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India Billie Jean King Cup team
Indian tennis team
Indian tennis team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | India |
| Type | Fed |
| Image | Flag of India.svg |
| Captain | Vishal Uppal |
| Coach | Zeeshan Ali |
| ITF Rank | 30 (13 April 2025) |
| Colors | blue & white |
| First year | 1991 |
| Years played | 32 |
| Ties played | 128 (69–59) |
| WG played | |
| Titles | |
| Runners-up | |
| Best | World Group play-offs (2020-21) |
| Player wins | Ankita Raina (33–29) |
| Singles wins | Ankita Raina (21–21) |
| Doubles wins | Sania Mirza (14–5) |
| Best doubles | Manisha Malhotra / |
| Nirupama Vaidyanathan (6–0) | |
| Most ties | Ankita Raina (45) |
| Most years | Sania Mirza (11) |
| updated | 13 April 2025 |
| Runners-up =
Nirupama Vaidyanathan (6–0)
The India Billie Jean King Cup team represents India in the WTA & ITF Billie Jean King Cup professional tennis competition and are governed by the All India Tennis Association.
India competed in its first Fed Cup in 1977, but did not compete again until 1991. Since 1991, India has been competing annually (except 1993). India's best result was reaching the Asia/Oceania Group I final in 2006.
In 2004, Manisha Malhotra and Sania Mirza broke the record for playing the longest tiebreak (21–19) in their doubles match against Uzbekistan pair Vlada Ekshibarova and Ivanna Israilova.
Current team
| Player | Win–loss | Years played | Ties | Ranking | Singles | Doubles | Totals | Singles | Doubles | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahaja Yamalapalli | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 3 | 5 | 320 | 501 | |||
| Shrivalli Bhamidipaty | 5–0 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 3 | 8 | 344 | 305 | |||
| Ankita Raina | 21–21 | 13–11 | 34–32 | 13 | 50 | 306 | 207 | |||
| Prarthana Thombare | 7–2 | 11–11 | 18–13 | 7 | 27 | 2150 | ||||
| Maaya Rajeshwaran | — | |||||||||
| Vaidehi Chaudhari | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2 | 6 | 361 | 351 |
Players
| Name | Years | First | Ties | Win/Loss | Singles | Doubles | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sowjanya Bavisetti | 1 | 2020 | 2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Ankita Bhambri | 5 | 2004 | 18 | 6–7 | 2–7 | 8–14 | |
| Prerna Bhambri | 2 | 2012 | 7 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 5–3 | |
| Sanaa Bhambri | 2 | 2009 | 7 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–4 | |
| Riya Bhatia | 3 | 2017 | 4 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | |
| Rutuja Bhosale | 3 | 2012 | 13 | 7–5 | 1–1 | 8–6 | |
| Rushmi Chakravarthi | 9 | 1994 | 26 | 3–7 | 11–11 | 14–18 | |
| Shruti Dhawan | 1 | 1999 | 2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
| Sheethal Goutham | 1 | 2002 | 2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Tara Iyer | 1 | 2007 | 4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
| Mahak Jain | 1 | 2019 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram | 4 | 1996 | 13 | 3–1 | 3–6 | 6–7 | |
| Uzma Khan | 3 | 1997 | 11 | 9–1 | 0–1 | 9–2 | |
| Janaki Krishnamoorthy | 3 | 1991 | 6 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 4–6 | |
| Sohini Kumari | 3 | 1991 | 5 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | |
| Isha Lakhani | 4 | 2003 | 13 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| Manisha Malhotra | 7 | 1995 | 27 | 7–11 | 10–4 | 17–15 | |
| Divya Merchant | 1 | 1991 | 2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| Sania Mirza | 11 | 2003 | 29 | 13–5 | 14–5 | 27–10 | |
| Natasha Palha | 1 | 2015 | 3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Jahnavi Parekh | 1 | 1997 | 4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–6 | |
| Sonal Phadke | 1 | 2002 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Arati Ponnappa | 4 | 1994 | 14 | 0–6 | 4–7 | 4–13 | |
| Ankita Raina | 8 | 2013 | 29 | 15–11 | 8–6 | 23–17 | |
| Sunitha Rao | 2 | 2007 | 8 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 5–6 | |
