The Serbian Billie Jean King Cup team represents Serbia in the Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Tennis Federation of Serbia.
| Serbia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Captain | Dušan Vemić |
| ITF ranking | 26  1 (15 April 2024) |
| Highest ITF ranking | 4 (23 April 2012) |
| Colors | red & white |
| First year | 1969 |
| Years played | 48 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 160 (90–70) |
| Years in World Group | 7 (4–5) |
| Runners-up | 1 (2012) |
| Most total wins | Jelena Janković (34–16) |
| Most singles wins | Jelena Janković (27–11) |
| Most doubles wins | Dragana Zarić (15–11) Sabrina Goleš (15–5) |
| Best doubles team | Katarina Mišić / Dragana Zarić (6–0) Sabrina Goleš / Renata Šašak (6–3) |
| Most ties played | Dragana Zarić (37) |
| Most years played | Jelena Janković (12) |
| Last updated on: 6 November 2024. | |
As the legal successor to previous national teams, Serbia has inherited all results from the former Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro teams. Since June 2006, following the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro, the team has competed under the name Serbia.
In 2012, the team reached its first Fed Cup final, achieving victories over the Belgium and Russia teams in away ties, before ultimately losing to the Czech Republic in Prague. That same year, the Olympic Committee of Serbia honored the Fed Cup team as the best women's team of 2012.
Current team
editThe following players were called up for the World Group Play-offs in November 2024.[1]
| Player | Singles Rank | Doubles Rank | First year played | No. of ties | Total Win/Loss | Singles Win/Loss | Doubles Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lola Radivojević | 177 | 426 | 2022 | 15 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 2–4 |
| Mia Ristić | 396 | — | 2023 | 11 | 7–6 | 7–4 | 0–2 |
| Natalija Senić | 384 | 524 | 2024 | 0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Anja Stanković | 434 | 500 | 2024 | 0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Katarina Jokić | 724 | 379 | 2022 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
WTA rankings on 4 November 2024[2][3]
Recent call-ups
editThe following players were part of a team in the last three years.
| Player | Singles Rank | Doubles Rank | First year played | No. of ties | Total Win/Loss | Singles Win/Loss | Doubles Win/Loss | Last year played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksandra Krunić | 283 | 67 | 2011 | 28 | 28–14 | 15–8 | 13–6 | 2024 |
| Nina Stojanović | 431 | 310 | 2014 | 15 | 11–12 | 2–8 | 9–4 | 2024 |
| Elena Milovanović | 613 | 566 | 2022 | 4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2024 |
| Olga Danilović | 53 | 828 | 2018 | 14 | 12–8 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 2023 |
| Katarina Kozarov | 631 | 599 | 2022 | 8 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 2023 |
| Natalija Stevanović | 308 | 455 | 2022 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2023 |
| Dejana Radanović | 306 | 1248 | 2017 | 7 | 4–6 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2022 |
History
editBefore 1992
editSerbia, together with other former Yugoslavian countries, competed in its first Fed Cup in 1969, as Yugoslavian Fed Cup team until 1992. Yugoslavia reached the semifinals in 1984, with 1977 French Open champion, Mima Jaušovec and Sabrina Goleš in the team.
From 1995
editTogether with, what is now Montenegro Fed Cup team, Serbia competed under name of Yugoslavia from 1995 until 2003; and from 2004–2006 under name of Serbia and Montenegro. After Montenegro declared its independence, Serbia is competing under its present name since 2007.
The biggest success from 1995 is when Serbia Fed Cup team reached the final in 2012 Fed Cup World Group, where they lost to Czech Republic in away tie.
| Year | Name of the country | Years played | Ties played | Years in World Group | Best result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–1992 |  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRJ)
|
19 | 53 (24–29) |
– | Main Draw Semifinals 1984 |
| 1995–2003 |  Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SRJ)
|
9 | 34 (20–14) |
0 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I Play–offs 2002, 2003 |
| 2004–2006 | Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)
|
3 | 11 (7–4) |
0 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I Play–offs 2004, 2006 |
| 2007– |  Serbia (SRB)
|
17 | 62 (39–23) |
7 (4–5) |
Final 2012 |
| 1969– | Overall | 48 | 160 (90–70) |
7 (4–5) |
Final 2012 |
Serbia considers as the direct successor of Fed Cup team Serbia and Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia and SFR Yugoslavia.
