Uzbekistan Fed Cup team
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The Uzbekistan Fed Cup team represents Uzbekistan
in Fed Cup
tennis
competition and are governed by the Uzbekistan Tennis Federation
. They currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group I. 2009 Uzbek Team consists of Akgul Amanmuradova
http://www.akgulamanmuradova.com/ (WTA Ranking 63), Vlada Ekshibarova (WTA Ranking 464) and Albina Khabibulina (No WTA Ranking).
. Their best result was 2nd in Asia/Oceania Group I in 2011
, losing the decisive promotion play off to Japan. Prior to 1993, Uzbek players competed for the Soviet Union.
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
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 Uzbekistan Tennis Federation
Uzbekistan Tennis Federation
Uzbekistan Tennis Federation is the governing body for professional and amateur tennis in Uzbekistan. It was originally accepted as associative member at the ITF in 1992...
. They currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group I. 2009 Uzbek Team consists of Akgul Amanmuradova
Akgul Amanmuradova
Akgul Amanmuradova is a professional female tennis player from Uzbekistan.In 2005, she reached her first ever WTA singles final in Tashkent, the capital of her home country. In the final she lost to 16-year old Michaëlla Krajicek of the Netherlands...
http://www.akgulamanmuradova.com/ (WTA Ranking 63), Vlada Ekshibarova (WTA Ranking 464) and Albina Khabibulina (No WTA Ranking).
History
Uzbekistan competed in its first Fed Cup in 19951995 Fed Cup
The 1995 Fed Cup was the 33rd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis, and the first to bear the name Fed Cup. Major changes to the tournament's structure went into effect for 1995. The format was changed to a multi-tiered league system similar to the...
. Their best result was 2nd in Asia/Oceania Group I in 2011
2011 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2011 Fed Cup.-Group I:*Venue: National Tennis Centre, Nonthaburi, Thailand *Date: Week of 31 January...
, losing the decisive promotion play off to Japan. Prior to 1993, Uzbek players competed for the Soviet Union.