India Fed Cup team

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India
Flag of India.svg
Captain Zeeshan Ali
ITF ranking 31 (Increase2.svg 25) (19 April 2021) [1]
Colorsblue & white
First year 1991
Years played29
Ties played (W–L)112 (61–51)
Best finishZonal Group I Promotional Play-off (2006)
Most total wins Nirupama Sanjeev (29–14)
Most singles wins Nirupama Sanjeev (20–8)
Most doubles wins Sania Mirza (14-5)
Best doubles team Manisha Malhotra /
Nirupama Vaidyanathan (6–0)
Most ties played Nirupama Sanjeev (31)
Most years played Sania Mirza (11)
Last updated on: 6 May 2020.

The India Fed Cup team represents India in the WTA & ITF Fed Cup professional tennis competition and are governed by the All India Tennis Association. They will compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group I in 2016.

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History

India competed in its first Fed Cup in 1977, but did not compete again until 1991. [2] Since 1991, India has been competing annually (except 1993). India's best result was reaching the Asia/Oceania Group I final in 2006.

In 2004, Manisha Malhotra and Sania Mirza broke the record for playing the longest tiebreak (21-19) in their doubles match against Uzbekistani pair Vlada Ekshibarova and Ivanna Israilova. [2]

Current team

Squad representing the India in the 2020 Fed Cup
PlayerWin–LossYears playedTiesRanking
SinglesDoublesTotalsSinglesDoubles
Sowjanya Bavisetti 0–01–11–11 (2021)2608694
Riya Bhatia 0–01–31–34 (2017, 2019–21)4351486
Rutuja Bhosale 7–52–19–63 (2012–13, 2021)14422211
Zeel Desai 0–01–01–01 (2021)1570881
Sania Mirza 13–514–527–1011 (2003–04, 2006, 2008, 2010–12, 2014–16, 2021)29–155
Ankita Raina 15–138–623–199 (2013–2021)3017697
Karman Thandi 3–72–15–85 (2017–2021)4619–
Source

Win–Loss as of 17 April 2021, rankings as of 23 April 2021.

Players

NameYearsFirstTiesWin/Loss
SinglesDoublesTotal
Sowjanya Bavisetti 1202020–01–11–1
Ankita Bhambri 52004186–72–78–14
Prerna Bhambri 2201274–21–15–3
Sanaa Bhambri 2200970–23–23–4
Riya Bhatia 3201740–01–31–3
Rutuja Bhosale 32012137–51–18–6
Rushmi Chakravarthi 91994263–711–1114–18
Shruti Dhawan 1199920–00–20–2
Sheethal Goutham 1200220–01–11–1
Tara Iyer 1200741–11–22–3
Mahak Jain 1201910–10–00–1
Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram 41996133–13–66–7
Uzma Khan 31997119–10–19–2
Janaki Krishnamoorthy 3199162–42–24–6
Sohini Kumari 3199150–02–32–3
Isha Lakhani 42003133–26–29–4
Manisha Malhotra 71995277–1110–417–15
Divya Merchant 1199120–20–10–3
Sania Mirza 1120032913–514–527–10
Natasha Palha 1201530–02–02–0
Jahnavi Parekh 1199740–20–40–6
Sonal Phadke 1200220–10–10–2
Arati Ponnappa 41994140–64–74–13
Ankita Raina 820132915–118–623–17
Sunitha Rao 2200782–43–25–6
Aradhana Reddy 2199161–30–11–5
Snehadevi Reddy 1201710–00–10–1
Ashvarya Shrivastava 1201120–21–01–2
Kyra Shroff 1201330–20–10–3
Rishika Sunkara 2201351–21–22–4
Karman Thandi 3201793–62–15–7
Prarthana Thombare 52014177–26–613–8
Radhika Tulpule 1200010–01–01–0
Shikha Uberoi 42005159–35–414–7
Nirupama Vaidyanathan 819923120–89–629–14
Meghha Vakaria 1200330–02–02–0
Poojashree Venkatesha 2201052–32–04–3
Pranjala Yadlapalli 1201810–01–01–0

Results

2000s

2010s

2020s

YearCompetitionDateLocationSurfaceOpponentScoreResult
2020 Asia/Oceania Group I 3 Mar 2020 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai Hard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 0–3Lost
4 Mar 2020 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 3–0Won
5 Mar 2020 Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 2–1Won
6 Mar 2020 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei 2–1Won
7 Mar 2020 Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 2–1Won
Play-offs 16–17 Apr 2021 Flag of Latvia.svg Jūrmala Hard (i) Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 1–3Lost

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References

  1. ↑ "Billie Jean King Cup - Rankings". Billie Jean King Cup. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Fed Cup India Profile". Billie Jean King Cup. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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