The Japan national team in the Federation Cup ( Jap. フ ェ ド カ プ プ 代表 代表 ) is the national women's national team of Japan in the Federation Cup , the main professional women's tennis tournament at the level of national teams. Semifinalist of the 1996 Cup .
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| Captain | Toshihisa Tsuchihashi | |
| ITF Rating | 28 | |
| Colors | red white | |
| Debut | 1964 | |
| Years in the tournament | 49 | |
| Meetings played (W-P) | 149 (87–62) | |
| Best result | 1/2 finals (1996) | |
| Most wins | Kazuko Savamatsu (44) | |
| Most Wins (Singles) | Kazuko Savamatsu (25) | |
| Most wins (doubles) | Kazuko Savamatsu U19 | |
| The best couple | Kayoko Fukuoka / Kazuko Savamatsu (9) | |
| Most played meetings | Kazuko Savamatsu (30) | |
| The greatest number of years in a tournament | Ai Sugiyama (12) | |
History
The Japanese team has been participating in the Federation Cup since 1964 - the second year of this tournament. After losing in the first round in 1964 and 1965, the Japanese national team stopped participating in the Federation Cup for four years, returning there only in 1970. From that moment, the Japanese team spent most of the time either in the top division of the competition - the World Group, or in the direct struggle for participation in it. Over the 70s, Japanese women won the World Group qualification tournament several times (in 1970, 1972, 1974, and 1975), repeating this result again in 1984.
In 1996, the Japanese team achieved the best result in their history when they reached the semifinals of the World Group after defeating the German team . This was the first year of the World Group in a format designed for only 8 teams, and to get to the semifinals it was enough to win one meeting, which was done by Kimiko Date , Ai Sugiyama and Kyoko Nagatsuka , beating opponents from Germany with a total score of 3: 2 ( Date won both singles matches, including against Steffi Graf , and Sugiyama and Nagatsuka decisive doubles; the fourth member of the national team, Naoko Savamatsu , lost both their meetings to Graf and Anke Huber ). The very next year, however, having lost to French women and Americans , the Japanese team left the World Group, and in 1999 flew out of the Second World Group.
In 2004, the Japanese team was returned to the World Group, Sinobu Asago and Ai Sugiyama, ensuring her early victory over the teams of Thailand and Sweden. The Japanese remained in the World Group (or in the II World Group) until 2009, when they again dropped out in the I Asian-Pacific Group after the defeats from Serbia and Poland . In 2011, Ayumi Morita with Misaki Doi again returned her team to the Second World Group, and a year later with Kimiko Date-Krumm - and to the top division, where, however, the Japanese did not manage to stay, although they were close to winning in the first round against future finalists - the Russian team after two victories by Morita, “showing her best tennis” [1] , over Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina .
Highscores and stats
The Japanese national team is a co-author of record figures for the Federation Cup in terms of criteria such as the number of games in a match (162), a game (54) and a set (32). These records were set in the 1997 World Group match against France .
- Seasons in the Federation Cup - 49 (since 1964)
- Of these, 34 (15–34) in the World Group
- The longest series of victories is 7 ( 2011 - 2012 , including victories over teams from Taiwan, Kazakhstan , South Korea, Uzbekistan , Argentina , Slovenia and Belgium and exit from the 1st Asian-Pacific group to the World Group)
- The biggest victory - 5: 0 in games, 10: 1 in sets, 64:34 in games ( Japan - Austria , 2006)
- The longest match is 9 hours 21 minutes ( Japan - Belarus 2: 3, 2015 )
- The most games in a match - 162 ( Japan - France 1: 4, 1997)
- The longest game is 3 hours 39 minutes ( Maria Yrigoyen - Kurumi Nara 6-7 7 6-4 6-4, 2014 )
- The largest number of games in the game is 54 ( Naoko Savamatsu - Natalie Tozia 5-7 6-4 15-17, 1997)
- The largest number of games in the set is 32 ( Naoko Savamatsu - Natalie Tozia 5-7 6-4 15-17 , 1997)
- The greatest number of seasons in the team - 12 ( Ai Sugiyama )
- Most matches - 30 ( Kazuko Savamatsu )
- The greatest number of games - 54 (Kazuko Savamatsu, 44-10)
- The greatest number of victories - 44 (Kazuko Savamatsu, 44-10)
- In singles - 25 (Kazuko Savamatsu, 25-5)
- Doubles - 19 (Kazuko Savamatsu, 19-5)
- In one pair - 9 (Kazuko Savamatsu / Kayoko Fukuoka , 9-2)
- The youngest player - 15 years 257 days ( Naoko Savamatsu , December 4, 1988)
- The oldest player is 42 years 135 days ( Kimiko Date-Krumm , February 9, 2013)
Current squad (2016)
- Shuko Aoyama
- Kurumi Nara
- Nao Khibino
- Eri Hozumi
Captain - Toshihisa Tsuchihashi
Recent Matches
| date | Level | Location | Coating | Composition | Rivals | Score |
| February 6, 2016 | Zone Asia / Oceania, Group I, playoffs | Hua Ning , Thailand | Hard | S. Aoyama , K. Nara , N. Khibino , E. Khodzumi | Taiwan | 1: 2 |
| February 5, 2016 | Zone Asia / Oceania, Group I, Subgroup A | Hua Ning , Thailand | Hard | S. Aoyama , N. Khibino , E. Khodzumi | Thailand | 2: 1 |
| February 4, 2016 | Zone Asia / Oceania, Group I, Subgroup A | Hua Ning , Thailand | Hard | S. Aoyama , N. Khibino , E. Khodzumi | India | 2: 1 |
| February 3, 2016 | Zone Asia / Oceania, Group I, Subgroup A | Hua Ning , Thailand | Hard | S. Aoyama , K. Nara , N. Khibino , E. Khodzumi | Uzbekistan | 1: 2 |
Notes
- ↑ Vesnina: Ayumi shows the best tennis in life . Championship.com (February 10, 2013). Date of treatment August 28, 2013. Archived on September 15, 2013.
See also
- Japan Davis Cup Tennis Team
Links
- Profile on the tournament website (eng.)
- Team page on the Japan Tennis Association website (jap.)