Belgium Fed Cup team

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Belgium
First year played 1963
First tie Belgium 0 - 3 Australia
1st round
Best result Champion (2001)
Most total wins S. Appelmans (32-22)
Most singles wins S. Appelmans (25-13)
Most doubles wins E. Callens (17-6)
Most ties played S. Appelmans (33)
Most years played S. Appelmans (12)
Youngest player S. Wasserman (15y)
Oldest player C. Mercelis (37y)
Coach C. Maes (2005 - )

The Belgian Fed Cup team 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 host nation Spain in Madrid.

Contents

[edit] World Group record

  • 1990 - Second round
  • 1991 - First round
  • 1992 - not qualified
  • 1993 - not qualified
  • 1994 - not qualified
  • 1995 - not qualified
  • 1996 - not qualified
  • 1997 - Semi-final
  • 1998 - First round
  • 1999 - not qualified
  • 2000 - First round
  • 2001 - Champion
  • 2002 - Quarter-final
  • 2003 - Semi-final
  • 2004 - Quarter-final
  • 2005 - First round
  • 2006 - qualified for the Final

[edit] Recent Results

[edit] 2004

World Group 1st Round Belgium - Flag of Croatia Croatia 3 - 2
World Group Quarterfinal Belgium - Flag of Spain Spain 2 - 3

[edit] 2005

World Group I 1st Round Belgium - United States 0 - 5
World Group I Play-Off 1st Round Belgium - Argentina 3 - 2

[edit] 2006

World Group I 1st Round Belgium - Russia 3 - 2
World Group I Semi-final Belgium - United States 4 - 1
World Group I Final Belgium - Italy

[edit] Famous players

[edit] Coaches

  • Steven Martens (1994-1998)
  • Ivo Van Aken (1999-2004)
  • Carl Maes (2005- )

[edit] Team statistics

  • 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 226 days
  • Youngest player: Sandra Wasserman - 15 years 210 days (1985)

[edit] External links

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