The India Billie Jean King Cup team represents

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

in the WTA & ITF

Billie Jean King Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ...

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competition and are governed by the

All India Tennis Association The All India Tennis Association (AITA) ( hi, अखिल भारतीय टेनिस संघ), is the governing body of tennis in India. It was established in 1920 and affiliated by International Tennis Federation and Asian Tennis Fed ...

. They will compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group I in

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History

India competed in its first Fed Cup in

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, but did not compete again until 1991. Since 1991, India has been competing annually (except 1993). India's best result was reaching the Asia/Oceania Group I final in

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. In

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

Manisha Malhotra Manisha Malhotra ( hi, मनीषा मल्होत्रा ''Manīṣā Maľhōtrā''; born 19 September 1976) is a retired tennis player from India. Her career high in singles is 314, achieved on 21 April 2003. In doubles, she pe ...

and

Sania Mirza Sania Mirza (; born 15 November 1986) is an Indian professional tennis player. A former doubles world No. 1, she has won six major titles – three in women's doubles and three in mixed doubles. From 2003 until her retirement from singles in ...

broke the record for playing the longest tiebreak (21-19) in their doubles match against

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i pair

Vlada Ekshibarova Vlada Ekshibarova ( he, ולדה אקשיברובה; born 14 March 1989; formerly known as Vlada Katic) is an Israeli-Uzbekistani tennis player. She competed for her native Uzbekistan (born in Soviet Uzbekistan), and now competes for Israel. Sh ...

and Ivanna Israilova.

Current team

''Win–loss as of 16 April 2022, rankings as of 16 April 2022.''

Players

Results

2000s

2010s

2020s

References

External links

* {{National sports teams of India Billie Jean King Cup teams

Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ...