Latvia Fed Cup team
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The Latvia Fed Cup team represents Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

 in Fed Cup
Fed Cup
Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...

 tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 competition and are governed by the Latvian Tennis Union. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II.

History

Latvia competed in its first Fed Cup in 1992
1992 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1992 Federation Cup was the 30th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. For the first time, qualifying rounds were split among three regional zones, each sending teams to the main World Group tournament. 68 nations participated in the tournament....

. Their best result was reaching the round of 16 in 1993
1993 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1993 Federation Cup was the 31st edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 69 nations participated in the tournament. The World Group was held at the Walstadion Tennis Club in Frankfurt, Germany, from 19-25 July...

. Prior to 1992, Latvian players represented the Soviet Union. Larisa Savchenko holds the record for most doubles win (38) in Fed Cup. She achieved this record while playing for both Latvia and the Soviet Union.

Current squad

As of Group II, Europe/Africa 2009, Group A - Round Robin ties
  • Anastasija Sevastova
    Anastasija Sevastova
    Anastasija Sevastova is a Latvian tennis player. On January 31, 2011, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 36. On August 31, 2009, she claimed her highest Doubles rank of No. 195...

  • Irina Kuzmina
    Irina Kuzmina
    Irina Kuzmina is Latvian tennis player. She has played the most ties for team Latvia in the FedCup.- External links :...

  • Līga Dekmeijere
    Liga Dekmeijere
    Līga Dekmeijere is a professional tennis player from Latvia who has won nineteen International Tennis Federation doubles titles and one Women's Tennis Association doubles title. Dekmeijere has been as high as World Number 54 in the overall women's doubles rankings, a ranking that she achieved on...

  • Diāna Marcinkēviča
    Diāna Marcinkēviča
    Diāna Marcinkēviča is a professional Latvian tennis player and former member of the Latvia Fed Cup team. On October 10, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 353 whilst her best doubles ranking was 403 on November 7, 2011....

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