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Belarus Billie Jean King Cup team
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]
| Belarus | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Tatiana Poutchek |
| ITF ranking | 6 (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) |
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]
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.
| Name | Born | First | Last | Ties | Win/Loss | Ranks[5][6] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Tie | Sin | Dou | Tot | Sin | Dou | ||||
| Victoria Azarenka | July 31, 1989 | 2005 | 2019 | Australia | 21 | 17–5 | 6–2 | 23–7 | 50 | 18 |
| Olga Govortsova | August 23, 1988 | 2008 | 2017 | Switzerland | 31 | 20–10 | 6–3 | 26–13 | 187 | 172 |
| Lidziya Marozava | October 8, 1992 | 2013 | 2019 | Germany | 6 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1125 | 91 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | May 5, 1998 | 2016 | 2020 | Netherlands | 9 | 10–6 | 1–4 | 11–10 | 13 | 5 |
| Aliaksandra Sasnovich | March 22, 1994 | 2012 | 2020 | Netherlands | 22 | 17–11 | 6–3 | 23–14 | 68 | 45 |
Players edit
| Still active for the national team[nb 1] | |
* | Still playing active tennis |
| Player | W-L (Total) | W-L (Singles) | W-L (Doubles) | Ties | Career | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Azarenka * | 23–7 | 17–5 | 6–2 | 21 | 2005– | 8 |
| Olga Barabanschikova | 33–17 | 17–3 | 16–4 | 35 | 1996–2003 | 8 |
| Ima Bohush | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3 | 2008 | 1 |
| Ekaterina Dzehalevich | 8–6 | 2–6 | 6–0 | 10 | 2005–2010 | 4 |
| Olga Glouschenko | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1 | 1996 | 1 |
| Olga Govortsova | 26–13 | 20–10 | 6–3 | 31 | 2008– | 9 |
| Tatiana Ignatieva | 13–11 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 16 | 1994–1997 | 4 |
| Ilona Kremen * | 4–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 7 | 2013– | 5 |
| Darya Kustova | 11–4 | 3–3 | 8–1 | 12 | 2004–2012 | 11 |
| Vera Lapko * | 5–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 7 | 2015– | 3 |
| Darya Lebesheva * | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4 | 2012 | 1 |
| Lidziya Marozava * | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 6 | 2013– | 3 |
| Ksenia Milevskaya | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4 | 2007 | 1 |
| Nadejda Ostrovskaya | 13–9 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 19 | 1998–2003 | 6 |
| Tatiana Poutchek | 37–15 | 9–8 | 28–7 | 45 | 1997–2009 | 15 |
| Aryna Sabalenka * | 11–10 | 10–6 | 1–4 | 9 | 2016– | 5 |
| Aliaksandra Sasnovich * | 23–15 | 17–11 | 6–4 | 22 | 2012– | 9 |
| Iryna Shymanovich * | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3 | 2014 | 1 |
| Marina Stets | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 4 | 1994–1995 | 2 |
| Tatsiana Uvarova | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4 | 2004 | 1 |
| Anastasia Yakimova | 10–13 | 4–11 | 6–2 | 17 | 2004–2012 | 5 |
| Elena Yaryshka | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1 | 2001 | 1 |
| Vera Zhukovets | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 4 | 1994–1995 | 2 |
| Natalia Zvereva | 35–11 | 24–7 | 11–4 | 32 | 1994–2002 | 7 |
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
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020–21 | 2022 | 2023 | W–L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fed Cup | BJK Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Group/Finals | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | 1R | SF | GS | A | A | 3–6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Group play-offs/qualifying round | NH | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | A | W | A | W | A | A | 3–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Group II | NH | A | A | A | A | L | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | L | A | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Group II play-offs | NH | A | A | A | W | 1R | Not Held | L | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | L | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 5–3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Europe/Africa Group I | W | F | F | F | W | A | SF | 1R | 1R | F | W | F | 1R | 5th | 7th | F | 9th | W | A | 7th | F | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 60–22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 72–33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year End Ranking | 32 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By decade edit
Here is the list of all match-ups since 1994, when Belarus started competing as a separate nation.
