The Belgian women's national tennis team, managed by the Belgian Tennis Federation, has been competing in the International Tennis Federation sanctioned Fed Cup since the very beginning: 1963. It has won the competition once, in 2001. Both Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin won their singles matches to seal the first victory for Belgium against Russia in Madrid.
Belgium | |
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Captain | Johan Van Herck |
ITF ranking | 6 3 (23 April 2018) |
Colors | red & black |
First year | 1963 |
Years played | 54 |
Ties played (W–L) | 151 (80–71) |
Years in World Group | 42 (21–41) |
Titles | 1 (2001) |
Runners-up | 1 (2006) |
Most total wins | Sabine Appelmans (32–22) |
Most singles wins | Sabine Appelmans (25–13) |
Most doubles wins | Els Callens (17–6) |
Best doubles team | Michèle Gurdal / Monique Van Haver (11–9) |
Most ties played | Sabine Appelmans (33) |
Most years played | Kirsten Flipkens (15) |
- Greet Minnen (singles)
- Yanina Wickmayer (singles)
- Elise Mertens (singles)
- Marie Benoît (doubles)
- Kimberley Zimmermann (doubles)
Players
editNote: players in bold are part of the 2018 Fed Cup team.
Name | DOB | Years | First | Last | Ties | Win/Loss | ||
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Tot | Sin | Dou | ||||||
Sabine Appelmans | 22 April 1972 | 12 | 1988 | 1999 | 33 | 32–22 | 25–13 | 7–9 |
Monique Bedoret | 25 October 1932 | 2 | 1964 | 1966 | 2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Elza Bellens | 14 May 1932 | 1 | 1963 | 1963 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Marie Benoît | 16 March 1995 | 1 | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
Ysaline Bonaventure | 29 August 1994 | 4 | 2012 | 2016 | 9 | 7–4 | 4–0 | 3–4 |
Leslie Butkiewicz | 26 May 1982 | 2 | 2005 | 2006 | 2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Els Callens | 20 August 1970 | 11 | 1994 | 2005 | 28 | 26–13 | 9–7 | 17–6 |
Kim Clijsters | 8 June 1983 | 9 | 2000 | 2011 | 17 | 24–4 | 21–3 | 3–1 |
Elke Clijsters | 18 January 1985 | 3 | 2002 | 2004 | 3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
Laurence Courtois | 18 January 1976 | 8 | 1993 | 2002 | 25 | 19–10 | 8–3 | 11–7 |
Marianne De Crop | 23 December 1960 | 1 | 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Ilse de Ruysscher | 13 July 1962 | 2 | 1985 | 1986 | 5 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
Marion De Witte | 20 December 1953 | 2 | 1981 | 1982 | 7 | 6–8 | 3–4 | 3–4 |
Marlene De Wouters | 18 February 1963 | 2 | 1981 | 1983 | 4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Ann Devries | 27 February 1979 | 5 | 1985 | 1991 | 15 | 12–13 | 6–6 | 6–7 |
Nancy Feber | 5 February 1976 | 4 | 1993 | 1997 | 14 | 11–3 | 2–2 | 9–1 |
Debbrich Feys | 20 December 1984 | 2 | 2007 | 2008 | 2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Kirsten Flipkens | 10 January 1986 | 15 | 2003 | 2018 | 26 | 14–30 | 12–20 | 2–10 |
Ann Gabriel | 14 August 1963 | 4 | 1981 | 1984 | 11 | 7–9 | 6–5 | 1–4 |
Michèle Gurdal | 30 November 1952 | 9 | 1972 | 1980 | 28 | 24–25 | 13–15 | 11–10 |
Tamaryn Hendler | 12 August 1992 | 4 | 2007 | 2012 | 6 | 0–8 | 0–6 | 0–2 |
Justine Henin | 1 June 1982 | 7 | 1999 | 2010 | 12 | 15–4 | 15–2 | 0–2 |
Michele Kahn | 14 February 1939 | 3 | 1966 | 1970 | 6 | 2–6 | 1–4 | 1–2 |
Nicole Mabille | 15 March 1961 | 3 | 1980 | 1984 | 6 | 3–6 | 2–1 | 1–5 |
Caroline Maes | 9 November 1982 | 5 | 2002 | 2008 | 7 | 2–7 | 0–3 | 2–4 |
Mary Marechal | 1 | 1963 | 1963 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
Christiane Mercelis | 5 October 1931 | 6 | 1963 | 1969 | 8 | 2–11 | 0–5 | 2–6 |
