| Canada | |
|---|---|
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| Captain | Heidi El Tabakh |
| ITF ranking | 1 (November 15, 2023) |
| Highest ITF ranking | 1 (November 15, 2023) |
| Colors | Red & White |
| First year | 1963 |
| Years played | 55 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 170 (101–69) |
| Years in World Group | 22 (13–20) |
| Titles | 1 (2023) |
| Most total wins | Aleksandra Wozniak (40–12) |
| Most singles wins | Aleksandra Wozniak (32–11) |
| Most doubles wins | Sonya Jeyaseelan (17–2) |
| Best doubles team | Sonya Jeyaseelan / Rene Simpson (6–1) Sharon Fichman / Marie-Ève Pelletier (6–3) |
| Most ties played | Aleksandra Wozniak (36) |
| Most years played | Jill Hetherington (14) |
TheCanada women's national tennisteam represents Canada in theBillie Jean King Cup (previously known as the Federation Cup and the Fed Cup)tennis competition since 1963. They are overseen byTennis Canada, the governing body of tennis in Canada.
Canada is the reigning Billie Jean King Cup champion, winning the tournament in2023. They also reached the semifinals in 1988, and the quarterfinals on four occasions in 1964, 1967, 1987 and 2015. They have only missed one competition since the inaugural edition in 1963.[1]
Canada played its first tie in 1963 when the team ofAnn Barclay andLouise Brown was defeated 0–3 byGreat Britain in World Group first round.[2] Canada and its team of Benita Senn,Vicki Berner and Louise Brown reached the World Group quarterfinals in 1964 with a 2–1 victory overSweden in the second round, but was defeated 0–3 the next round byAustralia.[3][4] In 1967, Canada made it again to the World Group quarterfinals after beatingSwitzerland 2–1 in the opening round, but was defeated this time 0–3 byGermany. Team members wereSusan Butt, Vicki Berner and Faye Urban.[5][6]
In 1987, Canada reached the third World Group quarterfinal of its history. The team ofHelen Kelesi,Carling Bassett-Seguso andJill Hetherington defeatedNetherlands 3–0 in the first round and theSoviet Union 2–1 in the second round.[7][8] They were however eliminated 1–2 byCzechoslovakia.[9] Canada had its better run to date whenRene Simpson, Helen Kelesi and Jill Hetherington helped the country reach the World Group semifinals in 1988. Canada beatSouth Korea 2–1 andFinland 3–0 in the first and second rounds respectively, and thenSweden 3–0 in the quarterfinals.[10][11][12] Their run was ended byCzechoslovakia with a score of 0–3.[13]
In 1995, Canada had its second best result with the new World Group format when they made it to the World Group I playoffs after beatingItaly 3–2 in the World Group II first round.[14] The squad ofJana Nejedly,Patricia Hy-Boulais, Jill Hetherington and Rene Simpson were then defeated 0–5 byJapan.[15]
In 2006, Canada earned its spot back in the World Group II when team membersAleksandra Wozniak,Stéphanie Dubois andMarie-Ève Pelletier beatArgentina 3–2 in the World Group II playoffs.[16] They were eliminated in the first round the next year byIsrael 2–3.[17] Canada was not able to secure its place in the World Group II for the second straight year as the team was eliminated by Argentina in the World Group II playoffs later that year.[18]
In 2010, Canada (team members were Aleksandra Wozniak, Marie-Ève Pelletier,Valérie Tétreault andSharon Fichman) won the World Group II playoff over Argentina by the convincing score of 5–0 and regained the World Group II.[19]
In the World Group II first round in 2011,Rebecca Marino won the opening match overAleksandra Krunić and Aleksandra Wozniak lost the second one toBojana Jovanovski. The next day, Marino lost the third rubber to Jovanovski, but Wozniak tied the meeting thanks to a win overAna Jovanović. Canada's doubles team of Sharon Fichman and Marie-Ève Pelletier was however eliminated by Jovanovski and Krunić to give the win 3–2 toSerbia.[20] Canada then had to play a playoff to stay in the World Group II for the second straight year, but lost a close tie toSlovenia 2–3.[21]
In 2013, Canada was promoted to the World Group II for the first time since 2011 when the team ofEugenie Bouchard,Gabriela Dabrowski, Sharon Fichman and Stéphanie Dubois beatUkraine 3–2 in the World Group II playoffs.[22]
In the first round of the World Group II in 2014, Wozniak won the first rubber overVesna Dolonc. Bouchard then gave Canada a 2–0 lead after the first day when she beatJovana Jakšić. In the third rubber the next day, Bouchard defeated Dolonc and secured the victory for Canada. Canadians Dabrowski and Fichman lost the doubles match to Jakšić andStojanović to end the tie with a 3–1 score in favour of Canada.[23] Canada next played a World Group I playoff in April againstSlovakia, the first time since 2004. The first day, Wozniak upset No. 52Jana Čepelová and Bouchard won her match overKristína Kučová to end day one with a 2–0 lead for Canada. Bouchard then won her next match the following day over Čepelová to clinch the tie for the host country with an insurmountable 3–0 lead. The win means Canada has its place in the World Group I next year, the first time ever for the country since the introduction of the new World Group format in 1995. SlovaksJanette Husárová andAnna Karolína Schmiedlová beat the Canadian duo of Dabrowski and Fichman to close the meeting with a 3–1 score for Canada.[24]