1994–1999 edit
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group G, Round Robin | 19 April | Bad Waltersdorf (AUT) | Israel | 3–0 | Won |
| 20 April | Egypt | 2–1 | Won | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone, Semifinal | 22 April | Portugal | 2–1 | Won | ||
| Europe/Africa Zone, Final | 23 April | Romania | 2–1 | Won | ||
| World Group, 1st Round | 18–19 July | Frankfurt (GER) | Netherlands | 1–2 | Lost | |
| 1995 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/C, Round Robin | 17 April | Murcia (ESP) | Finland | 2–1 | Won |
| 18 April | Latvia | 2–1 | Won | |||
| 19 April | Switzerland | 2–1 | Won | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone, Semifinal | 20 April | Russia | 2–1 | Won | ||
| Europe/Africa Zone, Final | 21 April | Czech Republic | 0–3 | Lost | ||
| 1996 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/A, Round Robin | 22 April | Murcia (ESP) | Great Britain | 2–1 | Won |
| 23 April | Slovenia | 0–3 | Lost | |||
| 24 April | Russia | 2–1 | Won | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone, Semifinal | 25 April | Italy | 3–0 | Won | ||
| Europe/Africa Zone, Final | 26 April | Croatia | 1–2 | Lost | ||
| 1997 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/C, Round Robin | 22 April | Bari (ITA) | Finland | 3–0 | Won |
| 23 April | Poland | 3–0 | Won | |||
| 24 April | Hungary | 2–1 | Won | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone, Semifinal | 25 April | Sweden | 2–1 | Won | ||
| Europe/Africa Zone, Final | 26 April | Russia | 0–3 | Lost | ||
| 1998 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/A, Round Robin | 14 April | Murcia (ESP) | Slovenia | 3–0 | Won |
| 15 April | Israel | 2–1 | Won | |||
| 16 April | Greece | 2–1 | Won | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone, Semifinal | 17 April | Ukraine | 2–1 | Won | ||
| Europe/Africa Zone, Final | 18 April | South Africa | 2–0 | Won | ||
| World Group II, Play-off | 25–26 July | Minsk (BLR) | Venezuela | 4–1 | Won | |
| 1999 | World Group II, first round | 17–18 April | Minsk (BLR) | Czech Republic | 1–4 | Lost |
| World Group II, Play-off Group A, Round Robin | 21 July | Amsterdam (NED) | Slovenia | 3–0 | Won | |
| 22 July | Netherlands | 0–3 | Lost | |||
| 23 July | Japan | 2–0 | Won |
2000–2009 edit
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/A, Round Robin | 15 May | Murcia (ESP) | Poland | 3–0 | Won |
| 16 May | Morocco | 3–0 | Won | |||
| 17 May | Romania | 3–0 | Won | |||
| 18 May | Slovenia | 2–1 | Won | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone, Semifinal | 20 May | Hungary | 0–2 | Lost | ||
| 2001 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/A, Round Robin | 24 May | Murcia (ESP) | Romania | 2–1 | Won |
| 25 May | Sweden | 0–3 | Lost | |||
| 26 May | Great Britain | 2–1 | Won | |||
| 2002 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/B, Round Robin | 24 April | Antalya (TUR) | Greece | 1–2 | Lost |
| 25 April | Ukraine | 2–1 | Won | |||
| 26 April | Israel | 1–2 | Lost | |||
| 2003 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/D, Round Robin | 21 April | Estoril (POR) | Luxembourg | 2–1 | Won |
| 23 April | Estonia | 3–0 | Won | |||
| 24 April | Switzerland | 0–2 | Lost | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone, Promotional Play-Offs | 26 April | Israel | 1–2 | Lost | ||
| 2004 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/B, Round Robin | 19 April | Antalya (TUR) | Denmark | 3–0 | Won |
| 22 April | Hungary | 3–0 | Won | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone, Promotional Play-Offs | 23 April | Sweden | 2–1 | Won | ||
| World Group II, Play-off | 10–11 July | Bratislava (SVK) | Slovakia | 0–4 | Lost | |
| 2005 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/D, Round Robin | 20 April | Antalya (TUR) | Israel | 2–1 | Won |
| 21 April | Ukraine | 2–1 | Won | |||
| 22 April | Greece | 3–0 | Won | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone, Promotional Play-Offs | 23 April | Slovenia | 1–2 | Lost | ||
| 2006 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/D, Round Robin | 17 April | Plovdiv (BUL) | Estonia | 2–1 | Won |
| 18 April | Romania | 1–2 | Lost | |||
| 19 April | Sweden | 2–1 | Won | |||
| 20 April | Israel | 0–2 | Lost | |||
| 2007 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/B, Round Robin | 18 April | Plovdiv (BUL) | Hungary | 2–1 | Won |
| 19 April | Lithuania | 2–1 | Won | |||
| 20 April | Ukraine | 0–3 | Lost | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone, 5th to 8th play-offs | 21 April | Luxembourg | 2–1 | Won | ||
| 2008 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/C, Round Robin | 30 January | Budapest (HUN) | Georgia | 3–0 | Won |
| 31 January | Slovenia | 3–0 | Won | |||
| 1 February | Sweden | 1–2 | Lost | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone, 5th to 8th play-offs | 2 February | Romania | 0–2 | Lost | ||
| 2009 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/C, Round Robin | 4 February | Tallinn (EST) | Denmark | 2–1 | Won |
| 5 February | Slovenia | 3–0 | Won | |||
| 6 February | Austria | 3–0 | Won | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone, Promotional Play-off | 7 February | Estonia | 0–2 | Lost |
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
- Billie Jean King Cup
- Belarus at the Hopman Cup
Notes edit
- ^ Players considered active are the ones who have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.
References edit
- ^ a b "Ukraine: ITF suspends Russia, Belarus from Davis, Billie Jean King Cups". Punch Newspapers. March 1, 2022.
- ^ "WTA Year End Singles Rankings - 2010" (PDF). Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Defeats Belarus 3-2 to Win 2017 Fed Cup Title". USTA. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Fed Cup Final - The Stats". fedcup.com. ITF. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
External links edit
- Team page on BillieJeanKingCup.com, the official website of the Billie Jean King Cup