Japan Billie Jean King Cup team

Japan
Captain	Ai Sugiyama
ITF ranking	15 (15 April 2024)
Colors	Red & White
First year	1964
Years played	56
Ties played (W–L)	177 (109–68)
Years in World Group	30 (12–27)
Best finish	World Group SF (1996)
Most total wins	Kazuko Sawamatsu (44–10)
Most singles wins	Kazuko Sawamatsu (25–5)
Most doubles wins	Shuko Aoyama (25–6)
Best doubles team	Shuko Aoyama / Eri Hozumi (11–3)
Most ties played	Shuko Aoyama (31)
Most years played	Ai Sugiyama (12)

The Japan women's national tennis team represents Japan in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Japan Tennis Association. They were most recently promoted to the 2019 Fed Cup World Group II after defeating Great Britain in the 2018 World Group II Play-offs.

History

Japan competed in its first Fed Cup in 1964. They achieved their best result by reaching the semifinals in 1996.

Current team (2024)

• Shuko Aoyama (doubles)
• Nao Hibino (singles)
• Eri Hozumi (doubles)
• Naomi Osaka (singles)
• Ena Shibahara (singles / doubles)
• Moyuka Uchijima (singles)

Results

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Group I,Asia/Oceania Pool A Round Robin, 1st Round	21 April	Ariake Tennis Park and Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan	South Korea	2–1	Won
	Group I,Asia/Oceania Pool A Round Robin, 1st Round	22 April	Tokyo, Japan	New Zealand	3–0	Won
	Group I,Asia/Oceania Pool A Round Robin, 1st Round	23 April	Tokyo, Japan	China	2–0	Won
	Group I,Asia/Oceania Pool A Round Robin, 1st Round	25 April	Tokyo, Japan	Hong Kong	2–0	Won
	Group I,Asia/Oceania Play-offs	26 April	Tokyo, Japan	Thailand	3–0	Won
	World Group Play-Offs	19–20 July	Gifu, Japan	Sweden	4–1	Won
2004	World Group	24–25 April	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Argentina	2–3	Loss
	World Group Play-Offs	10–11 July	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	3–2	Won
2005	World Group II, 1st Round	23–24 April	Prague, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	2–3	Loss
	World Group II, Playoffs	9–10 July	Tokyo, Japan	Bulgaria	4–1	Won
2006	World Group II, 1st Round	22–23 April	Tokyo, Japan	Switzerland	4–1	Won
	World Group I, Playoffs	15–16 July	Tokyo, Japan	Austria	5–0	Won
2007	World Group I, 1st Round	21–22 April	Limoges, France	France	0–5	Loss
	World Group I, Playoffs	14–15 July	Toyota, Japan	Germany	2–3	Loss
2008	World Group II, 1st Round	2–3 February	Miki-shi, Japan	Croatia	4–1	Won
	World Group I, Playoffs	26–27 April	Tokyo, Japan	France	1–4	Loss
2009	World Group II, 1st Round	7–8 February	Belgrade, Serbia	Serbia	1–4	Loss
	World Group II, Playoffs	25–26 April	Gdynia, Poland	Poland	2–3	Loss
2010	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group A Round Robin, 1st Round	3 February	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	India	3–0	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group A Round Robin, 1st Round	4 February	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	New Zealand	3–0	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group A Round Robin, 1st Round	5 February	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	South Korea	3–0	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Promotional Play-off	6 February	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Chinese Taipei	2–1	Won
	World Group II, Playoff	24–25 April	Maribor, Slovenia	Slovenia	1–4	Loss
2011	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round	2 February	National Tennis Centre, Nonthaburi, Thailand	Kazakhstan	2–1	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round	3 February	Nonthaburi, Thailand	South Korea	3–0	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round	4 February	Nonthaburi, Thailand	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Promotional Play-off	5 February	Nonthaburi, Thailand	Uzbekistan	3–0	Won
	World Group II, Play-off	16–17 July	Bourbon Beans Dome, Miki, Hyogo, Japan	Argentina	4–0	Won
2012	World Group II, 1st Round	4–5 February	Bourbon Beans Dome, Miki, Hyogo, Japan	Slovenia	5–0	Won
	World Group II, Play-off	21–22 April	Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan	Belgium	4–1	Won
