The Sri Lanka Fed Cup team represents
Sri Lanka in
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 chan ...
tennis
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competition and are governed by the
Sri Lanka Tennis Association
Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) is a national governing body of tennis in Sri Lanka, which represents Sri Lanka on associations like the International Tennis Federation and the Asian Tennis Federation. Its main aim is to popularise tennis in al ...
. They have not competed since
2001 with the exception of the
2008 tournament.
History
Sri Lanka competed in its first Fed Cup in
1990
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. Their best result was reaching the final qualifying round in
1992 and
1993
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. In
2007, Sri Lanka were scheduled to compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in
Christchurch
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, New Zealand, but, together with
Syria, withdrew because of a terrorist threat. After competing in 2008, Sri Lanka were listed for the
2009 Asia/Oceania Zone Group II, but did not take part.
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 chan ...
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Sri Lanka Davis Cup team
The Sri Lanka Davis Cup team represents Sri Lanka in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Sri Lanka Tennis Association.
Sri Lanka currently do compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group III. They have reached the semifinals of G ...
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 chan ...
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 chan ...
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