The Kosovo Fed Cup team represents Kosovo in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Tennis Federation of Kosovo. They took part in the Fed Cup for the first time in 2016, competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group III.[2][3]
| Kosovo | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Captain | Arben Islami |
| ITF ranking | 52[1] |
| Colors | yellow & blue |
| First year | 2016 |
| Years played | 6 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 28 (12–16) |
| Most total wins | Arlinda Rushiti (10-5) |
| Most singles wins | Arlinda Rushiti (10-5) |
| Most doubles wins | Edita Raca (2–1) |
| Best doubles team | Edita Raca / Arlinda Rushiti (2–1) |
| Most ties played | (15) Arlinda Rushiti |
| Most years played | Arlinda Rushiti (3) Donika Bashota (2) (2) Blearta Ukëhaxhaj (2) Vesa Gjinaj |
History
editOn 28 March 2015, Tennis Europe granted membership to the Tennis Federation of Kosovo, which became effective in 2016.[4][5] In December 2015, the Federation announced that it would compete at the 2016 Fed Cup in the Europe/Africa Zone Group III.[2]
Kosovo would then compete two years later in the 2018 Fed Cup in the Europe/Africa Zone Group III facing in Pool B host Tunisia as well as Cyprus, Algeria and Madagascar as their opponents.[6] Kosovo were able get one win against Madagascar through set wins from Arlinda Rushiti against Iariniaina Tsantaniony and in the Doubles with Blearta Ukëhaxhaj. Kosovo finished their campaign in 8th place after losing against Iceland in the playoffs.[7]
The best result for Kosovo came at the 2019 Fed Cup in the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in Pool B where they faced Cyprus, North Macedonia as well as Algeria and Congo.[8] Kosovo won three matches in this group and only lost one match against Cyprus. Donika Bashota winning all four single matches in her campaign.[9] Arlinda Rushiti winning three single matches.[10] They impressively beat North Macedonia and Algeria both with 2-1 set wins. They finished second in the standings.[11] In the Play-offs they faced Lithuania losing against them after two single matches, securing in the end a fourth-place finish.
Players
edit| Name | Years | First | Ties | Win/Loss | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Doubles | Total | ||||
| Donika Bashota | 2 | 2019 | 8 | 5–3 | 0–2 | 5–5 |
| Aja Broqi | 1 | 2021 | 2 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Vesa Gjinaj | 2 | 2019 | 5 | – | 0–5 | 0–5 |
| Anduena Latifi | 1 | 2016 | 1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Adrijana Lekaj | 1 | 2021 | 3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Liridona Murati | 1 | 2018 | 4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–5 |
| Fiona Polloshka | 1 | 2016 | 1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Edita Raca | 1 | 2016 | 5 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–5 |
| Arlinda Rushiti | 3 | 2016 | 15 | 10–5 | 3–8 | 13–13 |
| Blearta Ukëhaxhaj | 2 | 2018 | 7 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–7 |
Matches
edit| Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool D | 11 April | clay | Ulcinj, Montenegro |  Montenegro
|
0 : 3 | Lost |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool D | 13 April | clay | Ulcinj, Montenegro |  Norway
|
0 : 3 | Lost | |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool D | 14 April | clay | Ulcinj, Montenegro |  Morocco
|
1 : 2 | Lost | |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool D | 15 April | clay | Ulcinj, Montenegro |  Mozambique
|
3 : 0 | Won | |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group III Play-offs | 16 April | clay | Ulcinj, Montenegro |  Iceland
|
2 : 1 | Won |
| Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool B | 16 April | hard | Tunis, Tunesia |  Madagascar
|
1 : 2 | Won |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool B | 17 April | hard | Tunis, Tunesia |  Tunisia
|
3 : 0 | Lost | |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool B | 18 April | hard | Tunis, Tunesia |  Cyprus
|
2 : 1 | Lost | |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool B | 19 April | hard | Tunis, Tunesia |  Algeria
|
2 : 1 | Lost |
| Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe/Africa Zone Group III | 15 April | Hard (indoor) | Helsinki, Finland | Cyprus
|
2 : 1 | Lost |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool B | 16 April | Hard (indoor) | Helsinki, Finland |  North Macedonia
|
1 : 2 | Won | |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool B | 17 April | Hard (indoor) | Helsinki, Finland | Algeria
|
1 : 2 | Won | |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool B | 18 April | Hard (indoor) | Helsinki, Finland |  Congo
|
1 : 2 | Won | |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group III Play-offs | 20 April | Hard (indoor) | Helsinki, Finland |  Lithuania
|
2 : 0 | Loss |
| Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Pool C | 16 June | Hard (i) | SEB Arena, Vilnius (LTU) |  Nigeria
|
0:3 | Loss |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Pool C | 17 June | Hard (i) | SEB Arena, Vilnius (LTU) | Lithuania
|
3-0 | Loss | |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group III, 13th place play-off | 19 June | Hard (i) | SEB Arena, Vilnius (LTU) |  Zimbabwe
|
2-1 | Win |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Current rankings". billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Kosovo team attends Davis Cup qualifications". www.mfa-ks.net. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III". www.fedcup.com. ITF. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Kosovo becomes 50th member of Tennis Europe". tenniseurope.org. Tennis Europe. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Kosovo granted Tennis Europe membership at AGM". itftennis.com. ITF. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Billie Jean King Cup- Draws & Results".
- ^ "Billie Jean King Cup- Draws & Results".
- ^ "Billie Jean King Cup- Draws & Results".
- ^ "Billie Jean King Cup- Players".
- ^ "Billie Jean King Cup- Players".
- ^ "Billie Jean King Cup- Draws & Results".
External links
edit- Team page on BillieJeanKingCup.com, the official website of the Billie Jean King Cup