Fed Cup

The Fed Cup (until 1995 Federation Cup) is the most important tennis tournament for female national teams, very similar to the men's Davis Cup. Both events are sanctioned by the International Tennis Federation.

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The event was first held in 1963, the 50th anniversary of ITF, and has been held annually ever since.

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Arantxa S?nchez Vicario of Spain currently holds the record for the most singles and doubles wins in Fed Cup competition with 72 total victories and also holds the records for most ties played (58) and most years played (16).

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Davis Cup: The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. The largest annual team competition in sport, the Davis Cup is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. In 2005 134 nations entered teams...

International Tennis Federation: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 202 national tennis associations....

Spain: The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de Espa?a or Espa?a; Catalan: Regne d'Espanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Asturian: Reinu d'Espa?a or Espa?a) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the nor...

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