Japan Fed Cup team

































































Japan
Flag of Japan.svg
Captain Toshihisa Tsuchihashi
ITF ranking 13 Increase 7 (23 April 2018)
Colors red & white
First year 1964
Years played 51
Ties played (W–L) 158 (95–63)
Years in
World Group		 29 (12–26)
Best finish World Group SF (1996)
Most total wins
Kazuko Sawamatsu (44–10)
Most singles wins Kazuko Sawamatsu (25–5)
Most doubles wins Kazuko Sawamatsu (19–5)
Best doubles team
Kimiyo Hatanaka /
Kazuko Sawamatsu (9–1)
Most ties played Kazuko Sawamatsu (30)
Most years played
Ai Sugiyama (12)

The Japan Fed Cup team represents Japan in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Japan Tennis Association. They were most recently promoted to the 2019 Fed Cup World Group II after defeating Great Britain in the 2018 World Group II Play-offs.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Current team (2018 Fed Cup, World Group II Play-offs - 21–22 April - vs Great Britain)


    • 2.1 Recent call-ups




  • 3 Results


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





History


Japan competed in its first Fed Cup in 1964. They achieved their best result by reaching the semifinals in 1996.



Current team (2018 Fed Cup, World Group II Play-offs - 21–22 April - vs Great Britain)


WTA Rankings as of 16 April 2018




  • Naomi Osaka (WTA singles ranking No. 22)


  • Kurumi Nara (WTA singles ranking No. 100)


  • Miyu Kato (WTA singles ranking No. 137/doubles ranking No. 55)


  • Makoto Ninomiya (WTA doubles ranking No. 40)



Recent call-ups


The following players have been called up in the last three years. (Most recent call-up in brackets)




  • Nao Hibino (2018 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group I)


  • Misaki Doi (2017 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group I)


  • Eri Hozumi (2017 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group I)


  • Shuko Aoyama (2017 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group I)



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Year
 Competition
 Date
 Location
 Opponent
 Score
 Result

2003
 Group I,Asia/Oceania Pool A Round Robin, 1st Round
 21 April
 Ariake Tennis Park and Colosseum,
Tokyo, Japan
 South Korea
 2–1
 Won
Group I,Asia/Oceania Pool A Round Robin, 1st Round
 22 April
 Tokyo, Japan
 New Zealand
 3–0
 Won
Group I,Asia/Oceania Pool A Round Robin, 1st Round
 23 April
 Tokyo, Japan
 China
 2–0
 Won
Group I,Asia/Oceania Pool A Round Robin, 1st Round
 25 April
 Tokyo, Japan
 Hong Kong
 2–0
 Won
Group I,Asia/Oceania Play-offs
 26 April
 Tokyo, Japan
 Thailand
 3–0
 Won
World Group Play-Offs
 19–20 July
Gifu, Japan
 Sweden
 4–1
 Won

2004
 World Group
 24–25 April
Buenos Aires, Argentina
 Argentina
 2–3
 Loss
World Group Play-Offs
 10–11 July
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
 Bulgaria
 3–2
 Won

2005
 World Group II, 1st Round
 23–24 April
Prague, Czech Republic
 Czech Republic
 2–3
 Loss
World Group II, Playoffs
 9–10 July
 Tokyo, Japan
 Bulgaria
 4–1
 Won

2006
 World Group II, 1st Round
 22–23 April
Tokyo, Japan
  Switzerland
 4–1
 Won
World Group I, Playoffs
 15–16 July
 Tokyo, Japan
 Austria
 5–0
 Won

2007
 World Group I, 1st Round
 21–22 April
Limoges, France
 France
 0–5
 Loss
World Group I, Playoffs
 14–15 July
Toyota, Japan
 Germany
 2–3
 Loss

2008
 World Group II, 1st Round
 2–3 February
Miki-shi, Japan
 Croatia
 4–1
 Won
World Group I, Playoffs
 26–27 April
 Tokyo, Japan
 France
 1–4
 Loss

2009
 World Group II, 1st Round
 7–8 February
Belgrade, Serbia
 Serbia
 1–4
 Loss
World Group II, Playoffs
 25–26 April
Gdynia, Poland
 Poland
 2–3
 Loss

