Slovakia Billie Jean King Cup team

Slovakia
CaptainMatej Lipták
ITF ranking10 Increase 1 (15 April 2024)
Highest ITF ranking1[1] (Dec 2002)
Lowest ITF ranking17 (23 April 2007[2])
Colorsblue, red & white
First year1994
Years played23
Ties played (W–L)59 (34–25)
Years in
World Group		10 (9–11)
Titles1 (2002)
Most total winsDaniela Hantuchová (36–20)
Most singles winsDaniela Hantuchová (31–14)
Most doubles winsJanette Husárová (11–6)
Best doubles teamJanette Husárová /
Magdaléna Rybáriková (2–0)
Karina Habšudová /
Janette Husárová (2–0)
Daniela Hantuchová /
Janette Husárová (2–0)
Most ties playedDaniela Hantuchová (30)
Most years playedDaniela Hantuchová (15)

The Slovakia women's national tennis team represents Slovakia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Slovak Tennis Association.

History

Slovakia competed in its first Fed Cup in 1994. They won the Cup in 2002, being led by then top ten player Daniela Hantuchová.

Prior to 1992, Slovak players represented Czechoslovakia.

Current team (2024)

Rankings as of 4 November 2024.

Name Born First Last Ties Win/Loss Ranks[3][4]
Year Tie Sin Dou Tot Sin Dou
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (1994-09-13)September 13, 1994 2012 2024  Slovenia 18 10–10 3–4 13–14 110 1053
Rebecca Šramková (1996-10-19)October 19, 1996 2017 2024  Italy 9 5–5 1–2 6–7 43 —
Viktória Hrunčáková (1998-05-11)May 11, 1998 2018 2024  Italy 15 13–5 5–5 18–10 241 159
Renáta Jamrichová (2007-06-20)June 20, 2007 2023 2024  Australia 3 2–1 0–0 2–1 375 —
Tereza Mihalíková (1998-06-02)June 2, 1998 2016 2024  Great Britain 10 0–0 5–5 5–5 — 42

Managers

The following managers have led the Slovak team since 1994:[5]

Name Tenure Ties Won Lost Win % Best Result
Czech Republic Jan Kukal 1994 6 5 1 83.3 L in 1994 World Group, Second Round
Czech Republic Ľubomír Kurhajec 1995–1996 4 2 2 50.0 L in 1996 World Group play-offs
Slovakia Radka Zrubáková 1997–1998 4 3 1 75.0 W in 1998 World Group play-offs
Slovakia Peter Vajda 1999–2001 7 2 5 28.6 L in 1999 World Group, Semi-finals
Slovakia Tomáš Malik 2002–2004 8 6 2 75.0 2002 World Group Champions
Slovakia Marián Vajda 2005 2 0 2 00.0 L in 2005 World Group II
Slovakia Mojmír Mihal 2006–2008 9 7 2 77.8 L in 2008 World Group II
Slovakia Matej Lipták 2009–present 34 19 15 55.9 L in 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Final
Totals 74 44 30 59.5

As of 20 Nov 2024 22:30 CET

Results

1994-2019

Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 W–L
Fed Cup
World Group 2R A A A A SF 11th QF W QF 1R A A A A A A 1R A SF QF A A A A A 24–14
World Group play-offs NH A L A W A NH A A A W A A A A L W L W A L A A L L A 5–3
World Group II NH L W L W A Not Held L A L L W W A W A A L L W W L 2–3
World Group II play-offs NH W A W A A L W W W A A A A A A W W A A W 2–2
Europe/Africa Group I W A A A A A A A A A A A W A A A A A A A A A A A A A 8–1
Win–loss 5–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 5–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 36–26
Year End Ranking 1 2 4 7 6 8 5

2020-2023

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 W–L
Billie Jean King Cup
Finals P GS GS A F 5–3
Qualifying round W NH w/o L W 2–1
Play-offs P A A W A 1–0
Europe/Africa Group I A NH A A A 0–0
Win–loss 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 44–30
Year End Ranking 12 8 11 4

Finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-ups)

Outcome Year Venue Surface Team Opponents Opposing Team Score
Winner 2002 Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain Hard (i) Janette Husárová
Daniela Hantuchová
Henrieta Nagyová
Martina Suchá		  Spain Conchita Martínez
Magüi Serna
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 3–1
Loser 2024 Martin Carpena Arena, Málaga, Spain Hard (i) Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Rebecca Šramková
Viktória Hrunčáková
Renáta Jamrichová
Tereza Mihalíková		  Italy Jasmine Paolini
Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Lucia Bronzetti
Sara Errani
Martina Trevisan		 0–2

