Japan Fed Cup team

Japan

Captain	Toshihisa Tsuchihashi
ITF ranking	20 3 (16 November 2015)
Colors	red & white

First year	1964
Years played	48
Ties played (W–L)	145 (85–60)
Years in World Group	33 (14–33)
Best finish	World Group SF (1996)

Most total wins	Kazuko Sawamatsu (44–10)
Most singles wins	Kazuko Sawamatsu (25–5)
Most doubles wins	Kazuko Sawamatsu (19–5)
Best doubles team	Kayoko Fukuoka / Kazuko Sawamatsu(9–2)
Most ties played	Kazuko Sawamatsu (30)
Most years played	Ai Sugiyama (12)

The Japan Fed Cup team represents Japan in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Japan Tennis Association. They were promoted to the World Group II Play-offs for an opportunity to advance to World Group II in 2016.

History

Japan competed in its first Fed Cup in 1964. They achieved their best result by reaching the semifinals in 1996.

Current squad

Squad representing Japan in the 2016 Fed Cup Group I Asia/Oceania.
Player	WTA Ranking¹	Years Played	Total W–L	Singles W–L	Doubles W–L
Nao Hibino	#56 (Singles) #155 (Doubles)	1 (2016)	1–2	1–2	0–0
Kurumi Nara	#90 (Singles) #139(Doubles)	5 (2011–2012, 2014–2016)	6–6	5–6	1–0
Eri Hozumi	#206 (Singles) #88 (Doubles)	2 (2015-2016)	9–1	3–1	6–0
Shuko Aoyama	#310 (Singles) #79 (Doubles)	4 (2013–2016)	8–2	0–0	8–2

1 Rankings as of 01 February 2016.

Results

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Group I,Asia/Oceania Pool A Round Robin, 1st Round	21 April	Ariake Tennis Park and Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan	South Korea	2-1	Won
	Group I,Asia/Oceania Pool A Round Robin, 1st Round	22 April	Tokyo, Japan	New Zealand	3-0	Won
	Group I,Asia/Oceania Pool A Round Robin, 1st Round	23 April	Tokyo, Japan	China	2-0	Won
	Group I,Asia/Oceania Pool A Round Robin, 1st Round	25 April	Tokyo, Japan	Hong Kong	2-0	Won
	Group I,Asia/Oceania Play-offs	26 April	Tokyo, Japan	Thailand	3-0	Won
	World Group Play-Offs	19-20 July	Gifu, Japan	Sweden	4-1	Won
2004	World Group	24-25 April	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Argentina	2-3	Loss
2004	World Group Play-Offs	10-11 July	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	3-2	Won
2005	World Group II, 1st Round	23–24 April	Prague, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	2–3	Loss
2005	World Group II, Playoffs	9–10 July	Tokyo, Japan	Bulgaria	4–1	Won
2006	World Group II, 1st Round	22–23 April	Tokyo, Japan	Switzerland	4–1	Won
2006	World Group I, Playoffs	15–16 July	Tokyo, Japan	Austria	5–0	Won
2007	World Group I, 1st Round	21–22 April	Limoges, France	France	0–5	Loss
2007	World Group I, Playoffs	14–15 July	Toyota, Japan	Germany	2–3	Loss
2008	World Group II, 1st Round	2–3 February	Miki-shi, Japan	Croatia	4–1	Won
2008	World Group I, Playoffs	26–27 April	Tokyo, Japan	France	1–4	Loss
2009	World Group II, 1st Round	7–8 February	Belgrade, Serbia	Serbia	1–4	Loss
2009	World Group II, Playoffs	25–26 April	Gdynia, Poland	Poland	2–3	Loss
2010	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group A Round Robin, 1st Round	3 February	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	India	3–0	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group A Round Robin, 1st Round	4 February	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	New Zealand	3–0	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group A Round Robin, 1st Round	5 February	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	South Korea	3–0	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Promotional Play-off	6 February	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Chinese Taipei	2–1	Won
	World Group II, Playoff	24–25 April	Maribor, Slovenia	Slovenia	1–4	Loss
2011	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round	2 February	National Tennis Centre, Nonthaburi, Thailand	Kazakhstan	2–1	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round	3 February	Nonthaburi, Thailand	South Korea	3–0	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round	4 February	Nonthaburi, Thailand	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Promotional Play-off	5 February	Nonthaburi, Thailand	Uzbekistan	3–0	Won
	World Group II, Play-off	16–17 July	Hyogo, Japan	Argentina	4–0	Won
2012	World Group II, 1st Round	4–5 February	Hyogo, Japan	Slovenia	5–0	Won
2012	World Group II, Play-off	21–22 April	Tokyo, Japan	Belgium	4–1	Won
2013	World Group I, 1st Round	9–10 February	Moscow, Russia	Russia	2–3	Loss
2013	World Group I, Play-off	20–21 April	Barcelona, Spain	Spain	0–4	Loss
2014	World Group II, 1st Round	8–9 February	Pilar, Argentina	Argentina	1–3	Loss
2014	World Group II, Play-off	19–20 April	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Netherlands	2–3	Loss
2015	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round	4 February	Guangdong Olympic Tennis Centre, Guangzhou, China	South Korea	3–0	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round	5 February	Guangzhou, China	Hong Kong	3–0	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round	6 February	Guangzhou, China	Uzbekistan	3–0	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Promotional Play-off	7 February	Guangzhou, China	Kazakhstan	2–0	Won
	World Group II, Play-off	18–19 April	Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan	Belarus	2-3	Loss
2016	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Pool A Round Robin, 1st round	3 February	True Arena Hua Hin, Hua Hin, Thailand	Uzbekistan	1-2	Loss
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Pool A Round Robin, 1st round	4 February	Hua Hin, Thailand	India	2-1	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Pool A Round Robin, 1st round	5 February	Hua Hin, Thailand	Thailand	2-1	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Promotional Play-off	6 February	Hua Hin, Thailand	Chinese Taipei	1-2	Loss

References

External links

Team page on FedCup.com

Fed Cup

Current champions (2015): Czech Republic

Editions	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 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

World Group	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

World Group II	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

2016 World Group teams	Czech Republic France Germany Italy Netherlands Romania Russia Switzerland

Former World Group teams	Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada China Colombia Croatia Denmark Finland Great Britain Hungary Indonesia Israel Japan New Zealand Poland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Ukraine United States

List of champions

National sports teams of Japan

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Men's teams	American football Association Football MU-23 MU-20 MU-17 Futsal Beach Soccer Australian rules football Badminton Bandy Baseball Basketball MU-19 MU-17 3x3 Boxing Cricket Field hockey Handball Ice hockey M Junior Kabaddi Korfball Lacrosse Roller Hockey Rugby Union M7 Rugby league Squash Tennis Volleyball Water Polo

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