2010
 Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group A Round Robin, 1st Round
 3 February
 National Tennis Centre,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 India
 3–0
 Won
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group A Round Robin, 1st Round
 4 February
 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 New Zealand
 3–0
 Won
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group A Round Robin, 1st Round
 5 February
 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 South Korea
 3–0
 Won
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Promotional Play-off
 6 February
 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 Chinese Taipei
 2–1
 Won
World Group II, Playoff
 24–25 April
Maribor, Slovenia
 Slovenia
 1–4
 Loss

2011
 Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round
 2 February
 National Tennis Centre,
Nonthaburi, Thailand
 Kazakhstan
 2–1
 Won
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round
 3 February
 Nonthaburi, Thailand
 South Korea
 3–0
 Won
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round
 4 February
 Nonthaburi, Thailand
 Chinese Taipei
 3–0
 Won
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Promotional Play-off
 5 February
 Nonthaburi, Thailand
 Uzbekistan
 3–0
 Won
World Group II, Play-off
 16–17 July
Bourbon Beans Dome, Miki, Hyogo, Japan
 Argentina
 4–0
 Won

2012
 World Group II, 1st Round
 4–5 February
Bourbon Beans Dome, Miki, Hyogo, Japan
 Slovenia
 5–0
 Won
World Group II, Play-off
 21–22 April
Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
 Belgium
 4–1
 Won

2013
 World Group I, 1st Round
 9–10 February
Olympic (Indoor) Stadium, Moscow, Russia
 Russia
 2–3
 Loss
World Group I, Play-off
 20–21 April
Real Club de Polo, Barcelona, Spain
 Spain
 0–4
 Loss

2014
 World Group II, 1st Round
 8–9 February
Pilara Tennis Club, Pilar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
 Argentina
 1–3
 Loss
World Group II, Play-off
 19–20 April
Maaspoort Sports and Events Arena, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
 Netherlands
 2–3
 Loss

2015
 Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round
 4 February
Guangdong Olympic Tennis Centre, Guangzhou, China
 South Korea
 3–0
 Won
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round
 5 February
 Guangzhou, China
 Hong Kong
 3–0
 Won
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round
 6 February
 Guangzhou, China
 Uzbekistan
 3–0
 Won
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Promotional Play-off
 7 February
 Guangzhou, China
 Kazakhstan
 2–0
 Won
World Group II, Play-off
 18–19 April
Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
 Belarus
 2–3
 Loss

2016
 Group I, Asia/Oceania, Pool A Round Robin, 1st round
 3 February
 True Arena Hua Hin, Hua Hin, Thailand
 Uzbekistan
 1–2
 Loss
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Pool A Round Robin, 1st round
 4 February
 Hua Hin, Thailand
 India
 2–1
 Won
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Pool A Round Robin, 1st round
 5 February
 Hua Hin, Thailand
 Thailand
 2–1
 Won
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Promotional Play-off
 6 February
 Hua Hin, Thailand
 Chinese Taipei
 1–2
 Loss

2017
 Group I,Asia/Oceania, Pool B Round Robin, 1st round
 8 February
 National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan
India India
 3–0
 Won
Group I,Asia/Oceania, Pool B Round Robin, 1st round
 9 February
 Astana, Kazakhstan
Philippines Philippines
 3–0
 Won
Group I,Asia/Oceania, Pool B Round Robin, 1st round
 10 February
 Astana, Kazakhstan
China China
 3–0
 Won
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Promotional Play-off
 11 February
 Astana, Kazakhstan
 Kazakhstan
 1-2
 Loss

2018
 Group I,Asia/Oceania, Pool B Round Robin, 1st round
 7 February
R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India
 Thailand
 3–0
 Won
Group I,Asia/Oceania, Pool B Round Robin, 1st round
 8 February
 New Delhi, India
 South Korea
 3–0
 Won
Group I,Asia/Oceania, Pool B Round Robin, 1st round
 9 February
 New Delhi, India
 Chinese Taipei
 3–0
 Won
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Promotional Play-off
 10 February
 New Delhi, India
 Kazakhstan
 2–1
 Won
World Group II, Play-off
 21–22 April
Bourbon Beans Dome, Miki, Hyogo, Japan[1]
 Great Britain
 3–2
 Won

2019
 World Group II, 1st Round
 9–10 February
Kitakyushu City General Gymnasium, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
 Spain
 –
 TBD
World Group I or II, Play-off
 ?–? April
 TBD
 TBD
 –
 TBD


See also


  • Japan Davis Cup team


References





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External links






  • Team page on FedCup.com, the official website of the Fed Cup










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