By decade

1994–1999

Year Competition Date Surface Location Opponent Score Result
1994 Europe/Africa Zone, Round Robin (Group E) 18 April Clay Bad Waltersdorf (AUT)  Lithuania 3–0 Won
Europe/Africa Zone, Round Robin (Group E) 21 April Clay  Greece 3–0 Won
Europe/Africa Zone, 1st round 22 April Clay  Greece 3–0 Won
Europe/Africa Zone Play-offs 23 April Clay  Georgia 2–1 Won
World Group, 1st round 18 July Clay Frankfurt (GER)  Finland 2–1 Won
World Group, 2nd round 20 July Clay  Germany 1–2 Lost
1995 World Group II 22–23 April Grass Perth (AUS)  Australia 2–3 Lost
World Group II play-offs 22–23 July Clay Asunción (PAR)  Paraguay 5–0 Won
1996 World Group II 27–28 April Clay Plovdiv (BUL)  Bulgaria 5–0 Won
World Group play-offs 13–14 July Clay Bratislava (SVK)  Netherlands 2–3 Lost
1997 World Group II 1–2 March Carpet (i) Košice (SVK)   Switzerland 2–3 Lost
World Group II play-offs 12–13 July Clay Bratislava (SVK)  Canada 5–0 Won
1998 World Group II 18–19 April Clay Buenos Aires (ARG)  Argentina 4–1 Won
World Group play-offs 25–26 July Clay Bratislava (SVK)  Belgium 4–1 Won
1999 World Group, Quarterfinals 17–18 April Carpet (i) Zürich (SUI)   Switzerland 5–0 Won
World Group, Semi-finals 24–25 July Clay Moscow (RUS)  Russia 2–3 Lost

2000–2009

Year Competition Date Surface Location Opponent Score Result
2000 World Group, Round Robin (Group B) 27 April Hard (i) Bratislava (SVK)   Switzerland 1–2 Lost
World Group, Round Robin (Group B) 29 April Hard (i)  Czech Republic 1–2 Lost
World Group, Round Robin (Group B) 30 April Hard (i)  Austria 0–2 Lost
2001 World Group play-offs, 1st round 28–29 April Clay Bratislava (SVK)  Hungary 4–1 Won
World Group play-offs, Quarterfinal 21–23 July Clay  Russia 2–3 Lost
2002 World Group, 1st round 27–28 April Clay Bratislava (SVK)   Switzerland 3–2 Won
World Group, Quarterfinal 20–21 July Carpet (i)  France 4–1 Won
World Group, Semifinal 30–31 October Hard (i) Gran Canaria (ESP)  Italy 3–1 Won
World Group, Final 2–3 November Hard (i)  Spain 3–1 Champion
2003 World Group, 1st round 26–27 April Clay Ettenheim (GER)  Germany 3–2 Won
World Group, Quarterfinal 19–20 July Hard (i) Charleroi (BEL)  Belgium 0–5 Lost
2004 World Group, 1st round 24–25 April Clay Sankt Pölten (AUT)  Austria 2–3 Lost
World Group play-offs 10–11 July Clay Bratislava (SVK)  Belarus 4–0 Won
2005 World Group II 23–24 April Hard (i) Neuchâtel (SUI)   Switzerland 2–3 Lost
World Group II play-offs 9–10 July Hard Pathum Thani (THA)  Thailand 1–4 Lost
2006 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I (Pool A) 17 April Clay Plovdiv (BUL)  Luxembourg 3–0 Won
Europe/Africa Zone, Group I (Pool A) 18 April Clay  Netherlands 2–1 Won
Europe/Africa Zone, Group I (Pool A) 19 April Clay  Finland 3–0 Won
Europe/Africa Zone, Promotion Play-off 22 April Clay  Great Britain 2–1 Won
World Group II play-offs 14–15 July Hard (i) Bratislava (SVK)  Thailand 5–0 Won
2007 World Group II 21–22 April Clay Bratislava (SVK)  Czech Republic 0–5 Lost
World Group II play-offs 14–15 July Hard (i) Košice (SVK)  Serbia 4–1 Won
2008 World Group II 2–3 February Carpet (i) Brno (CZE)  Czech Republic 2–3 Lost
World Group II play-offs 26–27 April Clay (i) Bratislava (SVK)  Uzbekistan 5–0 Won
2009 World Group II 7–8 February Hard (i) Bratislava (SVK)  Belgium 4–1 Won
World Group play-offs 25–26 April Clay (i) Limoges (FRA)  France 2–3 Lost