Elise Mertens | 17 November 1995 | 2 | 2017 | 2018 | 4 | 8–2 | 6–1 | 2–1 |
An-Sophie Mestach | 7 March 1994 | 7 | 2010 | 2017 | 13 | 9–6 | 1–1 | 8–5 |
Dominique Monami | 31 May 1973 | 9 | 1991 | 2000 | 21 | 22–11 | 17–7 | 5–4 |
Sofie Oyen | 4 February 1992 | 2 | 2009 | 2010 | 2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Ingrid Palmieri | 12 January 1948 | 4 | 1967 | 1970 | 7 | 2–9 | 1–6 | 1–3 |
Kathleen Schuurmans | 3 July 1966 | 2 | 1984 | 1985 | 6 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
Monique Van Haver | 31 August 1948 | 10 | 1970 | 1980 | 30 | 22–28 | 10–18 | 12–10 |
Caroline van Renterghem | 31 January 1972 | 2 | 1988 | 1989 | 5 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
Alison Van Uytvanck | 26 March 1994 | 7 | 2012 | 2018 | 18 | 15–10 | 12–5 | 3–5 |
Eveline Vanhyfte | 19 March 1984 | 1 | 2005 | 2005 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Aude Vermoezen | 25 July 1989 | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Sandra Wasserman | 10 March 1970 | 6 | 1985 | 1992 | 16 | 14–11 | 8–6 | 6–5 |
Yanina Wickmayer | 20 October 1989 | 11 | 2007 | 2017 | 19 | 26–12 | 23–8 | 3–4 |
Ingrid Willems | 1 December 1959 | 1 | 1982 | 1982 | 3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Maryna Zanevska | 24 August 1993 | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Results
editOverview
editTournament | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | |||||||||||
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World Group | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | |||||||||||
Consolation Rounds | Not Held | SF | SF | A | SF | 2R | SF | SF | A | SF | NH | A | QF | QF | QF | 2R | A | 2R | QF | 2R | QF | 2R | A |
Tournament | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 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 | ||||||||||
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Federation Cup | Fed Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Group | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | SF | QF | A | SF | W | QF | SF | QF | QF | F | QF | A | A | A | SF | QF | A | A | A | A | A | QF | QF | ||||||||||
World Group play-offs | W | L | L | NH | A | W | A | L | NH | NH | A | A | A | A | W | A | L | A | A | W | A | L | A | A | A | A | W | W | L | ||||||||||
World Group II | Not Held | A | W | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | L | L | W | A | A | L | A | A | A | W | A | A | |||||||||||||
World Group II play-offs | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | W | A | A | A | L | A | A | W | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||
Europe/Africa Group I play-offs | A | A | W | W | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | A | A | A | ||||||||||
Europe/Africa Group I | A | A | W | W | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | A | A | A |
Head-to-head
editBy Decade
edit1963–1969
editYear | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1963 | World Group, 1st round | 17 June | London (GBR) | Australia | 0–3 | Lost |
1964 | World Group, 1st round | 2 September | Philadelphia (USA) | Argentina | 0–3 | Lost |
1966 | World Group, 1st round | 10 May | Turin (ITA) | Hungary | 1–2 | Lost |
1967 | World Group, 1st round | 6 June | West Berlin (FRG) | Italy | 0–3 | Lost |
1968 | World Group, 1st round | 21 May | Paris (FRA) | Soviet Union | 0–3 | Lost |
1969 | World Group, 2nd Round | 22 May | Athens (GRE) | Great Britain | 0–3 | Lost |
World Group, Consolation Qualifying Round | 23 May | Canada | 2–1 | Won | ||
World Group, 1st Round | 24 May | South Africa | 1–2 | Lost |
1980–1989
editYear | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1980 | World Group, 1st round | 19–25 May | West Berlin (FRG) | Italy | 3–0 | Lost |
