Argentina Billie Jean King Cup team
{{Short description|Argentine national women's tennis team}}
{{refimprove|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox tennis cup team
| Name = Argentina
| Type = Fed
| Image = Flag of Argentina.svg
| Nickname = La albiceleste
| Captain = Mercedes Paz
| Coach =
| ITF Rank = 24 {{increase}} (10 February 2020)
| ITF max =
| ITF max date =
| ITF min =
| ITF min date =
| Colors = light blue & white
| First year = 1964
| Years played = 52
| Ties played = 156 (93–63)
| WG played = 30 (25–26)
| Titles =
| Runners-up =
| Best = World Group SF 1986, 1993
| Player wins = Gabriela Sabatini (24–6)
Florencia Labat (24–17)
| Singles wins = Paula Ormaechea (19–11)
Florencia Labat (19–13)
| Doubles wins = María Irigoyen (16–6)
| Best doubles = Gabriela Sabatini /
Mercedes Paz (8–0)
| Most ties = María Irigoyen (30)
| Most years = Florencia Labat /
María Irigoyen (11)
}}
The Argentina women's national tennis team represents Argentina in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Asociación Argentina de Tenis. The team's historical best results came in 1986 and 1993, when they reached the semifinals. Argentina played the last five years in the Americas Zone Group I, after being relegated losing World Group II Playoffs against Spain.[https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-2015-WG2-PO-ESP-ARG-01], billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved Oct 8, 2020. Argentina are currently number 24 in the ITF rankings.[https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/rankings/current-rankings.aspx], billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved Oct 8, 2020.
History
Argentina made its Fed Cup debut in 1964 with a win against Belgium. In the 1984 edition of the Fed Cup, Gabriela Sabatini, Argentina's highest ranked singles female player up to date, made its debut. Two years later, the team made it to the semifinals of the world group where they lost against locals Czechoslovakia.[https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1986-WG-M-ARG-TCH-01], billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved Oct 8, 2020. Argentina would not reach the semifinals again until 1993 thanks to the efforts of Florencia Labat, Patricia Tarabini and Inés Gorrochategui.[https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1993-WG-M-ARG-AUS-01], billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved Oct 8, 2020.
Current squad (2025)
Recent performances
Here is the list of all match-ups since 1995, when the competition started being held in the current World Group format.
=1990s=
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! width="320"| Competition ! width="120"| Date ! width="180"| Location ! width="180"| Opponent ! width="20"| Score ! width="20"| Result |
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| align="center" rowspan="2"| 1995 | World Group II, 1st round | 22–23 Apr | Jakarta (INA) | {{fed|INA}} | align="center"| 3–2 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| World Group, play-offs
| 22–23 Jul | Tucumán (ARG) | {{fed|AUS}} | align="center"| 5–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 1996 | World Group, 1st round | 27–28 Apr | Amiens (FRA) | {{fed|FRA}} | align="center"| 2–3 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| World Group, play-offs
| 13–14 Jul | Plzeň (CZE) | {{fed|CZE}} | align="center"| 1–3 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 1997 | World Group II, 1st round | 1–2 Mar | Seoul (KOR) | {{fed|KOR}} | align="center"| 4–1 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| World Group, play-offs
| 12–13 Jul | Zurich (SUI) | {{fed|SUI}} | align="center"| 0–5 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 1998 | World Group II, 1st round | 18–19 Apr | Buenos Aires (ARG) | {{fed|SVK}} | align="center"| 1–4 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| World Group II, Play-offs
| 25–26 Jul | Canberra (AUS) | {{fed|AUS}} | align="center"| 0–5 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="8"| 1999 | rowspan=4|Americas Zone, Group I | 14 Apr | Buenos Aires (ARG) | {{fed|MEX}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 15 Apr
| Buenos Aires (ARG) | {{fed|PAR}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 16 Apr
| Buenos Aires (ARG) | {{fed|ECU}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 17 Apr
| Buenos Aires (ARG) | {{fed|COL}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| Americas Zone, Play-off
| 18 Apr | Buenos Aires (ARG) | {{fed|VEN}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| rowspan=3|World Group II, Play-offs
| 21 Jul | Amsterdam (NED) | {{fed|AUS}} | align="center"| 0–5 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| 22 Jul
| Amsterdam (NED) | {{fed|ROU}} | align="center"| 2–1 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 23 Jul
| Amsterdam (NED) | {{fed|TPE}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
=2000s=
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! width="320"| Competition ! width="120"| Date ! width="180"| Location ! width="180"| Opponent ! width="20"| Score ! width="20"| Result |
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| align="center" rowspan="5"| 2000 | rowspan=4|Americas Zone, Group I | 25 Apr | Florianópolis (BRA) | {{fed|MEX}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 26 Apr
| Florianópolis (BRA) | {{fed|PAR}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 28 Apr
| Florianópolis (BRA) | {{fed|CUB}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 29 Apr
| Florianópolis (BRA) | {{fed|COL}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| Americas Zone, Play-offs
