Croatia Billie Jean King Cup team

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Croatia
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CaptainIva Majoli
ITF ranking24 (24 April 2017)
Colorsred & white
First year1992
Years played26
Ties played (W–L)91 (50–41)
Years in
World Group		14 (5–12)
Best finishWorld Group QF (2002)
Most total winsIva Majoli (21–19)
Most singles winsIva Majoli (15–14)
Most doubles winsDarija Jurak (18–8)
Best doubles teamJurak & 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.

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 2020 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool A matches in February 2020.

Player Singles
WTA Rank 		Doubles
WTA Rank 		First year
played 		Total
Win/Loss 		Singles
Win/Loss 		Doubles
Win/Loss
Jana Fett 234 451 2019 1–3 0–3 1–0
Lea Bošković 300 318 2018 2–1 2–1 0–0
Antonia Ružić 1123 N/A N/A 0–0 0–0 0–0
Darija Jurak 1165 32 2003 18–8 1–0 17–8
Tara Würth N/A N/A N/A 0–0 0–0 0–0

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 Career Years
Ivana Abramović 1–1 0–1 1–0 1 2004 1
Sanja Ančić 1–2 1–1 0–1 2 2006–2007 2
Ana Biškić * 0–2 0–1 0–1 1 2018 1
Lea Bošković 3–3 3–3 0–0 6 2018– 2
Nadin Ercegović 14–6 9–4 5–2 16 1992–1995 4
Jana Fett 2–6 0–6 2–0 7 2019– 2
Darija Jurak 19–8 1–0 18–8 27 2003– 10
Ana Konjuh 19–9 11–5 8–4 18 2013– 5
Jelena Kostanić 19–20 12–13 7–7 21 1998–2010 11
Dora Krstulović 0–1 0–0 0–1 1 1998 1
Ivana Lisjak 2–5 0–5 2–0 4 2004–2007 3
Mirjana Lučić * 14–3 12–1 2–2 9 1996–1998 3
Tena Lukas 6–7 3–5 3–2 9 2016– 4
Iva Majoli 21–19 15–14 6–5 22 1993–2004 11
Sanda Mamić 2–5 1–4 1–1 6 2001–2009 3
Petra Martić * 8–9 6–5 2–4 13 2008–2014 5
Gorana Matić 2–2 0–1 2–1 4 1992 1
Matea Mezak 4–4 1–2 3–2 6 2001–2006 4
Ani Mijačika * 4–5 2–2 2–3 7 2011–2012 2
Tereza Mrdeža * 5–4 1–3 4–1 7 2012–2014 3
Maja Murić 14–6 1–1 13–5 18 1992–1997 5
Silvia Njirić * 1–8 1–3 0–5 7 2010–2016 3
Nika Ožegović 2–5 2–4 0–1 4 2005–2008 3
Maja Palaveršić 6–2 6–2 0–0 8 1992–1995 2
Jelena Pandžić 0–2 0–2 0–0 2 2011 1
Antonia Ružić 0–1 0–0 0–1 1 2020– 1
Karolina Šprem 9–7 6–5 3–2 9 2001–2006 6
Silvija Talaja 12–12 7–5 5–7 16 1993–2003 6
Ajla Tomljanović * 4–7 3–3 1–4 8 2010–2011 2
Donna Vekić 11–8 11–7 0–1 18 2012– 6
Ana Vrljić * 4–3 2–1 2–2 5 2007–2015 4
Tara Wurth 0–1 0–0 0–1 1 2020– 1

Managers[]

Name Tenure Ties Won Lost Win % Best Result
Croatia Sabrina Goleš 1992–1993 12 10 2 83.3 1993 World Group
Croatia 1994 1 0 1 0 1994 World Group
Croatia 1995–1999 14 9 5 64.3 1999 World Group
Croatia Saša Hiršzon 2000 3 0 3 0 2000 World Group
Croatia Goran Prpić 2001–2011 27 11 16 40.7 2002 Quarterfinals
Croatia Iva Majoli 2012–present 34 20 14 58.8 2013 E/A Zone Group I – Play-offs
Totals 91 50 41 54.9

Recent performances[]

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

1990s[]

2000s[]

2010s[]

2020s[]

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2020–21 2020 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool A 5 Feb Tallinn (EST)  Bulgaria 2–1 Win
7 Feb Tallinn (EST)  Ukraine 0–3 Loss
2020 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (promotional) 8 Feb Tallinn (EST)  Italy 0–2 Loss

Statistics[]

Since 1992 (Last updated: Croatia - Bulgaria ; 5 February 2020)

Record
  • Champion: 0 times
  • Runner-up: 0 times
  • Lost in Semifinals: 0 times
  • Lost in Quarterfinals: 1 time
  • Lost in First Round: 6 times (including Pool Stage in 2000)
  • Not in World Group: 14 times
  • Total: 50–41 (54.9%)

See also[]

  • Billie Jean King Cup
  • Croatia at the Hopman Cup

Notes[]

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

External links[]

  • Team page on BillieJeanKingCup.com, the official website of the Billie Jean King Cup
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