Russia | |
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Captain | Igor Andreev |
ITF ranking | 38 (15 November 2023) (suspended) |
Colors | red & white |
First year | 1968 |
Years played | 43 |
Ties played (W–L) | 137 (92–44) |
Years in World Group | 33 (52–28) |
Titles | 5 (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2021) |
Runners-up | 7 (1988, 1990, 1999, 2001 2011, 2013, 2015) |
Most total wins | Larisa Savchenko (40–11) |
Most singles wins | Elena Dementieva (22–5) |
Most doubles wins | Larisa Savchenko (23–3) |
Best doubles team | Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva (12–1) |
Most ties played | Larisa Savchenko (32) |
Most years played | Elena Vesnina (11) |
The Russia women's national tennis team represented Russia in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Russian Tennis Federation. They compete in the World Group. Following the 2020 ban of Russia by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), it competed and won the 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup under the RTF flag and name.[1] After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Tennis Federation suspended Russia from Billie Jean King Cup competitions.[2]