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Croatia's women's tennis team
Croatia
CaptainMarin Bradarić
ITF ranking24 (24 April 2017)
Colorsred & white
First year1992
Years played29
Ties played (W–L)107 (60–47)
Years in
World Group
14 (5–12)
Best finishWorld Group QF (2002)
Most total winsAna Konjuh (22–11)
Most singles winsIva Majoli (15–14)
Most doubles winsDarija Jurak (18–8)
Best doubles teamJurak & Konjuh (8–4)
Most ties playedDarija Jurak (27)
Most years playedIva Majoli (11)
Jelena Kostanić Tošić (11)

The Croatia women's national tennis team represents Croatia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Croatian Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I.

History

Prior to 1992 see Yugoslavia Fed Cup team

Croatia competed in its first Fed Cup in 1992 and qualified for the first time in World Group in 1993. They reached the Quarterfinals in 2002.

Current team

The following players were called up for the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone matches in April 2024.

Player Singles
WTA Rank
Doubles
WTA Rank
First year
played
Total
Win/Loss
Singles
Win/Loss
Doubles
Win/Loss
Donna Vekić 37 225 2012 13–7 3–1 16–8
Petra Martić 59 1263 2008 9–7 4–4 13–11
Antonia Ružić 210 818 2020 1–5 1–2 0–1
Lea Bošković 217 773 2018 3–3 0–0 3–3
Iva Primorac 502 767 0–0 0–0 0–0

Players

Key
Still active for the national team
* Still playing active tennis
Player W–L
(Total)
W–L
(Singles)
W–L
(Doubles)
Ties Career Years
Ivana Abramović 1–1 0–1 1–0 1 2004 1
Sanja Ančić 1–2 1–1 0–1 2 2006–2007 2
Ana Biškić 0–2 0–1 0–1 1 2018 1
Lea Bošković 8–3 7–3 1–0 10 2018– 3
Lucija Ćirić Bagarić 1–3 0–0 1–3 4 2023– 1
Nadin Ercegović 14–6 9–4 5–2 16 1992–1995 4
Jana Fett * 2–6 0–6 2–0 7 2019–2020 2
Darija Jurak 19–8 1–0 18–8 27 2003–2020 10
Ana Konjuh * 22–11 12–7 10–4 23 2013–2022 6
Jelena Kostanić 19–20 12–13 7–7 21 1998–2010 11
Dora Krstulović 0–1 0–0 0–1 1 1998 1
Ivana Lisjak 2–5 0–5 2–0 4 2004–2007 3
Mirjana Lučić 14–3 12–1 2–2 9 1996–1998 3
Tena Lukas * 6–7 3–5 3–2 9 2016–2019 4
Iva Majoli 21–19 15–14 6–5 22 1993–2004 11
Sanda Mamić 2–5 1–4 1–1 6 2001–2009 3
Petra Marčinko 7–5 6–3 1–2 10 2022– 2
Petra Martić 13–11 9–7 4–4 19 2008– 6
Gorana Matić 2–2 0–1 2–1 4 1992 1
Matea Mezak 4–4 1–2 3–2 6 2001–2006 4
Ani Mijačika 4–5 2–2 2–3 7 2011–2012 2
Tereza Mrdeža 5–4 1–3 4–1 7 2012–2014 3
Maja Murić 14–6 1–1 13–5 18 1992–1997 5
Silvia Njirić 1–8 1–3 0–5 7 2010–2016 3
Nika Ožegović 2–5 2–4 0–1 4 2005–2008 3
Maja Palaveršić 6–2 6–2 0–0 8 1992–1995 2
Jelena Pandžić 0–2 0–2 0–0 2 2011 1
Iva Primorac 4–0 1–0 3–0 4 2024– 1
Antonia Ružić 6–5 4–2 2–3 9 2020– 3
Karolina Šprem 9–7 6–5 3–2 9 2001–2006 6
Silvija Talaja 12–12 7–5 5–7 16 1993–2003 6
Ajla Tomljanović * 4–7 3–3 1–4 8 2010–2011 2
Donna Vekić 16–8 13–7 3–1 23 2012– 7
Ana Vrljić 4–3 2–1 2–2 5 2007–2015 4
Tara Würth 2–7 1–3 1–4 8 2020– 3

Managers

Name Tenure Ties Won Lost Win % Best Result
Croatia Sabrina Goleš 1992–1993 12 10 2 83.3 1993 World Group
Croatia Branimir Horvat 1994 1 0 1 0 1994 World Group
Croatia Vjeran Friščić 1995–1999 14 9 5 64.3 1999 World Group
Croatia Saša Hiršzon 2000 3 0 3 0 2000 World Group
Croatia Goran Prpić 2001–2011 27 11 16 40.7 2002 Quarterfinals
Croatia Iva Majoli 2012–2024 46 26 20 56.5 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs
Croatia Marin Bradarić 2024–present 4 4 0 100.0 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs
Totals 107 60 47 56.1

Recent performances

Here is the list of all match-ups since 1992, when Croatia started competing as a separate nation.

