The Czech Republic women's national tennis team is the representative national team of the Czech Republic in Billie Jean King Cup competition. The Czech Republic team in its current incarnation began competing in 1993. It is seen as the primary successor to the Czechoslovak team, and not Slovakia[citation needed], even though the Czechoslovak team included both Czech and Slovak players.
| Czech Republic | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Captain | Petr Pála |
| ITF ranking | 2  2 (15 April 2024) |
| Highest ITF ranking | 1 (2012–2013, 2014–2019) |
| Colors | blue & red |
| First year | 1963 |
| Years played | 50 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 155 (114–41) |
| Years in World Group | 41 (80–26) |
| Titles | 11 (1975, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018) |
| Runners-up | 1 (1986) |
| Most total wins | Helena Suková (57–16) |
| Most singles wins | Helena Suková (45–11) |
| Most doubles wins | Hana Mandlíková (16–6) |
| Best doubles team | Helena Suková / Hana Mandlíková (7–3) |
| Most ties played | Helena Suková (54) |
| Most years played | Lucie Šafářová (14) |
Czechoslovakia won the Billie Jean King Cup five times between 1975 and 1988 (when the competition was known as the Federation Cup), but the victory in 2011 (by which time the competition had been renamed the Fed Cup) was the team's first win as the Czech Republic.[1] They have since won the competition five more times, in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018.[2][3]
Martina Navratilova, one of the Czechoslovak team's greatest players, helped guide the team to victory in 1975. In 1981 she became a US citizen and in later tournaments, notably the 1986 Federation Cup final, she played for the United States against her former nation.
Current team
editRankings as of 4 November 2024[update].
| Name | Born | First | Last | Ties | Win/Loss | Ranks[4][5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Tie | Sin | Dou | Tot | Sin | Dou | ||||
| Linda Nosková | November 17, 2004 | 2023 | 2024 |  Poland
|
2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 26 | 65 |
| Kateřina Siniaková | May 10, 1996 | 2017 | 2024 | Poland
|
13 | 5–3 | 5–6 | 10–9 | 46 | 1 |
| Marie Bouzková | July 21, 1998 | 2023 | 2024 | Poland
|
2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 45 | 49 |
| Sára Bejlek | January 31, 2006 | — | — | — | 0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 142 | — |
| Dominika Šalková | June 28, 2004 | — | — | — | 0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 164 | 276 |
Players
editResults
edit1990–1999
edit| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I (Pool A) | 17 April | Murcia (ESP) | Poland
|
3–0 | Won |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I (Pool A) | 18 April |  Great Britain
|
3–0 | Won | ||
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I (Pool A) | 19 April |  Slovenia
|
1–2 | Lost | ||
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Knockout Stage | 20 April | Slovenia
|
3–0 | Won | ||
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Knockout Stage | 21 April |  Belarus
|
3–0 | Won | ||
| World Group II play-offs | 22–23 July | Prague (CZE) |  Sweden
|
4–1 | Won | |
| 1996 | World Group II | 27–28 April | Vancouver (CAN) |  Canada
|
3–0 | Won |
| World Group play-offs | 13–14 July | Plzeň (CZE) |  Argentina
|
3–1 | Won | |
| 1997 | World Group, 1st Round | 1–2 March | Mannheim (GER) |  Germany
|
3–2 | Won |
| World Group, Semi-Final | 12–13 July | Prague (CZE) |  Netherlands
|
2–3 | Lost | |
| 1998 | World Group, 1st Round | 18–19 April | Brno (CZE) |  Switzerland
|
1–4 | Lost |
| World Group play-offs | 25–26 July | Prague (CZE) |  Italy
|
1–4 | Lost | |
| 1999 | World Group II | 17–18 April | Minsk (BLR) |  Belarus
|
4–1 | Won |
2000–2009
edit| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | World Group, Round Robin (Group B) | 27 April | Bratislava (SVK) |  Austria
|
2–1 | Won |
| World Group, Round Robin (Group B) | 28 April | Switzerland
|
2–1 | Won | ||
| World Group, Round Robin (Group B) | 29 April |  Slovakia
|
2–1 | Won | ||
| World Group, Semi-final | 21 November | Las Vegas (USA) |  Spain
|
1–2 | Lost | |
| 2001 | World Group, Round Robin (Group A) | 7 November | Madrid (ESP) |  Russia
|
1–2 | Lost |
| World Group, Round Robin (Group A) | 8 November |  France
|
0–3 | Lost | ||
| World Group, Round Robin (Group A) | 9 November | Argentina
|
1–2 | Lost | ||
| 2002 | World Group, 1st Round | 27–28 April | Bol (CRO) |  Croatia
|
2–3 | Lost |
| World Group play-offs | 20–21 July | Přerov (CZE) | Canada
|
5–0 | Won | |
| 2003 | World Group, 1st Round | 26–27 April | Lowell, MA (USA) |  United States
|
0–5 | Lost |
| World Group play-offs | 19–20 July | Durban (RSA) |  South Africa
|
4–1 | Won | |
| 2004 | World Group, 1st Round | 24–25 April | Lecce (ITA) | Italy
|
1–3 | Lost |
