United States Fed Cup team
The United States Fed Cup team is the most successful national team in Fed Cup competition. The team has won 18 titles and finished second a further 11 times, out of 55 participations.
United States | |
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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) |
History
The United States won the inaugural 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
Members of the inaugural team
Teams
External links
- Team page on BillieJeanKingCup.com, the official website of the Billie Jean King Cup
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