The Japan women's national tennis team represents Japan in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Japan Tennis Association. Most recently, in 2024, they qualified for the finals by beating Kazakhstan in April, and then reached the quarter-finals of the competition with a win over Romania in November.

History

Japan competed in its first Federation Cup in 1964, the second year of the competition after it was launched in 1963. This inaugural team consisted of Kazuko Kuromatsu, Reiko Miyagi, and Yohko Obata. They achieved their best result by reaching the semifinals in 1996.

Current Players

Most recent squad

Team representing Japan in 2024 Billie Jean King Cup finals
Name Born First Tie Last Tie Ties Win/Loss
Year Opponent Sin Dou Tot
Shuko Aoyama (1987-12-19) 19 December 1987 (age 37) 2013 2024  Italy 31 0–0 25–6 25–6
Nao Hibino (1994-11-28) 28 November 1994 (age 30) 2016 2024  Romania 13 9–7 0–0 9–7
Eri Hozumi (1994-02-17) 17 February 1994 (age 30) 2015 2024  Italy 18 3–1 15–3 18–4
Ena Shibahara (1998-02-12) 12 February 1998 (age 27) 2021 2024  Italy 11 2–0 8–1 10–1
Moyuka Uchijima (2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 (age 23) 2022 2024  Italy 9 6–4 0–0 6–4

Other recent players

The following players have been in team squads in the last two years
Name Born First Tie Last Tie Ties Win/Loss
Year Opponent Sin Dou Tot
Misaki Doi (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 (age 33) 2011 2022  Ukraine 20 10–10 1–2 11–12
Mai Hontama (1999-08-30) 30 August 1999 (age 25) 2022 2023  Colombia 9 8–2 0–0 8–2
Yuki Naito (2001-02-16) 16 February 2001 (age 23) 2021 2022  China 4 2–3 0–0 2–3
Naomi Osaka (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 (age 27) 2017 2024  Kazakhstan 7 6–2 0–0 6–2
Himeno Sakatsume (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001 (age 23) 2023 2023  China 2 2–0 0–0 2–0

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 India 3–0 Won
Group I,Asia/Oceania, Pool B Round Robin, 1st round 9 February Astana, Kazakhstan Philippines Philippines 3–0 Won
Group I,Asia/Oceania, Pool B Round Robin, 1st round 10 February Astana, Kazakhstan China 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[1]  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
2020-21 Qualifying Round 7-8 February 2020 Centro de Tenis la Manga Club, Cartagena, Spain  Spain 1–3 Loss
Playoffs 16-17 April 2021 Elite Tennis Club, Chornomorsk, Ukraine  Ukraine 0–4 Loss
2022 Asia/Oceania Group I Round Robin 12 April Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey  India 3–0 Won
Asia/Oceania Group I Round Robin 13 April Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey  Indonesia 3–0 Won
Asia/Oceania Group I Round Robin 14 April Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey  New Zealand 3–0 Won
Asia/Oceania Group I Round Robin 15 April Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey  South Korea 2–1 Won
Asia/Oceania Group I Round Robin 16 April Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey  China 2–1 Won
Play-offs 11-12 November Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan  Ukraine 1–3 Loss
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

References

  1. ^ "JTA_PR_Team". Japan Tennis Association Twitter Account (Japanese). Retrieved 2018-02-15.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Billie_Jean_King_Cup_team
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