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Japan
Captain	Toshihisa Tsuchihashi
ITF ranking	13 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.

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	3–0	Won
	Group I,Asia/Oceania, Pool B Round Robin, 1st round	9 February	Astana, Kazakhstan	Philippines	3–0	Won
	Group I,Asia/Oceania, Pool B Round Robin, 1st round	10 February	Astana, Kazakhstan	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

External links

• 
  


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