World Group Consolation Rounds, 1st round | Israel | 3–0 | Won | |||
World Group Consolation Rounds, Quarter-final | France | 0–2* | Lost | |||
1981 | World Group, 1st round | 9–15 November | Tokyo (JPN) | Great Britain | 0–3 | Lost |
World Group Consolation Rounds, 1st round | Canada | 3–0 | Won | |||
World Group Consolation Rounds, 2nd round | Israel | 2–1 | Won | |||
World Group Consolation Rounds, Quarter-final | Spain | 1–2 | Lost | |||
1982 | World Group, 1st round | 19–25 July | Santa Clara (USA) | Mexico | 1–2 | Lost |
World Group Consolation Rounds, 1st round | Portugal | 3–0 | Won | |||
World Group Consolation Rounds, Quarter-final | Italy | 0–3 | Lost | |||
1983 | World Group, 1st round | 17–24 July | Zürich (SUI) | Sweden | 0–3 | Lost |
World Group Consolation Rounds, 1st round | Norway | 2–1 | Won | |||
World Group Consolation Rounds, 2nd round | Austria | 2–1 | Lost | |||
1984 | World Group, 1st round | 15–22 July | São Paulo (BRA) | Colombia | 2–1 | Won |
World Group, 2nd round | Australia | 0–3 | Lost | |||
1985 | World Group, qualifying round | 6–14 October | Nagoya (JPN) | Uruguay | 3–0 | Won |
World Group, 1st round | Hungary | 0–3 | Lost | |||
World Group Consolation Rounds, 1st round | Philippines | 1–2 | Lost | |||
World Group Consolation Rounds, 1st round | Thailand | 3–0 | Lost | |||
1986 | World Group, qualifying round | 20–27 July | Prague (TCH) | Finland | 3–0 | Won |
World Group, 1st Round | West Germany | 0–3 | Lost | |||
World Group Consolation Rounds, 1st round | Egypt | 3–0 | Won | |||
World Group Consolation Rounds, 2nd round | Sweden | 3–0 | Won | |||
World Group Consolation Rounds, Quarter-final | Hungary | 1–2 | Lost |
1990–1999
editYear | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1990 | World Group, 1st round | 21–29 July | Atlanta (USA) | Sweden | 2–1 | Won |
World Group, 2nd round | United States | 0–3 | Lost | |||
1991 | World Group, 1st round | 23 July | Nottingham (GBR) | Spain | 0–2* | Lost |
World Group play-offs, 1st round | 25 July | Japan | 1–2 | Lost | ||
World Group play-offs, Repechage Round | 26 July | Yugoslavia | 3–0 | Won | ||
1992 | World Group, 1st round | 14 July | Frankfurt (GER) | Spain | 1–2 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 16 July | South Africa | 1–2 | Lost | ||
1993 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/B, Round Robin | 11 May | Nottingham (GBR) | Ireland | 3–0 | Won |
Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/B, Round Robin | 12 May | Norway | 3–0 | Won | ||
Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/B, Round Robin | 13 May | Senegal | 3–0 | Won | ||
Europe/Africa Zone, 1st round | 15 May | Slovenia | 2–1 | Won | ||
World Group, 1st round | 19–20 July | Frankfurt (GER) | Latvia | 1–2 | Lost | |
World Group play-offs | 21–22 July | Croatia | 1–2 | Lost | ||
1994 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/A, Round Robin | 19 April | Bad Waltersdorf (AUT) | Turkey | 3–0 | Won |
Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/A, Round Robin | 21 April | Estonia | 3–0 | Won | ||
Europe/Africa Zone, 1st round | 22 April | Turkey | 3–0 | Won | ||
Europe/Africa Zone, Quarter-final | 23 April | Great Britain | 2–0* | Won | ||
World Group, 1st round | 18–19 July | Frankfurt (GER) | Sweden | 1–2 | Lost | |
1995 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/D, Round Robin | 17 April | Murcia (ESP) | Croatia | 2–1 | Won |
Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/D, Round Robin | 18 April | Romania | 2–1 | Won | ||
Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/D, Round Robin | 19 April | Israel | 3–0 | Won | ||
