Czech Republic | |
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Captain | Petr Pála |
ITF ranking | 5 1 (17 April 2023) |
Highest ITF ranking | 1 (2012–2013, 2014–2019) |
Colors | blue & red |
First year | 1963 |
Years played | 50 |
Ties played (W–L) | 155 (114–41) |
Years in World Group | 41 (80–26) |
Titles | 11 (1975, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018) |
Runners-up | 1 (1986) |
Most total wins | Helena Suková (57–16) |
Most singles wins | Helena Suková (45–11) |
Most doubles wins | Hana Mandlíková (16–6) |
Best doubles team | Helena Suková / Hana Mandlíková (7–3) |
Most ties played | Helena Suková (54) |
Most years played | Lucie Šafářová (14) |
The Czech Republic women's national tennis team is the representative national team of the Czech Republic in Billie Jean King Cup competition. The Czech Republic team in its current incarnation began competing in 1993. It is seen as the primary successor to the Czechoslovak team, and not Slovakia, even though the Czechoslovak team included both Czech and Slovak players.
Czechoslovakia won the Billie Jean King Cup five times between 1975 and 1988 (when the competition was known as the Federation Cup), but the victory in 2011 (by which time the competition had been renamed the Fed Cup) was the team's first win as the Czech Republic. [1] They have since won the competition five more times, in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018. [2] [3]
Martina Navratilova, one of the Czechoslovak team's greatest players, helped guide the team to victory in 1975. In 1981 she became a US citizen and in later tournaments, notably the 1986 Federation Cup final, she played for the United States against her former nation.
Rankings as of 6 November 2023 [update] .
Name | Born | First | Last | Ties | Win/Loss | Ranks [4] [5] | ||||
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Year | Tie | Sin | Dou | Tot | Sin | Dou | ||||
Barbora Krejčíková | December 18, 1995 | 2019 | 2023 | Canada | 8 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5–5 | 10 | 13 |
Kateřina Siniaková | May 10, 1996 | 2017 | 2023 | Canada | 12 | 5–3 | 5–5 | 10–8 | 45 | 10 |
Markéta Vondroušová | June 28, 1999 | 2017 | 2023 | Canada | 10 | 11–2 | 2–0 | 13–2 | 7 | 44 |
Karolína Muchová | August 21, 1996 | 2019 | 2022 | Switzerland | 5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 8 | 566 |
Linda Nosková | November 17, 2004 | 2023 | 2023 | Switzerland | 1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 41 | 198 |
Sára Bejlek | January 31, 2006 | 2023 | — | — | 0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 190 | 742 |
Marie Bouzková | July 21, 1998 | 2023 | 2023 | Switzerland | 1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 34 | 23 |
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1995 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I (Pool A) | 17 April | Murcia (ESP) | Poland | 3–0 | Won |
Europe/Africa Zone Group I (Pool A) | 18 April | Great Britain | 3–0 | Won | ||
Europe/Africa Zone Group I (Pool A) | 19 April | Slovenia | 1–2 | Lost | ||
Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Knockout Stage | 20 April | Slovenia | 3–0 | Won | ||
Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Knockout Stage | 21 April | Belarus | 3–0 | Won | ||
World Group II play-offs | 22–23 July | Prague (CZE) | Sweden | 4–1 | Won | |
1996 | World Group II | 27–28 April | Vancouver (CAN) | Canada | 3–0 | Won |
World Group play-offs | 13–14 July | Plzeň (CZE) | Argentina | 3–1 | Won | |
1997 | World Group, 1st Round | 1–2 March | Mannheim (GER) | Germany | 3–2 | Won |
World Group, Semi-Final | 12–13 July | Prague (CZE) | Netherlands | 2–3 | Lost | |
1998 | World Group, 1st Round | 18–19 April | Brno (CZE) | Switzerland | 1–4 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 25–26 July | Prague (CZE) | Italy | 1–4 | Lost | |
1999 | World Group II | 17–18 April | Minsk (BLR) | Belarus | 4–1 | Won |
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | World Group, Round Robin (Group B) | 27 April | Bratislava (SVK) | Austria | 2–1 | Won |
World Group, Round Robin (Group B) | 28 April | Switzerland | 2–1 | Won | ||
World Group, Round Robin (Group B) | 29 April | Slovakia | 2–1 | Won | ||
World Group, Semi-final | 21 November | Las Vegas (USA) | Spain | 1–2 | Lost | |
2001 | World Group, Round Robin (Group A) | 7 November | Madrid (ESP) | Russia | 1–2 | Lost |
