Colombia Fed Cup team
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The Colombia Fed Cup team represents Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

 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 Federación Colombiana de Tenis. They currently compete in the Americas Zone of Group I.

Current team

  • 2011 team
    2011 in tennis
    This page covers all the major events in the sport of tennis in 2011.-Grand Slam events:*Just 6 male players reached at least the third round of all four grand slams: Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Andy Murray, Novak Djoković, and Roger Federer...

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    • Catalina Castaño
      Catalina Castaño
      Catalina Castaño Alvarez is a professional female Colombian tennis player. On July 10, 2006, Catalina reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 35. Since November 2006, she is the highest ranked South American female tennis player...

    • Karen Emilia Castiblanco Duarte
    • Mariana Duque Mariño
      Mariana Duque Marino
      Mariana Duque Mariño is a Colombian tennis player, born in Bogotá. Her career high rank is #94, achieved on February 22, 2010....

    • Yuliana Lizarazo
      Yuliana Lizarazo
      Yuliana Lizarazo is a professional Colombian tennis player and member of the Colombia Fed Cup team. On February 21, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 502 whilst her best doubles ranking was 603 on December 13, 2010....


History

Colombia competed in its first Fed Cup 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...

. Their best result was reaching the World Group in 2003
2003 Fed Cup
The 2003 Fed Cup was the 41st edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 79 nations participated in the tournament...

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