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Tennis team

South Africa
CaptainEarl Grainger
ITF ranking43 Decrease 1 (16 November 2015)
First year1963
Years played39
Ties played (W–L)132 (82–50)
Years in
World Group
20 (26–19)
Titles1 (1972)
Runners-up1 (1973)
Most total winsNatalie Grandin (33–18)
Most singles winsAmanda Coetzer (25–9)
Most doubles winsNatalie Grandin (18–5)
Best doubles teamLinky Boshoff /
Ilana Kloss (8–1)
Most ties playedNatalie Grandin (36)
Most years playedNatalie Grandin (10)

The South Africa Billie Jean King Cup team represents South Africa in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the South African Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II.

History

South Africa competed in its first Fed Cup in 1963. They won the Cup in 1972 with a team consisting of Patricia Walkden and Brenda Kirk, defeating Great Britain in the final.

Current team (2023)

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
South Africa National sports teams of South Africa


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