World Group, Round Robin (Group A) | 8 November | France | 0–3 | Lost | ||
World Group, Round Robin (Group A) | 9 November | Argentina | 1–2 | Lost | ||
2002 | World Group, 1st Round | 27–28 April | Bol (CRO) | Croatia | 2–3 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 20–21 July | Přerov (CZE) | Canada | 5–0 | Won | |
2003 | World Group, 1st Round | 26–27 April | Lowell, MA (USA) | United States | 0–5 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 19–20 July | Durban (RSA) | South Africa | 4–1 | Won | |
2004 | World Group, 1st Round | 24–25 April | Lecce (ITA) | Italy | 1–3 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 10–11 July | Tallinn (EST) | Estonia | 3–2 | Won | |
2005 | World Group II | 23–24 April | Prague (CZE) | Japan | 3–2 | Won |
World Group play-offs | 9–10 July | Liberec (CZE) | Italy | 2–3 | Lost | |
2006 | World Group II | 22–23 April | Bangkok (THA) | Thailand | 4–1 | Won |
World Group play-offs | 15–16 July | Cagnes-sur-Mer (FRA) | France | 2–3 | Lost | |
2007 | World Group II | 21–22 April | Bratislava (SVK) | Slovakia | 5–0 | Won |
World Group play-offs | 14–15 July | Palafrugell (ESP) | Spain | 2–3 | Lost | |
2008 | World Group II | 2–3 February | Brno (CZE) | Slovakia | 3–2 | Won |
World Group play-offs | 26–27 April | Ramat HaSharon (ISR) | Israel | 3–2 | Won | |
2009 | World Group, 1st Round | 7–8 February | Brno (CZE) | Spain | 4–1 | Won |
World Group, Semi-Final | 25–26 April | Brno (CZE) | United States | 2–3 | Lost |
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | World Group, 1st Round | 6–7 February | Brno (CZE) | Germany | 3–2 | Won |
World Group, Semi-Final | 24–25 April | Rome (ITA) | Italy | 0–5 | Lost | |
2011 | World Group, 1st Round | 5–6 February | Bratislava (SVK) | Slovakia | 3–2 | Won |
World Group, Semi-Final | 16–17 April | Charleroi (BEL) | Belgium | 3–2 | Won | |
World Group, Final | 5–6 November | Moscow (RUS) | Russia | 3–2 | Champion | |
2012 | World Group, 1st Round | 4–5 February | Stuttgart (GER) | Germany | 4–1 | Won |
World Group, Semi-Final | 21–22 April | Ostrava (CZE) | Italy | 4–1 | Won | |
World Group, Final | 3–4 November | Prague (CZE) | Serbia | 3–2 | Champion | |
2013 | World Group, 1st Round | 9–10 February | Ostrava (CZE) | Australia | 4–0 | Won |
World Group, Semi-Final | 20–21 April | Palermo (ITA) | Italy | 1–3 | Lost | |
2014 | World Group, 1st Round | 8–9 February | Seville (ESP) | Spain | 3–2 | Won |
World Group, Semi-Final | 20–21 April | Ostrava (CZE) | Italy | 4–0 | Won | |
World Group, Final | 3–1 November | Prague (CZE) | Germany | 3–1 | Champion | |
2015 | World Group, 1st Round | 7–8 February | Quebec City (CAN) | Canada | 4–0 | Won |
World Group, Semi-Final | 18–19 April | Ostrava (CZE) | France | 3–1 | Won | |
World Group, Final | 14–15 November | Prague (CZE) | Russia | 3–2 | Champion | |
2016 | World Group, 1st Round | 6–7 February | Cluj-Napoca (ROU) | Romania | 3–2 | Won |
World Group, Semi-Final | 16–17 April | Lucerne (SUI) | Switzerland | 3–2 | Won | |
World Group, Final | 12–13 November | Strasbourg (FRA) | France | 3–2 | Champion | |
2017 | World Group, 1st Round | 11–12 February | Ostrava (CZE) | Spain | 3–2 | Won |
World Group, Semi-Final | 22–23 April | Tampa (USA) | United States | 2–3 | Lost | |
2018 | World Group, 1st Round | 10–11 February | Prague (CZE) | Switzerland | 3–1 | Won |
World Group, Semi-Final | 21–22 April | Stuttgart (GER) | Germany | 4–1 | Won | |
World Group, Final | 10–11 November | Prague (CZE) | United States | 3–0 | Champion | |
2019 | World Group, 1st Round | 9–10 February | Ostrava (CZE) | Romania | 2–3 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 20–21 April | Prostějov (CZE) | Canada | 4–0 | Won |
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020–21 | Finals, Group D | 1–6 November 2021 | Prague (CZE) | Germany | 2–1 | Won |
Switzerland | 1–2 | Lost | ||||
2022 | Qualifying round | 15–16 April 2022 | Prague (CZE) | Great Britain | 3–2 | Won |
Finals | 8–13 November 2022 | Glasgow (GBR) | Poland | 2–1 | Won | |
United States | 2–1 | Won | ||||
Switzerland | 0–2 | Lost | ||||
2023 | Qualifying round | 14–15 April 2023 | Antalya (TUR) | Ukraine | 3–1 | Won |
Finals | 7–12 November 2023 | Seville (ESP) | Switzerland | 3–0 | Won | |
United States | 2–1 | Won | ||||
Canada | 1–2 | Lost |
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