Estonia Billie Jean King Cup team

Estonian national tennis team for Fed Cup
Estonia
CaptainMärten Tamla (2016–)[1]
ITF ranking59 Decrease9 (16 Nov 2022)[2]
Colorslight blue & white
First year1992
Years played30
Ties played (W–L)111 (50–61)
Years in
World Group		2 (1–1)
Most total winsMaret Ani (43–25)
Most singles winsKaia Kanepi (28–11)
Most doubles winsMaret Ani (23–6)
Best doubles teamMaret Ani /
Kaia Kanepi (11–3)
Most ties playedMaret Ani (46)
Most years playedMaret Ani,
Margit Rüütel (13)
Last updated on: 17 April 2022[3].

The Estonia Billie Jean King Cup team represents Estonia in the Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Estonian Tennis Association.

Estonia has competed in Fed Cup since 1992.

In 2022, Estonia competes in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I.

History

Estonia competed in its first Fed Cup in 1992.[3]

2009

Estonia came through Europe/Africa Zone Group I and then edged Israel in a World Group II Play-off to qualify for World Group II for the first time just a year after promotion from Group II.

2010

In the Fed Cup World Group II Estonia won Argentina and advanced to World Group play-offs, where they lost 2–3 to Belgium.

Current team (2023)

[1]

Players

As of 2022.[3]

Name Years First Ties Win/Loss
Singles Doubles Total
Maret Ani 13 1998 46 20–19 23–6 43–25
Valeria Gorlats 5 2015 13 1–6 2–6 3–12
Kristina Grunberg 1 1994 1 0–1 – 0–1
Erika Hendsel 1 2013 2 0–2 – 0–2
Helene Holter 6 1992 21 8–8 3–9 11–17
Piret Ilves 1 1992 2 – 0–2 0–2
Anett Kaasik 2 2005 6 0–2 1–5 1–7
Kaia Kanepi 12 2000 36 28–11 13–4 41–15
Maria Lota Kaul 1 2017 2 0–2 – 0–2
Kaja Kõnd 2 1992 5 1–3 0–5 1–8
Anett Kontaveit 9 2011 27 22–7 4–10 26–17
Anet Angelika Koskel 1 2022 1 – 0–1 0–1
Helen Laupa 4 1995 15 4–2 4–7 8–9
Helina Lill 4 1994 11 1–8 2–5 3–13
Elena Malõgina 4 2018 12 1–9 1–5 2–14
Maileen Nuudi 4 2016 12 4–2 4–7 8–8
Saara Orav 3 2018 6 1–1 2–3 3–4
Eva Paalma 3 2012 8 1–2 4–3 5–5
Ilona Poljakova 6 1999 11 2–1 4–4 6–5
Margit Rüütel 13 1999 31 8–14 12–8 20–22
Katriin Saar 3 2018 8 0–4 0–5 0–9
Anett Schutting 4 2007 7 1–3 2–4 3–7
Julia Skripnik 2 2013 5 0–3 1–1 1–4
Liina Suurvarik 6 1995 23 8–8 10–5 18–13
Ande Tulp 1 1993 3 0–2 0–2 0–4
Tatjana Vorobjova 3 2012 9 0–2 4–5 4–7

Results

[1]

1992–1999

2000–2009

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2009 Group I, Europe/Africa, Round Robin (Group D) 4 February Tallinn (EST) Bulgaria Bulgaria 3–0 Won
5 February Tallinn (EST) Croatia Croatia 2–1 Won
Group I, Europe/Africa, Promotional Play-Off 7 February Tallinn (EST) Belarus Belarus 2–0 Won
World Group II play-offs 25–26 April Tallinn (EST) Israel Israel 3–2 Won

