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)



Results













































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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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