Romania Billie Jean King Cup team
# Romania Billie Jean King Cup team

The Romania Billie Jean King Cup team represents Romania in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition. It is governed by the Federația Română de Tenis and currently competes in the World Group I, the highest level of the competition.

## Current team

Rankings as of 27 January 2020.

| Name | Born | First | Last | Last | Ties | Win/Loss | Win/Loss | Win/Loss | Ranks | Ranks |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Name | Born | First | Year | Tie | Ties | Sin | Dou | Tot | Sin | Dou |
| Irina Bara | (1995-03-18)March 18, 1995 | 2020 | 2020 | Russia | 0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 160 | 86 |
| Irina-Camelia Begu | (1990-08-26)August 26, 1990 | 2010 | 2019 | France | 19 | 8–7 | 7–3 | 15–10 | 105 | 77 |
| Ana Bogdan | (1992-11-25)November 25, 1992 | 2018 | 2020 | Russia | 2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 98 | 209 |
| Mihaela Buzărnescu | (1988-05-04)May 4, 1988 | 2006 | 2019 | France | 7 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–6 | 112 | 117 |
| Sorana Cîrstea | (1990-04-07)April 7, 1990 | 2006 | 2018 | Switzerland | 19 | 11–6 | 5–7 | 16–13 | 74 | 146 |
| Jaqueline Cristian | (1998-06-05)June 5, 1998 | 2020 | 2020 | Russia | 0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 209 | 207 |
| Alexandra Dulgheru | (1989-05-30)May 30, 1989 | 2010 | 2016 | Germany | 10 | 6–3 | 1–5 | 7–8 | 822 | - |
| Simona Halep | (1991-09-27)September 27, 1991 | 2010 | 2019 | France | 19 | 20–5 | 2–5 | 22–10 | 3 | 147 |
| Andreea Mitu | (1991-09-22)September 22, 1991 | 2015 | 2016 | Czech Republic | 2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 537 | 118 |
| Monica Niculescu | (1987-09-25)September 25, 1987 | 2004 | 2019 | France | 38 | 15–10 | 16–11 | 31–21 | 129 | 47 |
| Raluca Olaru | (1989-03-03)March 3, 1989 | 2007 | 2020 | Russia | 14 | 3–3 | 3–8 | 6–11 | – | 48 |
| Elena-Gabriela Ruse | (1997-11-06)November 6, 1997 | 2020 | 2020 | Russia | 1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 183 | 124 |
| Patricia Maria Țig | (1994-07-29)July 29, 1994 | 2017 | 2017 | Belgium | 0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 108 | - |

## History

Romania's best result is a semi-final appearance in 1973. Romania is also a five-time Fed Cup quarterfinalist, having reached the last eight in 1974, 1978, 1980, 1981 and 2016.

It spent a total of twelve years in the competition's World Group, from which it was relegated in 1992. Romania spent the next seven years in the Europe/Africa Zonal level. The team reached the World Group II play-offs in 1999 but failed to secure a promotion to that level.

Romania competed exclusively at the Europe/Africa Zonal level from 2000 through 2013. With four players among the WTA's top 100 at the end of 2013 and 2014, the team achieved back-to-back promotions between 2014 and 2015.

As a result, Romania competed at the World Group level in 2016, for the first time since 1992, and were relegated to the World Group II for 2017. In 2018, Romania booked its return to the World Group thanks to a 3-1 play-off victory over Switzerland.

