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Great Britain Billie Jean King Cup team

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Great Britain
CaptainAnne Keothavong
ITF ranking15 Decrease (08 November 2021)
Colorsblue & white
First year1963
Years played58
Ties played (W–L)212 (138–74)
Years in
World Group
14 (17-14)
Runners-up4 (1967, 1971, 1972, 1981)
Most total winsVirginia Wade (66–33)
Most singles winsVirginia Wade (36–20)
Most doubles winsVirginia Wade (30–13)
Best doubles teamVirginia Wade /
Sue Barker (13–2)
Most ties playedVirginia Wade (57)
Most years playedVirginia Wade (17)

The Great Britain Billie Jean King Cup team represents the United Kingdom in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Lawn Tennis Association. In 2020, they lost out on a chance to secure a place at the inaugural Billie Jean King Cup finals, losing to Slovakia 3-1. However, in 2021 they won their play-off against Mexico and will play for another chance to enter the finals in 2022.

History

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Great Britain competed in the first Fed Cup in 1963. They have reached the finals on five occasions, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1981 and 2022. Great Britain is one of only four nations to have participated every year since the tournament's inception.

Inaugural team

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Players

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Current squad

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Rankings as of 11 November 2022

Team representing Great Britain in 2022 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round
Name Born First Last Ties Win/Loss Ranks
Year Tie Sin Dou Tot Sin Dou
Harriet Dart (1996-07-28)28 July 1996 2019 2022  Spain 4 2–4 2–1 3–4 98 120
Heather Watson (1992-05-19)19 May 1992 2011 2022  Spain 33 23–11 8–3 31–14 133 115
Katie Boulter (1996-08-01)1 August 1996 2018 2022  Spain 8 7–2 2–0 9–2 124
Olivia Nicholls 26 October 1994 2022 2022  Spain 2 0–0 2–0 2–0 63
Alicia Barnett 18 October 1993 2022 2022  Spain 2 0–0 2–0 2–0 817 60

Recent call-ups

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Rankings as of April 2022

The following players have been called up in the previous two years
Name Born First Last Ties Win/Loss Ranks
Year Tie Sin Dou Tot Sin Dou
Emma Raducanu (2002-11-13)13 November 2002 2020 2022  Czech Republic 1 1–1 0–0 1–1 12
Sonay Kartal (2001-10-28)28 October 2001 2022 2022  Czech Republic 0 0–0 0–0 0–0 197 561
Jodie Anna Burrage (1999-05-28)28 May 1999 2021 2021  Mexico 0 0–0 0–0 0–0 262 391
Katie Swan (1999-03-24)24 March 1999 2016 2022  Czech Republic 6 2–1 2–1 4–2 221 484

Team performances

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2020s

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Year Competition Date Surface Location Opponent Score Result
2020-2021 Qualifying round 7–8 February 20 Clay (i) Bratislava (SVK)  Slovakia 1–3 Loss
Play-offs 16–17 April 21 Hard (i) London (GBR)  Mexico 3–1 Win
2022 Qualifying round 15–16 April 22 Clay Prague (CZE)  Czech Republic 2–3 Loss
Finals 10 November 22 Hard (i) Glasgow (GBR)  Kazakhstan 1–2 Loss
11 November 22  Spain 3–0 Win
12 November 22  Australia 1-2 Loss
2023 Qualifying round 14-15 April 2023 Hard (i) Coventry

(GBR)

 France 1-3 Loss
Play-offs 10-11 November 2023 London

(GBR)

 Sweden 3-1 Win
2024 Qualifying round 12-13 April 2024 Clay (i) Le Portel

(FRA)

 France 3-1 Win

2010s

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Year Competition Date Surface Location Opponent Score Result
2010 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 3 Feb Hard (i) Lisbon (POR)  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 Win
4 Feb  Austria 0–3 Loss
5 Feb  Belarus 2–1 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group I,
5th–8th play-off
6 Feb  Netherlands 1–2 Loss
2011 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 2 Feb Hard Eilat (ISR)   Switzerland 1–2 Loss
4 Feb  Denmark 2–1 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group I,
5th–8th play-off
5 Feb  Croatia 2–0 Win
2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 1 Feb Hard Eilat (ISR)  Portugal 3–0 Win
2 Feb  Netherlands 2–1 Win
3 Feb  Israel 3–0 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group I,
Promotional play-off
4 Feb  Austria 2–0 Win
World Group II play-offs 21–22 Apr Hard (i) Borås (SWE)  Sweden 1–4 Loss
2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 7 Feb Hard Eilat (ISR)  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 Win
8 Feb  Portugal 2–1 Win
9 Feb  Hungary 2–1 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group I,
Promotional play-off
10 Feb  Bulgaria 2–0 Win
World Group II play-offs 20–21 Apr Clay Buenos Aires (ARG)  Argentina 1–3 Loss
2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 5 Feb Hard (i) Budapest (HUN)  Latvia 2–1 Win
7 Feb  Romania 1–2 Loss
8 Feb  Hungary 1–2 Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group I,
9th–12th play-off
9 Feb  Austria 2–0 Win
2015 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 4 Feb Hard (i) Budapest (HUN)  Liechtenstein 3–0 Win
5 Feb  Turkey 1–2 Loss
6 Feb  Ukraine 3–0 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group I,
Promotional play-off
7 Feb  Belarus 0–2 Loss
2016 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 4 Feb Hard Eilat (ISR)  South Africa 3–0 Win
5 Feb  Georgia 2–1 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group I,
Promotional play-off
6 Feb  Belgium 0–2 Loss
2017 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 8 Feb Hard (i) Tallinn (EST)  Portugal 3–0 Win
9 Feb  Latvia 3–0 Win
10 Feb  Turkey 3–0 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group I,
Promotional play-off
11 Feb  Croatia 2–1 Win
World Group II play-offs 22–23 Apr Clay Constanța (ROU)  Romania 2–3 Loss
2018 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 7 Feb Hard (i) Tallinn (EST)  Portugal 3–0 Win
9 Feb  Estonia 3–0 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group I,
Promotional play-off
10 Feb  Hungary 2–0 Win
World Group II play-offs 21-22 Apr Hard (i) Miki (JPN)  Japan 2–3 Loss
2019 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 6 Feb Hard (i) Bath (GBR)  Slovenia 3–0 Win
7 Feb  Greece 3–0 Win
8 Feb  Hungary 2–0 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group I,
Promotional play-off
9 Feb  Serbia 2–0 Win
World Group II play-offs 20-21 Apr Hard (i) London (GBR)  Kazakhstan 3–1 Win

Earlier Years

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Legend
World Group
World Group Play-off
World Group II
World Group II Play-off
Europe/Africa Group

1963–1969

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1970–1979

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1980–1989

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1990–1999

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Qualifying rounds were introduced from 1992, World Group II and World Group II play-offs were introduced from 1995

2000–2009

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See also

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References

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