| 30 Apr | Florianópolis (BRA) | {{fed|CAN}} | align="center"| 2–1 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="5"| 2001 | World Group play-offs, 1st Round | 28–29 Apr | Tokyo (JPN) | {{fed|JPN}} | align="center"| 4–1 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| World Group play-offs, 2nd Round
| 21–22 Jul | Hamburg (GER) | {{fed|GER}} | align="center"| 4–1 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| rowspan=3|World Group, Pool A
| 8 Nov | Madrid (ESP) | {{fed|RUS}} | align="center"| 0–3 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| 9 Nov
| Madrid (ESP) | {{fed|CZE}} | align="center"| 2–1 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 10 Nov
| Madrid (ESP) | {{fed|FRA}} | align="center"| 1–2 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 2002 | World Group, 1st Round | 27–28 Apr | Buenos Aires (ARG) | {{fed|FRA}} | align="center"| 2–3 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| World Group, play-offs
| 20–21 Jul | Budapest (HUN) | {{fed|HUN}} | align="center"| 5–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 2003 | World Group, 1st Round | 25–26 Apr | Pilar (ARG) | {{fed|SLO}} | align="center"| 2–3 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| World Group, play-offs
| 19–20 Jul | Pilar (ARG) | {{fed|HUN}} | align="center"| 3–2 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 2004 | World Group, 1st Round | 24–25 Apr | Buenos Aires (ARG) | {{fed|JPN}} | align="center"| 4–1 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals
| 10–11 Jul | Buenos Aires (ARG) | {{fed|RUS}} | align="center"| 1–4 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 2005 | World Group, 1st Round | 23–24 Apr | Jerez (ESP) | {{fed|ESP}} | align="center"| 2–3 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| World Group, play-offs
| 9–10 Jul | Bree (BEL) | {{fed|BEL}} | align="center"| 2–3 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 2006 | World Group II, 1st Round | 22–23 Apr | Zagreb (CRO) | {{fed|CRO}} | align="center"| 2–3 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| World Group II, Play-offs
| 15–16 Jul | Edmonton (CAN) | {{fed|CAN}} | align="center"| 2–3 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="5"| 2007 | rowspan=3|Americas Zone, Group I | 18 Apr | Pilar (ARG) | {{fed|DOM}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 19 Apr
| Pilar (ARG) | {{fed|PUR}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 20 Apr
| Pilar (ARG) | {{fed|COL}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| Americas Zone, Play-offs
| 21 Apr | Pilar (ARG) | {{fed|BRA}} | align="center"| 2–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| World Group II, Play-offs
| 14–15 Jul | Córdoba (ARG) | {{fed|CAN}} | align="center"| 4–1 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 2008 | World Group II, 1st Round | 2–3 Feb | Buenos Aires (ARG) | {{fed|AUT}} | align="center"| 4–1 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| World Group, play-offs
| 26–27 Apr | Pilar (ARG) | {{fed|GER}} | align="center"| 3–2 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 2009 | World Group, 1st Round | 7–8 Feb | Surprise (USA) | {{fed|USA}} | align="center"| 2–3 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| World Group, play-offs
| 25–26 Apr | Mar del Plata (ARG) | {{fed|UKR}} | align="center"| 0–5 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
=2010s=
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! width="320"| Competition ! width="120"| Date ! width="180"| Location ! width="180"| Opponent ! width="20"| Score ! width="20"| Result |
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| align="center" rowspan="2"| 2010 | World Group II, 1st Round | 7–8 Feb | Tallinn (EST) | {{fed|EST}} | align="center"| 1–4 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| World Group, II play-offs
| 24–25 Apr | Montreal (CAN) | {{fed|CAN}} | align="center"| 0–5 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="5"| 2011 | rowspan=3|Americas Zone, Group I | 2 Feb | Buenos Aires (ARG) | {{fed|BOL}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 3 Feb
| Buenos Aires (ARG) | {{fed|PAR}} | align="center"| 1–2 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| 4 Feb
| Buenos Aires (ARG) | {{fed|PER}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| Americas Zone, Final
| 5 Feb | Buenos Aires (ARG) | {{fed|COL}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| World Group II, Play-offs
| 16–17 Jul | Kobe (JPN) | {{fed|JPN}} | align="center"| 0–5 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="5"| 2012 | rowspan=3|Americas Zone, Group I | 1 Feb | Curitiba (BRA) | {{fed|BAH}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 2 Feb
| Curitiba (BRA) | {{fed|CAN}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 3 Feb
| Curitiba (BRA) | {{fed|PER}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| Americas Zone, Final
| 5 Feb | Curitiba (BRA) | {{fed|COL}} | align="center"| 2–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| World Group II, Play-offs
| 21–22 Apr | Buenos Aires (ARG) | {{fed|CHN}} | align="center"| 4–1 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 2013 | 9–10 Feb | Buenos Aires (ARG) | {{fed|SWE}} | align="center"| 2–3 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| World Group II, Play-offs
| 20–21 Apr | Buenos Aires (ARG) | {{fed|GBR}} | align="center"| 3–1 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 2014 | 8–9 Feb | Buenos Aires (ARG) | {{fed|JPN}} | align="center"| 3–1 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| World Group play-offs
