The Award of Excellence, inaugurated by the ITF and International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2001, is presented to past and present members of a Fed Cup team who best represent the ideals and spirit of the competition.
Honour roll
- 2011: Anastasia Myskina (RUS)
- 2010: Billie Jean King (USA)
- 2009: Silvia Farina (ITA) and Mary Joe Fernandez (USA)
- 2008: Miguel Margets (ESP)
- 2007: Lea Pericoli (ITA)
- 2006: Sabine Appelmans (BEL)
- 2005: Francoise Durr (FRA)
- 2004: Olga Morozova (RUS)
- 2003: Larisa Savchenko-Neiland (LAT)
- 2002: Virginia Wade (GBR)
- 2001: Conchita Martinez and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (ESP)
Myskina honoured in 2011
Anastasia Myskina was presented with the 2011 Award of Excellence at the Final in Moscow.
A winner of ten career singles titles, Myskina played 11 Fed Cup ties, was a member of the winning Russian team in 2004 and 2005 and compiled a Fed Cup
win-loss record of 14-5 in singles and 4-1 in doubles.
She is only the third Russian woman to receive the honour joining Olga Morozova from 2004 and Larisa Savchenko from 2003.
“Anastasia Myskina has been a great factor in the success of the Russian Fed Cup team and an inspiration for the growth of tennis in Russia,” said ITF President Francesco Ricci Bitti.
“In recognition of all that she has achieved and in appreciation for her contributions to the sport and to Fed Cup, we are proud to present her with the Fed Cup Award of Excellence.”