Italy Billie Jean King Cup team

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Italy
Flag of Italy.svg
Captain Tathiana Garbin
ITF ranking 5 Decrease2.svg 2 (18 April 2016)
Highest ITF ranking1 (9 November 2009)
Lowest ITF ranking9 (11 July 2005)
Colorsblue & white
First year 1963
Years played54
Ties played (W–L)131 (73–58)
Years in
World Group		49 (54–46)
Titles4 (2006, 2009, 2010, 2013)
Runners-up2 (2007, 2023)
Most total wins Francesca Schiavone (26–21)
Most singles winsFrancesca Schiavone (22–20)
Most doubles wins Roberta Vinci (18–1)
Best doubles team Sara Errani /
Roberta Vinci (6–1)
Most ties played Sandra Cecchini (25)
Most years playedRoberta Vinci (15)

The Italy women's national tennis team represents Italy in international women's tennis and is directed by the Federazione Italiana Tennis. The team played in the first ever tournament in 1963, and is one of four teams that has taken part in every single edition since. [1]

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The Italian national team was initially unsuccessful in world tennis, only winning twenty ties in the first two decades of competition never reaching past the quarterfinals since 1999, but in recent times they have become of the most successful teams in the world. They have been a regular member of the ITF rankings World Top Ten since the initiation of the rankings in 2002, and became one of five teams to reach the World No. 1 position in 2009, after they managed to reach all but one final from 2006 to 2010. They have also reached every semifinal since 2009, and since 2001, have accumulated a 22–9 win–loss ratio. [1] Francesca Schiavone holds the Italian Fed Cup record for most singles wins and total wins, while Roberta Vinci holds the record for most doubles wins and years of participation. Sandra Cecchini has participated in the most ties for Italy, however, having played in just two more ties Schiavone and Vinci. [1]

Former ATP World No. 7 [2] and Davis Cup captain [3] Corrado Barazzutti is the current captain of the Italian Fed Cup team, having held that position since 2002. [4] As of April 2013, the team is the World No. 2 in the ITF rankings, with only Czech Republic holding a higher position. [5]

Current team

NameDOBFirstLastTies [6] Win/Loss [6] Best Ranks
SinDouTotSinDou
Camila Giorgi 30 December 1991 (age 31)20142022107–70–17–826–
Jasmine Paolini 4 January 1996 (age 27)20172022123–52–65–1144122
Martina Trevisan 3 November 1993 (age 30)20172022102–34–26–524138
Elisabetta Cocciaretto 25 January 2001 (age 22)2018202275–21–16–364244
Lucia Bronzetti 10 December 1998 (age 24)202220–00–20–257375

History

Italy competed in its first Fed Cup in 1963, the team consisting of Lea Pericoli and Silvana Lazzarino. They are one of four nations to have competed in every edition of the tournament. Italy won the Cup in 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2013.

Results

1963-1979

Tournament 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Federation Cup
World Group 1R 2R QF QF QF 2R QF 2R 1R QF 1R QF QF 2R LQ 1R 2R
Consolation Rounds Not HeldAA 1R A 2R NHAA 2R NHA
Win–loss0–10–11–11–12–11–11–10–10–22–10–22–12–11–11–20–11–1

1980-1994

Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Federation Cup
World Group 2R 2R 1R 2R QF QF QF 2R 2R 1R 2R QF 1R 2R 2R
Consolation Rounds A SF SF AAAAAA QF AA 1R ANH
Win–loss1–14–21–21–12–12–12–11–11–11–21–12–10–21–11–1

1995-2019

Tournament 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 W–L
Fed Cup
World Group AAAA SF 8th A SF QF QF QF W F QF W W SF SF W SF QF QF AAA24–14
World Group play-offs AAA W ANH 2R AAA W AA W AAAAAA W L A L A5–3
World Group II L AA W ANot HeldAAAAAAAAAAAA L W L 2–3
World Group II play-offs L A W AAAAAAAAAAAAAA W A L 2–2
Europe/Africa Group I A SF W AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA8–1
Win–loss0–23–16–02–01–11–21–12–11–11–11–13–02–11–13–03–01–11–13–01–12–10–21–11–10–277–62
Year End Ranking77882221112

2020-2023

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 W–L
Billie Jean King Cup
Finals PA GS F 3–3
Qualifying round ANH W W 2–0
Play-offs P W AA1–0
Europe/Africa Group I W NHAA12–1
Win–loss4–01–01–24–187–65

Records

Longest winning streak

YearCompetitionDateLocationOpponentScoreResult
1997 Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B22 April Bari (ITA)Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2–1Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B23 AprilFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3–0Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B24 AprilFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3–0Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Semifinals25 AprilFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 3–0Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Final26 AprilFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2–1Won
World Group II play-offs12–13 July Jakarta (INA)Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 5–0Won
1998 World Group II18–19 April Foligno (ITA)Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 3–2Won
World Group play-offs25–26 July Prague (CZE)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 4–1Won
1999 World Group, First Round17–18 April Reggio Calabria (ITA)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3–2Won
World Group, Semifinals24–25 July Ancona (ITA)Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1–4Lost

Finals: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-up)

OutcomeYearVenueSurfaceTeamOpponentsOpposing TeamScore
Winner2006 Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium Hard (i) Francesca Schiavone
Flavia Pennetta
Mara Santangelo
Roberta Vinci 		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
Justine Henin-Hardenne 		3–2
Runner-up2007 Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia Hard (i)Francesca Schiavone
Mara Santangelo
Roberta Vinci
Tathiana Garbin
Flavia Pennetta		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Vesnina
Anna Chakvetadze 		0–4
Winner2009 Circolo del Tennis, Reggio Calabria, Italy ClayFlavia Pennetta
Francesca Schiavone
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci		Flag of the United States.svg  United States Melanie Oudin
Alexa Glatch
Liezel Huber
Vania King 		4–0
Winner2010 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, United States Hard (i)Flavia Pennetta
Francesca Schiavone
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci		Flag of the United States.svg  United States Melanie Oudin
Coco Vandeweghe
Bethanie Mattek-Sands 		3–1
Winner2013 Tennis Club Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy ClayFlavia Pennetta
Karin Knapp
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Alexandra Panova
Irina Khromacheva
Alisa Kleybanova
Margarita Gasparyan 		4–0
Runner-up2023 Estadio de La Cartuja, Sevilla, Spain Hard (i) Jasmine Paolini
Martina Trevisan
Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Lucia Bronzetti
Lucrezia Stefanini 		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Leylah Fernandez
Rebecca Marino
Marina Stakusic
Eugenie Bouchard
Gabriela Dabrowski 		0–2

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