Europe/Africa Zone, Group I, 1st round | 20 April | Romania | 3–0 | Won | ||
Europe/Africa Zone, Group I, Semi-finals | 21 April | Hungary | 3–0 | Won | ||
World Group II play-offs | 22–23 July | Ostend (BEL) | South Korea | 3–2 | Won | |
1996 | World Group II | 27–28 April | Jakarta (INA) | Indonesia | 3–2 | Won |
World Group I play-offs | 12–13 July | Bloemfontein (RSA) | South Africa | 4–1 | Won | |
1997 | World Group I, 1st round | 1–2 March | Sprimont (BEL) | Spain | 5–0 | Won |
World Group I, Semi-finals | 12–13 July | Nice (FRA) | France | 2–3 | Lost | |
1998 | World Group I, 1st round | 18–19 April | Ghent (BEL) | France | 2–3 | Lost |
World Group I play-offs | 25–26 July | Bratislava (SVK) | Slovakia | 1–4 | Lost | |
1999 | World Group II | 17–18 April | Den Bosch (NED) | Netherlands | 5–0 | Won |
2000–2009
editYear | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | World Group, Round Robin (Group C) | 27 April | Moscow (RUS) | Australia | 2–1 | Won |
World Group, Round Robin (Group C) | 29 April | France | 2–1 | Won | ||
World Group, Round Robin (Group C) | 30 April | Russia | 2–1 | Won | ||
World Group, Semi-final | 21 November | Las Vegas (USA) | United States | 1–2 | Lost | |
2001 | World Group, Round Robin (Group B) | 7 November | Madrid (ESP) | Germany | 3–0 | Won |
World Group, Round Robin (Group B) | 9 November | Australia | 3–0 | Won | ||
World Group, Round Robin (Group B) | 10 November | Spain | 3–0 | Won | ||
World Group, Final | 11 November | Russia | 2–1 | Champion | ||
2002 | World Group, 1st round | 27–28 April | Brussels (BEL) | Australia | 3–1* | Won |
World Group, Quarter-final | 20–21 July | Bologna (ITA) | Italy | 1–4 | Lost | |
2003 | World Group, 1st round | 26–27 April | Bree (BEL) | Austria | 5–0 | Won |
World Group, Quarter-final | 19–20 July | Charleroi (BEL) | Slovakia | 5–0 | Won | |
World Group, Semi-final | 19–20 November | Moscow (RUS) | United States | 1–4 | Lost | |
2004 | World Group, 1st round | 24–25 April | Bree (BEL) | Croatia | 3–2 | Won |
World Group, Quarter-final | 10–11 July | Jerez (ESP) | Spain | 2–3 | Lost | |
2005 | World Group, 1st round | 23–24 April | Delray Beach (USA) | United States | 0–5 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 9–10 July | Bree (BEL) | Argentina | 3–2 | Won | |
2006 | World Group, 1st round | 22–23 April | Liège (BEL) | Russia | 3–2 | Won |
World Group, Semi-final | 15–16 July | Ostend (BEL) | United States | 4–1 | Won | |
World Group, Final | 16–17 September | Charleroi (BEL) | Italy | 2–3 | Lost | |
2007 | World Group, 1st round | 21–22 April | Delray Beach (USA) | United States | 0–5 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 14–15 July | Knokke-Heist (BEL) | China | 1–4 | Lost | |
2008 | World Group II | 2–3 February | Kharkiv (UKR) | Ukraine | 2–3 | Lost |
World Group II play-offs | 26–27 April | Mons (BEL) | Colombia | 5–0 | Won | |
2009 | World Group II | 7–8 February | Bratislava (SVK) | Slovakia | 1–4 | Lost |
World Group II play-offs | 25–26 April | Hasselt (BEL) | Canada | 3–2 | Won |
2010–2019
editYear | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | World Group II | 6–7 February | Bydgoszcz (POL) | Poland | 3–2 | Won |
World Group play-offs | 24–25 April | Hasselt (BEL) | Estonia | 3–2 | Won | |
2011 | World Group, 1st round | 5–6 February | Antwerp (BEL) | United States | 4–1 | Won |
World Group, Semi-final | 16–17 April | Charleroi (BEL) | Czech Republic | 2–3 | Lost | |
2012 | World Group, 1st Round | 4–5 February | Charleroi (BEL) | Serbia | 2–3 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 21–22 April | Tokyo (JPN) | Japan | 1–4 | Lost | |
