Russia Fed Cup team
| Russia | |
|---|---|
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| Captain | Anastasia Myskina |
| ITF ranking |
2  (16 November 2015) |
| Colors | red & white |
| First year | 1968 |
| Years played | 39 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 129 (90–39) |
| Years in World Group | 33 (58–30) |
| Titles | 4 (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008) |
| Runners-up |
7 (1988, 1990, 1999, 2001 2011, 2013, 2015) |
| Most total wins | Larisa Savchenko (65–22) |
| Most singles wins | Larisa Savchenko (29–15) |
| Most doubles wins | Larisa Savchenko (36–7) |
| Best doubles team |
Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva (12–1) |
| Most ties played | Larisa Savchenko (55) |
| Most years played | Larisa Savchenko (17) |
The Russia Fed Cup team represents Russia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Russian Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the World Group.
Current team
| Name | DOB | First | Last | Ties | Win/Loss | Ranks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sin | Dou | Tot | Sin | Dou | |||||
| Kasatkina, DaryaDarya Kasatkina | May 7, 1997 | 2016 | 2016 | 0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 61 | 104 |
| Kuznetsova, SvetlanaSvetlana Kuznetsova | June 27, 1985 | 2004 | 2016 | 18 | 21–9 | 6–2 | 27–11 | 17 | 149 |
| Makarova, EkaterinaEkaterina Makarova | June 7, 1988 | 2008 | 2016 | 6 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 8–2 | 31 | 14 |
| Pavlyuchenkova, AnastasiaAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova | July 3, 1991 | 2009 | 2016 | 9 | 4–7 | 5–2 | 9–9 | 37 | 33 |
| Sharapova, MariaMaria Sharapova | April 19, 1987 | 2008 | 2016 | 5 | 7–1 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 6 | – |
| Vesnina, ElenaElena Vesnina | August 1, 1986 | 2003 | 2016 | 14 | 2–2 | 9–4 | 11–6 | 122 | 7 |
History
Russia competed in its first Fed Cup in 1968, as the Soviet Union. They won the Cup in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008, and have finished as runners-up four times.
Prior to 1992, Russian players represented the Soviet Union. In 1992, eleven countries which had previously been part of the Soviet Union played as the Commonwealth of Independent States, with Evgenia Manyukova and Elena Makarova, who both played in following years for Russia, and Elena Pogorelova, who played one doubles match in the Fed Cup.
Russia in the Fed Cup since 1995
2014–2015: New coaching staff
The 2014 season saw a major change in the team leadership. Tarpishchev as an IOC member assisted in the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, and so could not continue heading the Russian team. Anastasia Myskina was elected new captain of the Fed Cup team, after alternate Larisa Savchenko's Latvian citizenship became an obstacle.[1]
The new squad against Australia was announced on 30 January 2014. Those were Victoria Kan, Irina Khromacheva, Valeria Solovyeva and Veronika Kudermetova.[2] This decision was unexpected as all four players were outside the two hundreds ranked. Russia eventually lost in the quarterfinal, 4-0.
Sochi became the hosting city of the play-off game against Argentina. Most of the players of the previous team were replaced by Vesnina and Makarova, only Solovyeva was kept for the doubles rubber. Injured Sharapova and Zvonareva could not compete for Russia.[3][4] The Russians won in a straight 4-0, ensuring them a place in the World Group.
Defeating Argentina in the play-offs, Russia returned to the World Group in 2015. Team Russia, consisting of Svetlana Kuznetsova, Maria Sharapova and the doubles team Vitalia Diatchenko and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, faced the winner of the Fed Cup World Group Play-off Poland in the first round, and won 4-0. After losing three matches in a row, Poland decided to cancel the singles match, and played the dead rubber between Fed Cup debut Diatchenko and Pavlyuchenkova and doubles specialists Klaudia Jans-Ignacik and Alicja Rosolska.
Russia's next opponent were Germany, who superseded team Russia in the world ranking after its first round win over Australia. Now Russia competed with Kuznetsova, Pavlyuchenkova and the duo Vera Zvonareva / Elena Vesnina, after Sharapova and Makarova decided not to participate in the semifinals. Sharapova cited her foot injury,[5] and Makarova was too exhausted and unready, according to Makarova's coach Manyukova.[6] Kuznetsova and Pavlyuchenkova won the first two rubbers, but then Germany levelled after winning the other two matches in straight sets. In the deciding doubles match, where Pavlyuchenkova partnered with Vesnina, team Russia overcame the Germans and moved to the finals, which took place in the Czech Republic. There Sharapova won two matches against Kvitová and Plíšková, as against Pavlyuchenkova who lost both of her matches. The deciding doubles match Pavlyuchenkova/Vesnina against Strýcová/Plíšková ended in a three set loss. This is the third time the Russians lost to the Czechs in a Fed Cup final.
Results
| Tournament | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | W–L | |||||||||||
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| World Group | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | SF | SF | QF | QF | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | F | QF | F | 2R | A | A | A | 27–15 | |||||||||||
| Europe/Africa Zone | NH | A | PO | SF | 4–4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolation Rounds | NH | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 1R | A | NH | A | A | A | A | W | A | W | F | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 12–1 | |||||||||||
| Win–Loss | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–2 | 43–20 | |||||||||||
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | W–L | ||||||||||||||||
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| World Group | A | A | A | A | F | 8th | F | 1R | SF | W | W | 1R | W | W | SF | SF | F | SF | F | 1R | F | 1R | 34–15 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Group Play-offs | A | A | A | W | A | NH | W | W | A | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | A | 5–0 | |||||||||||||||||
| World Group II | A | A | A | W | A | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Group II Play-offs | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Europe/Africa Group I | SF | F | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 9–4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Win–Loss | 2–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 49–19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Year End Ranking | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Records
Longest winning streak
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I | 22 April | Bari (ITA) |  Greece |
3–0 | Won |
| Europe/Africa Zone, Group I | 23 April |  Bulgaria |
2–1 | Won | ||
| Europe/Africa Zone, Semifinals | 25 April |  Israel |
2–1 | Won | ||
| Europe/Africa Zone, Final | 26 April |  Belarus |
3–0 | Won | ||
| World Group II Play-off | 12–13 July | Seoul (KOR) |  South Korea |
4–1 | Won | |
| 1998 | World Group II | 18–19 April | Perth (AUS) |  Australia |
3–2 | Won |
| World Group Play-off | 25–26 July | Moscow (RUS) |  Germany |
4–1 | Won | |
| 1999 | World Group, First Round | 17–18 April |  France |
3–2 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinals | 24–25 July |  Slovakia |
3–2 | Won | ||
| World Group, Final | 18–19 September | Stanford (United States) |  United States |
1–4 | Lost |
Finals: 11 (4 titles, 7 runners-up)
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Awards
- The Russian Cup in the nomination Team of the Year (2004, 2005, 2008, 2015)
See also
External links
- Team page on FedCup.com
References
- ↑ Мыскина будет капитаном сборной России в матче КФ с Австралией
- ↑ Кан, Хромачёва, Соловьёва и Кудерметова сыграют с Австралией в Кубке Федерации
- ↑ Мыскина: Шарапова не сыграет за Россию в матче Кубка Федерации с Аргентиной
- ↑ Звонарёва не сыграет с Аргентиной в Кубке Федерации из-за рецидива травмы
- ↑ Шарапова: я не успела восстановиться к полуфиналу КФ после травмы ноги
- ↑ Мыскина: Павлюченкова сказала, что ей вырвали зуб мудрости и начались осложнения
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