Norway Fed Cup team
Encyclopedia
The Norway Fed Cup team represents Norway
in Fed Cup
tennis
competition and are governed by the Norges Tennisforbund. They competed in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II, but were relegated to Group III for 2008.
. Their best result was reaching the round of 16 in 1972
and 1974
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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 Norges Tennisforbund. They competed in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II, but were relegated to Group III for 2008.
History
Norway competed in its first Fed Cup in 19631963 Federation Cup (tennis)
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,...
. Their best result was reaching the round of 16 in 1972
1972 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1972 Federation Cup was the 10th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 31 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 20–25 March...
and 1974
1974 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1974 Federation Cup was the 12th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 29 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at the Naples Tennis Club in Naples, Italy, from 13–19 May...
.