Belarus Fed Cup team
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The Belarus Fed Cup team represents Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

 in Fed Cup
Fed Cup
Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...

 tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 competition and are governed by the Belarus Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.

History

Belarus competed in its first Fed Cup in 1994
1994 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1994 Federation Cup was the 32nd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 73 nations participated in the tournament. The World Group was held at the Walstadion Tennis Club in Frankfurt, Germany, from 18-24 July...

. Their best result was reaching World Group II in 1999
1999 Fed Cup
The 1999 Fed Cup was the 37th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 95 nations participated in the tournament...

. Prior to 1993, Belarusian players competed for the Soviet Union.

Current Memebers

  • Victoria Azarenka
    Victoria Azarenka
    Victoria Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player. Her career high and current ranking is world no. 3, which she first achieved on 12 September 2011. She became the highest-ranked Belarusian player ever, surpassing Natasha Zvereva by two spots....

    , (WTA #3, Doubles #12)
  • Olga Govortsova
    Olga Govortsova
    Olga Govortsova is a professional Belarusian tennis player. As of May 10, 2010 her highest singles ranking on the WTA is World Number 35, which she achieved on June 23, 2008.-Career:...

    , (WTA #131, Doubles #46)
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