The Pakistan Billie Jean King/Fed Cup team represents
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
in
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 ...
(formerly Fed Cup)
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
competition and are governed by the
Pakistan Tennis Federation
Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) is the governing body of tennis in Pakistan. It has played a vital role in the development of domestic, national and international tennis in Pakistan, producing a number of young talented players. It also governs t ...
.
History
Pakistan competed in its first Fed Cup in
1997
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. Their best result was finishing third in Group II in
1999
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.
Fed Cup 2011
Pakistan re-entered the Fed Cup in 2011 for the first time since
2000
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. Pakistan finished sixth in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II and was represented in
2011
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by its top players
Sara Mahboob,
Saba Aziz
Saba Aziz (born 26 November 1988) is a former Pakistan number one women's tennis player. She represented Pakistan in Fed Cup from 2011-2013.
In 2011, she along with Sarah Mahboob Khan, Ushna Suhail and Sara Mansoor made history as Pakistan re ...
,
Sara Mansoor
Sara Mansoor ( ur, سارہ منصور; born 30 January 1988 in Rawalpindi) is a Pakistani tennis player.
Playing for Pakistan Fed Cup team, Pakistan at the Fed Cup, Mansoor has a win–loss record of 6–23.
Early life
Mansoor was born in Ra ...
and
Ushna Suhail
Ushna Suhail (born 26 June 1993 in Lahore) is a female tennis player from Pakistan. With a world ranking of #943 in 2016, Suhail became and still remains the highest ranked female tennis player in Pakistan's history.
On 11 July 2016, she peaked ...
.
Fed Cup 2012
In 2012 Pakistan competed in Asia/Oceania Zone Group II played in Shenzhen, China from 30 January - 4 February. Pakistan was represented by their non-playing captain and coach Muhammad Khalid, national number one player
Saba Aziz
Saba Aziz (born 26 November 1988) is a former Pakistan number one women's tennis player. She represented Pakistan in Fed Cup from 2011-2013.
In 2011, she along with Sarah Mahboob Khan, Ushna Suhail and Sara Mansoor made history as Pakistan re ...
,
Ushna Suhail
Ushna Suhail (born 26 June 1993 in Lahore) is a female tennis player from Pakistan. With a world ranking of #943 in 2016, Suhail became and still remains the highest ranked female tennis player in Pakistan's history.
On 11 July 2016, she peaked ...
, and
Sara Mansoor
Sara Mansoor ( ur, سارہ منصور; born 30 January 1988 in Rawalpindi) is a Pakistani tennis player.
Playing for Pakistan Fed Cup team, Pakistan at the Fed Cup, Mansoor has a win–loss record of 6–23.
Early life
Mansoor was born in Ra ...
.
Players
See also
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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 ...
*
Pakistan Davis Cup team
The Pakistan men's national tennis team represent Pakistan in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Pakistan Tennis Federation.
Pakistan currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group I. They reached the World Group play-off ...
References
External links
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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 ...
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 ...
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