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- The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
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United States. 1964 →. The 1963 Federation Cup was the first edition of what is now known as the Fed Cup. The tournament was created provide a team competition for women, similar to the Davis Cup men's competition. 16 nations participated in the first event, which was held at the Queen's Club in London, United Kingdom from 17–20 June.
The Billie Jean King Cup – formerly known as Federation Cup (1963-1995) and Fed Cup (1995-2020) – was launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). It is now the world’s largest annual international team competition in women’s sport, with a record 132 nations competing in 2023.
Apr 30, 2024 · Billie Jean King Cup, trophy representing the women’s amateur team-tennis championship of the world, inaugurated in 1963 by the International Lawn Tennis Federation in observance of its 50th anniversary. The first competition, an elimination tournament involving teams of three players from 16 nations, was held at the Queen’s Club, in London.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- What Happened Exactly on That Day
- Australia: Led by Margaret Court
- United States: Led by Superstar Billie Jean King
- The Place: London’s Queen’s Club
- The Facts: Federation Cup A Big Success
- What Next: United States Begin to Dominate
On this day, June 20, 1963, the United States team defeated Australia in the final of the first edition of the Federation Cup, known as the Fed Cup since 1995 and now known as the Billie Jean King Cup. With the presence of great players like Billie Jean King and Margaret Court, despite the absence of prize money, it was the best possible start for ...
Margaret Smith, who would later be known as Margaret Court, was born in 1942. In June 1963, the Australian had already claimed six Grand Slam titles. She triumphed four times in a row at the Australian Open (1960-1963), and in 1962, she added Roland-Garros and the US Opento her list of achievements, becoming the best women’s player in the world. He...
In 1963, Billie Jean King was still playing under the name of Moffitt, as she had yet to marry Larry King. Born in 1943 in Long Beach, California, she had made her Grand Slam debut in 1959. Quickly spotted by the pundits as one the most promising young players in the world, she won her first tournament in Philadelphia, in 1960. In singles, her best...
The first Federation Cup was held in London, at Queen’s Club. Founded in 1886, it was the first multi-sport complex ever built. Its main activity was tennis and it was owned by the British Lawn Tennis Association, whose offices had been there since 1953. Every year since 1890, in early June, the venue held the Queen’s Club Championships, which in t...
In 1963, for its 50th birthday, the International Lawn Tennis Federation decided to start a new team competition to promote women’s tennis. The idea of a feminine equivalent to the Davis Cup had been discussed since the 1920s, but in 1962, Nell Hopman, wife of the famous player and coach Harry Hopman, took up the idea. A dossier made by Mary Hardwi...
The USA would become the most successful Fed Cup nation with no fewer than 17 titles, the most recent one coming in 2017. Australia, defeated in the 1963 final, would become the prominent nation in the first decade of the Federation Cup, seizing the title seven times between 1964 and 1974. Though it has not won it since, Australia remains third in ...
May 25, 2023 · The Billie Jean King Cup was first established as The Federation Cup in 1963 as a celebration of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)’s 50th anniversary.
Sep 17, 2020 · The Fed Cup is women's tennis' premier international team competition. It was launched in 1963 and the United States are the most successful team in Fed Cup history having won the...
