List of Australia Fed Cup team representatives

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Since the initiation of the Fed Cup tournament 1963, 44 tennis players have represented the Australia Fed Cup team in ties. [1] A Fed Cup tie is a contest involving four singles tennis matches and one doubles match in World Group and World Group II competitions from 1995 onwards, and two singles and one doubles matches elsewhere, [2] competed between two Class B members of the ITF. [3] Fed Cup differs from Davis Cup in that ties are played over two days rather than three, that the doubles match is played fifth rather than third, that matches are always best-of-three, and that zonal competition ties never have more than three matches.

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Tennis Australia has existed since 1904, [4] but the sport itself has remained popular in Australia since the nineteenth century, mainly because the country's climate is recognised as being desirable for outdoor sports. [5] As a result, Australian tennis grew to a point where it is often considered to be one of the most dominant in the world, [6] [7] highlighted by seventeen Fed Cup final appearances with seven wins, [1] and the emergence of celebrated players such as multi Grand Slam titlists and former World No. 1s Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong. [4] [8] [9] [10] However, since the 1980s the performance of Australian women's singles tennis has fallen considerably. [11] While many players such as Rennae Stubbs and Samantha Stosur enjoyed great success in doubles, [12] no women appeared in the top 20 singles rankings between Elizabeth Smylie in 1987 [13] and Alicia Molik in 2004, [14] and the Fed Cup team was relegated to Zonal Competition for the first time since 1963 in 2004. [15] The decline continued in 2008, when the Australians were unable to even qualify for the Fed Cup zonal competition final, [16] and there were no Australian women in the Year-End Top 50. [17] However, recently there has been a resurgence for Australian tennis, with the Fed Cup team returning to the World Group in 2011 and 2013, [18] and Stosur becoming a consistent top ten singles player [19] and becoming the first Australian woman since 1980 to win a Grand Slam title at the 2011 US Open. [20] Young Australian tennis players such as 2012 Fed Cup debutant Olivia Rogowska [21] [22] and Ashleigh Barty [23] [24] are also considered to make future rises in the rankings.

The Australian team is one of four nations to compete in every edition of the Fed Cup since its initiation; Margaret Court (then known as Margaret Smith), Jan O'Neill and Lesley Turner partook in the first competition. [1] Wendy Turnbull has partaken in the most ties, and has also achieved the most doubles wins and most total wins for an Australian in Fed Cup. Dianne Balestrat, however, holds the record for the most singles wins, though she will be overtaken if active player Samantha Stosur accumulates two more wins to her Fed Cup record. [1]

This list includes all players who have played at least one Fed Cup tie and is initially arranged in alphabetical order according to surname.

Key

  • DOB – Date of birth
  • First – Year of debut
  • Last – Year of latest game
  • Ties – Number of ties played
  • Sin – singles matches
  • Dou – doubles matches
  • Tot – total matches

