation Cup.
History
Members of the inaugural team
2012
In June 2012 it was reported that 20-year-old Jewish Italian tennis player Camila Giorgi, ranked # 73 in the world, was considering immigrating to Israel to help increase the prospects of the Israel Federation Cup team.[1]
Current team (2017)
See also
References
External links
- Team page on BillieJeanKingCup.com, the official website of the Billie Jean King Cup