1990s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
1992 1992 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone – Pool B, Pool stage 13 Apr Athens (GRE)  Greece 2–1 Win
14 Apr Athens (GRE)  Turkey 3–0 Win
15 Apr Athens (GRE)  Portugal 2–0 Win
1992 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Quarterfinals 16 Apr Athens (GRE)  Ireland 3–0 Win
1992 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Semifinals 17 Apr Athens (GRE)  Latvia 2–1 Win
1992 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Final 18 Apr Athens (GRE)  South Africa 1–2 Loss
1993 1993 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone – Pool A, Pool stage 11 May Nottingham (ENG)  Estonia 3–0 Win
12 May Nottingham (ENG)  Turkey 3–0 Win
13 May Nottingham (ENG)  Malta 3–0 Win
1993 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone – Play-offs 15 May Nottingham (ENG)  Russia 2–1 Win
1993 Federation Cup World Group, First round 20 Jul Frankfurt (GER)  Netherlands 0–3 Loss
1993 Federation Cup World Group play-offs 22 Jul Frankfurt (GER)  Belgium 3–2 Win
1994 1994 Federation Cup World Group, First round 19 Jul Frankfurt (GER)  Bulgaria 1–2 Loss
1995 1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool D, Pool stage 17 Apr Murcia (ESP)  Belgium 1–2 Loss
18 Apr Murcia (ESP)  Israel 3–0 Win
19 Apr Murcia (ESP)  Romania 1–2 Loss
1996 1996 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool C, Pool stage 22 Apr Murcia (ESP)  Georgia 3–0 Win
23 Apr Murcia (ESP)  Yugoslavia 3–0 Win
24 Apr Murcia (ESP)   Switzerland 1–2 Loss
1996 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Knockout Stage, Semifinals 25 Apr Murcia (ESP)  Romania 3–0 Win
1996 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Knockout Stage, Finals 26 Apr Murcia (ESP)  Belarus 2–1 Win
1996 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs 13–14 July Viña del Mar (CHI)  Chile 5–0 Win
1997 1997 Fed Cup World Group II 1–2 March Zagreb (CRO)  Austria 4–1 Win
1997 Fed Cup World Group play-offs 12–13 July Frankfurt (GER)  Germany 2–3 Loss
1998 1998 Fed Cup World Group II 25–26 Apr Dubrovnik (CRO)  Japan 4–1 Win
1998 Fed Cup World Group play-offs 25–26 Jul Bol (CRO)  Netherlands 3–2 Win
1999 1999 Fed Cup World Group, 1st round 17–18 Apr Raleigh, North Carolina (USA)  United States 0–5 Loss

2000s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2000 2000 Fed Cup World Group, Pool A 27 Apr Bari (ITA)  Germany 1–2 Loss
28 Apr Bari (ITA)  Spain 1–2 Loss
29 Apr Bari (ITA)  Italy 0–3 Loss
2001 2001 Fed Cup World Group play-offs, First round 28–29 Apr Bassano del Grappa (ITA)  Italy 1–4 Loss
2001 Fed Cup World Group play-offs, Second round – Bottom section 21–22 Jul  Venezuela 4–1 Win
2002 2002 Fed Cup World Group, First round 28–29 Apr Bol (CRO)  Czech Republic 3–1 Win
2002 Fed Cup World Group, Quarterfinals 20–21 Jul Pörtschach (AUT)  Austria 1–4 Loss
2003 2003 Fed Cup World Group, First round 26–27 Apr Moscow (RUS)  Russia 1–4 Loss
2003 Fed Cup World Group play-offs 19–20 Jul Varaždin (CRO)  Brazil 4–1 Win
2004 2004 Fed Cup World Group, First round 24–25 Apr Bree (BEL)  Belgium 2–3 Loss
2004 Fed Cup World Group play-offs 10–11 Jul São Paulo (BRA)  Brazil 4–1 Win
2005 2005 Fed Cup World Group II 23–24 Apr Phuket (THA)  Thailand 3–2 Win
2005 Fed Cup World Group play-offs 9–10 Jul Bol (CRO)  Germany 1–4 Loss
2006 2006 Fed Cup World Group II 22–23 Apr Zagreb (CRO)  Argentina 3–2 Win
2006 Fed Cup World Group play-offs 15–16 Jul Umag (CRO)  Russia 2–3 Loss
2007 2007 Fed Cup World Group II 21–22 Apr Fürth (GER)  Germany 1–4 Loss
2007 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs 14–15 Jul Split (CRO)  Chinese Taipei 3–2 Win
2008 2008 Fed Cup World Group II 2–3 Feb Miki (JPN)  Japan 1–4 Loss
2008 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs 26–27 Apr Zagreb (CRO)  Serbia 2–3 Loss
2009 2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool D 5 Feb Tallinn (EST)  Estonia 1–2 Loss
6 Feb Tallinn (EST)  Bulgaria 2–1 Win
2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (5th) 7 Feb Tallinn (EST)  Denmark 2–0 Win

2010s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2010 2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B 3 Feb Lisbon (POR)  Portugal 2–1 Win
4 Feb Lisbon (POR)  Romania 1–2 Loss
5 Feb Lisbon (POR)   Switzerland 0–3 Loss
2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (9th) 6 Feb Lisbon (POR)  Belarus 1–2 Loss
2011 2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool C 2 Feb Eilat (ISR)  Greece 0–3 Loss
3 Feb Eilat (ISR)  Belarus 0–3 Loss
4 Feb Eilat (ISR)  Austria 3–0 Win
2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (5th) 5 Feb Eilat (ISR)  Great Britain 0–2 Loss
2012 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool D 1 Feb Eilat (ISR)  Romania 1–2 Loss
2 Feb Eilat (ISR)  Poland 0–3 Loss
3 Feb Eilat (ISR)  Luxembourg 2–1 Win
2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (9th) 5 Feb Eilat (ISR)  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–0 Win
2013 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool A 6 Feb Eilat (ISR)  Austria 2–1 Win
7 Feb Eilat (ISR)  Georgia 3–0 Win
8 Feb Eilat (ISR)  Belarus 3–0 Win
2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (promotional) 9 Feb Eilat (ISR)  Poland 1–2 Loss
2014 2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool A 4 Feb Budapest (HUN)  Netherlands 0–3 Loss
5 Feb Budapest (HUN)  Luxembourg 3–0 Win
7 Feb Budapest (HUN)  Belgium 0–3 Loss
2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (9th) 9 Feb Budapest (HUN)  Turkey 2–1 Win
2015 2015 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool D 4 Feb Budapest (HUN)  Israel 3–0 Win
5 Feb Budapest (HUN)  Latvia 2–1 Win
6 Feb Budapest (HUN)  Belgium 2–1 Win
2015 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (promotional) 7 Feb Budapest (HUN)  Serbia 0–2 Loss
2016 2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool C 3 Feb Eilat (ISR)  Estonia 2–1 Win
4 Feb Eilat (ISR)  Turkey 2–1 Win
5 Feb Eilat (ISR)  Israel 1–2 Loss
2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (5th) 6 Feb Eilat (ISR)  Portugal 2–0 Win
2017 2017 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B 8 Feb Tallinn (EST)  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 Win
10 Feb Tallinn (EST)  Hungary 2–1 Win
2017 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (promotional) 11 Feb Tallinn (EST)  Great Britain 1–2 Loss
2018 2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool C 7 Feb Tallinn (EST)  Slovenia 2–1 Win
8 Feb Tallinn (EST)  Sweden 2–1 Win
9 Feb Tallinn (EST)  Hungary 0–3 Loss
2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (5th) 10 Feb Tallinn (EST)  Estonia 1–2 Loss
2019 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B 6 Feb Bath (UK)  Turkey 2–1 Win
7 Feb Bath (UK)  Georgia 2–1 Win
8 Feb Bath (UK)  Serbia 1–2 Loss
2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (5th) 9 Feb Bath (UK)  Hungary 0–2 Loss