## Players

### 2019 team (World Group)

* Simona Halep (#3 Singles; #386 Doubles)
* Mihaela Buzărnescu (#29 Singles; #27 Doubles)
* Irina-Camelia Begu (#75 Singles; #35 Doubles)
* Ana Bogdan (#105 Singles; #360 Doubles)
* Monica Niculescu (#106 Singles; #51 Doubles)

### 2018 team (World Group play-offs)

* Irina-Camelia Begu (#38 Singles; #25 Doubles)
* Mihaela Buzărnescu (#40 Singles; #65 Doubles)
* Sorana Cîrstea (#34 Singles, #153 Doubles)
* Simona Halep (#1 Singles, #77 Doubles)

### 2018 team (World Group II)

* Irina-Camelia Begu (#37 Singles; #27 Doubles)
* Ana Bogdan (#86 Singles; #564 Doubles)
* Sorana Cîrstea (#38 Singles, #150 Doubles)
* Raluca Olaru (#45 Doubles)

### 2017 team (World Group II play-offs)

* Irina-Camelia Begu (#43 Singles; #111 Doubles)
* Sorana Cîrstea (#37 Singles, #1101 Doubles)
* Simona Halep (#1 Singles; #133 Doubles)
* Monica Niculescu (#77 Singles, #23 Doubles)

### 2017 team (World Group II)

* Irina-Camelia Begu (#29 Singles; #125 Doubles)
* Sorana Cîrstea (#62 Singles, #1113 Doubles)
* Monica Niculescu (#36 Singles, #19 Doubles)
* Patricia Maria Țig (#106 Singles, #205 Doubles)

### 2016 team (World Group play-offs)

* Irina-Camelia Begu (#29 Singles; #168 Doubles)
* Alexandra Dulgheru (#279 Singles; #1062 Doubles)
* Simona Halep (#4 Singles; #124 Doubles)
* Monica Niculescu (#38 Singles; #19 Doubles)

### 2016 team (World Group)

* Simona Halep (#4 Singles; #124 Doubles)
* Monica Niculescu (#38 Singles; #19 Doubles)
* Andreea Mitu (#210 Singles; #80 Doubles)
* Raluca Olaru (#74 Doubles)

### 2015 team (World Group play-offs)

* Irina-Camelia Begu (#33)
* Alexandra Dulgheru (#69)
* Andreea Mitu (#76)
* Raluca Olaru (#62 Doubles)

### 2015 team (World Group II)

* Simona Halep (#3)
* Irina-Camelia Begu (#40)
* Monica Niculescu (#46)
* Alexandra Dulgheru (#82)
* Sorana Cîrstea (#90)

**Notes**

* $^{INJ}$ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

### 2014 team

* Simona Halep
* Sorana Cîrstea
* Irina-Camelia Begu
* Monica Niculescu

### 2013 team

* Sorana Cîrstea
* Andreea Mitu
* Raluca Olaru
* Cristina Dinu

### 2012 team

* Monica Niculescu
* Irina-Camelia Begu
* Simona Halep
* Mihaela Buzărnescu

### 2011 team

* Sorana Cîrstea
* Monica Niculescu
* Alexandra Dulgheru
* Cristina Dinu

### 2010 team

* Alexandra Dulgheru
* Ioana Raluca Olaru
* Simona Halep
* Irina-Camelia Begu

### 2009 team

* Sorana Cîrstea
* Monica Niculescu
* Ioana Raluca Olaru
* Mihaela Buzărnescu

## Results

Only World Group, World Group Play-off, World Group II, and World Group II Play-off ties are included.

### 1973–1979

| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | World Group, 1st Round | 1 May | Bad Homburg (FRG) | Brazil | 3–0 | Won |
| 1973 | World Group, 2nd Round | 3 May | Bad Homburg (FRG) | Sweden | 2–1 | Won |
| 1973 | World Group, Quarterfinal | 4 May | Bad Homburg (FRG) | Great Britain | 2–1 | Won |
| 1973 | World Group, Semifinal | 5 May | Bad Homburg (FRG) | South Africa | 1–2 | Lost |
| 1974 | World Group, 1st Round | May | Naples (ITA) | Argentina | 2–1 | Won |
| 1974 | World Group, 2nd Round | May | Naples (ITA) | Sweden | 2–1 | Won |
| 1974 | World Group, Quarterfinal | May | Naples (ITA) | West Germany | 0–3 | Lost |
| 1975 | World Group, 1st Round | May | Aix-en-Provence (FRA) | Luxembourg | 3–0 | Won |
| 1975 | World Group, 2nd Round | May | Aix-en-Provence (FRA) | Italy | 1–2 | Lost |
| 1976 | World Group, 1st Round | August | Philadelphia (USA) | Australia | 0–3 | Lost |
| 1978 | World Group, 1st Round | November | Melbourne (AUS) | Italy | 2–1 | Won |
| 1978 | World Group, 2nd Round | November | Melbourne (AUS) | Switzerland | 2–1 | Won |
| 1978 | World Group, Quarterfinal | December | Melbourne (AUS) | Soviet Union | 0–3 | Lost |
| 1979 | World Group, 1st Round | April | Madrid (ESP) | Mexico | 2–1 | Won |
| 1979 | World Group, 2nd Round | May | Madrid (ESP) | Switzerland | 1–2 | Lost |

