Fed Cup - Team Biography

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France

In the 2009 World Group play-offs, France needed a win in the deciding doubles rubber to overcome Slovak Republic and retain its record of always competing in the World Group.

Best Fed Cup Performance: Champion 1997, 2003

France also reached the final in 2004 and 2005 and is one of four nations to compete in every Fed Cup.

France’s 1997 World Group first round tie with Japan saw the most number of games in a tie (162) with the fourth rubber (Nathalie Tauziat d. Naoko Sawamatsu 75 46 1715) being the joint-longest rubber in terms of games played (54) in Fed Cup history.

All time records

First year played	1963
Years Played	47
Ties Played Win Loss	131 (81 - 50)
Years in WG	24 (37 - 27)
Most Total Wins	Nathalie TAUZIAT (33 - 21)
Most singles wins	Amelie MAURESMO (30 - 9)
Most Doubles Wins	Nathalie TAUZIAT (20 - 9)
Best doubles team	Julie HALARD-DECUGIS & Nathalie TAUZIAT (9-3)
Most ties played	Nathalie TAUZIAT (40)
Most years played	Nathalie TAUZIAT (16)

RECENT RESULTS

2010 Win Loss	0 - 0
World Group	1st Round			USA

Players	Singles Win Loss	Doubles Win Loss
No players competed2010 Fed Cup Tournament.

2009 Win Loss	1 - 1
World Group	1st Round	Lost to	Italy	0-5
World Group Playoff	1st Round	defeated	Slovak Republic	3-2

Players	Singles Win Loss	Doubles Win Loss
Nathalie DECHY		1 - 1
Amelie MAURESMO	2 - 2	1 - 0
Severine BREMOND		0 - 1
Alize CORNET	0 - 4