2013 | World Group II, 1st Round | 9–10 February | Bern (SUI) | Switzerland | 1–4 | Lost |
World Group II play-offs | 20–21 April | Koksijde (BEL) | Poland | 1–4 | Lost | |
2014 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/A, Round Robin | 4 February | Budapest (HUN) | Luxembourg | 3–0 | Won |
5 February | Netherlands | 0–3 | Lost | |||
7 February | Croatia | 3–0 | Won | |||
Europe/Africa Zone, 5th to 8th Play-off | 9 February | Portugal | 2–1 | Won | ||
2015 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/D, Round Robin | 4 February | Budapest (HUN) | Latvia | 3–0 | Won |
5 February | Israel | 3–0 | Won | |||
6 February | Croatia | 1–2 | Lost | |||
Europe/Africa Zone, 5th to 8th Play-off | 7 February | Hungary | 0–3 | Lost | ||
2016 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/D, Round Robin | 3 February | Eilat (ISR) | Latvia | 3–0 | Won |
4 February | Hungary | 3–0 | Won | |||
5 February | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Won | |||
Europe/Africa Zone, Promotional Play-off | 6 February | Great Britain | 2–0 | Won | ||
World Group II play-offs | 16–17 April | Belgrade (SRB) | Serbia | 3–2 | Won | |
2017 | World Group II, 1st Round | 11–12 February | Bucharest (ROM) | Romania | 3–1 | Won |
World Group play-offs | 22–23 April | Moscow (RUS) | Russia | 3–2 | Won | |
2018 | World Group I, 1st Round | 10–11 February | La Roche-sur-Yon (FRA) | France | 2–3 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 21–22 April | Genoa (ITA) | Italy | 4–0 | Won | |
2019 | World Group I, 1st Round | 9–10 February | Liège (BEL) | France | 1–3 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 20–21 April | Kortrijk (BEL) | Spain | 2–3 | Lost |
2020–2029
editYear | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020–21 | Finals qualifying round | 7–8 February 2020 | Kortrijk (BEL) | Kazakhstan | 3–1 | Won |
Finals, Group B | 1 November 2021 | Prague (CZE) | Belarus | 2–1 | Won | |
2 November 2021 | Prague (CZE) | Australia | 1–2 | Lost | ||
2022 | Finals qualifying round | 15–16 April 2022 | Antalya (TUR) | Belarus | Walkover | Won |
Finals, Group B | 9 November 2022 | Glasgow (SCO) | Slovakia | 1–2 | Lost | |
10 November 2022 | Australia | 0–3 | Lost | |||
2023 | Finals qualifying round | 14–15 April 2023 | Vancouver (CAN) | Canada | 2–3 | Lost |
Play-offs | 10–12 November 2023 | Charleroi (BEL) | Hungary | 3–1 | Won | |
2024 | Finals qualifying round | 12–13 April 2024 | Orlando (USA) | United States | 0–4 | Lost |
Play-offs | 15–17 November 2024 | Guangzhou (CHN) | China | 2–3 | Lost | |
2025 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I |
Famous players
editCoaches
editNo. | Name | Coach From | Coach Until |
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1 | Steven Martens | 1994 | 1998 |
2 | Ivo Van Aken | 1999 | 2004 |
3 | Carl Maes | 2005 | 2007 |
4 | Sabine Appelmans | 2007 | 2011 |
5 | Ann Devries | 2011 | 2016 |
6 | Dominique Monami | 2017 | 2018 |
7 | Ivo Van Aken | 2018 | 2018 |
8 | Johan Van Herck | 2018 | 2023 |
9 | Wim Fissette | 2023 | Present |
Team statistics
edit- Longest rubber: 3 hrs 35 mins – Els Callens defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain
- Longest tie-break: 24 Points, 13/11 – Jennifer Capriati of the United States defeated Sandra Wasserman
- Most games in a rubber: 42 Games, 6–7(4) 7–6(8) 9–7 – Meghann Shaughnessy of the United States defeated Kirsten Flipkens
- Oldest player: Christiane Mercelis – 37 years 232 days (1969)
- Youngest player: Tamaryn Hendler – 14 years 252 days (2007)
See also
editExternal links
edit- Team page on BillieJeanKingCup.com, the official website of the Billie Jean King Cup