2010–2019

Year Competition Date Surface Location Opponent Score Result
2010 World Group II 6–7 February Hard (i) Bratislava (SVK)  China 3–2 Won
World Group play-offs 24–25 April Clay (i) Belgrade (SRB)  Serbia 3–2 Won
2011 World Group, 1st round 5–6 February Hard (i) Bratislava (SVK)  Czech Republic 2–3 Lost
World Group play-offs 16–17 April Clay (i)  Serbia 2–3 Lost
2012 World Group II, 1st round 4–5 February Hard (i) Bratislava (SVK)  France 3–2 Won
World Group play-offs 16–17 April Clay (i) Marbella (ESP)  Spain 3–2 Won
2013 World Group, 1st round 9–10 February Hard (i) Niš (SRB)  Serbia 3–2 Won
World Group, Semifinal 20–21 April Clay (i) Moscow (RUS)  Russia 2–3 Lost
2014 World Group, 1st round 8–9 February Hard (i) Bratislava (SVK)  Germany 1–3 Lost
World Group play-offs 19–20 April Hard (i) Quebec (CAN)  Canada 1–3 Lost
2015 World Group II, 1st round 7–8 February Clay (i) Apeldoorn (NED)  Netherlands 1–4 Lost
World Group II, Play-offs 18–19 April Clay (i) Bratislava (SVK)  Sweden 4–0 Won
2016 World Group II, 1st round 6–7 February Hard (i) Bratislava (SVK)  Australia 2–3 Lost
World Group II, Play-offs 16–17 April Clay (i)  Canada 3–2 Won
2017 World Group II, 1st round 11–12 February Clay (i) Forlì (ITA)  Italy 3–2 Won
World Group play-offs 22–23 April Clay (i) Bratislava (SVK)  Netherlands 2–3 Lost
2018 World Group II, 1st round 10–11 February Hard (i) Bratislava (SVK)  Russia 4–1 Won
World Group play-offs 21–22 April Hard (i) Minsk (BLR)  Belarus 2–3 Lost
2019 World Group II, 1st round 10–11 February Hard (i) Riga (LAT)  Latvia 0–4 Lost
World Group II, Play-offs 20–21 April Clay (i) Bratislava (SVK)  Brazil 3–1 Won

2020–2029

Year Competition Date Surface Location Opponent Score Result
2020–21 Finals Qualifying Round 6–7 Feb 2020 Clay (i) Bratislava (SVK)  Great Britain 3–1 Won
Finals, Group stage (Group C) 1 Nov 2021 Hard (i) Prague (CZE)  Spain 1–2 Lost
Finals, Group stage (Group C) 2 Nov 2021 Hard (i)  United States 2–1 Won
2022 Finals Qualifying Round 15–16 Apr – – (AUS)  Australia d w/o[1]
Finals, Group stage (Group C) 8 Nov Hard (i) Glasgow (GBR)  Australia 1–2 Lost
Finals, Group stage (Group C) 9 Nov Hard (i)  Belgium 2–1 Won
2023 Finals Qualifying Round 14–15 Apr Hard (i) Bratislava (SVK)  Italy 2–3 Lost
Finals Play-Offs 10–12 Nov Hard (i)  Argentina 3–1 Won
2024 Finals Qualifying Round 12–14 Apr Hard (i) Bratislava (SVK)  Slovenia 4–0 Won
Finals, First round 14 Nov Hard (i) Málaga (ESP)  United States 2–1 Won
Finals, Quarterfinals 17 Nov Hard (i)  Australia 2–0 Won
Finals, Semi-finals 19 Nov Hard (i)  Great Britain 2–1 Won
Finals 20 Nov Hard (i)  Italy 0–2 Lost
Notes
  1. 1Prior to the qualifying round both  Russia and  Belarus were suspended from taking part in international events by the ITF due to Russian invasion of Ukraine.  Australia, the runner-up from 2020, was given the defending champion's right to advance. They were scheduled to play Slovakia, who advanced by walkover

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Current Fed Cup Rankings - 23 Apr 2007". 23 April 2007. Archived from the original on 5 May 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
  3. ^ "WTA Singles Rankings". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  4. ^ "WTA Doubles Rankings". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
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