Belgium Billie Jean King Cup team
The Belgian women's national tennis team, managed by the Belgian Tennis Federation, has been competing in the International Tennis Federation sanctioned Fed Cup since the very beginning: 1963. It has won the competition once, in 2001. Both Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin won their singles matches to seal the first victory for Belgium against Russia in Madrid.
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Captain | Johan Van Herck |
ITF ranking | 6 ![]() |
Colors | red & black |
First year | 1963 |
Years played | 54 |
Ties played (W–L) | 151 (80–71) |
Years in World Group | 42 (21–41) |
Titles | 1 (2001) |
Runners-up | 1 (2006) |
Most total wins | Sabine Appelmans (32–22) |
Most singles wins | Sabine Appelmans (25–13) |
Most doubles wins | Els Callens (17–6) |
Best doubles team | Michèle Gurdal / Monique Van Haver (11–9) |
Most ties played | Sabine Appelmans (33) |
Most years played | Kirsten Flipkens (15) |
Players
Note: players in bold are part of the 2018 Fed Cup team.
Name | DOB | Years | First | Last | Ties | Win/Loss | ||
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Tot | Sin | Dou | ||||||
Sabine Appelmans | 22 April 1972 | 12 | 1988 | 1999 | 33 | 32–22 | 25–13 | 7–9 |
Monique Bedoret | 25 October 1932 | 2 | 1964 | 1966 | 2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Elza Bellens | 14 May 1932 | 1 | 1963 | 1963 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Marie Benoît | 16 March 1995 | 1 | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
Ysaline Bonaventure | 29 August 1994 | 4 | 2012 | 2016 | 9 | 7–4 | 4–0 | 3–4 |
Leslie Butkiewicz | 26 May 1982 | 2 | 2005 | 2006 | 2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Els Callens | 20 August 1970 | 11 | 1994 | 2005 | 28 | 26–13 | 9–7 | 17–6 |
Kim Clijsters | 8 June 1983 | 9 | 2000 | 2011 | 17 | 24–4 | 21–3 | 3–1 |
Elke Clijsters | 18 January 1985 | 3 | 2002 | 2004 | 3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
Laurence Courtois | 18 January 1976 | 8 | 1993 | 2002 | 25 | 19–10 | 8–3 | 11–7 |
Marianne De Crop | 23 December 1960 | 1 | 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Ilse de Ruysscher | 13 July 1962 | 2 | 1985 | 1986 | 5 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
Marion De Witte | 20 December 1953 | 2 | 1981 | 1982 | 7 | 6–8 | 3–4 | 3–4 |
Marlene De Wouters | 18 February 1963 | 2 | 1981 | 1983 | 4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Ann Devries | 27 February 1979 | 5 | 1985 | 1991 | 15 | 12–13 | 6–6 | 6–7 |
Nancy Feber | 5 February 1976 | 4 | 1993 | 1997 | 14 | 11–3 | 2–2 | 9–1 |
Debbrich Feys | 20 December 1984 | 2 | 2007 | 2008 | 2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Kirsten Flipkens | 10 January 1986 | 15 | 2003 | 2018 | 26 | 14–30 | 12–20 | 2–10 |
Ann Gabriel | 14 August 1963 | 4 | 1981 | 1984 | 11 | 7–9 | 6–5 | 1–4 |
Michèle Gurdal | 30 November 1952 | 9 | 1972 | 1980 | 28 | 24–25 | 13–15 | 11–10 |
Tamaryn Hendler | 12 August 1992 | 4 | 2007 | 2012 | 6 | 0–8 | 0–6 | 0–2 |
Justine Henin | 1 June 1982 | 7 | 1999 | 2010 | 12 | 15–4 | 15–2 | 0–2 |
Michele Kahn | 14 February 1939 | 3 | 1966 | 1970 | 6 | 2–6 | 1–4 | 1–2 |
Nicole Mabille | 15 March 1961 | 3 | 1980 | 1984 | 6 | 3–6 | 2–1 | 1–5 |
Caroline Maes | 9 November 1982 | 5 | 2002 | 2008 | 7 | 2–7 | 0–3 | 2–4 |
Mary Marechal | 1 | 1963 | 1963 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
Christiane Mercelis | 5 October 1931 | 6 | 1963 | 1969 | 8 | 2–11 | 0–5 | 2–6 |