2020s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2020–21 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool A 5 Feb Tallinn (EST)  Bulgaria 2–1 Win
7 Feb Tallinn (EST)  Ukraine 0–3 Loss
2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (promotional) 8 Feb Tallinn (EST)  Italy 0–2 Loss
2022 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B 11 Apr Antalya (TUR)  Sweden 3–0 Win
12 Apr Antalya (TUR)  Bulgaria 3–0 Win
13 Apr Antalya (TUR)  Slovenia 1–2 Loss
14 Apr Antalya (TUR)  Georgia 3–0 Win
15 Apr Antalya (TUR)  Austria 2–1 Win
2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (promotional) 16 Apr Antalya (TUR)  Serbia 2–0 Win
2022 Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs 11–12 Nov Rijeka (CRO)  Germany 1–3 Loss
2023 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B 10 Apr Antalya (TUR)  Denmark 1–2 Loss
11 Apr Antalya (TUR)  Bulgaria 0–3 Loss
12 Apr Antalya (TUR)  Serbia 0–3 Loss
13 Apr Antalya (TUR)  Sweden 0–3 Loss
14 Apr Antalya (TUR)  Norway 3–0 Win
2024 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool A 9 Apr Vilnius (LTU)  Estonia 3–0 Win
10 Apr Vilnius (LTU)  North Macedonia 3–0 Win
2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs (1st to 3rd) 12 Apr Vilnius (LTU)  Egypt 3–0 Win
13 Apr Vilnius (LTU)  Lithuania 2–0 Win

Statistics

Since 1992 (Last updated: Croatia – Lithuania ; 13 April 2024)

Record
  • Champion: 0 times
  • Runner-up: 0 times
  • Lost in Semifinals: 0 times
  • Lost in Quarterfinals: 1 time
  • Lost in First Round: 6 times (including pool stage in 2000)
  • Not in World Group: 14 times
  • Total: 60–47 (56.1%)
Head-to-head record (1992–)
FC team Pld W L
 Argentina 1 1 0
 Austria 5 4 1
 Belarus 4 2 2
 Belgium 5 2 3
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and
Herzegovina
2 2 0
 Brazil 2 2 0
 Bulgaria 5 3 2
 Chile 1 1 0
 Chinese Taipei 1 1 0
 Czech Republic 1 1 0
 Denmark 2 1 1
 Egypt 1 1 0
 Estonia 5 3 2
 Georgia 4 4 0
 Germany 5 0 5
 Great Britain 2 0 2
 Greece 2 1 1
 Hungary 3 1 2
 Ireland 1 1 0
 Israel 3 2 1
 Italy 3 0 3
 Japan 2 1 1
 Latvia 2 2 0
 Lithuania 1 1 0
 Luxembourg 2 2 0
 Malta 1 1 0
 Netherlands 3 1 2
 North Macedonia 1 1 0
 Norway 1 1 0
 Poland 2 0 2
 Portugal 3 3 0
 Romania 4 1 3
 Russia 3 1 2
 Serbia 5 1 4
 Slovenia 2 1 1
 South Africa 1 0 1
 Spain 1 0 1
 Sweden 3 2 1
  Switzerland 2 0 2
 Thailand 1 1 0
 Turkey 5 5 0
 Ukraine 1 0 1
 United States 1 0 1
 Venezuela 1 1 0
 Yugoslavia 1 1 0
Total (45) 107 60 47
Record against continents
Africa Asia Europe North America Oceania South America
 Egypt
 South Africa
 Chinese Taipei
 Japan
 Thailand
 Austria
 Belarus
 Belgium
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Bulgaria
 Czech Republic
 Denmark
 Estonia
 Germany
 Georgia
 Great Britain
 Greece
 Hungary
 Ireland
 Israel
 Italy
 Latvia
 Lithuania
 Luxembourg
 Malta
 Netherlands
 North Macedonia
 Norway
 Poland
 Portugal
 Romania
 Russia
 Serbia
 Slovenia
 Spain
 Sweden
  Switzerland
 Turkey
 Ukraine
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia
 United States  Argentina
 Brazil
 Chile
 Venezuela
Record: 1-1 (50%) Record: 3-1 (75%) Record: 51-44 (53.7%) Record: 0-1 (0%) Record: Record: 5-0 (100%)
Record by decade
  • 2020–2029: 11–8 (57.9%)
  • 2010–2019: 21–18 (53.8%)
  • 2000–2009: 9–13 (40.9%)
  • 1992–1999: 19–8 (70.4%)

Has never played against 20 countries which, at one point or another, played in the World Group: Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Slovakia, South Korea, Uruguay.

See also

Notes

  1. Players considered active are the ones who have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

External links

Billie Jean King Cup
  • Current champions (2024):  Italy
Editions by year
World Group / Finals
Qualifying rounds
Play-offs
World Group II
2024 BJK Cup finals teams
Former World Group teams
(in the current format, since 1995)
Players
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