Argentina Fed Cup team

The Argentina Fed Cup team represents Argentina in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Asociación Argentina de Tenis. The team's historical best results came in 1986 and 1993, when they reached the semifinals. Argentina played the last five years in the Americas Zone Group I, after being relegated losing World Group II Playoffs against Spain.[1] Argentina are currently number 24 in the ITF Rankings.[2]

Argentina
Captain	Mercedes Paz
ITF ranking	24 (10 February 2020)
Colors	light blue & white
First year	1964
Years played	52
Ties played (W–L)	156 (93–63)
Years in World Group	30 (25–26)
Best finish	World Group SF 1986, 1993
Most total wins	Gabriela Sabatini (24–6) Florencia Labat (24–17)
Most singles wins	Paula Ormaechea (19–11) Florencia Labat (19–13)
Most doubles wins	María Irigoyen (16–6)
Best doubles team	Gabriela Sabatini / Mercedes Paz (8–0)
Most ties played	María Irigoyen (30)
Most years played	Florencia Labat / María Irigoyen (11)

History

Argentina made its Fed Cup debut in 1964 with a win against Belgium. In the 1984 edition of the Fed Cup, Gabriela Sabatini, Argentina's highest ranked singles female player up to date, made its debut. Two years later, the team made it to the semifinals of the world group where they lost against locals Czechoslovakia.[3] Argentina would not reach the semifinals again until 1993 thanks to the efforts of Florencia Labat, Patricia Tarabini and Inés Gorrochategui.[4]

Current squad (2020)

• Nadia Podoroska
• Paula Ormaechea
• Victoria Bosio
• Guillermina Naya
• María Lourdes Carlé

Recent performances

Here is the list of all match-ups since 1995, when the competition started being held in the current World Group format.

1990s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	World Group II, 1st round	22–23 Apr	Jakarta (INA)	Indonesia	3–2	Win
	World Group, Play-offs	22–23 Jul	Tucumán (ARG)	Australia	5–0	Win
1996	World Group, 1st round	27–28 Apr	Amiens (FRA)	France	2–3	Loss
	World Group, Play-offs	13–14 Jul	Pilzen (CZE)	Czech Republic	1–3	Loss
1997	World Group II, 1st round	1–2 Mar	Seoul (KOR)	South Korea	4–1	Win
	World Group, Play-offs	12–13 Jul	Zurich (SUI)	Switzerland	0–5	Loss
1998	World Group II, 1st round	18–19 Apr	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Slovakia	1–4	Loss
	World Group II, Play-offs	25–26 Jul	Canberra (AUS)	Australia	0–5	Loss
1999	Americas Zone, Group I	14 Apr	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Mexico	3–0	Win
		15 Apr	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Paraguay	3–0	Win
		16 Apr	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Ecuador	3–0	Win
		17 Apr	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Colombia	3–0	Win
	Americas Zone, Play-off	18 Apr	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Venezuela	3–0	Win
	World Group II, Play-offs	21 Jul	Amsterdam (NED)	Australia	0–5	Loss
		22 Jul	Amsterdam (NED)	Romania	2–1	Win
		23 Jul	Amsterdam (NED)	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Win

2000s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Americas Zone, Group I	25 Apr	Florianópolis (BRA)	Mexico	3–0	Win
		26 Apr	Florianópolis (BRA)	Paraguay	3–0	Win
		28 Apr	Florianópolis (BRA)	Cuba	3–0	Win
		29 Apr	Florianópolis (BRA)	Colombia	3–0	Win
	Americas Zone, Play-offs	30 Apr	Florianópolis (BRA)	Canada	2–1	Win
2001	World Group Play-offs, 1st Round	28–29 Apr	Tokyo (JPN)	Japan	4–1	Win
	World Group Play-offs, 2nd Round	21–22 Jul	Hamburg (GER)	Germany	4–1	Win
	World Group, Pool A	8 Nov	Madrid (ESP)	Russia	0–3	Loss
		9 Nov	Madrid (ESP)	Czech Republic	2–1	Win
		10 Nov	Madrid (ESP)	France	1–2	Loss
2002	World Group, 1st Round	27–28 Apr	Buenos Aires (ARG)	France	2–3	Loss
	World Group, Play-offs	20–21 Jul	Budapest (HUN)	Hungary	5–0	Win
2003	World Group, 1st Round	25–26 Apr	Pilar (ARG)	Slovenia	2–3	Loss
	World Group, Play-offs	19–20 Jul	Pilar (ARG)	Hungary	3–2	Win
2004	World Group, 1st Round	24–25 Apr	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Japan	4–1	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	10–11 Jul	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Russia	1–4	Loss
2005	World Group, 1st Round	23–24 Apr	Jerez (ESP)	Spain	2–3	Loss
	World Group, Play-offs	9–10 Jul	Bree (BEL)	Belgium	2–3	Loss
2006	World Group II, 1st Round	22–23 Apr	Zagreb (CRO)	Croatia	2–3	Loss
	World Group II, Play-offs	15–16 Jul	Edmonton (CAN)	Canada	2–3	Loss
2007	Americas Zone, Group I	18 Apr	Pilar (ARG)	Dominican Republic	3–0	Win
		19 Apr	Pilar (ARG)	Puerto Rico	3–0	Win
		20 Apr	Pilar (ARG)	Colombia	3–0	Win
	Americas Zone, Play-offs	21 Apr	Pilar (ARG)	Brazil	2–0	Win
	World Group II, Play-offs	14–15 Jul	Córdoba (ARG)	Canada	4–1	Win
2008	World Group II, 1st Round	2–3 Feb	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Austria	4–1	Win
	World Group, Play-offs	26–27 Apr	Pilar (ARG)	Germany	3–2	Win
2009	World Group, 1st Round	7–8 Feb	Surprise (USA)	United States	2–3	Loss
	World Group, Play-offs	25–26 Apr	Mar del Plata (ARG)	Ukraine	0–5	Loss

