The Serbian Billie Jean King Cup team represents
Serbia 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 chan ...
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 cov ...
competition and are governed by the
Tennis Federation of Serbia. They will compete in 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I at Venue 1 in Bath, United Kingdom. From 5 June 2006 team is playing under the name of Serbia.
Team reached the
2012
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final after beating
Belgium and
Russia
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in away ties and lost to
Czech Republic in
Prague
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in their first
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 ...
final.
The
Olympic Committee of Serbia declared Fed Cup team for the best female team of the year 2012.
Current team
The following players were called up for the
Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I in February 2019.
Recent call-ups
The following players were part of a team in the last few years.
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*Special ranking
*
WTA rankings as of 4 February 2019
History
Before 1992
Serbia, together with other former
Yugoslavian countries, competed in its first Fed Cup in
1969, as
Yugoslavian Fed Cup team until
1992
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. Yugoslavia reached the semifinals in
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
, with
1977 French Open champion,
Mima Jaušovec
Mima Jaušovec (; born 20 July 1956) is a retired Yugoslavian tennis player. She won the 1977 French Open singles championship.
Early life
Jaušovec was born in Maribor, in present-day Slovenia, when it was part of Yugoslavia.
Career
As a gir ...
and
Sabrina Goleš in the team.
From 1995
Together with, what is now
Montenegro Fed Cup team, Serbia competed under name of
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
from
1995
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until
2003
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; and from
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 60 ...
–
2006
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under name of
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...
. After Montenegro declared its independence, Serbia is competing under its present name since
2007
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.
The biggest success from
1995
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is when Serbia Fed Cup team reached the final in
2012 Fed Cup World Group, where they lost to
Czech Republic in away tie.
Serbia considers as the direct successor of Fed Cup team Serbia and Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia and SFR Yugoslavia.
Results
Match-ups since 2007 under present name Serbia
Former teams
*
1993
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: ''
UN sport sanctions''
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1994
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: ''
UN sport sanctions''
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1995
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:
Dragana Zarić –
Katarina Dašković –
Dragana Ilić –
Branislava Ivanović
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1996
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:
Dragana Zarić –
Sandra Naćuk –
Branislava Ivanović
*
1997
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:
Dragana Zarić –
Sandra Naćuk –
Dragana Ilić –
Ljiljana Nanušević
*
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
:
Sandra Naćuk –
Dragana Zarić –
Tatjana Ječmenica –
Sanja Jukić
*
1999
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:
Dragana Zarić –
Branka Bojović –
Borka Majstorović
*
2000
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:
Katarina Mišić –
Marina Petrović –
Dragana Zarić –
Renata Ljukovčan
*
2001
The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanist ...
:
Sandra Naćuk –
Dragana Zarić –
Katarina Mišić –
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former tennis player. A former world No. 1, Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the ...
*
2002
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:
Dragana Zarić –
Katarina Mišić –
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former tennis player. A former world No. 1, Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the ...
–
Daniela Berček
*
2003
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:
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former tennis player. A former world No. 1, Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the ...
–
Dragana Zarić –
Katarina Mišić –
Ana Jovanović (DNP)
*
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 60 ...
:
Jelena Dokic
Jelena Dokic ( sr, Јелена Докић, Jelena Dokić; ; born 12 April 1983) is an Australian tennis coach, commentator, writer, and former professional tennis player. Her highest ranking as a tennis player was world No. 4, in August 2002. ...
–
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former tennis player. A former world No. 1, Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the ...
–
Ana Timotić –
Dragana Zarić
*
2005
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:
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former tennis player. A former world No. 1, Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the ...
–
Ana Timotić –
Dragana Zarić –
Ana Jovanović
*
2006
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:
Ana Ivanovic –
Ana Timotić –
Danica Krstajić –
Ana Veselinović (DNP)
*
2007
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:
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former tennis player. A former world No. 1, Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the ...
–
Vojislava Lukić –
Ana Timotić –
Ana Jovanović –
Nataša Zorić (DNP)
*
2008
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:
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former tennis player. A former world No. 1, Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the ...
–
Ana Ivanovic –
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former tennis player. A former world No. 1, Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the ...
–
Ana Jovanović –
Teodora Mirčić
*
2009
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:
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former tennis player. A former world No. 1, Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the ...
–
Ana Ivanovic –
Ana Jovanović –
Aleksandra Krunić –
Bojana Jovanovski Bojana may refer to
Places
* Bojana (river), a river in Albania and Montenegro
* Ada Bojana / Bojana Island
Name
* Bojana (given name), a Slavic given name
* People
** Bojana Atanasovska
** Bojana Bobusic
** Bojana Jovanovski
** Bojana Nova ...
(DNP)
*
2010
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:
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former tennis player. A former world No. 1, Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the ...
–
Ana Ivanovic –
Bojana Jovanovski Bojana may refer to
Places
* Bojana (river), a river in Albania and Montenegro
* Ada Bojana / Bojana Island
Name
* Bojana (given name), a Slavic given name
* People
** Bojana Atanasovska
** Bojana Bobusic
** Bojana Jovanovski
** Bojana Nova ...
–
Ana Jovanović (DNP) –
Aleksandra Krunić (DNP)
*
2011
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:
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former tennis player. A former world No. 1, Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the ...
–
Ana Ivanovic –
Bojana Jovanovski Bojana may refer to
Places
* Bojana (river), a river in Albania and Montenegro
* Ada Bojana / Bojana Island
Name
* Bojana (given name), a Slavic given name
* People
** Bojana Atanasovska
** Bojana Bobusic
** Bojana Jovanovski
** Bojana Nova ...
–
Aleksandra Krunić –
Ana Jovanović –
Tamara Čurović (DNP)
*
2012
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:
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former tennis player. A former world No. 1, Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the ...
