Zimbabwe Fed Cup team
Encyclopedia
The Zimbabwe Fed Cup team represents Zimbabwe
in Fed Cup
tennis
competition and are governed by Tennis Zimbabwe. They have not competed since 1996
.
, as Rhodesia
. Their best result was reaching the round of 16 in their debut year.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
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 Tennis Zimbabwe. They have not competed since 1996
1996 Fed Cup
The 1996 Fed Cup was the 34th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 8 teams competed in the World Group and 87 nations competed in total...
.
History
Zimbabwe competed in its first Fed Cup in 19661966 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1966 Federation Cup was the 4th edition of what is now known as the Fed Cup. 21 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at the Turin Press Sporting Club in Turin, Italy, from 10–16 May...
, as Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Rhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...
. Their best result was reaching the round of 16 in their debut year.