| Aradhana Reddy | 2 | 1991 | 6 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–5 | |
| Snehadevi Reddy | 1 | 2017 | 1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Ashvarya Shrivastava | 1 | 2011 | 2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Kyra Shroff | 1 | 2013 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| Rishika Sunkara | 2 | 2013 | 5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | |
| Karman Thandi | 3 | 2017 | 9 | 3–6 | 2–1 | 5–7 | |
| Prarthana Thombare | 5 | 2014 | 17 | 7–2 | 6–6 | 13–8 | |
| Radhika Tulpule | 1 | 2000 | 1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Shikha Uberoi | 4 | 2005 | 15 | 9–3 | 5–4 | 14–7 | |
| Nirupama Vaidyanathan | 8 | 1992 | 31 | 20–8 | 9–6 | 29–14 | |
| Meghha Vakaria | 1 | 2003 | 3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Poojashree Venkatesha | 2 | 2010 | 5 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–3 | |
| Pranjala Yadlapalli | 1 | 2018 | 1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Results
1970s
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1st Round | 13–18 Jun 1977 | GBR Eastbourne | Grass | ISR Israel | 0–0 | Lost |
1990s
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | World Group Qualifying | 19 Jul 1991 | GBR Nottingham | Hard | CUB Cuba | 0–3 | Lost |
| World Group, Consolation Rounds | 20 Jul 1991 | THA Thailand | 0–3 | Lost | |||
| 1992 | Asia/Oceania Pool A | 4 May 1992 | SRI Colombo | Clay | MAS Malaysia | 3–0 | Won |
| 5 May 1992 | PHI Philippines | 0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 6 May 1992 | KOR South Korea | 0–3 | Lost | ||||
| Asia/Oceania Zone, Knockout Stage | 7 May 1992 | Greece Athens | TPE Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Lost | ||
| 1994 | Asia/Oceania Pool A | 2 May 1994 | IND New Delhi | Clay | TPE Chinese Taipei | 1–2 | Lost |
| 3 May 1994 | PHI Philippines | 1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 4 May 1994 | SYR Syria | 3–0 | Won | ||||
| 1995 | Asia/Oceania Group II | 4 May 1995 | IND Mumbai | Clay | MAS Malaysia | 2–1 | Won |
| 5 May 1995 | SRI Sri Lanka | 2–1 | Won | ||||
| 6 May 1995 | Pacific Oceania Pacific Oceania | 3–0 | Won | ||||
| Asia/Oceania Zone, play-offs | 7 May 1995 | SIN Singapore | 3–0 | Won | |||
| 1996 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 20–22 Feb 1996 | THA Chiang Mai | Hard | MAS Malaysia | 3–0 | Won |
| 22 Feb 1996 | KOR South Korea | 0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 22 Feb 1996 | HKG Hong Kong | 2–1 | Won | ||||
| Asia/Oceania Zone, play-offs | 23 Feb 1996 | CHN China | 0–3 | Lost | |||
| 1997 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 11 Mar 1997 | NZL Wellington | Hard | TPE Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Lost |
| 12 Mar 1997 | IDN Indonesia | 0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 13 Mar 1997 | NZL New Zealand | 1–2 | Lost | ||||
| Asia/Oceania Zone, play-offs | 14 Mar 1997 | THA Thailand | 1–2 | Lost | |||
| 15 Mar 1997 | KAZ Kazakhstan | 0–0 | Won | ||||
| 1998 | Asia/Oceania Group II | 16 Feb 1998 | THA Samutpakam | Hard | PAK Pakistan | 3–0 | Won |
| 17 Feb 1998 | IRQ Iraq | 3–0 | Won | ||||
| 19 Feb 1998 | TJK Tajikistan | 2–1 | Won | ||||
| 20 Feb 1998 | Pacific Oceania Pacific Oceania | 2–0 | Won | ||||
| 1999 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 22 Feb 1999 | THA Samutpakam | Hard | UZB Uzbekistan | 2–1 | Won |
| 23 Feb 1999 | TPE Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 25 Feb 1999 | IDN Indonesia | 3–0 | Won | ||||
| 26 Feb 1999 | THA Thailand | 2–1 | Won |
2000s
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 25 Apr 2000 | JPN Osaka | Hard | THA Thailand | 2–1 | Won |
| 26 Apr 2000 | JPN Japan | 0–2 | Lost | ||||
| 27 Apr 2000 | KAZ Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Won | ||||
| 29 Apr 2000 | HKG Hong Kong | 3–0 | Won | ||||
| 2001 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 10 Apr 2001 | TPE Kaohsiung | Hard | Pacific Oceania Pacific Oceania | 3–0 | Won |