–
Ana Ivanovic –
Bojana Jovanovski Bojana may refer to
Places
* Bojana (river), a river in Albania and Montenegro
* Ada Bojana / Bojana Island
Name
* Bojana (given name), a Slavic given name
* People
** Bojana Atanasovska
** Bojana Bobusic
** Bojana Jovanovski
** Bojana Nova ...
–
Aleksandra Krunić –
Natalija Kostić (DNP)
*
2013
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:
Ana Ivanovic –
Bojana Jovanovski Bojana may refer to
Places
* Bojana (river), a river in Albania and Montenegro
* Ada Bojana / Bojana Island
Name
* Bojana (given name), a Slavic given name
* People
** Bojana Atanasovska
** Bojana Bobusic
** Bojana Jovanovski
** Bojana Nova ...
–
Vesna Dolonc –
Aleksandra Krunić –
Ivana Jorović
Ivana Jorović ( sr-Cyrl, Ивана Јоровић; born 3 May 1997) is a Serbian tennis player.
She has won thirteen singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 15 July 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world . On 17 ...
(DNP)
*
2014:
Ana Ivanovic –
Bojana Jovanovski Bojana may refer to
Places
* Bojana (river), a river in Albania and Montenegro
* Ada Bojana / Bojana Island
Name
* Bojana (given name), a Slavic given name
* People
** Bojana Atanasovska
** Bojana Bobusic
** Bojana Jovanovski
** Bojana Nova ...
–
Vesna Dolonc –
Jovana Jakšić –
Aleksandra Krunić (DNP) –
Nina Stojanović
Nina Stojanović ( sr-cyr, Нина Стојановић, ; born 30 July 1996) is a Serbian professional tennis player. On 2 March 2020, Stojanović reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 81. On 17 January 2022, she peaked at No. 37 in ...
*
2015
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:
Ana Ivanovic –
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former tennis player. A former world No. 1, Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the ...
(DNP) –
Aleksandra Krunić –
Ivana Jorović
Ivana Jorović ( sr-Cyrl, Ивана Јоровић; born 3 May 1997) is a Serbian tennis player.
She has won thirteen singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 15 July 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world . On 17 ...
–
Doroteja Erić (DNP) –
Vojislava Lukić (DNP)
*
2016
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:
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former tennis player. A former world No. 1, Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the ...
–
Bojana Jovanovski Bojana may refer to
Places
* Bojana (river), a river in Albania and Montenegro
* Ada Bojana / Bojana Island
Name
* Bojana (given name), a Slavic given name
* People
** Bojana Atanasovska
** Bojana Bobusic
** Bojana Jovanovski
** Bojana Nova ...
(DNP) –
Aleksandra Krunić –
Jovana Jakšić –
Ivana Jorović
Ivana Jorović ( sr-Cyrl, Ивана Јоровић; born 3 May 1997) is a Serbian tennis player.
She has won thirteen singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 15 July 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world . On 17 ...
–
Nina Stojanović
Nina Stojanović ( sr-cyr, Нина Стојановић, ; born 30 July 1996) is a Serbian professional tennis player. On 2 March 2020, Stojanović reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 81. On 17 January 2022, she peaked at No. 37 in ...
*
2017
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:
Aleksandra Krunić –
Nina Stojanović
Nina Stojanović ( sr-cyr, Нина Стојановић, ; born 30 July 1996) is a Serbian professional tennis player. On 2 March 2020, Stojanović reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 81. On 17 January 2022, she peaked at No. 37 in ...
–
Ivana Jorović
Ivana Jorović ( sr-Cyrl, Ивана Јоровић; born 3 May 1997) is a Serbian tennis player.
She has won thirteen singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 15 July 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world . On 17 ...
–
Dejana Radanović –
Bojana Marinković –
Olga Danilović
Olga Danilović ( sr-cyr, Олга Даниловић, ; born 23 January 2001) is a Serbian tennis player.
In July 2018, Danilović won her first WTA Tour singles title in Moscow by beating Anastasia Potapova in the final. She also won two WTA d ...
(INJ)
*
2018
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:
Dejana Radanović –
Olga Danilović
Olga Danilović ( sr-cyr, Олга Даниловић, ; born 23 January 2001) is a Serbian tennis player.
In July 2018, Danilović won her first WTA Tour singles title in Moscow by beating Anastasia Potapova in the final. She also won two WTA d ...
–
Bojana Marinković –
Ivana Jorović
Ivana Jorović ( sr-Cyrl, Ивана Јоровић; born 3 May 1997) is a Serbian tennis player.
She has won thirteen singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 15 July 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world . On 17 ...
(INJ)
Captains
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Lea Habunek, 1968—1981
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Jelena Genčić, 1981—1994
*
Dragan Ćirić, 1995—1997
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Biljana Veselinović, 1997—2004
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Tatjana Ječmenica, 2005—2007
*
Dejan Vraneš, 2007—2014
*Tatjana Ječmenica, 2014—2020
*
Dušan Vemić, 2020—
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 ...
*
Serbia Davis Cup team
The Serbian men's national tennis team represents Serbia in the Davis Cup and the ATP Cup, both tennis competitions. Since June 2006, the team has played under the name of Serbia, following the split of Serbia and Montenegro, Yugoslavia.
Serbia w ...
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Serbia ATP Cup team
References
External links
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{{National sports teams of Serbia
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 ...