Italy Fed Cup team

Italy
Captain	Corrado Barazzutti
ITF ranking	5 2 (18 April 2016)
Highest ITF ranking	1 (9 November 2009)
Lowest ITF ranking	9 (11 July 2005)
Colors	blue & white
First year	1963
Years played	54
Ties played (W–L)	131 (73–58)
Years in World Group	49 (54–46)
Titles	4 (2006, 2009, 2010, 2013)
Runners-up	1 (2007)
Most total wins	Francesca Schiavone (26–21)
Most singles wins	Francesca Schiavone (22–20)
Most doubles wins	Roberta Vinci (18–1)
Best doubles team	Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci (6–1)
Most ties played	Sandra Cecchini (25)
Most years played	Roberta Vinci (15)

The Italy Fed Cup team represents Italy in international women's tennis and is directed by the Federazione Italiana Tennis. The team played in the first ever tournament in 1963, and is one of four teams that has taken part in every single edition since.^[1]

The Italian national team was initially unsuccessful in world tennis, only winning twenty ties in the first two decades of competition never reaching past the quarterfinals since 1999, but in recent times they have become of the most successful teams in the world. They have been a regular member of the ITF rankings World Top Ten since the initiation of the rankings in 2002, and became one of five teams to reach the World No. 1 position in 2009, after they managed to reach all but one final from 2006 to 2010. They have also reached every semifinal since 2009, and since 2001, have accumulated a 22–9 win–loss ratio.^[1] Francesca Schiavone holds the Italian Fed Cup record for most singles wins and total wins, while Roberta Vinci holds the record for most doubles wins and years of participation. Sandra Cecchini has participated in the most ties for Italy, however, having played in just two more ties Schiavone and Vinci.^[1]

Former ATP World No. 7^[2] and Davis Cup captain^[3] Corrado Barazzutti is the current captain of the Italian Fed Cup team, having held that position since 2002.^[4] As of April 2013, the team is the World No. 2 in the ITF rankings, with only Czech Republic holding a higher position.^[5]

Current team

Name[1]	DOB[1]	First[1]	Last[1]	Ties[1]	Win/Loss[1]			Best Ranks[lower-alpha 1]
					Sin	Dou	Tot	Sin	Dou
Brianti, AlbertaAlberta Brianti	5 April 1980	2011	2011	1	0–0	0–1	0–1	55	68
Burnett, NastassjaNastassja Burnett	20 February 1992	2013	2014	2	0–0	0–1	0–1	131	380
Camerin, Maria ElenaMaria Elena Camerin	21 March 1982	2001	2011	5	0–4	1–1	1–5	41	33
Errani, SaraSara Errani	29 April 1987	2008	2015	15	10–7	8–2	18–9	5	1
Giorgi, CamilaCamila Giorgi	31 December 1991	2014	2015	2	1–1	0–1	2–1	31	-
Knapp, KarinKarin Knapp	28 June 1987	2008	2014	5	2–1	1–2	3–3	35	145
Matteucci, AliceAlice Matteucci	29 September 1995	2014	2014	1	0–0	0–1	0–1	704	522
Pennetta, FlaviaFlavia Pennetta	25 February 1982	2003	2013	20	20–4	3–1	23–5	10	1
Schiavone, FrancescaFrancesca Schiavone	23 June 1980	2002	2012	23	22–19	4–0	26–19	4	8
Vinci, RobertaRoberta Vinci	18 February 1983	2001	2015	27	5–5	18–0	23–5	11	1

History

Italy competed in its first Fed Cup in 1963, the team consisting of Lea Pericoli and Silvana Lazzarino. They are one of four nations to have competed in every edition of the tournament. Italy won the Cup in 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2013.

