The Billie Jean King Cup is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was changed to the Fed Cup in 1995, and changed again in September 2020 in honor of former World No. 1 Billie Jean King. The Billie Jean King Cup is the world's largest annual women's international team sports competition in terms of the number of nations that compete. The current Chairperson is Katrina Adams.
The 2007 Fed Cup was the 45th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2007 Fed Cup.
The 1997 Fed Cup was the 35th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place at Brabant Hall in 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands on 4–5 October, with France defeating the Netherlands to win their first title.
The 2008 Fed Cup was the 46th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2008 Fed Cup.
The 2009 Fed Cup was the 46th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2009 Fed Cup.
The 2010 Fed Cup was the 48th edition of the tournament between national teams in women's tennis.
The World Group was the highest level of competition in the 2001 Fed Cup. For this year, eight teams qualifying from the play-offs were put into two pools of four teams each, with the winner of each pool advancing to the final. The defending champions United States were meant to be an automatic qualifier for the World Group, but they withdrew due to security risks following the September 11 attacks.
The 2012 Fed Cup was the 50th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The draw took place on 17 July 2011 in Kobe, Japan.
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1997 Fed Cup.
The 2013 Fed Cup was the 51st edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis.
The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2009 Fed Cup.
The 2015 Fed Cup was the 53rd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 14–15 November and was won by the Czech Republic for the second year in a row, and for the fourth time in five years.
The 2017 Fed Cup was the 55th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 11–12 November and was won by the United States.
The 2018 Fed Cup was the 56th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The 2018 Fed Cup was expected to feature some structural changes, including a 16-team World Group and the introduction of a Final Four event at a neutral, predetermined location. However, the ITF announced shortly before their annual meeting that they were tabling a vote on the changes for at least one year.
The 2019 Fed Cup was the 57th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis.
The Europe/Africa Zone is one of three zones of regional competition in the 2019 Fed Cup.
The 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup was the 58th edition of the international women's tennis team's tournament and the first to be styled as the Billie Jean King Cup.
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