Croatia Billie Jean King Cup team

The Croatia women's national tennis team represents Croatia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Croatian Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I.

Croatia
CaptainMarin Bradarić
ITF ranking24 (24 April 2017)
Colorsred & white
First year1992
Years played29
Ties played (W–L)107 (60–47)
Years in
World Group
14 (5–12)
Best finishWorld Group QF (2002)
Most total winsAna Konjuh (22–11)
Most singles winsIva Majoli (15–14)
Most doubles winsDarija Jurak (18–8)
Best doubles teamJurak & Konjuh (8–4)
Most ties playedDarija Jurak (27)
Most years playedIva Majoli (11)
Jelena Kostanić Tošić (11)

History

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Prior to 1992 see Yugoslavia Fed Cup team

Croatia competed in its first Fed Cup in 1992 and qualified for the first time in World Group in 1993. They reached the Quarterfinals in 2002.

Current team

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The following players were called up for the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone matches in April 2024.

Player Singles
WTA Rank
Doubles
WTA Rank
First year
played
Total
Win/Loss
Singles
Win/Loss
Doubles
Win/Loss
Donna Vekić 37 225 2012 13–7 3–1 16–8
Petra Martić 59 1263 2008 9–7 4–4 13–11
Antonia Ružić 210 818 2020 1–5 1–2 0–1
Lea Bošković 217 773 2018 3–3 0–0 3–3
Iva Primorac 502 767 0–0 0–0 0–0

Players

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Key
Still active for the national team[nb 1]
*
Still playing active tennis
Player W–L
(Total)
W–L
(Singles)
W–L
(Doubles)
Ties Career Years
Ivana Abramović 1–1 0–1 1–0 1 2004 1
Sanja Ančić 1–2 1–1 0–1 2 2006–2007 2
Ana Biškić 0–2 0–1 0–1 1 2018 1
Lea Bošković 8–3 7–3 1–0 10 2018– 3
Lucija Ćirić Bagarić 1–3 0–0 1–3 4 2023– 1
Nadin Ercegović 14–6 9–4 5–2 16 1992–1995 4
Jana Fett * 2–6 0–6 2–0 7 2019–2020 2
Darija Jurak 19–8 1–0 18–8 27 2003–2020 10
Ana Konjuh * 22–11 12–7 10–4 23 2013–2022 6
Jelena Kostanić 19–20 12–13 7–7 21 1998–2010 11
Dora Krstulović 0–1 0–0 0–1 1 1998 1
Ivana Lisjak 2–5 0–5 2–0 4 2004–2007 3
Mirjana Lučić 14–3 12–1 2–2 9 1996–1998 3
Tena Lukas * 6–7 3–5 3–2 9 2016–2019 4
Iva Majoli 21–19 15–14 6–5 22 1993–2004 11
Sanda Mamić 2–5 1–4 1–1 6 2001–2009 3
Petra Marčinko 7–5 6–3 1–2 10 2022– 2
Petra Martić 13–11 9–7 4–4 19 2008– 6
Gorana Matić 2–2 0–1 2–1 4 1992 1
Matea Mezak 4–4 1–2 3–2 6 2001–2006 4
Ani Mijačika 4–5 2–2 2–3 7 2011–2012 2
Tereza Mrdeža 5–4 1–3 4–1 7 2012–2014 3
Maja Murić 14–6 1–1 13–5 18 1992–1997 5
Silvia Njirić 1–8 1–3 0–5 7 2010–2016 3
Nika Ožegović 2–5 2–4 0–1 4 2005–2008 3
Maja Palaveršić 6–2 6–2 0–0 8 1992–1995 2
Jelena Pandžić 0–2 0–2 0–0 2 2011 1
Iva Primorac 4–0 1–0 3–0 4 2024– 1
Antonia Ružić 6–5 4–2 2–3 9 2020– 3
Karolina Šprem 9–7 6–5 3–2 9 2001–2006 6
Silvija Talaja 12–12 7–5 5–7 16 1993–2003 6
Ajla Tomljanović * 4–7 3–3 1–4 8 2010–2011 2
Donna Vekić 16–8 13–7 3–1 23 2012– 7
Ana Vrljić 4–3 2–1 2–2 5 2007–2015 4
Tara Würth 2–7 1–3 1–4 8 2020– 3

Managers

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Name Tenure Ties Won Lost Win % Best Result
  Sabrina Goleš 1992–1993 12 10 2 83.3 1993 World Group
  Branimir Horvat 1994 1 0 1 0 1994 World Group
  Vjeran Friščić 1995–1999 14 9 5 64.3 1999 World Group
  Saša Hiršzon 2000 3 0 3 0 2000 World Group
  Goran Prpić 2001–2011 27 11 16 40.7 2002 Quarterfinals
  Iva Majoli 2012–2024 46 26 20 56.5 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs
  Marin Bradarić 2024–present 4 4 0 100.0 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs
Totals 107 60 47 56.1

Recent performances

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Here is the list of all match-ups since 1992, when Croatia started competing as a separate nation.

1990s

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2000s

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2010s

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2020s

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Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2020–21 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool A 5 Feb Tallinn (EST)   Bulgaria 2–1 Win
7 Feb Tallinn (EST)   Ukraine 0–3 Loss
2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (promotional) 8 Feb Tallinn (EST)   Italy 0–2 Loss
2022 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B 11 Apr Antalya (TUR)   Sweden 3–0 Win
12 Apr Antalya (TUR)   Bulgaria 3–0 Win
13 Apr Antalya (TUR)   Slovenia 1–2 Loss
14 Apr Antalya (TUR)   Georgia 3–0 Win
15 Apr Antalya (TUR)   Austria 2–1 Win
2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (promotional) 16 Apr Antalya (TUR)   Serbia 2–0 Win
2022 Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs 11–12 Nov Rijeka (CRO)   Germany 1–3 Loss
2023 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B 10 Apr Antalya (TUR)   Denmark 1–2 Loss
11 Apr Antalya (TUR)   Bulgaria 0–3 Loss
12 Apr Antalya (TUR)   Serbia 0–3 Loss
13 Apr Antalya (TUR)   Sweden 0–3 Loss
14 Apr Antalya (TUR)   Norway 3–0 Win
2024 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool A 9 Apr Vilnius (LTU)   Estonia 3–0 Win
10 Apr Vilnius (LTU)   North Macedonia 3–0 Win
2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs (1st to 3rd) 12 Apr Vilnius (LTU)   Egypt 3–0 Win
13 Apr Vilnius (LTU)   Lithuania 2–0 Win

Statistics

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Since 1992 (Last updated: Croatia – Lithuania ; 13 April 2024)

Record
  • Champion: 0 times
  • Runner-up: 0 times
  • Lost in Semifinals: 0 times
  • Lost in Quarterfinals: 1 time
  • Lost in First Round: 6 times (including pool stage in 2000)
  • Not in World Group: 14 times
  • Total: 60–47 (56.1%)

Has never played against 20 countries which, at one point or another, played in the World Group: Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Slovakia, South Korea, Uruguay.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Players considered active are the ones who have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.
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