Seychelles Billie Jean King Cup team

Last updated
Seychelles
Flag of Seychelles.svg
First year 2022
Years played1
Ties played (W–L)3 (0–3)
Best finishZonal Group III RR
Most ties played Fatime Kanté, Marie-May Isnard (3) [1]
Most years played Fatime Kanté, Marie-May Isnard, Cylvie Delpech (1) [1]

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

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History

Seychelles competed in its first Billie Jean King Cup in 2022. Their best result was finishing third in their Group III pool in 2022.

Players

Player W-L
(Total)
W-L
(Singles)
W-L
(Doubles)
Ties DebutRef
Cylvie Delpech 0–20–232022 [2]
Marie-May Isnard 0–40–20–232022 [3]
Fatime Kanté 0–40–20–232022 [4]

Recent performances

Here is the list of all match-ups of the Seychelles participation in the Billie Jean King Cup in 2022.

YearCompetitionDateSurfaceVenueOpponentScoreResult
2022 Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Pool B5 JulyClayTennis Club Jug (MKD)Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 0–3 Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Pool B6 JulyClayTennis Club Jug (MKD)Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 0–3 Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Semifinals8 JulyClayTennis Club Jug (MKD)Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 0–2 Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group III, 11th place play-off9 JulyClayTennis Club Jug (MKD)Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya NP Not played

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References

  1. 1 2 "Seychelles Billie Jean King Cup profile". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. "Cylvie Delpech Billie Jean King Cup profile". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. "Marie-May Isnard Billie Jean King Cup profile". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  4. "Fatime Kanté Billie Jean King Cup profile". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 9 July 2022.