2010–2019

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2010 World Group II 6–7 February Tallinn (EST) Argentina Argentina 4–1 Won
World Group play-offs 24–25 April Hasselt (BEL) Belgium Belgium 2–3 Lost
2011 World Group II 5–6 February Tallinn (EST) Spain Spain 1–4 Lost
World Group II play-offs 16–17 April Minsk, (BLR) Belarus Belarus 0–5 Lost
2012 Group I, Europe/Africa, Round Robin (Group A) 1 February Eilat (ISR) Bulgaria Bulgaria 0–3 Lost
2 February Eilat (ISR) Austria Austria 1–2 Lost
Group I, Europe/Africa, Relegation Play-Off 4 February Eilat (ISR) Netherlands Netherlands 1–2 Lost
2013 Group II, Europe/Africa, Round Robin (Group A) 17 April Ulcinj (MNT) Tunisia Tunisia 1–2 Lost
18 April Ulcinj (MNT) Latvia Latvia 0–3 Lost
19 April Ulcinj (MNT) Finland Finland 0–2 Lost
Group II, Europe/Africa, Relegation Play-offs 20 April Ulcinj (MNT) South Africa South Africa 1–2 Lost
2014 Group III, Europe/Africa, Round Robin (Group A) 5 February Tallinn (EST) Namibia Namibia 3–0 Won
7 February Tallinn (EST) Armenia Armenia 3–0 Won
Group III, Europe/Africa, Promotional Play-offs 8 February Tallinn (EST) Denmark Denmark 2–0 Won
2015 Group II, Europe/Africa, Round Robin (Group A) 4 February Tallinn (EST) Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 Won
5 February Tallinn (EST) South Africa South Africa 1–2 Lost
6 February Tallinn (EST) Egypt Egypt 2–1 Won
Group II, Europe/Africa, Promotional Play-offs 7 February Tallinn (EST) Slovenia Slovenia 2–0 Won
2016 Group I, Europe/Africa, Round Robin (Group C) 3 February Eilat (ISR) Croatia Croatia 1–2 Lost
4 February Eilat (ISR) Israel Israel 0–3 Lost
5 February Eilat (ISR) Turkey Turkey 2–1 Won
2017 Group I, Europe/Africa, Round Robin (Group D) 8 February Tallinn (EST) Bulgaria Bulgaria 2–1 Won
9 February Tallinn (EST) Israel Israel 2–1 Won
10 February Tallinn (EST) Serbia Serbia 1–2 Lost
Group I, Europe/Africa, 5th place play-off 11 February Tallinn (EST) Austria Austria 1–2 Lost
2018 Group I, Europe/Africa, Round Robin (Group B) 8 February Tallinn (EST) Portugal Portugal 2–1 Won
9 February Tallinn (EST) United Kingdom Great Britain 0–3 Lost
Group I, Europe/Africa, 5th place play-off 10 February Tallinn (EST) Croatia Croatia 2–1 Won
2019 Group I, Europe/Africa, Round Robin (Group B) 6 February Zielona Góra (POL) Bulgaria Bulgaria 1–2 Lost
7 February Zielona Góra (POL) Sweden Sweden 1–2 Lost
8 February Zielona Góra (POL) Ukraine Ukraine 0–3 Lost
Group I, Europe/Africa, Relegation Play-Off 9 February Zielona Góra (POL) Denmark Denmark 2–0 Won

2020–

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2020 Group I, Europe/Africa, Round Robin (Group B) 5 February Tallinn (EST) Greece Greece 1–2 Lost
6 February Tallinn (EST) Italy Italy 1–2 Lost
7 February Tallinn (EST) Austria Austria 2–1 Won
Group I, Europe/Africa, Promotional Play-offs 8 February Tallinn (EST) Ukraine Ukraine 1–2 Lost
2022 Group I, Europe/Africa (Group A) 11 April Antalya (TUR) Serbia Serbia 1–2 Lost
13 April Antalya (TUR) Turkey Turkey 1–2 Lost
14 April Antalya (TUR) Denmark Denmark 1–2 Lost
15 April Antalya (TUR) Hungary Hungary 0–3 Lost

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Estonia Fed Cup - all matches and results". tennis.ee. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  2. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup- Rankings". billiejeankingcup.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  3. ^ a b c "Billie Jean King Cup - Estonia". billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2023-03-14.

External links

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