Belgium
Captain	Sabine Appelmans
ITF ranking	5
Colors	red & black
First year	1963
Years played	43
Ties played (W-L)	121 (62-59)
Fed Cup titles	1 (2001)
Runners-up	1 (2006)
Most total wins	Sabine Appelmans (32-22)
Most singles wins	Sabine Appelmans (25-13)
Most doubles wins	Els Callens (17-6)
Best doubles team	Monique van Haver/Michele Gurdal (11-9)
Most ties played	Sabine Appelmans (33)
Most years played	Sabine Appelmans (12)

The Belgian Fed Cup team has been competing in the International Tennis Federation sanctioned Fed Cup since the very beginning: 1963. It has won the competition once; in 2001. Both Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin won their singles matches to seal the first victory for Belgium against Russia in Madrid.

[edit] World Group record

• 1990 - 2nd round
• 1991 - 1st round
• 1992 - not qualified
• 1993 - not qualified
• 1994 - not qualified
• 1995 - not qualified
• 1996 - not qualified
• 1997 - Semi-final
• 1998 - 1st round
• 1999 - not qualified
• 2000 - 1st round
• 2001 - Champion
• 2002 - Quarter-final
• 2003 - Semi-final
• 2004 - Quarter-final
• 2005 - 1st round
• 2006 - Final
• 2007 - 1st round
• 2008 - not qualified

[edit] Recent Results

[edit] 2004

(W)	World Group	1st Round	Belgium		v.		Croatia	3 - 2
(L)	World Group	Quarter-final	Belgium		v.		Spain	2 - 3

[edit] 2005

(L)	World Group I	1st Round	Belgium		v.		USA	0 - 5
(W)	World Group I/Play-Off	1st Round	Belgium		v.		Argentina	3 - 2

[edit] 2006

(W)	World Group I	1st Round	Belgium		v.		Russia	3 - 2
(W)	World Group I	Semi-final	Belgium		v.		USA	4 - 1
(L)	World Group I	Final	Belgium		v.		Italy	2 - 3

[edit] 2007

(L)	World Group I	1st Round	Belgium		v.		USA	0 - 5
(L)	World Group I/Play-Off	1st Round	Belgium		v.		China	1 - 4

[edit] 2008

(L)	World Group II	1st Round	Belgium		v.		Ukraine	2 - 3
(L)	World Group II/Play-Off	1st Round	Belgium		v.		Colombia	5 - 0

[edit] Famous players

• Sabine Appelmans
• Els Callens
• Kim Clijsters
• Laurence Courtois
• Ann Devries
• Michele Gurdal
• Justine Henin(-Hardenne)
• Dominique (Van Roost-)Monami
• Monique Van Haver
• Sandra Wasserman
• Yanina Wickmayer

[edit] Coaches

• Steven Martens (1994-1998)
• Ivo Van Aken (1999-2004)
• Carl Maes (2005-2007)
• Sabine Appelmans (2007- )

[edit] Team statistics

• Longest rubber: 3 hrs 35 mins - Els Callens defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain
• Longest tie-break: 24 Points, 13/11 - Jennifer Capriati of the United States defeated Sandra Wasserman
• Most games in a rubber: 42 Games, 6-7(4) 7-6(8) 9-7 - Meghann Shaughnessy of the United States defeated Kirsten Flipkens
• Oldest player: Christiane Mercelis - 37 years 226 days
• Youngest player: Tamaryn Hendler - 14 years 252 days (2007)

[edit] See also

• Fed Cup
• Belgium Davis Cup team

[edit] External links

• Team page on FedCup.com

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