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Billie Jean King Cup
womenβs tennis
Also known as: Fed Cup, Federation Cup
Billie Jean King Cup, trophy representing the womenβs amateur team-tennis championship of the world, inaugurated in 1963 by the International Lawn Tennis Federation in observance of its 50th anniversary. The first competition, an elimination tournament involving teams of three players from 16 nations, was held at the Queenβs Club, in London. Each contest consisted of two singles and one doubles match, with the losing team being eliminated.
A chronological list of Fed Cup results is provided in the table.
| year | winner | runner-up | results |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Previously named the Federation Cup (1963β95) and the Fed Cup (1995β2020). | |||
| **Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic. | |||
| 1963 | United States | Australia | 2β1 |
| 1964 | Australia | United States | 2β1 |
| 1965 | Australia | United States | 2β1 |
| 1966 | United States | West Germany | 3β0 |
| 1967 | United States | Great Britain | 2β0 |
| 1968 | Australia | Netherlands | 3β0 |
| 1969 | United States | Australia | 2β1 |
| 1970 | Australia | West Germany | 3β0 |
| 1971 | Australia | Great Britain | 3β0 |
| 1972 | South Africa | Great Britain | 2β1 |
| 1973 | Australia | South Africa | 3β0 |
| 1974 | Australia | United States | 2β1 |
| 1975 | Czechoslovakia | Australia | 3β0 |
| 1976 | United States | Australia | 2β1 |
| 1977 | United States | Australia | 2β1 |
| 1978 | United States | Australia | 2β1 |
| 1979 | United States | Australia | 3β0 |
| 1980 | United States | Australia | 3β0 |
| 1981 | United States | Great Britain | 3β0 |
| 1982 | United States | West Germany | 3β0 |
| 1983 | Czechoslovakia | West Germany | 2β1 |
| 1984 | Czechoslovakia | Australia | 2β1 |
| 1985 | Czechoslovakia | United States | 2β1 |
| 1986 | United States | Czechoslovakia | 3β0 |
| 1987 | West Germany | United States | 2β1 |
| 1988 | Czechoslovakia | U.S.S.R. | 2β1 |
| 1989 | United States | Spain | 3β0 |
| 1990 | United States | U.S.S.R. | 2β1 |
| 1991 | Spain | United States | 2β1 |
| 1992 | Germany | Spain | 2β1 |
| 1993 | Spain | Australia | 3β0 |
| 1994 | Spain | United States | 3β0 |
| 1995 | Spain | United States | 3β2 |
| 1996 | United States | Spain | 5β0 |
| 1997 | France | Netherlands | 4β1 |
| 1998 | Spain | Switzerland | 3β2 |
| 1999 | United States | Russia | 4β1 |
| 2000 | United States | Spain | 5β0 |
| 2001 | Belgium | Russia | 2β1 |
| 2002 | Slovakia | Spain | 3β1 |
| 2003 | France | United States | 4β1 |
| 2004 | Russia | France | 3β2 |
| 2005 | Russia | France | 3β2 |
| 2006 | Italy | Belgium | 3β2 |
| 2007 | Russia | Italy | 4β0 |
| 2008 | Russia | Spain | 4β0 |
| 2009 | Italy | United States | 4β0 |
| 2010 | Italy | United States | 3β1 |
| 2011 | Czech Republic | Russia | 3β2 |
| 2012 | Czech Republic | Serbia | 3β1 |
| 2013 | Italy | Russia | 4β0 |
| 2014 | Czech Republic | Germany | 3β1 |
| 2015 | Czech Republic | Russia | 3β2 |
| 2016 | Czech Republic | France | 3β2 |
| 2017 | United States | Belarus | 3β2 |
| 2018 | Czech Republic | United States | 3β0 |
| 2019 | France | Australia | 3β2 |
| 2020 | not held** | ||
| 2021 | Russia | Switzerland | 2β0 |
| 2022 | Switzerland | Australia | 2β0 |
| 2023 | Canada | Italy | 2β0 |
| 2024 | Italy | Slovakia | 2β0 |
| 2025 | Italy | United States | 2β0 |
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