Elise Mertens | 17 November 1995 | 2 | 2017 | 2018 | 4 | 8–2 | 6–1 | 2–1 |
An-Sophie Mestach | 7 March 1994 | 7 | 2010 | 2017 | 13 | 9–6 | 1–1 | 8–5 |
Dominique Monami | 31 May 1973 | 9 | 1991 | 2000 | 21 | 22–11 | 17–7 | 5–4 |
Sofie Oyen | 4 February 1992 | 2 | 2009 | 2010 | 2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Ingrid Palmieri | 12 January 1948 | 4 | 1967 | 1970 | 7 | 2–9 | 1–6 | 1–3 |
Kathleen Schuurmans | 3 July 1966 | 2 | 1984 | 1985 | 6 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
Monique Van Haver | 31 August 1948 | 10 | 1970 | 1980 | 30 | 22–28 | 10–18 | 12–10 |
Caroline van Renterghem | 31 January 1972 | 2 | 1988 | 1989 | 5 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
Alison Van Uytvanck | 26 March 1994 | 7 | 2012 | 2018 | 18 | 15–10 | 12–5 | 3–5 |
Eveline Vanhyfte | 19 March 1984 | 1 | 2005 | 2005 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Aude Vermoezen | 25 July 1989 | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Sandra Wasserman | 10 March 1970 | 6 | 1985 | 1992 | 16 | 14–11 | 8–6 | 6–5 |
Yanina Wickmayer | 20 October 1989 | 11 | 2007 | 2017 | 19 | 26–12 | 23–8 | 3–4 |
Ingrid Willems | 1 December 1959 | 1 | 1982 | 1982 | 3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Maryna Zanevska | 24 August 1993 | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Results
Overview
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 | |||||||||||
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Federation Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Group | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | |||||||||||
Consolation Rounds | Not Held | SF | SF | A | SF | 2R | SF | SF | A | SF | NH | A | QF | QF | QF | 2R | A | 2R | QF | 2R | QF | 2R | A | ||||||||||||||||
Tournament | 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 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ||||||||||
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Federation Cup | Fed Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Group | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | SF | QF | A | SF | W | QF | SF | QF | QF | F | QF | A | A | A | SF | QF | A | A | A | A | A | QF | QF | ||||||||||
World Group play-offs | W | L | L | NH | A | W | A | L | NH | NH | A | A | A | A | W | A | L | A | A | W | A | L | A | A | A | A | W | W | L | ||||||||||
World Group II | Not Held | A | W | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | L | L | W | A | A | L | A | A | A | W | A | A | |||||||||||||
World Group II play-offs | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | W | A | A | A | L | A | A | W | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||
Europe/Africa Group I play-offs | A | A | W | W | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | A | A | A | ||||||||||
Europe/Africa Group I | A | A | W | W | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | A | A | A | ||||||||||
Head-to-head
1963–1969
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1963 | World Group, 1st round | 17 June | London (GBR) | ![]() |
0–3 | Lost |
1964 | World Group, 1st round | 2 September | Philadelphia (USA) | ![]() |
0–3 | Lost |
1966 | World Group, 1st round | 10 May | Turin (ITA) | ![]() |
1–2 | Lost |
1967 | World Group, 1st round | 6 June | West Berlin (FRG) | ![]() |
0–3 | Lost |
1968 | World Group, 1st round | 21 May | Paris (FRA) | ![]() |
0–3 | Lost |
1969 | World Group, 2nd Round | 22 May | Athens (GRE) | ![]() |
0–3 | Lost |
World Group, Consolation Qualifying Round | 23 May | ![]() |
