United States Fed Cup team

United States Fed Cup team

FedCupinfobox
Name = United States


Nickname =
Captain = Zina Garrison
Coach =
ITF Rank = 4
ITF max =
ITF max date =
ITF min =
ITF min date =
Colors = White/Blue
First year = 1963
Years played = 45
Ties played = 164 (136-28)
Titles = 17
Runners-up = 9
Best =
Player wins = Chris Evert (57-4)
Singles wins = Chris Evert (40-2)
Doubles wins = Billie Jean King (26-1)
Rosie Casals (26-1)
Best doubles = Billie Jean King/Rosie Casals (10-0)
Kathy Jordan/Rosie Casals (10-1)
Gigi Fernández/Zina Garrison (10-1)
Most ties = Chris Evert (42)
Most years = Lindsay Davenport (11)

The United States Fed Cup team is the most successful national team in Fed Cup competition. The team has won 17 titles and finished second a further 9 times, out of 44 participations.

History

The United States won the inaugural Fed Cup in 1963. They hold the record for most ties won, with 133, including 37 in a row. They won seven straight titles between 1976 and 1982.

The United States also won the Wightman Cup, a team competition between the USA and Great Britain, 51 times out of 61.

Members of the inaugural team

*Darlene Hard
*Carole Graebner
*Billie Jean King

Current team

*Vania King (WTA #115)
*Ahsha Rolle (WTA #145)
*Madison Brengle (WTA #249)
*Liezel Huber (WTA Doubles #1)

ee also

*Fed Cup
*United States Davis Cup team

External links

*FedCupteamlink|code=USA


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