| 11 Apr 2001 | NZL New Zealand | 1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 12 Apr 2001 | INA Indonesia | 0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 13 Apr 2001 | KOR South Korea | 2–1 | Won | ||||
| 2002 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 4 Mar 2002 | CHN Guangzhou | Hard | TPE Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Lost |
| 5 Mar 2002 | NZL New Zealand | 1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 6 Mar 2002 | KOR South Korea | 0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 8 Mar 2002 | INA Indonesia | 0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 2003 | Asia/Oceania Group II | 21 Apr 2003 | JPN Tokyo | Hard | PHI Philippines | 3–0 | Won |
| 22 Apr 2003 | KGZ Kyrgyzstan | 3–0 | Won | ||||
| 23 Apr 2003 | Pacific Oceania Pacific Oceania | 2–0 | Won | ||||
| 2004 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 19 Apr 2004 | IND New Delhi | Hard | TPE Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Won |
| 20 Apr 2004 | KOR South Korea | 2–1 | Won | ||||
| 22 Apr 2004 | INA Indonesia | 1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 23 Apr 2004 | UZB Uzbekistan | 2–1 | Won | ||||
| Asia/Oceania Group I, Play-offs | 24 Apr 2004 | THA Thailand | 0–2 | Lost | |||
| 2005 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 20 Apr 2005 | IND New Delhi | Hard | SIN Singapore | 3–0 | Won |
| 21 Apr 2005 | KAZ Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Won | ||||
| 22 Apr 2005 | CHN China | 0–3 | Lost | ||||
| Asia/Oceania Group I, Play-offs | 23 Apr 2005 | KOR South Korea | 2–1 | Won | |||
| 2006 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 20 Apr 2006 | KOR Seoul | Hard | PHI Philippines | 2–0 | Won |
| 20 Apr 2006 | TPE Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | Won | ||||
| 21 Apr 2006 | NZL New Zealand | 2–1 | Won | ||||
| Asia/Oceania Group I, Play-offs | 22 Apr 2006 | AUS Australia | 1–2 | Lost | |||
| 2007 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 16 Apr 2007 | NZL Christchurch | Hard | KAZ Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Won |
| 17 Apr 2007 | JOR Jordan | 3–0 | Won | ||||
| 18 Apr 2007 | NZL New Zealand | 2–1 | Won | ||||
| 20 Apr 2007 | TPE Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Lost | ||||
| Asia/Oceania Group I, Play-offs | 21 Apr 2007 | UZB Uzbekistan | 0–3 | Lost | |||
| 2008 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 30 Jan 2008 | THA Bangkok | Hard | INA Indonesia | 1–2 | Lost |
| 31 Jan 2008 | NZL New Zealand | 1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 1 Feb 2008 | AUS Australia | 0–3 | Lost | ||||
| Asia/Oceania Group I, Play-offs | 2 Feb 2008 | HKG Hong Kong | 2–1 | Won | |||
| 2009 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 4 Feb 2009 | AUS Perth | Hard | NZL New Zealand | 0–3 | Lost |
| 5 Feb 2009 | INA Indonesia | 0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 6 Feb 2009 | UZB Uzbekistan | 0–3 | Lost | ||||
| Asia/Oceania Group I, Play-offs | 7 Feb 2009 | TPE Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Lost |
2010s
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Asia/Oceania Group II | 4 Feb 2010 | MAS Kuala Lumpur | Hard | SIN Singapore | 3–0 | Won |
| 5 Feb 2010 | MAS Malaysia | 3–0 | Won | ||||
| Asia/Oceania Group II, Play-offs | 6 Feb 2010 | KGZ Kyrgyzstan | 3–0 | Won | |||
| 2011 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 2 Feb 2011 | THA Nonthaburi | Hard | CHN China | 1–2 | Lost |
| 3 Feb 2011 | UZB Uzbekistan | 1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 4 Feb 2011 | THA Thailand | 1–2 | Lost | ||||
| Asia/Oceania Group I, Play-offs | 5 Feb 2011 | TPE Chinese Taipei | 1–2 | Lost | |||
| 2012 | Asia/Oceania Group II | 30 Jan 2012 | CHN Shenzhen | Hard | IRN Iran | 3–0 | Won |
| 31 Jan 2012 | OMA Oman | 3–0 | Won | ||||
| 1 Feb 2012 | TUR Turkey | 3–0 | Won | ||||
| 3 Feb 2012 | PHI Philippines | 2–1 | Won | ||||
| Asia/Oceania Group II, Play-offs | 4 Feb 2012 | HKG Hong Kong | 2–1 | Won | |||