2013	World Group I, 1st Round	9–10 February	Olympic (Indoor) Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Russia	2–3	Loss
	World Group I, Play-off	20–21 April	Real Club de Polo, Barcelona, Spain	Spain	0–4	Loss
2014	World Group II, 1st Round	8–9 February	Pilara Tennis Club, Pilar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina	Argentina	1–3	Loss
	World Group II, Play-off	19–20 April	Maaspoort Sports and Events Arena, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Netherlands	2–3	Loss
2015	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round	4 February	Guangdong Olympic Tennis Centre, Guangzhou, China	South Korea	3–0	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round	5 February	Guangzhou, China	Hong Kong	3–0	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Group B Round Robin, 1st Round	6 February	Guangzhou, China	Uzbekistan	3–0	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Promotional Play-off	7 February	Guangzhou, China	Kazakhstan	2–0	Won
	World Group II, Play-off	18–19 April	Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan	Belarus	2–3	Loss
2016	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Pool A Round Robin, 1st round	3 February	True Arena Hua Hin, Hua Hin, Thailand	Uzbekistan	1–2	Loss
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Pool A Round Robin, 1st round	4 February	Hua Hin, Thailand	India	2–1	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Pool A Round Robin, 1st round	5 February	Hua Hin, Thailand	Thailand	2–1	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Promotional Play-off	6 February	Hua Hin, Thailand	Chinese Taipei	1–2	Loss
2017	Group I,Asia/Oceania, Pool B Round Robin, 1st round	8 February	National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan	India	3–0	Won
	Group I,Asia/Oceania, Pool B Round Robin, 1st round	9 February	Astana, Kazakhstan	Philippines	3–0	Won
	Group I,Asia/Oceania, Pool B Round Robin, 1st round	10 February	Astana, Kazakhstan	China	3–0	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Promotional Play-off	11 February	Astana, Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	1-2	Loss
2018	Group I,Asia/Oceania, Pool B Round Robin, 1st round	7 February	R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India	Thailand	3–0	Won
	Group I,Asia/Oceania, Pool B Round Robin, 1st round	8 February	New Delhi, India	South Korea	3–0	Won
	Group I,Asia/Oceania, Pool B Round Robin, 1st round	9 February	New Delhi, India	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Promotional Play-off	10 February	New Delhi, India	Kazakhstan	2–1	Won
	World Group II, Play-off	21–22 April	Bourbon Beans Dome, Miki, Hyogo, Japan	Great Britain	3–2	Won
2019	World Group II, 1st Round	9–10 February	Kitakyushu Sogo Gymnastic Hall, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan	Spain	2–3	Loss
	World Group II, Play-off	20–21 April	Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japan	Netherlands	4–0	Won
2023	Asia/Oceania Group I Round Robin	11 April	Olympic Tennis School, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	South Korea	3–0	Won
	Asia/Oceania Group I Round Robin	12 April	Olympic Tennis School, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Thailand	2–1	Won
	Asia/Oceania Group I Round Robin	13 April	Olympic Tennis School, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	3–0	Won
	Asia/Oceania Group I Round Robin	14 April	Olympic Tennis School, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	India	3–0	Won
	Asia/Oceania Group I Round Robin	15 April	Olympic Tennis School, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	China	2–0	Won
	Play-offs	10-11 November	Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan	Colombia	3–2	Won
2024	Qualifiers	12-13 April	Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan	Kazakhstan	3–1	Won
	Finals (Round 1)	14 November	Martín Carpena Arena, Malaga, Spain	Romania	2–1	Won
	Finals (Quarter Final)	16 November	Martín Carpena Arena, Malaga, Spain	Italy	1–2	Loss

See also

• Japan Davis Cup team

External links

• Team page on BillieJeanKingCup.com, the official website of the Billie Jean King Cup