Kosovo Billie Jean King Cup team

The Kosovo Fed Cup team represents Kosovo in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Tennis Federation of Kosovo. They took part in the Fed Cup for the first time in 2016, competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group III.[2][3]

Kosovo
CaptainArben Islami
ITF ranking52[1]
Colorsyellow & blue
First year2016
Years played6
Ties played (W–L)28 (12–16)
Most total winsArlinda Rushiti (10-5)
Most singles winsArlinda Rushiti (10-5)
Most doubles winsEdita Raca (2–1)
Best doubles teamEdita Raca /
Arlinda Rushiti (2–1)
Most ties played(15) Arlinda Rushiti
Most years playedArlinda Rushiti (3)
Donika Bashota (2)
(2)
Blearta Ukëhaxhaj
(2) Vesa Gjinaj

History

On 28 March 2015, Tennis Europe granted membership to the Tennis Federation of Kosovo, which became effective in 2016.[4][5] In December 2015, the Federation announced that it would compete at the 2016 Fed Cup in the Europe/Africa Zone Group III.[2]

Kosovo would then compete two years later in the 2018 Fed Cup in the Europe/Africa Zone Group III facing in Pool B host Tunisia as well as Cyprus, Algeria and Madagascar as their opponents.[6] Kosovo were able get one win against Madagascar through set wins from Arlinda Rushiti against Iariniaina Tsantaniony and in the Doubles with Blearta Ukëhaxhaj. Kosovo finished their campaign in 8th place after losing against Iceland in the playoffs.[7]

The best result for Kosovo came at the 2019 Fed Cup in the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in Pool B where they faced Cyprus, North Macedonia as well as Algeria and Congo.[8] Kosovo won three matches in this group and only lost one match against Cyprus. Donika Bashota winning all four single matches in her campaign.[9] Arlinda Rushiti winning three single matches.[10] They impressively beat North Macedonia and Algeria both with 2-1 set wins. They finished second in the standings.[11] In the Play-offs they faced Lithuania losing against them after two single matches, securing in the end a fourth-place finish.

Players
Name Years First Ties Win/Loss
Singles Doubles Total
Donika Bashota 2 2019 8 5–3 0–2 5–5
Aja Broqi 1 2021 2 – 0–2 0–2
Vesa Gjinaj 2 2019 5 – 0–5 0–5
Anduena Latifi 1 2016 1 0–0 0–1 0–1
Adrijana Lekaj 1 2021 3 1–2 0–1 1–3
Liridona Murati 1 2018 4 0–3 0–2 0–5
Fiona Polloshka 1 2016 1 0–0 0–1 0–1
Edita Raca 1 2016 5 1–4 2–1 3–5
Arlinda Rushiti 3 2016 15 10–5 3–8 13–13
Blearta Ukëhaxhaj 2 2018 7 0–2 1–5 1–7

Matches
Year Competition Date Surface Location Opponent Score Result
2016 Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool D 11 April clay Ulcinj, Montenegro  Montenegro 0 : 3 Lost
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool D 13 April clay Ulcinj, Montenegro  Norway 0 : 3 Lost
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool D 14 April clay Ulcinj, Montenegro  Morocco 1 : 2 Lost
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool D 15 April clay Ulcinj, Montenegro  Mozambique 3 : 0 Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Play-offs 16 April clay Ulcinj, Montenegro  Iceland 2 : 1 Won
Year Competition Date Surface Location Opponent Score Result
2018 Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool B 16 April hard Tunis, Tunesia  Madagascar 1 : 2 Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool B 17 April hard Tunis, Tunesia  Tunisia 3 : 0 Lost
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool B 18 April hard Tunis, Tunesia  Cyprus 2 : 1 Lost
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool B 19 April hard Tunis, Tunesia  Algeria 2 : 1 Lost
Year Competition Date Surface Location Opponent Score Result
2019 Europe/Africa Zone Group III 15 April Hard (indoor) Helsinki, Finland  Cyprus 2 : 1 Lost
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool B 16 April Hard (indoor) Helsinki, Finland  North Macedonia 1 : 2 Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool B 17 April Hard (indoor) Helsinki, Finland  Algeria 1 : 2 Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Pool B 18 April Hard (indoor) Helsinki, Finland  Congo 1 : 2 Won
Europe/Africa Zone Group III Play-offs 20 April Hard (indoor) Helsinki, Finland  Lithuania 2 : 0 Loss
Year Competition Date Surface Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Pool C 16 June Hard (i) SEB Arena, Vilnius (LTU)  Nigeria 0:3 Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Pool C 17 June Hard (i) SEB Arena, Vilnius (LTU)  Lithuania 3-0 Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group III, 13th place play-off 19 June Hard (i) SEB Arena, Vilnius (LTU)  Zimbabwe 2-1 Win

See also

References
  1. "Current rankings". billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. "Kosovo team attends Davis Cup qualifications". www.mfa-ks.net. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  3. "2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III". www.fedcup.com. ITF. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. "Kosovo becomes 50th member of Tennis Europe". tenniseurope.org. Tennis Europe. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. "Kosovo granted Tennis Europe membership at AGM". itftennis.com. ITF. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  6. "Billie Jean King Cup- Draws & Results".
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