| 2013 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 6 Feb 2013 | KAZ Astana | Hard(i) | KAZ Kazakhstan | 0–3 | Lost |
| 8 Feb 2013 | THA Thailand | 0–3 | Lost | ||||
| Asia/Oceania Group I, Play-offs | 9 Feb 2013 | KOR South Korea | 0–3 | Lost | |||
| 2014 | Asia/Oceania Group II | 4 Feb 2014 | KAZ Astana | Hard(i) | IRN Iran | 3–0 | Won |
| 5 Feb 2014 | PAK Pakistan | 3–0 | Won | ||||
| 6 Feb 2014 | NZL New Zealand | 2–1 | Won | ||||
| Asia/Oceania Group II, Play-offs | 7 Feb 2014 | HKG Hong Kong | 1–2 | Lost | |||
| 2015 | Asia/Oceania Group II | 15 Apr 2015 | IND Hyderabad | Hard(i) | PAK Pakistan | 3–0 | Won |
| 16 Apr 2015 | MAS Malaysia | 3–0 | Won | ||||
| Asia/Oceania Group II, Play-offs | 17 Apr 2015 | TKM Turkmenistan | 2–0 | Won | |||
| 18 Apr 2015 | PHI Philippines | 2–1 | Won | ||||
| 2016 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 3 Feb 2016 | THA Hua Hin | Hard | THA Thailand | 0–3 | Lost |
| 4 Feb 2016 | JPN Japan | 1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 5 Feb 2016 | UZB Uzbekistan | 3–0 | Won | ||||
| Asia/Oceania Group I, Play-offs | 6 Feb 2016 | KAZ Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Won | |||
| 2017 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 8 Feb 2017 | KAZ Astana | Hard(i) | PHI Philippines | 2–1 | Won |
| 9 Feb 2017 | JPN Japan | 0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 10 Feb 2017 | CHN China | 0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 2018 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 7 Feb 2018 | IND New Delhi | Hard | CHN China | 1–2 | Lost |
| 8 Feb 2018 | KAZ Kazakhstan | 1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 9 Feb 2018 | HKG Hong Kong | 3–0 | Won | ||||
| Asia/Oceania Group I, Play-offs | 10 Feb 2018 | TPE Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | Won | |||
| 2019 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 7 Feb 2019 | KAZ Astana | Hard(i) | THA Thailand | 2–1 | Won |
| 8 Feb 2019 | KAZ Kazakhstan | 0–3 | Lost | ||||
| Asia/Oceania Group I, Play-offs | 9 Feb 2019 | KOR South Korea | 1–2 | Lost |
2020s
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 3 Mar 2020 | UAE Dubai | Hard | CHN China | 0–3 | Lost |
| 4 Mar 2020 | UZB Uzbekistan | 3–0 | Won | ||||
| 5 Mar 2020 | KOR South Korea | 2–1 | Won | ||||
| 6 Mar 2020 | TPE Chinese Taipei | 2–1 | Won | ||||
| 7 Mar 2020 | INA Indonesia | 2–1 | Won | ||||
| Play-offs | 16–17 Apr 2021 | LAT Jūrmala | Hard (i) | LAT Latvia | 1–3 | Lost | |
| 2022 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 12 Apr 2022 | TUR Antalya | Clay | JPN Japan | 0–3 | Lost |
| 13 Apr 2022 | CHN China | 0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 14 Apr 2022 | INA Indonesia | 2–1 | Won | ||||
| 15 Apr 2022 | NZ New Zealand | 2–1 | Won | ||||
| 16 Apr 2022 | KOR South Korea | 2–1 | Won | ||||
| 2023 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 11 Apr 2023 | UZB Tashkent | Hard | THA Thailand | 2–1 | Won |
| 12 Apr 2023 | UZB Uzbekistan | 3–0 | Won | ||||
| 13 Apr 2023 | KOR South Korea | 1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 14 Apr 2023 | CHN China | 0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 15 Apr 2023 | JPN Japan | 0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 2024 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 9 Apr 2024 | CHN Changsha | Hard | Pacific Oceania Pacific Oceania | 3–0 | Won |
| 10 Apr 2024 | CHN China | 0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 11 Apr 2024 | TPE Chinese Taipei | 2–1 | Won | ||||
| 12 Apr 2024 | KOR South Korea | 2–1 | Won | ||||
| 13 Apr 2024 | NZL New Zealand | 1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 2025 | Asia/Oceania Group I | 8 Apr 2025 | IND Pune | Hard | NZL New Zealand | 1–2 | Lost |
| 9 Apr 2025 | THA Thailand | 2–1 | Won | ||||
| 10 Apr 2025 | HKG Hong Kong | 2–1 | Won | ||||
| 11 Apr 2025 | Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei | 2–1 | Won | ||||
| 12 Apr 2025 | KOR South Korea | 2–1 | Won |
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