The Billie Jean King Cup is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was changed to the Fed Cup in 1995, and changed again in September 2020 in honor of former World No. 1 Billie Jean King. The Billie Jean King Cup is the world's largest annual women's international team sports competition in terms of the number of nations that compete. The current Chairperson is Katrina Adams.
The Pacific Oceania Davis Cup team represents the island nations in Oceania, excluding Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia, in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Oceania Tennis Federation.
The Hong Kong Billie Jean King Cup team represents Hong Kong in the Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Hong Kong Tennis Association. They will compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2022.
The India Billie Jean King Cup team represents India in the WTA & ITF Billie Jean King 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.
The Singapore Fed Cup team represents Singapore in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Singapore Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Group II Asia/Oceania Zone.
The Indonesia Billie Jean King Cup team represents Indonesia in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Indonesian Tennis Association. They have not competed in the World Groups since 2006.
The Philippines Fed Cup team is a tennis team that represents the Philippines in Fed Cup competition. They are governed by the Philippine Tennis Association.
The Malaysia Fed Cup team represents Malaysia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaysia. They did not compete during 2003 to 2012. In 2013 they made their return to Fed Cup finishing 6th in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II.
The Fiji Fed Cup team represents Fiji in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Fiji Tennis Association. They have not competed since 2001.
The Pakistan Billie Jean King/Fed Cup team represents Pakistan in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Pakistan Tennis Federation.
Steffi Faasusivaitele Hearthington Carruthers is a Samoan tennis player.
The Bahrain Fed Cup team represents Bahrain in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Bahrain Tennis Federation. They will take part in the Fed Cup for the first time in 2016, competing in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II.
Abigail Agivanagi Tere-Apisah is a former professional tennis player from Papua New Guinea.
Tagifano So'Onalole is a Samoan female retired tennis player. So'Onalole made her WTA tour debut at the 2001 Waikoloa Championships. Playing for Pacific Oceania in Fed Cup, she had a win–loss record of 16–19. So'Onalole retired from professional tennis in 2009.
Violet Apisah is an Australian-Papuan tennis player.
The Bangladesh Fed Cup team represents Bangladesh in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Bangladesh Tennis Federation. They took part in the Fed Cup for the first time in 2019, competing in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II.
The Asia/Oceania Zone is one of three zones of regional competition in the 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup.
The Guam Fed Cup team represents Guam in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Guam National Tennis Federation. They took part in the Fed Cup for the first time in 2020, competing in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II. They lost their first Fed Cup match against the Philippines with their first win being their 3-0 victory over Turkmenistan in their second Fed Cup game. Prior to their Fed Cup debut in 2020, Guam was previously affiliated with the Pacific Oceania team.
The Mongolia Fed Cup team represents Mongolia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Mongolian Tennis Association. They took part in the Fed Cup for the first time in 2020, competing in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II.
Pacific Oceania is the name given to the group of small nations of the Southern, Southwestern, Central and Western Pacific Ocean that compete collectively as one country in both the Davis Cup (men) and Billie Jean King Cup (women) tennis tournaments. Pacific Oceania is governed by the Oceania Tennis Federation.
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