Fed Cup - Team Biography

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Japan

Japan lost both of its ties in 2009 and is relegated from World Group II. It will start 2010 in Asia/Oceania Zone Group I, marking the first time it will compete in zonal competition since 2003.

Best Fed Cup Performance: Semifinals 1996

Japan’s 1997 World Group first round tie with France 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 in Fed Cup history and the third set, the joint-longest set.

All time records

First year played	1964
Years Played	43
Ties Played Win Loss	128 (74 - 54)
Years in WG	13 (9 - 19)
Most Total Wins	Kazuko SAWAMATSU (44 - 10)
Most singles wins	Kazuko SAWAMATSU (25 - 5)
Most Doubles Wins	Kazuko SAWAMATSU (19 - 5)
Best doubles team	Kimiyo YAGAHARA & Kazuko SAWAMATSU (9-1) Kayoko FUKUOKA & Kazuko SAWAMATSU (9-2)
Most ties played	Kazuko SAWAMATSU (30)
Most years played	Ai SUGIYAMA (12)

RECENT RESULTS

2010 Win Loss	4 - 0
Asia/Oceania Group I A	Round Robin	defeated	Indonesia	3-0
Asia/Oceania Group I A	Round Robin	defeated	New Zealand	3-0
Asia/Oceania Group I A	Round Robin	defeated	Korea, Rep	3-0
Asia/Oceania Group I Promotional Play-Off	Final	defeated	Chinese Taipei	2-1

Players	Singles Win Loss	Doubles Win Loss
Kimiko DATE-KRUMM	4 - 0
Rika FUJIWARA		4 - 0
Yurika SEMA		3 - 0
Ayumi MORITA	3 - 1	1 - 0

2009 Win Loss	0 - 2
World Group II	1st Round	Lost to	Serbia	1-4
World Group II Playoff	1st Round	Lost to	Poland	2-3

Players	Singles Win Loss	Doubles Win Loss
Ai SUGIYAMA	1 - 3	0 - 1
Akiko MORIGAMI	0 - 1
Rika FUJIWARA		1 - 0
Aiko NAKAMURA		1 - 0
Ayumi MORITA	1 - 2	0 - 1