The Indonesia Billie Jean King Cup team represents

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

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competition and are governed by the

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. They have not competed in the World Groups since

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History

Indonesia competed in its first Fed Cup in

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. Their best result was reaching the quarterfinals in

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. In 2006, Indonesia qualified for World Group II, but refused to play

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

and forfeited their play-off match against the

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Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, and hence was relegated. Israel thus won by forfeit, and advanced to the 2007 Fed Cup World Group II."Israel wins Fed Cup match vs. Indonesia by forfeit"
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was instructed to forfeit by the Indonesian government.2006 "Fed Cup Women's Tennis Results": QuickSports
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's President

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said the Federation was saddened by the decision. The ITF fined the Indonesian Tennis Association $31,600, and banned it from 2007's tournament.">"Indonesia fined by Tennis Federation,"
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''. The fine consisted of $20,000 to host Israel, $6,600 to compensate the ITF`s spending on preparations for the Israel Fed Cup, and $5,000 for pulling out of the match. Indonesia had been in the World Group II playoffs in 2007, but the sanction relegated Indonesia to Group II of the Asia/Oceanic Zone in 2008.

Results

From 2008 to 2016, Indonesia largely alternated between Asia/Oceania Zone Group II and Group I. In the

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, was not able to achieve promotion to Group I, and hence will again start the 2017 campaign in Group II.

Sri Utaminingsih Sri Utaminingsih (born 19 October 1961) is an Indonesian former professional tennis player. Utaminingsih played Federation Cup tennis for Indonesia in the 1980s, featuring in 11 ties. Her appearances include a tie against the United States in Ca ...

was the Indonesian coach in 2016.

References

External links

* Billie Jean King Cup teams

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History

Results

See also

References

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