Lithuania Billie Jean King Cup team

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Lithuania
Flag of Lithuania.svg
Captain Edita Liachovičiūtė
ITF ranking 65 Increase2.svg 2 (11 February 2019)
Colorswhite
First year 1992
Years played26
Ties played (W–L)98 (43–50)
Best finishZonal Group I RR (1992,
1993, 1994, 2004, 2007)
Most total wins Lina Stančiūtė (37–31)
Most singles winsLina Stančiūtė (26–18)
Most doubles winsLina Stančiūtė (11–13)
Best doubles team Justina Mikulskytė /
Akvilė Paražinskaitė (4–1)
Most ties playedLina Stančiūtė (46)
Most years playedLina Stančiūtė (13)

The Lithuania Billie Jean King Cup team represents Lithuania in the Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Lithuanian Tennis Association.

Contents

In 2016-2017, Lithuania played in Group II of Europe/Africa zone, but dropped to Group III in 2018.

Team

Current team (2019)

Team (2018)

Team (2017)

Team (2016)

Results

2016–2018

YearCompetitionDateLocationOpponentScoreResult
2018 Europe/Africa Zone Group III 17 April Tunis (TUN) Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 3–0Won
18 April Tunis (TUN) Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia 3–0Won
19 April Tunis (TUN) Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia 3–0Won
Europe/Africa, Promotional Play-Off 21 April Tunis (TUN) Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 2–1Lost
YearCompetitionDateLocationOpponentScoreResult
2017 Europe/Africa Zone Group II 8 February Šiauliai (LTU) Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 3–0Lost
9 February Šiauliai (LTU) Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 2–1Won
10 February Šiauliai (LTU) Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 3–0Lost
Europe/Africa, Play-Off 11 February Šiauliai (LTU) Flag of Norway.svg Norway 2–0Lost
YearCompetitionDateLocationOpponentScoreResult
2016 Europe/Africa Zone Group II 14 April Cairo (EGY) Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 3–0Lost
15 April Cairo (EGY) Flag of Finland.svg Finland 2–1Won
Europe/Africa, Promotional Play-Off 16 April Cairo (EGY) Flag of Austria.svg Austria 2–0Lost

History

Lithuania competed in its first Fed Cup in 1992. Their best result was appearing in Group I on five occasions.

In 2009–2010 Lithuania did not participate in Fed Cup tennis competition. They came back to the third group of Fed Cup in 2011 and stayed in the same group for 2012. In 2012 Lithuania won the play-off tie against Morocco and got promoted to the second group for the following year.

Lithuanian players represented the Soviet Union prior to 1992.

See also