### 1980–1989

| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1980 | World Group, 1st Round | May | Berlin (FRG) | Ireland | 3–0 | Won |
| 1980 | World Group, 2nd Round | May | Berlin (FRG) | Switzerland | 2–1 | Won |
| 1980 | World Group, Quarterfinal | May | Berlin (FRG) | Czechoslovakia | 1–2 | Lost |
| 1981 | World Group, 1st Round | November | Tokyo (JPN) | Hungary | 3–0 | Won |
| 1981 | World Group, 2nd Round | November | Tokyo (JPN) | Israel | 3–0 | Won |
| 1981 | World Group, Quarterfinal | November | Tokyo (JPN) | United States | 0–3 | Lost |
| 1983 | World Group, 1st Round | July | Zürich (SUI) | Canada | 3–0 | Won |
| 1983 | World Group, 2nd Round | July | Zürich (SUI) | Switzerland | 1–2 | Lost |
| 1986 | World Group, 1st Round | July | Prague (TCH) | Brazil | 1–2 | Lost |

### 1990–1999

| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1991 | World Group, 1st Round | 22 July | Nottingham (GBR) | Finland | 0–3 | Lost |
| 1991 | World Group, Play-off | 24 July | Nottingham (GBR) | Portugal | 2–0 | Won |
| 1992 | World Group, 1st Round | 14 July | Frankfurt (GER) | Austria | 1–2 | Lost |
| 1992 | World Group, Play-off | 16 July | Frankfurt (GER) | Bulgaria | 1–2 | Lost |
| 1999 | World Group II, Round robin | 21 July | Amsterdam (NED) | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Won |
| 1999 | World Group II, Round robin | 22 July | Amsterdam (NED) | Argentina | 1–2 | Lost |
| 1999 | World Group II, Round robin | 23 July | Amsterdam (NED) | Australia | 1–2 | Lost |

### 2010–2019

| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | World Group II, Play-off | 19–20 April | Bucharest (ROU) | Serbia | 4–1 | Won |
| 2015 | World Group II, 1st Round | 7–8 February | Galați (ROU) | Spain | 3–2 | Won |
| 2015 | World Group, Play-off | 18–19 April | Montreal (Canada) | Canada | 3–2 | Won |
| 2016 | World Group, 1st Round | 6–7 February | Cluj-Napoca (ROU) | Czech Republic | 2–3 | Lost |
| 2016 | World Group, Play-off | 16–17 April | Cluj-Napoca (ROU) | Germany | 1–4 | Lost |
| 2017 | World Group II, 1st Round | 11–12 February | Bucharest (ROU) | Belgium | 1–3 | Lost |
| 2017 | World Group II, Play-off | 22–23 April | Mamaia (ROU) | Great Britain | 3-2 | Won |
| 2018 | World Group II, 1st Round | 10–11 February | Cluj-Napoca (ROU) | Canada | 3–1 | Won |
| 2018 | World Group, Play-off | 21–22 April | Cluj-Napoca (ROU) | Switzerland | 3–1 | Won |
| 2019 | World Group, 1st Round | 9–10 February | Ostrava (CZE) | Czech Republic | 3–2 | Won |
| 2019 | World Group, Semifinals | 20–21 April | Rouen (FRA) | France | 2-3 | Lost |