2–1 | Won | ||
World Group, 1st Round | 24 May | ![]() |
1–2 | Lost |
1980–1989
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1980 | World Group, 1st round | 19–25 May | West Berlin (FRG) | ![]() |
3–0 | Lost |
World Group Consolation Rounds, 1st round | ![]() |
3–0 | Won | |||
World Group Consolation Rounds, Quarter-final | ![]() |
0–2* | Lost | |||
1981 | World Group, 1st round | 9–15 November | Tokyo (JPN) | ![]() |
0–3 | Lost |
World Group Consolation Rounds, 1st round | ![]() |
3–0 | Won | |||
World Group Consolation Rounds, 2nd round | ![]() |
2–1 | Won | |||
World Group Consolation Rounds, Quarter-final | ![]() |
1–2 | Lost | |||
1982 | World Group, 1st round | 19–25 July | Santa Clara (USA) | ![]() |
1–2 | Lost |
World Group Consolation Rounds, 1st round | ![]() |
3–0 | Won | |||
World Group Consolation Rounds, Quarter-final | ![]() |
0–3 | Lost | |||
1983 | World Group, 1st round | 17–24 July | Zürich (SUI) | ![]() |
0–3 | Lost |
World Group Consolation Rounds, 1st round | ![]() |
2–1 | Won | |||
World Group Consolation Rounds, 2nd round | ![]() |
2–1 | Lost | |||
1984 | World Group, 1st round | 15–22 July | Sao Paulo (BRA) | ![]() |
2–1 | Won |
World Group, 2nd round | ![]() |
0–3 | Lost | |||
1985 | World Group, qualifying round | 6–14 October | Nagoya (JPN) | ![]() |
3–0 | Won |
World Group, 1st round | ![]() |
0–3 | Lost | |||
World Group Consolation Rounds, 1st round | ![]() |
1–2 | Lost | |||
World Group Consolation Rounds, 1st round | ![]() |
3–0 | Lost | |||
1986 | World Group, qualifying round | 20–27 July | Prague (TCH) | ![]() |
3–0 | Won |
World Group, 1st Round | ![]() |
0–3 | Lost | |||
World Group Consolation Rounds, 1st round | ![]() |
3–0 | Won | |||
World Group Consolation Rounds, 2nd round | ![]() |
3–0 | Won | |||
World Group Consolation Rounds, Quarter-final | ![]() |
1–2 | Lost |
1990–1999
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1990 | World Group, 1st round | 21–29 July | Atlanta (USA) | ![]() |
2–1 | Won |
World Group, 2nd round | ![]() |
0–3 | Lost | |||
1991 | World Group, 1st round | 23 July | Nottingham (GBR) | ![]() |
0–2* | Lost |
World Group play-offs, 1st round | 25 July | ![]() |
1–2 | Lost | ||
World Group play-offs, Repechage Round | 26 July | ![]() |
3–0 | Won | ||
1992 | World Group, 1st round | 14 July | Frankfurt (GER) | ![]() |
1–2 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 16 July | ![]() |
1–2 | Lost | ||
1993 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/B, Round Robin | 11 May | Nottingham (GBR) | ![]() |
3–0 | Won |
Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/B, Round Robin | 12 May | ![]() |
3–0 | Won | ||
Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/B, Round Robin | 13 May | ![]() |
3–0 | Won | ||
Europe/Africa Zone, 1st round | 15 May | ![]() |
2–1 | Won | ||
World Group, 1st round | 19–20 July | Frankfurt (GER) | ![]() |
1–2 | Lost | |
World Group play-offs | 21–22 July | ![]() |
1–2 | Lost | ||
1994 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/A, Round Robin | 19 April | Bad Waltersdorf (AUT) | ![]() |
3–0 | Won |
Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/A, Round Robin | 21 April | ![]() |
3–0 | Won | ||
Europe/Africa Zone, 1st round | 22 April | ![]() |
3–0 | Won | ||
Europe/Africa Zone, Quarter-final | 23 April | ![]() |
2–0* | Won | ||
World Group, 1st round | 18–19 July | Frankfurt (GER) | ![]() |
1–2 | Lost | |
1995 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/D, Round Robin | 17 April | Murcia (ESP) | ![]() |