Fed Cup players

Dianne Balestrat Dianne Fromholtz 1989.jpg
Dianne Balestrat
Margaret Court (left) and Evonne Goolagong Cawley (right) Margaret Court doubles Wimbledon 1971.jpg
Margaret Court (left) and Evonne Goolagong Cawley (right)
Kerry Melville Reid Kerry Melville.jpg
Kerry Melville Reid
Alicia Molik Alicia Molik at the 2010 US Open 01.jpg
Alicia Molik
Samantha Stosur (left) and Rennae Stubbs (right) Stosur Stubbs Australian Open 2009.jpg
Samantha Stosur (left) and Rennae Stubbs (right)
Name [1] DOB [1] First [1] Last [1] Ties [1] Win/Loss [1]
SinDouTot
Destanee Aiava 10 May 20002018201810–01–01–0
Dianne Balestrat 10 August 1956197419833724–911–235–11
Catherine Barclay 12 June 19731999199933–00–03–0
Gail Benedetti 3 April 19451966196621–10–01–1
Ashleigh Barty 24 April 1996201320191111–37–218–5
Kimberly Birrell 29 April 19982016202340–31–01–3
Nicole Bradtke 22 September 1969198819961712–86–118–9
Jenny Byrne 25 February 19671985199260–05–15–1
Patricia Coleman 13 May 19531973197344–00–04–0
Margaret Court 16 June 1942196319712020–015–535–5
Casey Dellacqua 11 February 198520062018216–513–419–9
Jelena Dokic 12 April 1983199820121413–21–114–3
Evie Dominikovic 29 May 19802001200572–33–15–4
Robyn Ebbern 2 June 19441964196411–00–01–0
Annabel Ellwood 2 February 19781997199832–21–03–2
Sophie Ferguson 19 March 19862005200521–00–11–1
Olivia Gadecki 24 April 20022021202110–00–10–1
Jarmila Gajdošová 26 April 19872011201586–70–26–9
Daria Gavrilova 5 March 19942016202384–71–15–8
Kristin Godridge 7 February 19731990199120–01–11–1
Evonne Goolagong Cawley 31 July 1951197019822622–313–235–5
Helen Gourlay Cawley 23 December 19461972197583–33–26–5
Kerry-Anne Guse 4 December 19721997199841–12–13–2
Priscilla Hon 10 May 19982019201910–01–01–0
Lesley Hunt 29 May 19501970197221–01–02–0
Michelle Jaggard-Lai 6 May 19691993199342–20–02–2
Karen Krantzcke 1 February 19471966197074–17–011–1
Kristine Kunce 3 March 19701994199740–21–11–3
Susan Leo 10 August 196219801983132–09–311–3
Rachel McQuillan 2 December 197119902001236–185–311–21
Lisa McShea 29 October 19742004200410–01–01–0
Kerry Melville Reid 7 August 1947196719792920–417–637–10
Anne Minter 3 April 1963198119892316–64–020–6
Elizabeth Minter 23 August 19651984198420–02–02–0
Alicia Molik 27 January 1981199920102212–156–618–21
Jessica Moore 16 August 19902008200931–20–01–2
Jan O'Neill 9 July 19411963196333–00–03–0
Ellen Perez 10 October 19952021202340–01–31–3
Nicole Pratt 5 March 1973199820072014–121–115–13
Anastasia Rodionova 12 May 19822010201131–21–22–4
Arina Rodionova 15 December 19892016201620–10–10–2
Olivia Rogowska 7 June 19912012201530–10–20–3
Storm Sanders 11 August 19942021202396–24–210–4
Elizabeth Smylie 11 April 196319841994317–817–524–13
Bryanne Stewart 9 December 19792005200530–02–12–1
Samantha Stosur 30 March 1984200320223429–2010–139–21
Rennae Stubbs 26 March 197119922011410–328–1028–13
Judy Tegart Dalton 12 December 196519651970156–112–318–4
Ajla Tomljanović 7 May 19932019202384–50–04–5
Janine Tremelling 12 September 19671986199050–04–14–1
Wendy Turnbull 26 November 1952197719884517–829–846–16
Lesley Turner Bowrey 16 August 194219631967137–36–313–6
Christina Wheeler 15 April 19822004200410–01–01–0
Janet Young 22 October 19511973197470–06–06–0

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Topics: Fed Cup". ESPN. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. ↑ International Tennis Federation (ITF) (2011). "Fed Cup Rules & Regulations" . Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  4. 1 2 Tennis Australia (2012). "Tennis Australia: About Us". Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Clarity Communications Australia Pty Ltd; et al. (12 August 2008). "Australian Stories: Tennis". Government of Australia. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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  7. ↑ Rintoul, S. (21 July 2012). "Judgment day for Australian tennis". The Australian . Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  8. ↑ Adams, W. L. (22 June 2011). "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future: Margaret Court". TIME . Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  9. ↑ Adams, W. L. (22 June 2011). "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future: Evonne Goolagong". TIME . Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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  11. ↑ "The next Goolagong Cawley". The Sydney Morning Herald . 26 October 2004. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  12. ↑ "2012 WTA Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2012.
  13. ↑ "Elizabeth Smylie". wtatennis.com.
  14. ↑ "Alicia Molik". wtatennis.com.
  15. ↑ "Failure in Fed Cup relegates Australia". The Age . 12 July 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  16. ↑ "Australia misses out on Fed Cup zone final". The Age . 2 February 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  17. ↑ "Sony Ericson WTA Tour Singles Rankings" (PDF). wtatennis.com. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  18. ↑ "Czechs to host Australia in Fed Cup World Group". Tennis Australia. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  19. ↑ "Samantha Stosur wins third Newcombe Medal". The Australian . 3 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  20. ↑ Goraya, R. (12 September 2011). "Stosur downs Serena for first slam title". The Australian . Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  21. ↑ "Results, not favours, driving Fed Cup player Olivia Rogowska". The Australian . 27 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  22. ↑ Christie, V. (10 December 2012). "ATM: Olivia's new highs". Tennis Australia . Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  23. ↑ Wenzel, M. (19 June 2012). "Goolagong Cawley tips Barty to be the next big thing". Cairns.com.au. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  24. ↑ Drew, J. (25 June 2012). "Ashleigh Barty to contest the women's singles drawe at Wimbledon". The Courier-Mail . Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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