Romania Billie Jean King Cup team

Romania
CaptainAlexandra Dulgheru
ITF ranking12 Increase 1 (13 November 2023
Colorsblue & yellow
First year1973
Years played41
Ties played (W–L)129 (75–54)
Years in
World Group		13 (14–13)
Best finishWorld Group SF (1973, 2019)
Most total winsRuxandra Dragomir (30–17)
Most singles winsRuxandra Dragomir (21–7)
Most doubles winsMonica Niculescu (14–9)
Best doubles teamGabriela Niculescu /
Monica Niculescu (8–0)
Most ties playedMonica Niculescu (33)
Most years playedMonica Niculescu (10)

The Romania Billie Jean King Cup team represents Romania in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition. It is governed by the Federația Română de Tenis and currently competes in the World Group I, the highest level of the competition.

Current team (2024)

History

Romania's best result is a semi-final appearance in 1973. Romania is also a five-time Fed Cup quarterfinalist, having reached the last eight in 1974, 1978, 1980, 1981 and 2016.

It spent a total of twelve years in the competition's World Group, from which it was relegated in 1992. Romania spent the next seven years in the Europe/Africa Zonal level. The team reached the World Group II play-offs in 1999 but failed to secure a promotion to that level.

Romania competed exclusively at the Europe/Africa Zonal level from 2000 through 2013. With four players among the WTA's top 100 at the end of 2013 and 2014,[1][2] the team achieved back-to-back promotions between 2014 and 2015.

As a result, Romania competed at the World Group level in 2016, for the first time since 1992, and were relegated to the World Group II for 2017. In 2018, Romania booked its return to the World Group thanks to a 3-1 play-off victory over Switzerland.

Players

2019 team (World Group)

2018 team (World Group play-offs)

2018 team (World Group II)

2017 team (World Group II play-offs)

2017 team (World Group II)

2016 team (World Group play-offs)

2016 team (World Group)

2015 team (World Group play-offs)

2015 team (World Group II)

Notes
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

2014 team

2013 team

2012 team

2011 team

2010 team

2009 team

Results

Only World Group, World Group Play-off, World Group II, and World Group II Play-off ties are included.

1973–1979

YearCompetition[3]DateLocationOpponentScoreResult
1973World Group, 1st Round1 MayBad Homburg (FRG) Brazil3–0Won
World Group, 2nd Round3 MayBad Homburg (FRG) Sweden2–1Won
World Group, Quarterfinal4 MayBad Homburg (FRG) Great Britain2–1Won
World Group, Semifinal5 MayBad Homburg (FRG) South Africa1–2Lost
1974World Group, 1st RoundMayNaples (ITA) Argentina2–1Won
World Group, 2nd RoundMayNaples (ITA) Sweden2–1Won
World Group, QuarterfinalMayNaples (ITA) West Germany0–3Lost
1975World Group, 1st RoundMayAix-en-Provence (FRA) Luxembourg3–0Won
World Group, 2nd RoundMayAix-en-Provence (FRA) Italy1–2Lost
1976World Group, 1st RoundAugustPhiladelphia (USA) Australia0–3Lost
1978World Group, 1st RoundNovemberMelbourne (AUS) Italy2–1Won
World Group, 2nd RoundNovemberMelbourne (AUS)  Switzerland2–1Won
World Group, QuarterfinalDecemberMelbourne (AUS) Soviet Union0–3Lost
1979World Group, 1st RoundAprilMadrid (ESP) Mexico2–1Won
World Group, 2nd RoundMayMadrid (ESP)  Switzerland1–2Lost

1980–1989

YearCompetition[3]DateLocationOpponentScoreResult
1980World Group, 1st RoundMayBerlin (FRG) Ireland3–0Won
World Group, 2nd RoundMayBerlin (FRG)  Switzerland2–1Won
World Group, QuarterfinalMayBerlin (FRG) Czechoslovakia1–2Lost
1981World Group, 1st RoundNovemberTokyo (JPN) Hungary3–0Won
World Group, 2nd RoundNovemberTokyo (JPN) Israel3–0Won
World Group, QuarterfinalNovemberTokyo (JPN) United States0–3Lost
1983World Group, 1st RoundJulyZürich (SUI) Canada3–0Won
World Group, 2nd RoundJulyZürich (SUI)  Switzerland1–2Lost
1986World Group, 1st RoundJulyPrague (TCH) Brazil1–2Lost

1990–1999

YearCompetition[3]DateLocationOpponentScoreResult
1991World Group, 1st Round22 JulyNottingham (GBR) Finland0–3Lost
World Group, Play-off24 JulyNottingham (GBR) Portugal2–0Won
1992World Group, 1st Round14 JulyFrankfurt (GER) Austria1–2Lost
World Group, Play-off16 JulyFrankfurt (GER) Bulgaria1–2Lost
1999World Group II, Round robin21 JulyAmsterdam (NED) Chinese Taipei3–0Won
World Group II, Round robin22 JulyAmsterdam (NED) Argentina1–2Lost
World Group II, Round robin23 JulyAmsterdam (NED) Australia1–2Lost

2010–2019

YearCompetition[3]DateLocationOpponentScoreResult
2014World Group II, Play-off19–20 AprilBucharest (ROU) Serbia4–1Won
2015World Group II, 1st Round7–8 FebruaryGalați (ROU) Spain3–2Won
World Group, Play-off18–19 AprilMontreal (Canada) Canada3–2Won
2016World Group, 1st Round6–7 FebruaryCluj-Napoca (ROU) Czech Republic2–3Lost
World Group, Play-off16–17 AprilCluj-Napoca (ROU) Germany1–4Lost
2017World Group II, 1st Round11–12 FebruaryBucharest (ROU) Belgium1–3Lost
World Group II, Play-off22–23 AprilMamaia (ROU) Great Britain3-2Won
2018World Group II, 1st Round10–11 FebruaryCluj-Napoca (ROU) Canada3–1Won
World Group, Play-off21–22 AprilCluj-Napoca (ROU)  Switzerland3–1Won
2019World Group, 1st Round9–10 FebruaryOstrava (CZE) Czech Republic3–2Won
World Group, Semifinals20–21 AprilRouen (FRA) France2-3Lost

See also

References

  1. ^ "WTA Year End Singles Rankings - 2014" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. ^ "WTA Year End Singles Rankings - 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "Fed Cup – Team – Romania". ITF. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  • Team page at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived former page)
  • Federația Română de Tenis (Romanian Tennis Federation) (in Romanian)
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