2–1 | Won |
Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/D, Round Robin | 18 April | ![]() |
2–1 | Won | ||
Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/D, Round Robin | 19 April | ![]() |
3–0 | Won | ||
Europe/Africa Zone, Group I, 1st round | 20 April | ![]() |
3–0 | Won | ||
Europe/Africa Zone, Group I, Semi-finals | 21 April | ![]() |
3–0 | Won | ||
World Group II play-offs | 22–23 July | Ostend (BEL) | ![]() |
3–2 | Won | |
1996 | World Group II | 27–28 April | Jakarta (INA) | ![]() |
3–2 | Won |
World Group I play-offs | 12–13 July | Bloemfontein (RSA) | ![]() |
4–1 | Won | |
1997 | World Group I, 1st round | 1–2 March | Sprimont (BEL) | ![]() |
5–0 | Won |
World Group I, Semi-finals | 12–13 July | Nice (FRA) | ![]() |
2–3 | Lost | |
1998 | World Group I, 1st round | 18–19 April | Ghent (BEL) | ![]() |
2–3 | Lost |
World Group I play-offs | 25–26 July | Bratislava (SVK) | ![]() |
1–4 | Lost | |
1999 | World Group II | 17–18 April | Den Bosch (NED) | ![]() |
5–0 | Won |
2000–2009
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | World Group, Round Robin (Group C) | 27 April | Moscow (RUS) | ![]() |
2–1 | Won |
World Group, Round Robin (Group C) | 29 April | ![]() |
2–1 | Won | ||
World Group, Round Robin (Group C) | 30 April | ![]() |
2–1 | Won | ||
World Group, Semi-final | 21 November | Las Vegas (USA) | ![]() |
1–2 | Lost | |
2001 | World Group, Round Robin (Group B) | 7 November | Madrid (ESP) | ![]() |
3–0 | Won |
World Group, Round Robin (Group B) | 9 November | ![]() |
3–0 | Won | ||
World Group, Round Robin (Group B) | 10 November | ![]() |
3–0 | Won | ||
World Group, Final | 11 November | ![]() |
2–1 | Champion | ||
2002 | World Group, 1st round | 27–28 April | Brussels (BEL) | ![]() |
3–1* | Won |
World Group, Quarter-final | 20–21 July | Bologna (ITA) | ![]() |
1–4 | Lost | |
2003 | World Group, 1st round | 26–27 April | Bree (BEL) | ![]() |
5–0 | Won |
World Group, Quarter-final | 19–20 July | Charleroi (BEL) | ![]() |
5–0 | Won | |
World Group, Semi-final | 19–20 November | Moscow (RUS) | ![]() |
1–4 | Lost | |
2004 | World Group, 1st round | 24–25 April | Bree (BEL) | ![]() |
3–2 | Won |
World Group, Quarter-final | 10–11 July | Jerez (ESP) | ![]() |
2–3 | Lost | |
2005 | World Group, 1st round | 23–24 April | Delray Beach (USA) | ![]() |
0–5 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 9–10 July | Bree (BEL) | ![]() |
3–2 | Won | |
2006 | World Group, 1st round | 22–23 April | Liège (BEL) | ![]() |
3–2 | Won |
World Group, Semi-final | 15–16 July | Ostend (BEL) | ![]() |
4–1 | Won | |
World Group, Final | 16–17 September | Charleroi (BEL) | ![]() |
2–3 | Lost | |
2007 | World Group, 1st round | 21–22 April | Delray Beach (USA) | ![]() |
0–5 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 14–15 July | Knokke-Heist (BEL) | ![]() |
1–4 | Lost | |
2008 | World Group II | 2–3 February | Kharkiv (UKR) | ![]() |
2–3 | Lost |
World Group II play-offs | 26–27 April | Mons (BEL) | ![]() |
5–0 | Won | |
2009 | World Group II | 7–8 February | Bratislava (SVK) | ![]() |
1–4 | Lost |
World Group II play-offs | 25–26 April | Hasselt (BEL) | ![]() |
3–2 | Won |
2010–2019
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | World Group II | 6–7 February | Bydgoszcz (POL) | ![]() |
3–2 | Won |
World Group play-offs | 24–25 April | Hasselt (BEL) | ![]() |
3–2 | Won | |
2011 | World Group, 1st round | 5–6 February | Antwerp (BEL) | ![]() |
4–1 | Won |
World Group, Semi-final | 16–17 April | Charleroi (BEL) | ![]() |
