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Argentina Billie Jean King Cup team

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Argentina
CaptainMercedes Paz
ITF ranking24 Increase (10 February 2020)
Colorslight blue & white
First year1964
Years played52
Ties played (W–L)156 (93–63)
Years in
World Group
30 (25–26)
Best finishWorld Group SF 1986, 1993
Most total winsGabriela Sabatini (24–6)
Florencia Labat (24–17)
Most singles winsPaula Ormaechea (19–11)
Florencia Labat (19–13)
Most doubles winsMaría Irigoyen (16–6)
Best doubles teamGabriela Sabatini /
Mercedes Paz (8–0)
Most ties playedMaría Irigoyen (30)
Most years playedFlorencia Labat /
María Irigoyen (11)

The Argentina women's national tennis team represents Argentina in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Asociación Argentina de Tenis. The team's historical best results came in 1986 and 1993, when they reached the semifinals. Argentina played the last five years in the Americas Zone Group I, after being relegated losing World Group II Playoffs against Spain.[1] Argentina are currently number 24 in the ITF rankings.[2]

History

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Argentina made its Fed Cup debut in 1964 with a win against Belgium. In the 1984 edition of the Fed Cup, Gabriela Sabatini, Argentina's highest ranked singles female player up to date, made its debut. Two years later, the team made it to the semifinals of the world group where they lost against locals Czechoslovakia.[3] Argentina would not reach the semifinals again until 1993 thanks to the efforts of Florencia Labat, Patricia Tarabini and Inés Gorrochategui.[4]

Current squad (2021)

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Recent performances

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Here is the list of all match-ups since 1995, when the competition started being held in the current World Group format.

1990s

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2000s

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2010s

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2020s

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Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2020–21 Americas Zone, Group I 5 February 2020 Santiago (CHI)  Mexico 2–1 Win
6 February 2020  Chile 2–1 Win
7 February 2020  Peru 3–0 Win
Americas Zone, Group I Play-offs 8 February 2020  Colombia 2–0 Win
Play-offs 16–17 April 2021 Córdoba (ARG)  Kazakhstan 2–3 Loss
2022 Americas Zone, Group I 13 April Salinas (ECU)  Colombia 3–0 Win
14 April  Brazil 1–2 Loss
15 April  Guatemala 3–0 Win
Americas Zone, Group I Play-offs 16 April  Mexico 2–0 Win
Play-offs 11–12 November San Miguel de Tucumán (ARG)  Brazil 1–3 Loss
2023 Americas Zone, Group I 11 April Cúcuta (COL)  Guatemala 3–0 Win
12 April  Bolivia 3–0 Win
13 April  Chile 3–0 Win
14 April  Peru 2–1 Win
15 April  Colombia 3–0 Win
Play-offs 10–11 November Bratislava (SVK)  Slovakia 1–3 Loss
2024 Americas Zone, Group I 9 April Bogotá (COL)  Peru 2–1 Win
10 April  Ecuador 3–0 Win
11 April  Venezuela 3–0 Win
12 April  Chile 3–0 Win
13 April  Colombia 1–2 Loss

See also

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  1. ^ [1], billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved Oct 8, 2020.
  2. ^ [2], billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved Oct 8, 2020.
  3. ^ [3], billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved Oct 8, 2020.
  4. ^ [4], billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved Oct 8, 2020.