| 19–20 Apr | Sochi (RUS) | {{fed|RUS}} | align="center"| 0–4 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 2015 | 7–8 Feb | Buenos Aires (ARG) | {{fed|USA}} | align="center"| 1–4 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| World Group II, Play-offs
| 18–29 Apr | Buenos Aires (ARG) | {{fed|SPA}} | align="center"| 0–4 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="5"| 2016 | rowspan=3|Americas Zone, Group I | 3 Feb | Santa Cruz (BOL) | {{fed|ECU}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 4 Feb
| Santa Cruz (BOL) | {{fed|PER}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 5 Feb
| Santa Cruz (BOL) | {{fed|BRA}} | align="center"| 2–1 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| Americas Zone, Final
| 6 Feb | Santa Cruz (BOL) | {{fed|PAR}} | align="center"| 2–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| World Group II, Play-offs
| 16–27 Apr | Kyiv (UKR) | {{fed|UKR}} | align="center"| 0–4 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="5"| 2017 | rowspan=4|Americas Zone, Group I | 6 Feb | Metepec (MEX) | {{fed|CHI}} | align="center"| 1–2 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| 7 Feb
| Metepec (MEX) | {{fed|COL}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 8 Feb
| Metepec (MEX) | {{fed|MEX}} | align="center"| 2–1 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 9 Feb
| Metepec (MEX) | {{fed|BRA}} | align="center"| 2–1 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| Americas Zone, 3rd–4th
| 11 Feb | Metepec (MEX) | {{fed|PAR}} | align="center"| 0–2 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="4"| 2018 | rowspan=3|Americas Zone, Group I | 7 Feb | Asunción (PAR) | {{fed|GUA}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 8 Feb
| Asunción (PAR) | {{fed|VEN}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 9 Feb
| Asunción (PAR) | {{fed|BRA}} | align="center"| 1–2 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| Americas Zone, 3rd–4th
| 10 Feb | Asunción (PAR) | {{fed|COL}} | align="center"| 2–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="4"| 2019 | rowspan=3|Americas Zone, Group I | 6 Feb | Medellín (COL) | {{fed|BRA}} | align="center"| 1–2 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| 7 Feb
| Medellín (COL) | {{fed|CHI}} | align="center"| 0–3 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| 8 Feb
| Medellín (COL) | {{fed|PUR}} | align="center"| 2–1 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| Americas Zone, Relegation
| 9 Feb | Medellín (COL) | {{fed|ECU}} | align="center"| 2–1 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
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=2020s=
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! width="250"| Competition ! width="120"| Date ! width="230"| Location ! width="120"| Opponent ! width="20"| Score ! width="20"| Result |
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| align="center" rowspan="5"| 2020–21 | rowspan=3|Americas Zone, Group I | 5 February 2020 | rowspan=4 | Santiago (CHI) | {{fed|MEX}} | align="center"| 2–1 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 6 February 2020
| {{fed|CHI}} | align="center"| 2–1 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 7 February 2020
| {{fed|PER}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| Americas Zone, Group I Play-offs
| 8 February 2020 | {{fed|COL}} | align="center"| 2–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| Play-offs
| 16–17 April 2021 | {{fed|KAZ}} | align="center"| 2–3 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="5"| 2022 | rowspan=3|Americas Zone, Group I | 13 April | rowspan=4 | Salinas (ECU) | {{fed|COL}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 14 April
| {{fed|BRA}} | align="center"| 1–2 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| 15 April
| {{fed|GUA}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| Americas Zone, Group I Play-offs
| 16 April | {{fed|MEX}} | align="center"| 2–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| Play-offs
| 11–12 November | San Miguel de Tucumán (ARG) | {{fed|BRA}} | align="center"| 1–3 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="6"| 2023 | rowspan=5 | Americas Zone, Group I | 11 April | rowspan=5 | Cúcuta (COL) | {{fed|GUA}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 12 April
| {{fed|BOL}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 13 April
| {{fed|CHI}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 14 April
| {{fed|PER}} | align="center"| 2–1 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 15 April
| {{fed|COL}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| Play-offs
| 10–11 November | Bratislava (SVK) | {{fed|SVK}} | align="center"| 1–3 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="6"| 2024 | rowspan=5 | Americas Zone, Group I | 9 April | rowspan=5 | Bogotá (COL) | {{fed|PER}} | align="center"| 2–1 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 10 April
| {{fed|ECU}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 11 April
| {{fed|VEN}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 12 April
| {{fed|CHI}} | align="center"| 3–0 | align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win |
| 13 April
| {{fed|COL}} | align="center"| 1–2 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
| Play-offs
| 15–16 November | São Paulo (BRA) | {{fed|BRA}} | align="center"| 2-3 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Loss |
{{davisfedseealso|ARG|fed}}
References
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External links
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