Kosovo Billie Jean King Cup team

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Kosovo
Flag of Kosovo.svg
CaptainArben Islami
ITF ranking 52 [1]
Colorsyellow & blue
First year 2016
Years played6
Ties played (W–L)28 (12–16)
Most total winsArlinda Rushiti (10-5)
Most singles winsArlinda Rushiti (10-5)
Most doubles winsEdita Raca (2–1)
Best doubles teamEdita Raca /
Arlinda Rushiti (2–1)
Most ties played(15) Arlinda Rushiti
Most years playedArlinda Rushiti (3)
Donika Bashota (2)
(2)
Blearta Ukëhaxhaj
(2) Vesa Gjinaj

The Kosovo Billie Jean King Cup team represents Kosovo in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Tennis Federation of Kosovo. They took part in the Fed Cup for the first time in 2016, competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group III. [2] [3]

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History

On 28 March 2015, Tennis Europe granted membership to the Tennis Federation of Kosovo, which became effective in 2016. [4] [5] In December 2015, the Federation announced that it would compete at the 2016 Fed Cup in the Europe/Africa Zone Group III. [2]

Kosovo would then compete two years later in the 2018 Fed Cup in the Europe/Africa Zone Group III facing in Pool B host Tunisia as well as Cyprus, Algeria and Madagascar as their opponents. [6] Kosovo were able get one win against Madagascar through set wins from Arlinda Rushiti against Iariniaina Tsantaniony and in the Doubles with Blearta Ukëhaxhaj. Kosovo finished their campaign in 8th place after losing against Iceland in the playoffs. [7]

The best result for Kosovo came at the 2019 Fed Cup in the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in Pool B where they faced Cyprus, North Macedonia as well as Algeria and Congo. [8] Kosovo won three matches in this group and only lost one match against Cyprus. Donika Bashota winning all four single matches in her campaign. [9] Arlinda Rushiti winning three single matches. [10] They impressively beat North Macedonia and Algeria both with 2-1 set wins. They finished second in the standings. [11] In the Play-offs they faced Lithuania losing against them after two single matches, securing in the end a fourth-place finish.

Players

NameYearsFirstTiesWin/Loss
SinglesDoublesTotal
Donika Bashota 2201985–30–25–5
Aja Broqi 120212–0–20–2
Vesa Gjinaj 220195–0–50–5
Anduena Latifi 1201610–00–10–1
Adrijana Lekaj 1202131–20–11–3
Liridona Murati 1201840–30–20–5
Fiona Polloshka 1201610–00–10–1
Edita Raca 1201651–42–13–5
Arlinda Rushiti 320161510–53–813–13
Blearta Ukëhaxhaj 2201870–21–51–7

Matches

YearCompetitionDateSurfaceLocationOpponentScoreResult
2016 Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool D 11 Aprilclay Ulcinj, Montenegro Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 0 : 3Lost
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool D 13 Aprilclay Ulcinj, Montenegro Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0 : 3Lost
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool D 14 Aprilclay Ulcinj, Montenegro Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1 : 2Lost
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool D 15 Aprilclay Ulcinj, Montenegro Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 3 : 0Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Play-offs 16 Aprilclay Ulcinj, Montenegro Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2 : 1Won
YearCompetitionDateSurfaceLocationOpponentScoreResult
2018 Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool B 16 Aprilhard Tunis, Tunesia Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 1 : 2Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool B 17 Aprilhard Tunis, Tunesia Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 3 : 0Lost
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool B 18 Aprilhard Tunis, Tunesia Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 2 : 1Lost
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool B 19 Aprilhard Tunis, Tunesia Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2 : 1Lost
YearCompetitionDateSurfaceLocationOpponentScoreResult
2019 Europe/Africa Zone Group III 15 AprilHard (indoor) Helsinki, Finland Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 2 : 1Lost
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool B 16 AprilHard (indoor) Helsinki, Finland Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 1 : 2Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool B 17 AprilHard (indoor) Helsinki, Finland Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1 : 2Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool B 18 AprilHard (indoor) Helsinki, Finland Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 1 : 2Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Play-offs 20 AprilHard (indoor) Helsinki, Finland Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2 : 0Loss
YearCompetitionDateSurfaceVenueOpponentScoreResult
2021 Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Pool C16 JuneHard (i)SEB Arena, Vilnius (LTU)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0:3 Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Pool C17 JuneHard (i)SEB Arena, Vilnius (LTU)Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 3-0 Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group III, 13th place play-off19 JuneHard (i)SEB Arena, Vilnius (LTU)Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2-1 Win

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Current rankings". billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Kosovo team attends Davis Cup qualifications". www.mfa-ks.net. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III". www.fedcup.com. ITF. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Kosovo becomes 50th member of Tennis Europe". tenniseurope.org. Tennis Europe. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Kosovo granted Tennis Europe membership at AGM". itftennis.com. ITF. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Billie Jean King Cup- Draws & Results".
  7. ↑ "Billie Jean King Cup- Draws & Results".
  8. ↑ "Billie Jean King Cup- Draws & Results".
  9. ↑ "Billie Jean King Cup- Players". Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  10. ↑ "Billie Jean King Cup- Players". Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  11. ↑ "Billie Jean King Cup- Draws & Results".
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