The Belarus women's national tennis team represented Belarus in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Belarus Tennis Association. They compete in the World Group. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Tennis Federation suspended Russia and Belarus from Billie Jean King Cup competitions.

History

1994–2010: Early years Prior to 1993, Belarusian players competed for the Soviet Union. Belarus competed in its first Fed Cup as an independent nation in 1994, when they achieved their best result by reaching the World Group 1st Round. For the next three years, the team competed in Europe/Africa Zonal Group I. In 1999, Belarus defeated Venezuela to reach World Group II. After spending one year at that level, the team was relegated to Europe/Africa Zonal Group I once again.

Belarus spent another four years at the Europe Arica Zonal Group I before reaching a World Group Play-off in 2004, where they lost to Slovakia in what was their last opportunity for promotion from the zonal level until 2011.

2011–2017: Resurgence and World Group Final With the help of four players ranked in the WTA top-200 at the end of 2010, Belarus defeated Estonia to return to World Group II, before immediately suffering back-to-back losses to the United States and Switzerland and being once again relegated to Europe/Africa Zonal Group I play. After several years competing at that level, the team was promoted to World Group II by defeating Japan in 2015.

Belarus defeated Canada in their 2016 World Group II tie. This victory secured a spot in the 2016 World Group play-offs, where they upset Russia 3–2. Belarus competed in the 2017 Fed Cup World Group, where they scored upsets against Netherlands in the quarterfinals and Switzerland in the semifinals. Belarus hosted the 2017 Fed Cup Final against the United States, which they lost 3–2.

2022: Suspension After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Tennis Federation suspended Russia and Belarus from Billie Jean King Cup competitions.

Current team Most recent year-end rankings are used.

NameBornFirstLastTiesWin/LossRanksYearTie200520192117–56–223–75018200820173120–106–326–131871722013201960–13–23–311259120162020910–61–411–10135201220202217–116–323–146845

Players + KeyStill active for the national teamStill playing active tennis

PlayerW-L(Total)W-L(Singles)W-L(Doubles)TiesCareerYears * –7 –5 –2 21 2005– 8 –17 –3 –4 35 1996–2003 8 –1 –1 –0 3 2008 1 –6 –6 –0 10 2005–2010 4 –0 –0 –0 1 1996 1 –13 –10 –3 31 2008– 9 –11 –7 –4 16 1994–1997 4 * –4 –2 –2 7 2013– 5 –4 –3 –1 12 2004–2012 11 * –2 –1 –1 7 2015– 3 * –1 –0 –1 4 2012 1 * –3 –1 –2 6 2013– 3 –1 –0 –1 4 2007 1 –9 –5 –4 19 1998–2003 6 –15 –8 –7 45 1997–2009 15 * –10 –6 –4 9 2016– 5 * –15 –11 –4 22 2012– 9 * –1 –0 –1 3 2014 1 –4 –0 –4 4 1994–1995 2 –1 –1 –0 4 2004 1 –13 –11 –2 17 2004–2012 5 –1 –0 –1 1 2001 1 –4 –0 –4 4 1994–1995 2 –11 –7 –4 32 1994–2002 7

Captains

Simon Kagan (1994) Marat Zverev (1995–1998) Natalia Zvereva (1999) Igor Tikhonko (2000) Anatoli Yakauleu (2001–2002) Simon Kagan (2003) Yuri Scherbakou (2004) Dmitri Tatur (2005–2008) Natalia Zvereva (2009) Vladimir Voltchkov (2010) Sergei Teterin (2011) Alexander Skrypko (2012) Tatiana Poutchek (2013–2015) Eduard Dubrou (2016–2018) Tatiana Poutchek (2018–present)

Results

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2020-present Tournament20202021202220232024W–LBillie Jean King CupFinalsGSAAA0–2Qualifying roundWNHAAA1–0Play-offsAAAA0–0Europe/Africa Group IANHAAA0–0Win–loss1–00–20–00–00–072–33 Year End RankingN/A6N/AN/AN/A

By decade Here is the list of all match-ups since 1994, when Belarus started competing as a separate nation.

1994–1999 Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result 1994 Europe/Africa Zone, Group G, Round Robin 19 April Bad Waltersdorf (AUT) 3–0 Won 20 April 2–1 Won Europe/Africa Zone, Semifinal 22 April 2–1 Won Europe/Africa Zone, Final 23 April 2–1 Won World Group, 1st Round 18–19 July Frankfurt (GER) 1–2 Lost 1995 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/C, Round Robin 17 April Murcia (ESP) 2–1 Won 18 April 2–1 Won 19 April 2–1 Won Europe/Africa Zone, Semifinal 20 April 2–1 Won Europe/Africa Zone, Final 21 April 0–3 Lost 1996 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/A, Round Robin 22 April Murcia (ESP) 2–1 Won 23 April 0–3 Lost 24 April 2–1 Won Europe/Africa Zone, Semifinal 25 April 3–0 Won Europe/Africa Zone, Final 26 April 1–2 Lost 1997 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/C, Round Robin 22 April Bari (ITA) 3–0 Won 23 April 3–0 Won 24 April 2–1 Won Europe/Africa Zone, Semifinal 25 April 2–1 Won Europe/Africa Zone, Final 26 April 0–3 Lost 1998 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/A, Round Robin 14 April Murcia (ESP) 3–0 Won 15 April 2–1 Won 16 April 2–1 Won Europe/Africa Zone, Semifinal 17 April 2–1 Won Europe/Africa Zone, Final 18 April 2–0 Won World Group II, Play-off 25–26 July Minsk (BLR) 4–1 Won 1999 World Group II, first round 17–18 April Minsk (BLR) 1–4 Lost World Group II, Play-off Group A, Round Robin 21 July Amsterdam (NED) 3–0 Won 22 July 0–3 Lost 23 July 2–0 Won