2–3 | Lost | |
2012 | World Group, 1st Round | 4–5 February | Charleroi (BEL) | ![]() |
2–3 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 21–22 April | Tokyo (JPN) | ![]() |
1–4 | Lost | |
2013 | World Group II, 1st Round | 9–10 February | Bern (SUI) | ![]() |
1–4 | Lost |
World Group II play-offs | 20–21 April | Koksijde (BEL) | ![]() |
1–4 | Lost | |
2014 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/A, Round Robin | 4 February | Budapest (HUN) | ![]() |
3–0 | Won |
5 February | ![]() |
0–3 | Lost | |||
7 February | ![]() |
3–0 | Won | |||
Europe/Africa Zone, 5th to 8th Play-off | 9 February | ![]() |
2–1 | Won | ||
2015 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/D, Round Robin | 4 February | Budapest (HUN) | ![]() |
3–0 | Won |
5 February | ![]() |
3–0 | Won | |||
6 February | ![]() |
1–2 | Lost | |||
Europe/Africa Zone, 5th to 8th Play-off | 7 February | ![]() |
0–3 | Lost | ||
2016 | Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/D, Round Robin | 3 February | Eilat (ISR) | ![]() |
3–0 | Won |
4 February | ![]() |
3–0 | Won | |||
5 February | ![]() |
3–0 | Won | |||
Europe/Africa Zone, Promotional Play-off | 6 February | ![]() |
2–0 | Won | ||
World Group II play-offs | 16–17 April | Belgrade (SRB) | ![]() |
3–2 | Won | |
2017 | World Group II, 1st Round | 11–12 February | Bucharest (ROM) | ![]() |
3–1 | Won |
World Group play-offs | 22–23 April | Moscow (RUS) | ![]() |
3–2 | Won | |
2018 | World Group I, 1st Round | 10–11 February | La Roche-sur-Yon (FRA) | ![]() |
2–3 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 21–22 April | Genoa (ITA) | ![]() |
4–0 | Won | |
2019 | World Group I, 1st Round | 9–10 February | Liège (BEL) | ![]() |
1–3 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 20–21 April | Kortrijk (BEL) | ![]() |
2–3 | Lost |
2020–2029
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020–21 | Finals Qualifying Round | 7–8 February 2020 | Kortrijk (BEL) | ![]() |
3–1 | Won |
Finals, Group B | 1 November 2021 | Prague (CZE) | ![]() |
2–1 | Won | |
2 November 2021 | Prague (CZE) | ![]() |
1–2 | Lost | ||
2022 | Finals Qualifying Round | 15–16 April 2022 | Antalya (TUR) | ![]() |
Walkover | Won |
Finals, Group B | 9 November 2022 | Glasgow (SCO) | ![]() |
1–2 | Lost | |
10 November 2022 | ![]() |
0–3 | Lost | |||
2023 | Finals qualifying round | 14–15 April 2023 | Vancouver (CAN) | ![]() |
2–3 | Lost |
Play-offs | 10–12 November 2023 | Charleroi (BEL) | ![]() |
Famous players
Coaches
No. | Name | Coach From | Coach Until |
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1 | Steven Martens | 1994 | 1998 |
2 | Ivo Van Aken | 1999 | 2004 |
3 | Carl Maes | 2005 | 2007 |
4 | Sabine Appelmans | 2007 | 2011 |
5 | Ann Devries | 2011 | 2016 |
6 | Dominique Monami | 2017 | 2018 |
7 | Ivo Van Aken | 2018 | 2018 |
8 | Johan Van Herck | 2018 | present |
Team statistics
- Longest rubber: 3 hrs 35 mins – Els Callens defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain
- Longest tie-break: 24 Points, 13/11 – Jennifer Capriati of the United States defeated Sandra Wasserman
- Most games in a rubber: 42 Games, 6–7(4) 7–6(8) 9–7 – Meghann Shaughnessy of the United States defeated Kirsten Flipkens
- Oldest player: Christiane Mercelis – 37 years 232 days (1969)
- Youngest player: Tamaryn Hendler – 14 years 252 days (2007)
See also
External links
- Team page on BillieJeanKingCup.com, the official website of the Billie Jean King Cup
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