Results
edit| Tournament | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | W–L | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federation Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Group | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | QF | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | SF | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | A | Susp. | 22–27 | |||||||
| Europe/Africa Zone | Not Held | QF | 2–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | – | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | – | – | 24–29 | ||||||
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | W–L | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fed Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Group | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | F | QF | A | A | A | A | A | 2–3 | |||||||||||||||||
| World Group play-offs | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | L | W | A | L | A | A | A | A | A | 2–2 | |||||||||||||||||
| World Group II | A | A | A | A | A | Not Held | A | A | A | A | W | A | W | A | A | L | A | L | A | A | 2–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Group II play-offs | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | L | W | A | A | A | A | A | L | W | L | L | A | 2–4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I | A | 13–16 | A | 9–12 | 13–16 | A | 5–8 | PO | PO | PO | 7–8 | PO | W | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | A | W | PO | 29–19 | |||||||||||||||||
| Europe/Africa Zone Group II | W | A | W | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 13–1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 4–1 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 74–60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Year End Ranking | 32 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 17 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match-ups since 2007 under present name Serbia
edit| Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool C | 18 Apr | clay | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |  Estonia
|
3 : 0 | Won |
| 19 Apr | clay |  Sweden
|
1 : 2 | Lost | |||
| 20 Apr | clay |  Slovenia
|
2 : 1 | Won | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-offs | 21 Apr | clay |  Romania
|
2 : 1 | Won | ||
| World Group II play-offs | 14–15 Jul | hard (i) | Košice, Slovakia |  Slovakia
|
1 : 4 | Lost | |
| 2008 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool D | 31 Jan | carpet (i) | Budapest, Hungary |  Poland
|
2 : 1 | Won |
| 1 Feb | carpet (i) | Romania
|
2 : 1 | Won | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-offs | 2 Feb | carpet (i) |  Netherlands
|
2 : 0 | Won | ||
| World Group II play-offs | 26–27 Apr | hard (i) | Zagreb, Croatia |  Croatia
|
3 : 2 | Won | |
| 2009 | World Group II | 7–8 Feb | hard (i) | Belgrade, Serbia |  Japan
|
4 : 1 | Won |
| World Group play-offs | 25–26 Apr | clay | Lleida, Spain |  Spain
|
4 : 0 | Won | |
| 2010 | World Group 1st Round | 6–7 Feb | hard (i) | Belgrade, Serbia |  Russia
|
2 : 3 | Lost |
| World Group play-offs | 24–25 Apr | clay (i) | Slovakia
|
2 : 3 | Lost | ||
| 2011 | World Group II | 5–6 Feb | hard (i) | Novi Sad, Serbia |  Canada
|
3 : 2 | Won |
| World Group play-offs | 16–17 Apr | clay (i) | Bratislava, Slovakia | Slovakia
|
3 : 2 | Won | |
| 2012 | World Group 1st Round | 4–5 Feb | hard (i) | Charleroi, Belgium |  Belgium
|
3 : 2 | Won |
| World Group Semifinals | 21–22 Apr | clay (i) | Moscow, Russia | Russia
|
3 : 2 | Won | |
| World Group Final | 3–4 Nov | hard (i) | Prague, Czech Republic |  Czech Republic
|
1 : 3 | Runner-up | |
| 2013 | World Group 1st Round | 9–10 Feb | hard (i) | Niš, Serbia | Slovakia
|
2 : 3 | Lost |
| World Group play-offs | 20–21 Apr | clay | Stuttgart, Germany |  Germany
|
2 : 3 | Lost | |
| 2014 | World Group II | 8–9 Feb | hard (i) | Montreal, Canada | Canada
|
1 : 4 | Lost |
| World Group II play-offs | 19–20 Apr | clay | Bucharest, Romania | Romania
|
1 : 4 | Lost | |
| 2015 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool A | 4 Feb | hard (i) | Budapest, Hungary |  Austria
|