2000–2009 Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result 2000 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/A, Round Robin 15 May Murcia (ESP) 3–0 Won 16 May 3–0 Won 17 May 3–0 Won 18 May 2–1 Won Europe/Africa Zone, Semifinal 20 May 0–2 Lost 2001 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/A, Round Robin 24 May Murcia (ESP) 2–1 Won 25 May 0–3 Lost 26 May 2–1 Won 2002 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/B, Round Robin 24 April Antalya (TUR) 1–2 Lost 25 April 2–1 Won 26 April 1–2 Lost 2003 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/D, Round Robin 21 April Estoril (POR) 2–1 Won 23 April 3–0 Won 24 April 0–2 Lost Europe/Africa Zone, Promotional Play-Offs 26 April 1–2 Lost 2004 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/B, Round Robin 19 April Antalya (TUR) 3–0 Won 22 April 3–0 Won Europe/Africa Zone, Promotional Play-Offs 23 April 2–1 Won World Group II, Play-off 10–11 July Bratislava (SVK) 0–4 Lost 2005 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/D, Round Robin 20 April Antalya (TUR) 2–1 Won 21 April 2–1 Won 22 April 3–0 Won Europe/Africa Zone, Promotional Play-Offs 23 April 1–2 Lost 2006 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/D, Round Robin 17 April Plovdiv (BUL) 2–1 Won 18 April 1–2 Lost 19 April 2–1 Won 20 April 0–2 Lost 2007 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/B, Round Robin 18 April Plovdiv (BUL) 2–1 Won 19 April 2–1 Won 20 April 0–3 Lost Europe/Africa Zone, 5th to 8th play-offs 21 April 2–1 Won 2008 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/C, Round Robin 30 January Budapest (HUN) 3–0 Won 31 January 3–0 Won 1 February 1–2 Lost Europe/Africa Zone, 5th to 8th play-offs 2 February 0–2 Lost 2009 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/C, Round Robin 4 February Tallinn (EST) 2–1 Won 5 February 3–0 Won 6 February 3–0 Won Europe/Africa Zone, Promotional Play-off 7 February 0–2 Lost

2010–2021 Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result 2010 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/D, Round Robin 3 February Lisbon (POR) 1–2 Lost 4 February 3–0 Won 5 February 1–2 Lost Europe/Africa Zone, 9th to 12th play-offs 6 February 2–1 Won 2011 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/C, Round Robin 2 February Eilat (ISR) 3–0 Won 3 February 3–0 Won 4 February 3–0 Won Europe/Africa Zone, Promotional Play-off 5 February 2–0 Won World Group II, Play-off 16–17 April Minsk (BLR) 5–0 Won 2012 World Group II, First round 4–5 February Worcester (USA) 0–5 Lost World Group II, Play-off 21–22 April 1–4 Lost 2013 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/A, Round robin 6 February Eilat (ISR) 3–0 Won 7 February 2–1 Won 8 February 0–3 Lost Europe/Africa Zone, 5th to 8th play-offs 10 February 0–2 Lost 2014 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/D, Round robin 4 February Budapest (HUN) 3–0 Won 6 February 3–0 Won 7 February 2–1 Won Europe/Africa Zone, Promotional play-off 9 February 0–2 Lost 2015 Europe/Africa Zone, Group I/A, Round robin 4 February Budapest (HUN) 3–0 Won 5 February 3–0 Won 6 February 2–1 Won Europe/Africa Zone, Promotional play-off 7 February 2–0 Won World Group II, Play-off 18–19 April Tokyo (JPN) 3–2 Won 2016 World Group II, 1st Round 6–7 February Quebec City (Canada) 3–2 Won World Group, Play-off 16–17 April Moscow (RUS) 3–2 Won 2017 World Group, 1st Round 11–12 February Minsk (BLR) 4–1 Won World Group, Semi-Finals 22–23 April Minsk (BLR) 3–2WonWorld Group, Final11–12 November Minsk (BLR) 2–3Lost 2018 World Group, 1st Round 10–11 February Minsk (BLR) 2–3Lost World Group, Play-off 21–22 April Minsk (BLR) 3–2Won 2019 World Group, 1st Round 9–10 February Braunschweig (GER) 4–0Won World Group, Semi-Finals 20–21 April Brisbane (AUS) 2–3Lost 2020–21 Qualifying round 7–8 February 2020 The Hague (NED) 3–2 Won Finals, Group stage 1 November 2021 Prague (CZE) 1–2Lost 4 November 2021 1–2Lost

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