Sri Lanka Billie Jean King Cup team
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Captain | Guyanga Weerasekera [1] |
ITF ranking | 76 (16 November 2015) |
Colors | yellow & blue |
First year | 1990 |
Years played | 14 |
Ties played (W–L) | 52 (18–34) |
Best finish | Zonal Group II RR |
Most total wins | Lihini Weerasuriya (12–12) |
Most singles wins | Lihini Weerasuriya (8–7) |
Most doubles wins | Medhira Samarasinghe (5–2) |
Best doubles team |
Amreetha Muttiah
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Medhira Samarasinghe (4–2) |
Most ties played | Lihini Weerasuriya (15) |
Most years played | Lihini Weerasuriya (5) |
The Sri Lanka Fed Cup team represents Sri Lanka in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Sri Lanka Tennis Association . They have not competed since 2001 with the exception of the 2008 tournament . [2]
History
Sri Lanka competed in its first Fed Cup in 1990 . Their best result was reaching the final qualifying round in 1992 and 1993 . In 2007 , Sri Lanka were scheduled to compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in Christchurch , New Zealand, but, together with Syria , withdrew because of a terrorist threat. [3] After competing in 2008, Sri Lanka were listed for the 2009 Asia/Oceania Zone Group II , but did not take part. [4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Team Nominations" . Billie Jean King Cup . 15 June 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023 . Retrieved 9 July 2023 .
- ↑ "Sri Lankan team in high spirits" . The Sunday Leader - Volume 14 No. 32 - Sports . Leader Publications. 27 January 2008 . Retrieved 3 June 2011 .
- ↑ Jayawardhana, Walter (30 December 2010). "Sri Lankan tennis players forced to withdraw due to terrorist threat - New Zealand" . MOD News . Ministry of Defence - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011 . Retrieved 3 June 2011 .
- ↑ "Perth to host Fed Cup tennis" . Perth Now . The Sunday Times. 1 October 2008. Archived from the original on 14 November 2011 . Retrieved 3 June 2011 .
External links
- Team page on BillieJeanKingCup.com, the official website of the Billie Jean King Cup
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