The Pakistan Billie Jean King/Fed Cup team represents

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

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 ...

(formerly known as the Fed Cup)

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competition, and is governed by the Pakistan Tennis Federation.

History

Pakistan competed in its first Fed Cup in

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

. Their best result was finishing third in Group II in

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

Fed Cup 2011

Pakistan re-entered the Fed Cup in 2011 for the first time since

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

. It finished sixth in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II and was represented in

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

by its top players Sara Mahboob, Saba Aziz, Sara Mansoor, and Ushna Suhail.

Fed Cup 2012

In 2012, Pakistan competed in Asia/Oceania Zone Group II played in Shenzhen, China from 30 January to 4 February. Pakistan was represented by their non-playing captain and coach Muhammad Khalid, national number one player Saba Aziz, Ushna Suhail, and Sara Mansoor.

Players

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