The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organisers as the "World Cup of Tennis", and the winners are referred to as the World Champion team. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. By 2016, 135 nations entered teams into the competition.
The France women's national tennis team represents France in international women's tennis and is directed by the Fédération Française de Tennis. The team played in the first ever tournament in 1963, and is one of four teams that has taken part in every single edition since.
Vladimír Olegovic Zábrodský was a Czechoslovak ice hockey and tennis player. Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, he won a silver medal with the Czechoslovakian national team at the 1948 Winter Olympics, and won the world championships. Zábrodský was also a tennis player and member of the Czechoslovakian Davis Cup team.
Patricia "Pat" Medrado is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. She competed in the Fed Cup from 1975 to 1989, and won the silver medal at the 1975 Pan-American Games in Mexico. [1].
Svetlana Germanovna Parkhomenko is a retired Soviet and Russian tennis player and tennis coach. She was the winner of the Soviet singles tennis championships in 1985 and nine times Soviet champion in women's doubles and mixed doubles. On the international level, she was the winner of the 1983 European amateur championships in women's and mixed doubles, bronze medalist of the 1983 Universiade in women's and mixed doubles, and winner of eight WTA Tour doubles tournaments.
Iryna Vladimirovna Shymanovich is a Belarusian tennis player.
Ney Keller is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.
Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves is a Brazilian professional tennis player.
Kim Eun-ha is a former professional tennis player from South Korea. A right-handed player, Kim had a serve-and-volley game and was best on hard courts.
Heliane Marie Steden is a former professional tennis player from Mexico.
Choi Young-ja is a former professional tennis player from South Korea.
Cathy Caverzasio is a Swiss born former professional tennis player who represented both Italy and her native country.
Marie-Christine Calleja is a former professional tennis player from France.
Larissa Carvalho is a Brazilian former professional tennis player.
Monique Albuquerque is a Brazilian former professional tennis player.
Nathalie Fuchs is a French former professional tennis player.
Chiradip "Chiro" Mukerjea is an Indian former professional tennis player.
Tina Vukasovič is a Slovenian former professional tennis player. Since retiring she has worked in academia as a specialist in the field of marketing and holds a PhD from the University of Primorska.
Mari Carmen Hernández Mandarino is a Spanish former tennis player.
Christine Newton is a New Zealand former professional tennis player.
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