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The Zimbabwe Fed Cup team represents
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in
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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 Tennis Zimbabwe. They have not competed since
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History

Zimbabwe competed in its first Fed Cup in 1966, as Rhodesia. In the opening match, they defeated
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in a clean sweep (3-0) with Patricia Walkden recording the first victory for the team. In the second round, they would lose to Italy by the same margin to record their best result of the round of 16. After losing to the
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in 1967 and 1972 (they entered 1971 but withdrew), they entered the consolation round and they would knock over
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in the first round of consolation before losing to Japan in the doubles rubber to be knocked out. After they withdrew again in 1975, they entered the 1976 edition hoping for a better display.


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 chan ...
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Zimbabwe Davis Cup team The Zimbabwe men's national tennis team represents Zimbabwe in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Zimbabwe Tennis Association. Zimbabwe currently competes in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They last competed in the World G ...


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External links

* {{National sports teams of Zimbabwe 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 ...