3 : 0 | Won |
| 5 Feb | hard (i) |  Hungary
|
2 : 1 | Won | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-offs | 7 Feb | hard (i) | Croatia
|
2 : 0 | Won | ||
| World Group II play-offs | 18–19 Apr | hard | Novi Sad, Serbia |  Paraguay
|
4 : 1 | Won | |
| 2016 | World Group II | 6–7 Feb | hard (i) | Kraljevo, Serbia | Spain
|
0 : 4 | Lost |
| World Group II play-offs | 16–17 Apr | clay (i) | Belgrade, Serbia | Belgium
|
2 : 3 | Lost | |
| 2017 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool D | 8 Feb | hard (i) | Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia
|
2 : 1 | Won |
| 9 Feb | hard (i) |  Bulgaria
|
2 : 1 | Won | |||
| 10 Feb | hard (i) |  Israel
|
2 : 1 | Won | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-offs | 11 Feb | hard (i) | Poland
|
2 : 1 | Won | ||
| World Group II play-offs | 22–23 Apr | hard (i) | Zrenjanin, Serbia |  Australia
|
0 : 4 | Lost | |
| 2018 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool A | 7 Feb | hard (i) | Tallinn, Estonia | Bulgaria
|
2 : 1 | Won |
| 9 Feb | hard (i) |  Georgia
|
2 : 1 | Won | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-offs | 10 Feb | hard (i) |  Latvia
|
1 : 2 | Lost | ||
| 2019 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool A | 6 Feb | hard (i) | Bath, United Kingdom | Georgia
|
2 : 1 | Won |
| 7 Feb | hard (i) |  Turkey
|
3 : 0 | Won | |||
| 8 Feb | hard (i) | Croatia
|
2 : 1 | Won | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone Play-offs | 9 Feb | hard (i) |  Great Britain
|
0 : 2 | Lost | ||
| 2020–21 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool A | 6 Feb | hard (i) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg
|
2 : 1 | Won |
| 7 Feb | hard (i) | Sweden
|
2 : 1 | Won | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone Promotion Play-off | 8 Feb | hard (i) | Slovenia
|
2 : 1 | Won | ||
| World Play-offs | 16–17 Apr | hard (i) | Kraljevo, Serbia | Canada
|
0 : 4 | Lost | |
| 2022 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool A | 11 Apr | clay | Antalya, Turkey | Estonia
|
2 : 1 | Won |
| 12 Apr | clay |  Denmark
|
2 : 1 | Won | |||
| 14 Apr | clay | Hungary
|
1 : 2 | Lost | |||
| 15 Apr | clay | Turkey
|
2 : 1 | Won | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone Promotion Play-off | 16 Apr | clay | Croatia
|
0 : 2 | Lost | ||
| World Play-offs | 11–12 Nov | clay | San Luis Potosí, Mexico |  Mexico
|
0 : 4 | Lost | |
| 2023 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool A | 10 Apr | clay | Antalya, Turkey | Bulgaria
|
2 : 1 | Won |
| 11 Apr | clay |  Norway
|
2 : 1 | Won | |||
| 12 Apr | clay | Croatia
|
3 : 0 | Won | |||
| 13 Apr | clay | Denmark
|
3 : 0 | Won | |||
| 14 Apr | clay | Sweden
|
1 : 2 | Lost | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone Promotion Play-off | 15 Apr | clay | Netherlands
|
1 : 2 | Lost | ||
| World Play-offs | 10–11 Nov | clay (i) | Kraljevo, Serbia | Romania
|
0 : 4 | Lost | |
| 2024 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool C | 8 Apr | clay | Oeiras, Portugal | Norway
|
3 : 0 | Won |
| 9 Apr | clay |  Greece
|
2 : 1 | Won | |||
| 10 Apr | clay | Sweden
|
3 : 0 | Won | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone 1st to 3rd Place Play-Off | 11 Apr | clay | Netherlands
|
1 : 2 | Lost | ||
| 12 Apr | clay | Austria
|
0 : 3 | Lost | |||
| World Group Play-offs | 15–16 Nov | hard (i) | Biel/Bienne, Switzerland |  Switzerland
|
0 : 0 | TBD |
Captains
edit| Name | Tenure | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Lea Habunek | 1968–1981 | 14 |
| Jelena Genčić | 1981–1994 | 14 |
| Dragan Ćirić | 1995–1997 | 3 |
| Biljana Veselinović | 1997–2004 | 8 |
| Tatjana Ječmenica (1/2) | 2005–2007 | 3 |
| Dejan Vraneš | 2007–2014 | 8 |
| Tatjana Ječmenica (2/2) | 2014–2020 | 7 |
| Dušan Vemić | 2020– | 4 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Vemić izabrao mladost za Švajcarsku". Tennis Federation of Serbia. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ a b WTA singles rankings
- ^ a b WTA dubles rankings
External links
edit- Team page on BillieJeanKingCup.com, the official website of the Billie Jean King Cup