2010s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	World Group II, 1st Round	7–8 Feb	Tallinn (EST)	Estonia	1–4	Loss
	World Group, II Play-offs	24–25 Apr	Montreal (CAN)	Canada	0–5	Loss
2011	Americas Zone, Group I	2 Feb	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Bolivia	3–0	Win
		3 Feb	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Paraguay	1–2	Loss
		4 Feb	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Peru	3–0	Win
	Americas Zone, Final	5 Feb	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Colombia	3–0	Win
	World Group II, Play-offs	16–17 Jul	Kobe (JPN)	Japan	0–5	Loss
2012	Americas Zone, Group I	1 Feb	Curitiba (BRA)	Bahamas	3–0	Win
		2 Feb	Curitiba (BRA)	Canada	3–0	Win
		3 Feb	Curitiba (BRA)	Peru	3–0	Win
	Americas Zone, Final	5 Feb	Curitiba (BRA)	Colombia	2–0	Win
	World Group II, Play-offs	21–22 Apr	Buenos Aires (ARG)	China	4–1	Win
2013	World Group II	9–10 Feb	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Sweden	2–3	Loss
	World Group II, Play-offs	20–21 Apr	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Great Britain	3–1	Win
2014	World Group II	8–9 Feb	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Japan	3–1	Win
	World Group Play-offs	19–20 Apr	Sochi (RUS)	Russia	0–4	Loss
2015	World Group II	7–8 Feb	Buenos Aires (ARG)	United States	1–4	Loss
	World Group II, Play-offs	18–29 Apr	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Spain	0–4	Loss
2016	Americas Zone, Group I	3 Feb	Santa Cruz (BOL)	Ecuador	3–0	Win
		4 Feb	Santa Cruz (BOL)	Peru	3–0	Win
		5 Feb	Santa Cruz (BOL)	Brazil	2–1	Win
	Americas Zone, Final	6 Feb	Santa Cruz (BOL)	Paraguay	2–0	Win
	World Group II, Play-offs	16–27 Apr	Kiev (UKR)	Ukraine	0–4	Loss
2017	Americas Zone, Group I	6 Feb	Metepec (MEX)	Chile	1–2	Loss
		7 Feb	Metepec (MEX)	Colombia	3–0	Win
		8 Feb	Metepec (MEX)	Mexico	2–1	Win
		9 Feb	Metepec (MEX)	Brazil	2–1	Win
	Americas Zone, 3rd–4th	11 Feb	Metepec (MEX)	Paraguay	0–2	Loss
2018	Americas Zone, Group I	7 Feb	Asunción (PAR)	Guatemala	3–0	Win
		8 Feb	Asunción (PAR)	Venezuela	3–0	Win
		9 Feb	Asunción (PAR)	Brazil	1–2	Loss
	Americas Zone, 3rd–4th	10 Feb	Asunción (PAR)	Colombia	2–0	Win
2019	Americas Zone, Group I	6 Feb	Medellín (COL)	Brazil	1–2	Loss
		7 Feb	Medellín (COL)	Chile	0–3	Loss
		8 Feb	Medellín (COL)	Puerto Rico	2–1	Win
	Americas Zone, Relegation	9 Feb	Medellín (COL)	Ecuador	2–1	Win

2020s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2020-21	Americas Zone, Group I	5 Feb 2020	Santiago (CHI)	Mexico	2–1	Win
		6 Feb 2020	Santiago (CHI)	Chile	2–1	Win
		7 Feb 2020	Santiago (CHI)	Peru	3–0	Win
	Americas Zone, Play-offs	8 Feb 2020	Santiago (CHI)	Colombia	2–0	Win
	Cup Finals, Play-offs	16-17 Apr 2021	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Kazakhstan	TBP	TBP

See also

• Italy Davis Cup team
• Fed Cup
• Argentina at the Hopman Cup

External links

• Team page on BillieJeanKingCup.com, the official website of the Billie Jean King Cup

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