Croatia Billie Jean King Cup team

The Croatia women's national tennis team represents Croatia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Croatian Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I.

Croatia
CaptainMarin Bradarić
ITF ranking24 (24 April 2017)
Colorsred & white
First year1992
Years played29
Ties played (W–L)107 (60–47)
Years in
World Group		14 (5–12)
Best finishWorld Group QF (2002)
Most total winsAna Konjuh (22–11)
Most singles winsIva Majoli (15–14)
Most doubles winsDarija Jurak (18–8)
Best doubles teamJurak & Konjuh (8–4)
Most ties playedDarija Jurak (27)
Most years playedIva Majoli (11)
Jelena Kostanić Tošić (11)

History

Prior to 1992 see Yugoslavia Fed Cup team

Croatia competed in its first Fed Cup in 1992 and qualified for the first time in World Group in 1993. They reached the Quarterfinals in 2002.

Current team

The following players were called up for the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone matches in April 2024.

Player Singles
WTA Rank		 Doubles
WTA Rank		 First year
played		 Total
Win/Loss		 Singles
Win/Loss		 Doubles
Win/Loss
Donna Vekić37225201213–73–116–8
Petra Martić59126320089–74–413–11
Antonia Ružić21081820201–51–20–1
Lea Bošković21777320183–30–03–3
Iva Primorac502767—0–00–00–0

Players
Key
Still active for the national team[nb 1]
*
 Still playing active tennis
Player W–L
(Total)		 W–L
(Singles)		 W–L
(Doubles)		 Ties Career Years
Ivana Abramović1–10–11–0120041
Sanja Ančić1–21–10–122006–20072
Ana Biškić0–20–10–1120181
Lea Bošković8–37–31–0102018–3
Lucija Ćirić Bagarić1–30–01–342023–1
Nadin Ercegović14–69–45–2161992–19954
Jana Fett *2–60–62–072019–20202
Darija Jurak19–81–018–8272003–202010
Ana Konjuh *22–1112–710–4232013–20226
Jelena Kostanić19–2012–137–7211998–201011
Dora Krstulović0–10–00–1119981
Ivana Lisjak2–50–52–042004–20073
Mirjana Lučić14–312–12–291996–19983
Tena Lukas *6–73–53–292016–20194
Iva Majoli21–1915–146–5221993–200411
Sanda Mamić2–51–41–162001–20093
Petra Marčinko7–56–31–2102022–2
Petra Martić13–119–74–4192008–6
Gorana Matić2–20–12–1419921
Matea Mezak4–41–23–262001–20064
Ani Mijačika4–52–22–372011–20122
Tereza Mrdeža5–41–34–172012–20143
Maja Murić14–61–113–5181992–19975
Silvia Njirić1–81–30–572010–20163
Nika Ožegović2–52–40–142005–20083
Maja Palaveršić6–26–20–081992–19952
Jelena Pandžić0–20–20–0220111
Iva Primorac4–01–03–042024–1
Antonia Ružić6–54–22–392020–3
Karolina Šprem9–76–53–292001–20066
Silvija Talaja12–127–55–7161993–20036
Ajla Tomljanović *4–73–31–482010–20112
Donna Vekić16–813–73–1232012–7
Ana Vrljić4–32–12–252007–20154
Tara Würth2–71–31–482020–3

Managers
Name Tenure Ties Won Lost Win % Best Result
Croatia Sabrina Goleš 1992–1993 12 10 2 83.3 1993 World Group
Croatia Branimir Horvat 1994 1 0 1 0 1994 World Group
Croatia Vjeran Friščić 1995–1999 14 9 5 64.3 1999 World Group
Croatia Saša Hiršzon 2000 3 0 3 0 2000 World Group
Croatia Goran Prpić 2001–2011 27 11 16 40.7 2002 Quarterfinals
Croatia Iva Majoli 2012–2024 46 26 20 56.5 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs
Croatia Marin Bradarić 2024–present 4 4 0 100.0 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs
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Recent performances

Here is the list of all match-ups since 1992, when Croatia started competing as a separate nation.

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s
Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2020–21 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool A 5 Feb Tallinn (EST)  Bulgaria 2–1 Win
7 Feb Tallinn (EST)  Ukraine 0–3 Loss
2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (promotional) 8 Feb Tallinn (EST)  Italy 0–2 Loss
2022 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B 11 Apr Antalya (TUR)  Sweden 3–0 Win
12 Apr Antalya (TUR)  Bulgaria 3–0 Win
13 Apr Antalya (TUR)  Slovenia 1–2 Loss
14 Apr Antalya (TUR)  Georgia 3–0 Win
15 Apr Antalya (TUR)  Austria 2–1 Win
2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs (promotional) 16 Apr Antalya (TUR)  Serbia 2–0 Win
2022 Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs 11–12 Nov Rijeka (CRO)  Germany 1–3 Loss
2023 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B 10 Apr Antalya (TUR)  Denmark 1–2 Loss
11 Apr Antalya (TUR)  Bulgaria 0–3 Loss
12 Apr Antalya (TUR)  Serbia 0–3 Loss
13 Apr Antalya (TUR)  Sweden 0–3 Loss
14 Apr Antalya (TUR)  Norway 3–0 Win
2024 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool A 9 Apr Vilnius (LTU)  Estonia 3–0 Win
10 Apr Vilnius (LTU)  North Macedonia 3–0 Win
2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs (1st to 3rd) 12 Apr Vilnius (LTU)  Egypt 3–0 Win
13 Apr Vilnius (LTU)  Lithuania 2–0 Win

Statistics

Since 1992 (Last updated: Croatia – Lithuania ; 13 April 2024)

Record
  • Champion: 0 times
  • Runner-up: 0 times
  • Lost in Semifinals: 0 times
  • Lost in Quarterfinals: 1 time
  • Lost in First Round: 6 times (including pool stage in 2000)
  • Not in World Group: 14 times
  • Total: 60–47 (56.1%)

Has never played against 20 countries which, at one point or another, played in the World Group: Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Slovakia, South Korea, Uruguay.

See also

Notes
  1. Players considered active are the ones who have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.
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