| World Group play-offs | 10–11 July | Tallinn (EST) |  Estonia
|
3–2 | Won | |
| 2005 | World Group II | 23–24 April | Prague (CZE) |  Japan
|
3–2 | Won |
| World Group play-offs | 9–10 July | Liberec (CZE) | Italy
|
2–3 | Lost | |
| 2006 | World Group II | 22–23 April | Bangkok (THA) |  Thailand
|
4–1 | Won |
| World Group play-offs | 15–16 July | Cagnes-sur-Mer (FRA) | France
|
2–3 | Lost | |
| 2007 | World Group II | 21–22 April | Bratislava (SVK) | Slovakia
|
5–0 | Won |
| World Group play-offs | 14–15 July | Palafrugell (ESP) | Spain
|
2–3 | Lost | |
| 2008 | World Group II | 2–3 February | Brno (CZE) | Slovakia
|
3–2 | Won |
| World Group play-offs | 26–27 April | Ramat HaSharon (ISR) |  Israel
|
3–2 | Won | |
| 2009 | World Group, 1st Round | 7–8 February | Brno (CZE) | Spain
|
4–1 | Won |
| World Group, Semi-Final | 25–26 April | Brno (CZE) | United States
|
2–3 | Lost |
2010–2019
edit| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | World Group, 1st Round | 6–7 February | Brno (CZE) | Germany
|
3–2 | Won |
| World Group, Semi-Final | 24–25 April | Rome (ITA) | Italy
|
0–5 | Lost | |
| 2011 | World Group, 1st Round | 5–6 February | Bratislava (SVK) | Slovakia
|
3–2 | Won |
| World Group, Semi-Final | 16–17 April | Charleroi (BEL) |  Belgium
|
3–2 | Won | |
| World Group, Final | 5–6 November | Moscow (RUS) | Russia
|
3–2 | Champion | |
| 2012 | World Group, 1st Round | 4–5 February | Stuttgart (GER) | Germany
|
4–1 | Won |
| World Group, Semi-Final | 21–22 April | Ostrava (CZE) | Italy
|
4–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Final | 3–4 November | Prague (CZE) |  Serbia
|
3–2 | Champion | |
| 2013 | World Group, 1st Round | 9–10 February | Ostrava (CZE) |  Australia
|
4–0 | Won |
| World Group, Semi-Final | 20–21 April | Palermo (ITA) | Italy
|
1–3 | Lost | |
| 2014 | World Group, 1st Round | 8–9 February | Seville (ESP) | Spain
|
3–2 | Won |
| World Group, Semi-Final | 20–21 April | Ostrava (CZE) | Italy
|
4–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Final | 3–1 November | Prague (CZE) | Germany
|
3–1 | Champion | |
| 2015 | World Group, 1st Round | 7–8 February | Quebec City (CAN) | Canada
|
4–0 | Won |
| World Group, Semi-Final | 18–19 April | Ostrava (CZE) | France
|
3–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Final | 14–15 November | Prague (CZE) | Russia
|
3–2 | Champion | |
| 2016 | World Group, 1st Round | 6–7 February | Cluj-Napoca (ROU) |  Romania
|
3–2 | Won |
| World Group, Semi-Final | 16–17 April | Lucerne (SUI) | Switzerland
|
3–2 | Won | |
| World Group, Final | 12–13 November | Strasbourg (FRA) | France
|
3–2 | Champion | |
| 2017 | World Group, 1st Round | 11–12 February | Ostrava (CZE) | Spain
|
3–2 | Won |
| World Group, Semi-Final | 22–23 April | Tampa (USA) | United States
|
2–3 | Lost | |
| 2018 | World Group, 1st Round | 10–11 February | Prague (CZE) | Switzerland
|
3–1 | Won |
| World Group, Semi-Final | 21–22 April | Stuttgart (GER) | Germany
|
4–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Final | 10–11 November | Prague (CZE) | United States
|
3–0 | Champion | |
| 2019 | World Group, 1st Round | 9–10 February | Ostrava (CZE) | Romania
|
2–3 | Lost |
| World Group play-offs | 20–21 April | Prostějov (CZE) | Canada
|
4–0 | Won |
2020–2029
edit| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Finals, Group D | 1–6 November 2021 | Prague (CZE) | Germany
|
2–1 | Won |
| Switzerland
|
1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 2022 | Qualifying round | 15–16 April 2022 | Prague (CZE) | Great Britain
|
3–2 | Won |
| Finals | 8–13 November 2022 | Glasgow (GBR) | Poland
|
2–1 | Won | |
| United States
|
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Switzerland
|
0–2 | Lost | ||||
| 2023 | Qualifying round | 14–15 April 2023 | Antalya (TUR) |  Ukraine
|
3–1 | Won |
| Finals | 7–12 November 2023 | Seville (ESP) | Switzerland
|
3–0 | Won | |
| United States
|
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Canada
|
1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 2024 | Finals | 16 November 2024 | Málaga (ESP) | Poland
|
1–2 | Lost |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "České tenistky opět vládnou světu. Po 23 letech vyhrály Fed Cup". idnes.cz (in Czech). 6 November 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ Kvitova Leads Czechs To Fed Cup Glory, WTA official website, 9 November 2014
- ^ Strength in Depth the Key for Five-Star Czech republic Archived 2018-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, WTA official website, 14 November 2016
- ^ "WTA Singles Rankings". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "WTA Doubles Rankings". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
External links
edit- Team page on BillieJeanKingCup.com, the official website of the Billie Jean King Cup
- Czech Republic Fed Cup team on Facebook – Official web (in Czech)