The Yugoslavia Fed Cup team represented
SFR Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...
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 cha ...
tennis
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competition and was governed by the
Yugoslav Tennis Association
Yugoslav Tennis Association ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Teniski Savez Jugoslavije, Тениски Савез Југославије; sl, Teniska zveza Jugoslavije; mk, Тениска Федерација на Југославија) was the governing body of ...
. With the dissolution of Yugoslavia, the team no longer exists.
History
Yugoslavia competed in its first Fed Cup in
1969 against
United States
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in
Greece
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; and lost 3-0. It reached the semifinals in
1984
Events
January
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* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
, with
Sabrina Goleš
Sabrina Goleš (born 3 June 1965) is a former Croatian tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia.
Biography
Sabrina Goleš was ranked no. 3 among juniors in the world in 1983 (in the juniors, she won the Italian Open and Rolex Port Washing ...
,
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
Renata Šašak
Renata Šašak-Ružir (born 14 June 1964) is a former Yugoslavian professional tennis player.
Biography
Born in Zagreb, Šašak debuted for the Yugoslavia Federation Cup team in 1979. One of her Federation Cup doubles teammates was Mima Jaušov ...
, in the team.
Successors
* (1992-)
* (1992-)
* (1995-2003) / (2004-2006)
** (2007-)
** (2007-)
* (1995-)
* (1997-)
See also
*
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 ...
*
Yugoslavia Davis Cup team
References
External links
Fed Cup profile
{{National sports teams of Yugoslavia
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 ...
Billie Jean King Cup teams