United States Billie Jean King Cup team
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Captain | Kathy Rinaldi |
ITF ranking | 2 ![]() |
Colors | white & blue |
First year | 1963 |
Years played | 55 |
Ties played (W–L) | 188 (151–37) |
Years in World Group | 37 (84–25) |
Titles | 18 (1963, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2017) |
Runners-up | 12 (1964, 1965, 1974, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2018) |
Most total wins | Chris Evert (57–4) |
Most singles wins | Chris Evert (40–2) |
Most doubles wins | Billie Jean King (26–1) Rosie Casals (26–1) |
Best doubles team | Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King (10–0) Rosie Casals / Kathy Jordan (10–0) Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison (10–1) |
Most ties played | Chris Evert (42) |
Most years played | Lindsay Davenport (11) |
The United States women's national tennis team is the most successful national team in Billie Jean King Cup competition. The team has won 18 titles and finished second a further 11 times, out of 55 participations.
History[]
The United States won the inaugural Billie Jean King Cup, originally known as the Federation Cup and later as the Fed Cup, in 1963. They hold the record for most ties won, with 149, including 37 in a row. They won seven straight titles between 1976 and 1982.
Members of the inaugural team[]
- Darlene Hard
- Carole Graebner
- Billie Jean King
Teams[]
Year | Team | |||||||||
1976 | Rosie Casals | Billie Jean King | ||||||||
1977 | Chris Evert | Rosie Casals | Billie Jean King | |||||||
1978 | Chris Evert | Tracy Austin | Billie Jean King | |||||||
1979 | Rosie Casals | Tracy Austin | Chris Evert Lloyd | Billie Jean King | ||||||
1980 | Rosie Casals | Tracy Austin | Kathy Jordan | Chris Evert Lloyd | ||||||
1981 | Rosie Casals | Kathy Jordan | Andrea Jaeger | Chris Evert Lloyd | ||||||
1982 | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert Lloyd | Andrea Leand | |||||||
1983 | Candy Reynolds | Andrea Jaeger | ||||||||
1984 | Anne Smith | Kathy Jordan | Kathy Horvath | |||||||
1985 | Sharon Walsh | Elise Burgin | Kathy Jordan | |||||||
1986 | Martina Navratilova | Pam Shriver | Chris Evert Lloyd | |||||||
1987 | Pam Shriver | Chris Evert | ||||||||
1988 | Lori McNeil | Patty Fendick | Gigi Fernández | |||||||
1989 | Martina Navratilova | Pam Shriver | Chris Evert | Zina Garrison | ||||||
1990 | Jennifer Capriati | Zina Garrison | Gigi Fernández | |||||||
1991 | Jennifer Capriati | Zina Garrison | ||||||||
1992 | Lori McNeil | Pam Shriver | Zina Garrison | Debbie Graham | ||||||
1993 | Lori McNeil | Lindsay Davenport | Debbie Graham | Ann Grossman | ||||||
1994 | Lindsay Davenport | Zina Garrison | Mary Joe Fernandez | Gigi Fernández | ||||||
1995 | Martina Navratilova | Mary Joe Fernandez | Gigi Fernández | Amy Frazier | ||||||
1996 | Jennifer Capriati | Mary Joe Fernandez | Gigi Fernández | |||||||
1997 | Kimberly Po | Chanda Rubin | Mary Joe Fernandez | Gigi Fernández | ||||||
1998 | Lisa Raymond | Lindsay Davenport | Mary Joe Fernandez | Monica Seles | ||||||
1999 | Chanda Rubin | Monica Seles | ||||||||
2000 | Lindsay Davenport | Jennifer Capriati | Monica Seles | Lisa Raymond | ||||||
2002 | Jennifer Capriati | Monica Seles | Meghann Shaughnessy | Lisa Raymond | ||||||
2003 | Serena Williams | Venus Williams | Meghann Shaughnessy | Alexandra Stevenson | ||||||
2004 | Laura Granville | Venus Williams | Martina Navratilova | Lisa Raymond | ||||||
2005 | Serena Williams | Venus Williams | Lindsay Davenport | Corina Morariu | ||||||
2006 | Jill Craybas | Jamea Jackson | Shenay Perry | Vania King | ||||||
2007 | Serena Williams | Venus Williams | Lisa Raymond | Vania King | ||||||
2008 | Lindsay Davenport | Laura Granville | Ashley Harkleroad | Lisa Raymond | ||||||
2009 | Melanie Oudin | Alexa Glatch | Liezel Huber | Vania King | ||||||
2010 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | Melanie Oudin | Liezel Huber | Christina McHale | ||||||
2011 | Christina McHale | Melanie Oudin | Liezel Huber | Vania King | ||||||
2012 | Serena Williams | Venus Williams | Liezel Huber | Christina McHale | ||||||
2013 | Jamie Hampton | Varvara Lepchenko | Liezel Huber | |||||||
2014 | Christina McHale | Alison Riske | Madison Keys | Lauren Davis | ||||||
2015 | Lauren Davis | Christina McHale | Alison Riske | Taylor Townsend | Coco Vandeweghe | Serena Williams | Venus Williams | |||
2016 | Madison Keys | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | Christina McHale | Sloane Stephens | Coco Vandeweghe | Venus Williams | ||||
2017 | Lauren Davis | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | Alison Riske | Shelby Rogers | Sloane Stephens | Coco Vandeweghe | ||||
2018 | Serena Williams | Venus Williams | Coco Vandeweghe | Lauren Davis | Sloane Stephens | Madison Keys | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | |||
2019 | Danielle Collins | Sofia Kenin | Alison Riske | Nicole Melichar | ||||||
2020–21 | Serena Williams | Sofia Kenin | Alison Riske | Coco Gauff | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | Danielle Collins | Shelby Rogers | Sloane Stephens | Caroline Dolehide | Coco Vandeweghe |
See also[]
- Billie Jean King Cup
- United States at the Hopman Cup
External links[]
- Team page on BillieJeanKingCup.com, the official website of the Billie Jean King Cup
Categories:
- Billie Jean King Cup teams
- United States national tennis team
- Women's tennis in the United States
- Billie Jean King Cup stubs