Great Britain Fed Cup team

Great Britain
Captain Judy Murray
ITF ranking 23 Steady (16 November 2015)
Colors blue & white
First year 1963
Years played 53
Ties played (W–L) 193 (123–70)
Years in
World Group		 31 (57–31)
Runners-up 4 (1967, 1971, 1972, 1981)
Most total wins Virginia Wade (66–33)
Most singles wins Virginia Wade (36–20)
Most doubles wins Virginia Wade (30–13)
Best doubles team Virginia Wade /
Sue Barker (13–2)
Most ties played Virginia Wade (57)
Most years played Virginia Wade (17)

The Great Britain Fed Cup team represents the United Kingdom in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Lawn Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.

History

Great Britain competed in its first Fed Cup in 1963. They have reached the finals on four occasions. Great Britain is one of only four nations to participate every year since the tournament's inception.

Inaugural team

Current team

(team line-up for 2015 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, 4-7 February 2015; rankings as of 2 February 2015)[5]

Recent call-ups

Current and former player information

Name Total W-L Singles W-L Doubles W-L No. of ties First year played No. of years played
Ahl, LucieLucie Ahl 3–0 2–0 1–0 3 2002 1
Baltacha, ElenaElena Baltacha 33–16 19–9 14–7 39 2002 12
Barker, SueSue Barker 31–13 15–8 16–5 27 1974 9
Borwell, SarahSarah Borwell 4–3 0–0 4–3 8 2009 2
Brown, AmandaAmanda Brown 4–3 2–1 2–2 4 1984 1
Cavaday, NaomiNaomi Cavaday 0–3 0–3 0–0 3 2007 1
Coles, GlynisGlynis Coles 9–4 4–2 5–2 9 1974 3
Collin, HannahHannah Collin 1–2 1–1 0–1 2 2000 1
Croft, AnnabelAnnabel Croft 9–2 6–1 3–1 7 1985 2
Cross, KarenKaren Cross 1–3 1–2 0–1 4 1994 2
Curran, ClaireClaire Curran 6–2 0–0 6–2 8 2006 2
Durie, JoJo Durie 34–22 12–16 22–6 37 1981 14
Gomer, SaraSara Gomer 11–4 6–4 5–0 10 1987 3
Grunfeld, AmandaAmanda Grunfeld 2–0 0–0 2–0 2 1993 1
Hobbs, AnneAnne Hobbs 21–12 4–5 17–7 26 1978 9
Truman Janes, ChristineChristine Truman Janes 8–5 6–3 2–2 9 1963 3
Javer, MoniqueMonique Javer 7–3 7–3 0–0 10 1990 4
Jones, AnnAnn Jones 21–12 10–7 11–5 18 1963 6
Keen, AmandaAmanda Keen 2–1 2–0 0–1 3 2004 1
Catt, DeidreDeidre Catt 6–2 3–1 3–1 5 1963 3
Keothavong, AnneAnne Keothavong 22–22 21–19 1–3 39 2001 12
Konta, JohannaJohanna Konta 4–7 3–5 1–2 10 2013 3
Lake, ValdaValda Lake 0–1 0–0 0–1 1 1996 1
Latimer, LouiseLouise Latimer 8–5 4–5 4–0 11 1998 4
Loosemore, SarahSarah Loosemore 2–1 2–1 0–0 3 1990 1
Moore, TaraTara Moore 1–1 1–0 0–1 2 2014 1
O'Brien, KatieKatie O'Brien 4–8 3–5 1–3 10 2005 3
O'Donoghue, JaneJane O'Donoghue 4–7 1–2 3–5 11 2003 3
Pullin, JulieJulie Pullin 19–10 5–3 14–7 26 1994 9
Rae, JocelynJocelyn Rae 5–2 0–0 5–2 7 2011 3
Robson, LauraLaura Robson 9–3 4–2 5–1 9 2012 2
Salmon, JulieJulie Salmon 8–3 0–0 8–3 11 1988 2
Siddall, Shirli-AnnShirli-Ann Siddall 0–2 0–2 0–0 2 1995 1
Smith, AnnaAnna Smith 3–0 0–0 3–0 3 2015 1
Smith, SamanthaSamantha Smith 10–5 9–4 1–1 13 1996 3
South, MelanieMelanie South 2–2 1–0 1–2 4 2008 2
Starkie, ElizabethElizabeth Starkie 2–1 0–0 2–1 3 1966 1
Tyler, MichelleMichelle Tyler 2–3 1–1 1–2 5 1976 3
Viollet, RachelRachel Viollet 2–0 1–0 1–0 2 2002 1
Wade, VirginiaVirginia Wade 66–33 36–20 30–13 57 1967 17
Ward, JoanneJoanne Ward 6–1 3–1 3–0 6 1999 2
Watson, HeatherHeather Watson 18–6 11–4 7–2 19 2011 5
Williams, JoyceJoyce Williams 6–5 1–2 5–3 9 1969 4
Wood, ClareClare Wood 34–18 18–10 16–8 36 1988 10
Woodroffe, LornaLorna Woodroffe 7–3 0–0 7–3 10 1997 3
Wooldridge, WinnieWinnie Wooldridge 15–9 9–4 6–5 19 1966 6

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Players". Women's Tennis Association.
  2. ↑ "Players". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. ↑ "Players". Women's Tennis Association.
  4. ↑ "Players". Women's Tennis Association.
  5. ↑ accessed 2 February 2015
  6. ↑ "Players". Women's Tennis Association.
  7. ↑ "Players". Women's Tennis Association.
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