Russia Fed Cup team
| Russia | |
|---|---|
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| Captain | Anastasia Myskina |
| ITF ranking | |
| Current ranking | 4  (14 November 2016) |
| First international | |
| 1968 | |
| World Group | |
| Appearances | 34 (59–31) |
| Best result | 4 (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008) |
| Runners-up | 7 (1988, 1990, 1999, 2001 2011, 2013, 2015) |
| Player stats | |
| Most total wins | Larisa Savchenko (65–22) |
| Most singles wins | Larisa Savchenko (29–15) |
| Most doubles wins | Larisa Savchenko (36–7) |
| Best doubles team | Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva (12–1) |
| Most ties played | Larisa Savchenko (55) |
| Most years played | Larisa Savchenko (17) |
The Russia Fed Cup team represents Russia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Russian Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the World Group.
Russia competed in its first Fed Cup in 1968, as the Soviet Union. They won the Cup in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008, and have finished as runners-up four times.
Prior to 1992, Russian players represented the Soviet Union. In 1992, eleven countries which had previously been part of the Soviet Union played as the Commonwealth of Independent States, with Evgenia Manyukova and Elena Makarova, who both played in following years for Russia, and Elena Pogorelova, who played one doubles match in the Fed Cup.
In 2008, the player staff was revised to include debut Maria Sharapova.Dinara Safina replaced Svetlana Kuznetsova, who asked Tarpishchev not to include her as she wanted to fight for the top ranking with Amelie Mauresmo.Anna Chakvetadze, Elena Vesnina and alternate Elena Likhovtseva were also announced for the first round against Israel. As a result of the 4–1 win, the distance between the top-ranked Russian team and the second-placed team Italy increased to 12,847 points.
In the semifinals against the United States, Sharapova was replaced by Kuznetsova. Captain Tarpishchev explained, that they came to an agreement to switch the two players, so that both can concentrate on their tennis schedule. Likhovtseva was removed from the alternate position. Vera Zvonareva now took participation for the next match in the Luzhniki Stadium. Team Russia defeated the Americans without the Williams sisters, Lindsay Davenport and Ashley Harkleroad, 3–2.
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