Rwanda | |
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Captain | Theoneste Karenzi |
ITF ranking | 126 (13 November 2023) |
First year | 2021 |
Years played | 2 |
Ties played (W–L) | 9 (3–6) |
Best finish | Zonal Group III RR |
Most total wins | Olive Tuyisenge (5–2) |
Most singles wins | Chantal Mutuyimana (2–1) |
Most doubles wins | Olive Tuyisenge (5–2) |
Most ties played | Olive Tuyisenge (6) |
Most years played | Olive Tuyisenge (2) |
The Rwanda Billie Jean King Cup team represents Rwanda in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Rwanda Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group IV.
Rwanda competed in its first Billie Jean King Cup in 2021. Their best result was finishing fourth in their Group III pool in 2021.
Rankings as of November 6, 2023
Name | Born | First | Last | Ties | Win/Loss | Ranks [1] [2] | ||||
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Year | Tie | Sin | Dou | Tot | Sin | Dou | ||||
Chantal Mutuyimana | April 14, 2000 | 2023 | 2023 | Cameroon | 4 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | — | — |
Grace Gisubizo Ndahunga | December 23, 2002 | 2023 | 2023 | Cameroon | 1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | — | — |
Olive Tuyisenge | January 1, 1998 | 2021 | 2023 | Cameroon | 6 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 5-2 | — | — |
Sonia Tuyishime | June 16, 2002 | 2023 | 2023 | Ethiopia | 4 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | — | — |
Giselle Umumararungu | September 24, 1995 | 2023 | 2023 | Cameroon | 5 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 5-2 | — | — |
Here is the list of all match-ups since 1995, when the competition started being held in the current World Group format.
Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Pool B | 15 June | Hard (i) | Vilnius Lithuania | Cyprus | 3–0 | Won |
16 June | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–2 | Lost | ||||
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Play-Offs | 18 June | Zimbabwe | 0–3 | Lost | |||
19 June | Albania | 3–0 | Lost | ||||
2023 | Europe/Africa Zone Group IV Africa, Pool A | 5 June | Clay | Kigali Rwanda | Mozambique | 3–0 | Won |
6 June | Tanzania | 1–2 | Lost | ||||
8 June | Angola | 3–0 | Won | ||||
9 June | Ethiopia | 3–0 | Won | ||||
Europe/Africa Zone Group IV Africa Play-Offs | 10 June | Cameroon | 3–0 | Lost |
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