United States Billie Jean King Cup team
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| Captain | Kathy Rinaldi |
| ITF ranking | 2  (12 November 2018) |
| Colors | white & blue |
| First year | 1963 |
| Years played | 55 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 188 (151–37) |
| Years in World Group | 37 (84–25) |
| Titles | 18 (1963, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2017) |
| Runners-up | 12 (1964, 1965, 1974, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2018) |
| Most total wins | Chris Evert (57–4) |
| Most singles wins | Chris Evert (40–2) |
| Most doubles wins | Billie Jean King (26–1) Rosie Casals (26–1) |
| Best doubles team | Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King (10–0) Rosie Casals / Kathy Jordan (10–0) Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison (10–1) |
| Most ties played | Chris Evert (42) |
| Most years played | Lindsay Davenport (11) |
The United States women's national tennis team is the most successful national team in Billie Jean King Cup competition.[1] The team has won 18 titles and finished second a further 11 times, out of 55 participations.
History
[edit]The United States won the inaugural Billie Jean King Cup, originally known as the Federation Cup and later as the Fed Cup, in 1963. They hold the record for most ties won, with 149, including 37 in a row. They won seven straight titles between 1976 and 1982.[2]
Members of the inaugural team
[edit]Teams
[edit]See also
[edit]Referencese
[edit]- ^ "U.S. opens BJK Cup Finals with win vs. Swiss". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 9 November 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Records in the Billie Jean King Cup". USTA. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Team page on BillieJeanKingCup.com, the official website of the Billie Jean King Cup
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