Montenegro Billie Jean King Cup team

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Montenegro
Flag of Montenegro.svg
Captain Ivan Nikolić
ITF ranking 72 Increase2.svg 3 (08 February 2016)
Highest ITF ranking64 (23 Apr 2012)
Lowest ITF ranking88 (18 Apr 2011)
ColorsRed & Yellow
First year 2007
Years played8
Ties played (W–L)32 (12-17)
Most total wins Danka Kovinić (16-4)
Most singles wins Danka Kovinić (8-3)
Most doubles wins Danica Krstajić (8-3), Danka Kovinić (8-1)
Best doubles team Danica Krstajić / Danka Kovinić (7-1)
Most ties played Danica Krstajić (14)
Most years played Danica Krstajić, Danka Kovinić (4)

The Montenegro Billie Jean King Cup team represents Montenegro in the Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Tennis Federation of Montenegro. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group III.

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History

Montenegro competed in its first Fed Cup in 2007, finishing third in their Group III pool.

Montenegrin players played for Serbia & Montenegro from 2004 to 2006 and for Yugoslavia prior to that.

Montenegro obtained its first promotion from Group III to Group II in 2011 with a win over Tunisia in Promotional Play-Off.

Current team

Matches

Full list of Montenegrin women's Fed Cup team matches (since independence):

No.YearOpponentFinal score
12007Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 3:0
22007Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0:3
32007Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 3:0
42007Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1:2
52008Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 2:1
62008Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:2
72008Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 1:2
82008Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0:3
92008Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1:2

Note: Montenegro scores first

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