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Portugal
CaptainNeuza Silva
ITF ranking42 Increase 1 (14 November 2016)
Colorsred & white
First year1968
Years played33
Ties played (W–L)108 (47–60)
Years in
World Group		6 (0–6)
Best finishWorld Group 2R (1968)
Most total winsSofia Prazeres (30–19)
Most singles winsMichelle Larcher de Brito (18–14)
Most doubles winsAna Catarina Nogueira (16–5)
Best doubles teamAna Catarina Nogueira /
Neuza Silva (5–1)
Angela Cardoso /
Ana Catarina Nogueira (5–2)
Joana Pedroso /
Sofia Prazeres (5–5)
Most ties playedAna Catarina Nogueira (36)
Most years playedAna Catarina Nogueira (11)

The Portugal Billie Jean King Cup team represents Portugal in the Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federação Portuguesa de Ténis. They competed in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II in 2011, but were promoted to Group I for 2012.

History

Portugal competed in its first Fed Cup in 1968. Their best result was finishing fifth overall in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2012.

Players

Name Years First Ties Win/Loss
Singles Doubles Total
Maria Paula Abreu 1 1983 1 – 0–1 0–1
Patrícia Alvarenga 1 1979 1 0–1 0–1 0–2
Maria-Carmen Arnoso 1 1968 1 – 0–1 0–1
Peggy Brixhe 1 1968 1 0–1 0–1 0–2
Manuel Maria Cabral Lencastre 3 1977 4 – 0–4 0–4
Angela Cardoso 4 1999 14 3–3 6–6 9–9
Graça Cardoso 1 1977 2 0–2 0–2 0–4
Cláudia Cianci 1 2019 1 – 0–1 0–1
Cristina Correia 3 1998 7 1–4 1–4 2–8
Manuela Costa 2 1995 5 – 3–2 3–2
Tânia Couto 2 1991 8 3–5 4–1 7–6
Magali de Lattre 4 2005 12 3–5 1–3 4–8
Deborah Fiúza 2 1979 5 1–4 1–3 2–7
Maria Inês Fonte 2 2019 6 0–4 1–3 1–7
Ana Gaspar 2 1996 6 5–1 – 5–1
Francisca Jorge 4 2017 14 5–6 1–8 6–14
Matilde Jorge 1 2021 2 – 1–1 1–1
Maria João Koehler 8 2008 24 6–13 5–7 11–20
Michelle Larcher de Brito 9 2009 32 18–14 7–9 25–23
Bárbara Luz 4 2012 9 0–3 2–6 2–9
Margarida Moura 2 2012 3 0–1 0–2 0–3
Inês Murta 6 2014 11 1–5 1–4 2–9
Ana Catarina Nogueira 11 1997 36 6–19 16–5 22–24
Joana Pedroso 5 1993 18 7–7 9–7 16–14
Leonora Peralta 4 1978 6 0–6 1–4 1–10
Frederica Piedade 7 2001 15 9–2 3–2 12–4
Carlota Plantier Santos 1 2005 2 1–0 0–1 1–1
Conceição Posser 1 1977 2 0–2 – 0–2
Sofia Prazeres 8 1991 30 17–13 13–6 30–19
Conceição Rio 1 1978 1 0–1 – 0–1
Katia Rodrigues 1 1999 1 – 0–1 0–1
Fátima Santiago 2 1983 4 0–4 0–3 0–7
Ana Filipa Santos 1 2019 3 1–2 – 1–2
Neuza Silva 8 2002 23 9–6 9–3 18–9
Joana Valle Costa 1 2013 3 0–1 0–2 0–3
Marta Varanda 2 1983 4 0–4 0–4 0–8
Helga Vieira 1 2000 3 1–1 0–1 2–1
Rita Vilaça 1 2017 2 – 0–2 0–2

External links


National sports teams of Portugal
Billie Jean King Cup
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