The Great Britain Billie Jean King Cup team represents the United Kingdom in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Lawn Tennis Association.
| Great Britain | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Captain | Anne Keothavong |
| Nations Ranking | 15  (8 November 2021) |
| Colors | blue & white |
| First year | 1963 |
| Years played | 58 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 212 (138–74) |
| Years in World Group | 14 (17-14) |
| Runners-up | 4 (1967, 1971, 1972, 1981) |
| Most total wins | Virginia Wade (66–33) |
| Most singles wins | Virginia Wade (36–20) |
| Most doubles wins | Virginia Wade (30–13) |
| Best doubles team | Virginia Wade / Sue Barker (13–2) |
| Most ties played | Virginia Wade (57) |
| Most years played | Virginia Wade (17) |
History
editPlayers
editCurrent squad
editRankings as of 11 November 2022
| Name | Born | First | Last | Ties | Win/Loss | Ranks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Tie | Sin | Dou | Tot | Sin | Dou | ||||
| Harriet Dart | 28 July 1996 | 2019 | 2022 |  Spain |
4 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 98 | 120 |
| Heather Watson | 19 May 1992 | 2011 | 2022 | Spain |
33 | 23–11 | 8–3 | 31–14 | 133 | 115 |
| Katie Boulter | 1 August 1996 | 2018 | 2022 | Spain |
8 | 7–2 | 2–0 | 9–2 | 124 | — |
| Olivia Nicholls | 26 October 1994 | 2022 | 2022 | Spain |
2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 63 |
| Alicia Barnett | 18 October 1993 | 2022 | 2022 | Spain |
2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 817 | 60 |
Recent call-ups
editRankings as of April 2022
| Name | Born | First | Last | Ties | Win/Loss | Ranks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Tie | Sin | Dou | Tot | Sin | Dou | ||||
| Emma Raducanu | 13 November 2002 | 2020 | 2022 |  Czech Republic |
1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 12 | — |
| Sonay Kartal | 28 October 2001 | 2022 | 2022 | Czech Republic |
0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 197 | 561 |
| Jodie Anna Burrage | 28 May 1999 | 2021 | 2021 |  Mexico |
0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 262 | 391 |
| Katie Swan | 24 March 1999 | 2016 | 2022 | Czech Republic |
6 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 221 | 484 |
Team performances
edit2020s
edit| Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | Qualifying round | 7–8 February 20 | Clay (i) | Bratislava (SVK) |  Slovakia |
1–3 | Loss |
| Play-offs | 16–17 April 21 | Hard (i) | London (GBR) | Mexico |
3–1 | Win | |
| 2022 | Qualifying round | 15–16 April 22 | Clay | Prague (CZE) | Czech Republic |
2–3 | Loss |
| Finals | 10 November 22 | Hard (i) | Glasgow (GBR) |  Kazakhstan |
1–2 | Loss | |
| 11 November 22 | Spain |
3–0 | Win | ||||
| 12 November 22 |  Australia |
1-2 | Loss | ||||
| 2023 | Qualifying round | 14-15 April 2023 | Hard (i) | Coventry
(GBR) |
 France |
1-3 | Loss |
| Play-offs | 10-11 November 2023 | London
(GBR) |
 Sweden |
3-1 | Win | ||
| 2024 | Qualifying round | 12-13 April 2024 | Clay (i) | Le Portel
(FRA) |
France |
3-1 | Win |
2010s
edit
Earlier Years
edit| Legend |
|---|
| World Group |
| World Group Play-off |
| World Group II |
| World Group II Play-off |
| Europe/Africa Group |
1963–1969
edit| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Round | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Knockout | 17–20 June | London, (ENG) | First |  Canada |
3–0 | Won |
| Quarterfinal |  Austria |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal |  United States |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1964 | Knockout | 17–20 June | Philadelphia, (USA) | Second |  Norway |
3–0 | Won |
| Quarterfinal |  South Africa |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | United States |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1965 | Knockout | 15–18 January | Melbourne, (AUS) | Quarterfinal | South Africa |
2–1 | Won |
| Semifinal | United States |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1966 | Knockout | 10-16 May | Turin, (ITA) | Second | Canada |
3–0 | Won |
| Quarterfinal | Czech Republic |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | United States |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 1967 | Knockout | 6–11 June | Berlin, (GER) | Second | Sweden |
3–0 | Won |
| Quarterfinal |  Italy |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | Australia |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Final | United States |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1968 | Knockout | 21-26 May | Paris, (FRA) | First | Sweden |
3–0 | Won |
| Second | Czech Republic |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal |  Soviet Union |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | Australia |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1969 | Knockout | 19-25 May | Athens, (GRE) | Second |  Belgium |
3–0 | Won |
| Quarterfinal |  Germany |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | Australia |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
1970–1979
edit| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Round | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Knockout | 19-24 May | Freiburg, (GER) | First |  New Zealand |
3–0 | Won |
