Belarus Billie Jean King Cup team

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Belarus
Flag of Belarus.svg
Captain Tatiana Poutchek
ITF ranking 6 Steady (22 March 2022) (suspended)
Highest ITF ranking 2 (24 April 2017)
Colors red & green
First year 1994
Years played 26
Ties played (W–L) 103 (72–31)
Years in
World Group		 7 (5–6)
Best finish World Group F (2017)
Most total wins Tatiana Poutchek (37–15)
Most singles wins Natalia Zvereva (24–7)
Most doubles wins Tatiana Poutchek (28–7)
Best doubles team Darya Kustova /
Tatiana Poutchek (7–0)
Most ties played Tatiana Poutchek (45)
Most years played Tatiana Poutchek (15)
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The Belarus women’s national tennis team represented Belarus in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Belarus Tennis Association. They compete in the World Group. After the 2022 Russia invasion of Ukraine, the International Tennis Federation suspended Russia and Belarus from Billie Jean King Cup competitions.[1]

History[edit]

1994–2010: Early years[edit]

Prior to 1993, Belarusian players competed for the Soviet Union. Belarus competed in its first Fed Cup as an independent nation in 1994, when they achieved their best result by reaching the World Group 1st Round. For the next three years, the team competed in Europe/Africa Zonal Group I. In 1999, Belarus defeated Venezuela to reach World Group II. After spending one year at that level, the team was relegated to Europe/Africa Zonal Group I once again.[citation needed]

Belarus spent another four years at the Europe Arica Zonal Group I before reaching a World Group Play-off in 2004, where they lost to Slovakia in what was their last opportunity for promotion from the zonal level until 2011.[citation needed]

2011–2017: Resurgence and World Group Final[edit]

With the help of four players ranked in the WTA top-200 at the end of 2010,[2] Belarus defeated Estonia to return to World Group II, before immediately suffering back-to-back losses to the United States and Switzerland and being once again relegated to Europe/Africa Zonal Group I play. After several years competing at that level, the team was promoted to World Group II by defeating Japan in 2015.[citation needed]

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Belarus defeated Canada in their 2016 World Group II tie. This victory secured a spot in the 2016 World Group Play-offs, where they upset Russia 3–2. Belarus competed in the 2017 Fed Cup World Group, where they scored upsets against Netherlands in the quarterfinals and Switzerland in the semifinals. Belarus hosted the 2017 Fed Cup Final against the United States, which they lost 3-2.[3][4]

2022: Suspension[edit]

After the 2022 Russia invasion of Ukraine, the International Tennis Federation suspended Russia and Belarus from Billie Jean King Cup competitions.[1]

Current team[edit]

Most recent year-end rankings are used.

Players[edit]

Key
Still active for the national team[nb 1]

*

 Still playing active tennis

Captains[edit]

  • Simon Kagan (1994)
  • Marat Zverev (1995–1998)
  • Natalia Zvereva (1999)
  • Igor Tikhonko (2000)
  • Anatoli Yakauleu (2001–2002)
  • Simon Kagan (2003)
  • Yuri Scherbakou (2004)
  • Dmitri Tatur (2005–2008)
  • Natalia Zvereva (2009)
  • Vladimir Voltchkov (2010)
  • Sergei Teterin (2011)
  • Alexander Skrypko (2012)
  • Tatiana Poutchek (2013–2015)
  • Eduard Dubrou (2016–2018)
  • Tatiana Poutchek (2018–present)

Results[edit]

By decade[edit]

Here is the list of all match-ups since 1994, when Belarus started competing as a separate nation.

1994–1999[edit]

2000–2009[edit]

2010–2021[edit]

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2010 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/D, Round Robin 3 February Lisbon (POR)  Austria 1–2 Lost
4 February  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 Won
5 February  Great Britain 1–2 Lost
Europe/Africa Zone, 9th to 12th play-offs 6 February  Croatia 2–1 Won
2011 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/C, Round Robin 2 February Eilat (ISR)  Austria 3–0 Won
3 February  Croatia 3–0 Won
4 February  Greece 3–0 Won
Europe/Africa Zone, Promotional Play-off 5 February  Poland 2–0 Won
World Group II, Play-off 16–17 April Minsk (BLR)  Estonia 5–0 Won
2012 World Group II, First round 4–5 February Worcester (USA)  United States 0–5 Lost
World Group II, Play-off 21–22 April Yverdon-les-Bains (SUI)  Switzerland 1–4 Lost
2013 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/A, Round robin 6 February Eilat (ISR)  Georgia 3–0 Won
7 February  Austria 2–1 Won
8 February  Croatia 0–3 Lost
Europe/Africa Zone, 5th to 8th play-offs 10 February  Israel 0–2 Lost
2014 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/D, Round robin 4 February Budapest (HUN)  Turkey 3–0 Won
6 February  Portugal 3–0 Won
7 February  Bulgaria 2–1 Won
Europe/Africa Zone, Promotional play-off 9 February  Netherlands 0–2 Lost
2015 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/A, Round robin 4 February Budapest (HUN)  Georgia 3–0 Won
5 February  Bulgaria 3–0 Won
6 February  Portugal 2–1 Won
Europe/Africa Zone, Promotional play-off 7 February  Great Britain 2–0 Won
World Group II, Play-off 18–19 April Tokyo (JPN)  Japan 3–2 Won
2016 World Group II, 1st Round 6–7 February Quebec City (Canada)  Canada 3–2 Won
World Group, Play-off 16–17 April Moscow (RUS)  Russia 3–2 Won
2017 World Group, 1st Round 11–12 February Minsk (BLR)  Netherlands 4–1 Won
World Group, Semi-Finals 22–23 April Minsk (BLR)  Switzerland 3–2 Won
World Group, Final 11–12 November Minsk (BLR)  United States 2–3 Lost
2018 World Group, 1st Round 10–11 February Minsk (BLR)  Germany 2–3 Lost
World Group, Play-off 21–22 April Minsk (BLR)  Slovakia 3–2 Won
2019 World Group, 1st Round 9–10 February Braunschweig (GER)  Germany 4–0 Won
World Group, Semi-Finals 20–21 April Brisbane (AUS)  Australia 2–3 Lost
2020–21 Qualifying Round 7–8 February 2020 The Hague (NED)  Netherlands 3–2 Won
Finals, Group stage 1 November 2021 Prague (CZE)  Belgium 1–2 Lost
4 November 2021  Australia 1–2 Lost

See also[edit]

  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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