Croatia Billie Jean King Cup team

Last updated
Croatia
Flag of Croatia.svg
Captain Marin Bradarić
ITF ranking 24 (24 April 2017)
Colorsred & white
First year 1992
Years played29
Ties played (W–L)107 (60–47)
Years in
World Group
14 (5–12)
Best finishWorld Group QF (2002)
Most total wins Ana Konjuh (22–11)
Most singles wins Iva Majoli (15–14)
Most doubles wins Darija Jurak (18–8)
Best doubles team Jurak & Konjuh (8–4)
Most ties playedDarija Jurak (27)
Most years playedIva Majoli (11)
Jelena Kostanić Tošić (11)

The Croatia women's national tennis team represents Croatia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Croatian Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I.

Contents

History

Prior to 1992 see Yugoslavia Fed Cup team

Croatia competed in its first Fed Cup in 1992 and qualified for the first time in World Group in 1993. They reached the Quarterfinals in 2002.

Current team

The following players were called up for the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone matches in April 2024.

PlayerSingles
WTA Rank
Doubles
WTA Rank
First year
played
Total
Win/Loss
Singles
Win/Loss
Doubles
Win/Loss
Donna Vekić 37225 2012 13–73–116–8
Petra Martić 591263 2008 9–74–413–11
Antonia Ružić 210818 2020 1–51–20–1
Lea Bošković 217773 2018 3–30–03–3
Iva Primorac 5027670–00–00–0

Players

Key
Still active for the national team [nb 1]
*
Still playing active tennis
Player W–L
(Total)
W–L
(Singles)
W–L
(Doubles)
Ties CareerYears
Ivana Abramović 1–10–11–0120041
Sanja Ančić 1–21–10–122006–20072
Ana Biškić 0–20–10–1120181
Lea Bošković 8–37–31–0102018–3
Lucija Ćirić Bagarić 1–30–01–342023–1
Nadin Ercegović 14–69–45–2161992–19954
Jana Fett *2–60–62–072019–20202
Darija Jurak 19–81–018–8272003–202010
Ana Konjuh *22–1112–710–4232013–20226
Jelena Kostanić 19–2012–137–7211998–201011
Dora Krstulović 0–10–00–1119981
Ivana Lisjak 2–50–52–042004–20073
Mirjana Lučić 14–312–12–291996–19983
Tena Lukas *6–73–53–292016–20194
Iva Majoli 21–1915–146–5221993–200411
Sanda Mamić 2–51–41–162001–20093
Petra Marčinko 7–56–31–2102022–2
Petra Martić 13–119–74–4192008–6
Gorana Matić 2–20–12–1419921
Matea Mezak 4–41–23–262001–20064
Ani Mijačika 4–52–22–372011–20122
Tereza Mrdeža 5–41–34–172012–20143
Maja Murić 14–61–113–5181992–19975
Silvia Njirić 1–81–30–572010–20163
Nika Ožegović 2–52–40–142005–20083
Maja Palaveršić 6–26–20–081992–19952
Jelena Pandžić 0–20–20–0220111
Iva Primorac 4–01–03–042024–1
Antonia Ružić 6–54–22–392020–3
Karolina Šprem 9–76–53–292001–20066
Silvija Talaja 12–127–55–7161993–20036
Ajla Tomljanović *4–73–31–482010–20112
Donna Vekić 16–813–73–1232012–7
Ana Vrljić 4–32–12–252007–20154
Tara Würth 2–71–31–482020–3

Managers

NameTenureTiesWonLostWin %Best Result
Flag of Croatia.svg Sabrina Goleš 1992–19931210283.3 1993 World Group
Flag of Croatia.svg Branimir Horvat 19941010 1994 World Group
Flag of Croatia.svg Vjeran Friščić 1995–1999149564.3 1999 World Group
Flag of Croatia.svg Saša Hiršzon 20003030 2000 World Group
Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Prpić 2001–201127111640.7 2002 Quarterfinals
Flag of Croatia.svg Iva Majoli 2012–202446262056.5 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs
Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Bradarić 2024–present440100.0 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs
Totals107604756.1

Recent performances

Here is the list of all match-ups since 1992, when Croatia started competing as a separate nation.

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

YearCompetitionDateLocationOpponentScoreResult
2020–21 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool A 5 Feb Tallinn (EST)Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2–1Win
7 Feb Tallinn (EST)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0–3Loss
2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (promotional)8 Feb Tallinn (EST)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0–2Loss
2022 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B 11 Apr Antalya (TUR)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3–0Win
12 Apr Antalya (TUR)Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 3–0Win
13 Apr Antalya (TUR)Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1–2Loss
14 Apr Antalya (TUR)Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 3–0Win
15 Apr Antalya (TUR)Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2–1Win
2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (promotional)16 Apr Antalya (TUR)Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2–0Win
2022 Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs 11–12 Nov Rijeka (CRO)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–3Loss
2023 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B 10 Apr Antalya (TUR)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–2Loss
11 Apr Antalya (TUR)Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 0–3Loss
12 Apr Antalya (TUR)Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 0–3Loss
13 Apr Antalya (TUR)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0–3Loss
14 Apr Antalya (TUR)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3–0Win
2024 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool A 9 Apr Vilnius (LTU)Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 3–0Win
10 Apr Vilnius (LTU)Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 3–0Win
2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs (1st to 3rd) 12 Apr Vilnius (LTU)Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3–0Win
13 Apr Vilnius (LTU)Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2–0Win

Statistics

Since 1992 (Last updated: Croatia – Lithuania ; 13 April 2024)

Record

Has never played against 20 countries which, at one point or another, played in the World Group: Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Slovakia, South Korea, Uruguay.

See also

Notes

  1. Players considered active are the ones who have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

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