| Quarterfinal |  Netherlands |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | Australia |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1971 | Knockout | 26–29 December | Perth, (AUS) | Quarterfinal | New Zealand |
3–0 | Won |
| Semifinal | United States |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Final | Australia |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1972 | Knockout | 20–25 March | Johannesburg, (SA) | First |  Japan |
3–0 | Won |
| Second |  Argentina |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | Germany |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | Australia |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Final | South Africa |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 1973 | Knockout | 30 April- 6 May |
Bad Homburg, (GER) | Second | Mexico |
3–0 | Won |
| Quarterfinal |  Romania |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 1974 | Knockout | 13-19 May | Naples, (ITA) | First |  Ireland |
3–0 | Won |
| Second | Norway |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | South Africa |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | Australia |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1975 | Knockout | 5-11 May | Aix-en-Provence, (FRA) | First | Austria |
3–0 | Won |
| Second | Spain |
2–0 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | France |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 1976 | Knockout | 22–29 August | Philadelphia, (USA) | First | France |
3–0 | Won |
| Second |  Hungary |
w/o | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | South Africa |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | Australia |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1977 | Knockout | 13–18 June | Eastbourne, (ENG) | First |  Denmark |
3–0 | Won |
| Second |  South Korea |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | Sweden |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | Australia |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 1978 | Knockout | 27 November - 3 December |
Melbourne, (AUS) | First | Spain |
3–0 | Won |
| Second | Germany |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | Czech Republic |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | United States |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1979 | Knockout | 30 April - 6 May |
Madrid, (ESP) | First | New Zealand |
3–0 | Won |
| Second | Belgium |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | Czech Republic |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
1980–1989
edit| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Round | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Knockout | 19-25 May | Berlin, (GER) | First |  Israel |
3–0 | Won |
| Second | Argentina |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | Australia |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1981 | Knockout | 9–15 November | Tokyo, (JPN) | First | Belgium |
3–0 | Won |
| Second | France |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | Soviet Union |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal | Australia |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Final | United States |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1982 | Knockout | 19–25 July | Santa Clara, California, (USA) | First | Italy |
2–1 | Won |
| Second | Israel |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | Czech Republic |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 1983 | Knockout | 17–24 July | Zürich, (CHE) | First |  Luxembourg |
3–0 | Won |
| Second |  Brazil |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | Germany |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 1984 | Knockout | 15–22 July | São Paulo, (BRA) | First |  Bulgaria |
0–3 | Lost |
| Consolation Knockout |
Second Con. | Hungary |
2–1 | Won | |||
| Quarterfinal Con. | Canada |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal Con. | Brazil |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 1985 | Knockout | 6–14 October | Nagoya, (JPN) | First | Germany |
3–0 | Won |
| Second | Japan |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | Bulgaria |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 1986 | Knockout | 20–27 July | Prague, (CZE) | First | Denmark |
0–3 | Lost |
| Consolation Knockout |
Second Con. |  Finland |
3–0 | Won | |||
| Quarterfinal Con. |  Indonesia |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal Con. | Hungary |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Final Con. | Soviet Union |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| 1987 | Knockout | 26 July- 2 August |
Vancouver, (CAN) | First |  Chile |
3–0 | Won |
| Second | Italy |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Quarterfinal | United States |
0–3 | Lost | ||||
| 1988 | Knockout | 4–11 December | Melbourne, (AUS) | First | Indonesia |
1–2 | Lost |
| Consolation Knockout |
Second Con. |  Switzerland |
2–1 | Won | |||
| Quarterfinal Con. |  Chinese Taipei |
3–0 | Won | ||||
| Semifinal Con. | Belgium |
2–1 | Won | ||||
| Final Con. | Netherlands |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
| 1989 | Knockout | 1–9 October | Tokyo, (JPN) | First | Indonesia |
3–0 | Won |
| Second | Austria |
1–2 | Lost | ||||
1990–1999
editQualifying rounds were introduced from 1992, World Group II and World Group II play-offs were introduced from 1995