Results

Tournament	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	1991	1992	1993	1994	W–L
Federation Cup
World Group	1R	2R	QF	QF	QF	2R	QF	2R	1R	QF	1R	QF	QF	2R	LQ	1R	2R	2R	2R	1R	2R	QF	QF	QF	2R	2R	1R	2R	QF	1R	2R	2R	30–31
Consolation Rounds	Not Held						A	A	1R	A	2R	NH	A	A	2R	NH	A	A	SF	SF	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	A	A	1R	A	NH	5–7
Win–Loss	0–1	0–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	0–1	0–2	2–1	0–2	2–1	2–1	1–1	1–2	0–1	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–2	1–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	35–39

Tournament	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	W–L
Fed Cup
World Group	A	A	A	A	SF	8th	A	SF	QF	QF	QF	W	F	QF	W	W	SF	SF	W		21–11
World Group Play-offs	A	A	A	W	A	NH	2R	A	A	A	W	A	A	W	A	A	A	A	A		4–1
World Group II	L	A	A	W	A	Not Held					A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1–1
World Group II Play-offs	L	A	W	A	A						A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1–1
Europe/Africa Group I	A	SF	W	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	8–1
Win–Loss	0–2	3–1	6–0	2–0	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–1	1–1	3–0	3–0	2–1	2–1			70–55
Year End Ranking								7	7	8	8	2	2	2	1	1	1	2

Records

Longest winning streak

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B	22 April	Bari (ITA)	Romania	2–1	Won
	Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B	23 April		Ukraine	3–0	Won
	Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B	24 April		Sweden	3–0	Won
	Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Semifinals	25 April		Greece	3–0	Won
	Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Final	26 April		Hungary	2–1	Won
	World Group II Play-offs	12–13 July	Jakarta (INA)	Indonesia	5–0	Won
1998	World Group II	18–19 April	Foligno (ITA)	Austria	3–2	Won
	World Group Play-offs	25–26 July	Prague (CZE)	Czech Republic	4–1	Won
1999	World Group, First Round	17–18 April	Reggio Calabria (ITA)	Spain	3–2	Won
	World Group, Semifinals	24–25 July	Ancona (ITA)	United States	1–4	Lost

Finals: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Venue	Surface	Team	Opponents	Opposing Team	Score
Winner	2006	Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium	Hard (i)	Francesca Schiavone Flavia Pennetta Mara Santangelo Roberta Vinci	Belgium	Kirsten Flipkens Justine Henin-Hardenne	3–2
Runner-up	2007	Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia	Hard (i)	Francesca Schiavone Mara Santangelo Roberta Vinci Tathiana Garbin Flavia Pennetta	Russia	Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Vesnina Anna Chakvetadze	0–4
Winner	2009	Circolo del Tennis, Reggio Calabria, Italy	Clay	Flavia Pennetta Francesca Schiavone Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	United States	Melanie Oudin Alexa Glatch Liezel Huber Vania King	4–0
Winner	2010	San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, United States	Hard (i)	Flavia Pennetta Francesca Schiavone Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	United States	Melanie Oudin Coco Vandeweghe Bethanie Mattek-Sands	3–1
Winner	2013	Tennis Club Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy	Clay	Flavia Pennetta Karin Knapp Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	Russia	Alexandra Panova Irina Khromacheva Alisa Kleybanova Margarita Gasparyan	4–0

See also

• Fed Cup
• Italy Davis Cup team

Notes

1. Most recent Year-End ranks (2012). See^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]}

References

1. "Italy Fed Cup team". International Tennis Federation. 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
2. "Corrado Barazzutti". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
3. "Domani in Piazza Duomo "Un campione per amico"" (in Italian). Il Giornale di Trani. 8 June 2001. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
4. Di Nardo, Marco (16 February 2012). "Barazzutti, 11 anni sono troppi?" (in Italian). Tennis.it. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
5. Fed Cup Nations Ranking History. International Tennis Federation. 2013.
6. "Alberta Brianti". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
7. "Nastassja Burnett". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
8. "Maria Elena Camerin". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
9. "Sara Errani". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
10. "Camila Giorgi". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
11. "Karin Knapp". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
12. "Alice Matteucci". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
13. "Flavia Pennetta". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
14. "Francesca Schiavone". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
15. "Roberta Vinci". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 27 May 2013.

External links

• Team page on FedCup.com