Canada played their 2015 World Group first round against the reigning champions and number one seed theCzech Republic at home. The team, without its two best players Bouchard and Wozniak in its ranks, lost the four matches of the meeting.[25] Canada had to hostRomania in a World Group playoff in April to stay in the World Group for the next year.Françoise Abanda surprised No. 33Irina-Camelia Begu in the first match, her first Fed Cup win, but Bouchard was upset byAlexandra Dulgheru in the second to end day one in a 1–1 tie. Bouchard and Abanda both lost their matches the next day (toMitu and Dulgheru respectively) to give the win to Romania. Dabrowski and Fichman defeated the Romanian doubles team of Mitu andOlaru to end the meeting with a 3–2 score in favour of Romania.[26]
Canada next played a World Group II first round tie at home againstBelarus in February 2016, but lost the meeting by a score of 2–3.[27] Canada then played a playoff in April 2016 to secure its place in the World Group II for the next year, but lost a fourth tie in a row with a score of 3–2 forSlovakia. They were relegated in the Americas Zone Group I for 2017, the first time since 2013.[28]
In February 2017, the team ofBianca Andreescu,Charlotte Robillard-Millette,Katherine Sebov andCarol Zhao defeated respectivelyVenezuela,Bolivia andParaguay in the Round Robin, andChile in the promotional playoff.[29] Canada next played in April 2017 at theWorld Group II play-offs againstKazakhstan. Françoise Abanda won her two singles matches over world No. 51Yaroslava Shvedova and world No. 31Yulia Putintseva. 16-year-old Bianca Andreescu lost her first rubber to Putintseva but defeated Shvedova in the second. The doubles team of Gabriela Dabrowski and Katherine Sebov lost the final rubber toKamila Kerimbayeva andGalina Voskoboeva. Canada won the tie 3-2 and will be back in the World Group II in 2018.[30]
In 2018, the team of Bianca Andreescu, Gabriela Dabrowski, Katherine Sebov and Carol Zhao lost in the first round of the World Group II first round toRomania by the score of 1-3. Zhao and Andreescu lost the two singles matches the first day, respectively toSorana Cîrstea andIrina-Camelia Begu. The second day, Sebov was defeated by Begu and Canada's doubles team of Dabrowski and Zhao won overAna Bogdan andRaluca Olaru.[31] In theWorld Group II play-offs, Andreescu lost the first rubber in three sets to world No. 40Lesia Tsurenko and Bouchard won her two singles matches overKateryna Bondarenko and Tsurenko. Dabrowski lost the fourth singles match to Bondarenko, sending the tie to a decisive doubles match. The team of Andreescu and Dabrowski won over Bondarenko andOlga Savchuk to secure Canada's place in the World Group II for a second straight year.[32]
‘‘Rankings as of April 14, 2025’’
| Name | Born | First | Last | Ties | Win/Loss | Rankings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Tie | Sin | Dou | Tot | Sin | Dou | ||||
| Rebecca Marino | (1990-12-16)December 16, 1990 | 2011 | 2025 |  Japan | 14 | 5–8 | 2–2 | 7–10 | 107 | — |
| Marina Stakusic | (2004-11-27)November 27, 2004 | 2023 | 2025 | Japan | 3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 126 | — |
| Victoria Mboko | (2006-07-18)July 18, 2006 | 2025 | 2025 | Japan | 1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 156 | — |
| Kayla Cross | (2004-02-19)February 19, 2004 | 2025 | 2025 | Japan | 1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 221 | 181 |
| Ariana Arseneault | (2002-06-15)June 15, 2002 | 2025 | 2025 | Japan | 1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 129 |
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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.
| Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2020–21 | Qualifying round | 7–8 Feb | Hard (i) | Biel/Bienne (SUI) |  Switzerland | 0–4 | Loss |
| Play-offs | 16–17 Apr | Hard (i) | Kraljevo (SRB) |  Serbia | 4–0 | Win | |
| Finals (Group A) | 1 Nov | Hard (i) | Prague (CZE) |  France | 2–1 | Win | |
| Finals (Group A) | 2 Nov | Hard (i) | Prague (CZE) |  Russia | 0–3 | Loss | |
| 2022 | Qualifying round | 15–16 Apr | Hard (i) | Vancouver (CAN) |  Latvia | 4–0 | Win |
| Finals (Group A) | 10 Nov | Hard (i) | Glasgow (SCO) |  Italy | 3–0 | Win | |
| Finals (Group A) | 11 Nov | Hard (i) | Glasgow (SCO) | Switzerland | 1–2 | Loss | |
| 2023 | Qualifying round | 14–15 Apr | Hard (i) | Vancouver (CAN) |  Belgium | 3–2 | Win |
| Finals (Group C) | 8 Nov | Hard (i) | Seville (ESP) |  Spain | 3–0 | Win | |
| Finals (Group C) | 9 Nov | Hard (i) | Seville (ESP) |  Poland | 3–0 | Win | |
| Finals (Semifinals) | 11 Nov | Hard (i) | Seville (ESP) |  Czech Republic | 2–1 | Win | |
| Finals (Final) | 12 Nov | Hard (i) | Seville (ESP) | Italy | 2–0 | Champion |
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