United States Wightman Cup team
United States | |
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Ties played (W–L) | 61 (51-10) |
Titles | 51 |
Runners-up | 10 |
The United States Wightman Cup team was the more successful team in the Wightman Cup tennis competition. The team won 51 titles out of 61 participations.
History
The United States won the inaugural Wightman Cup in 1923. They won 51 out of 61 titles, including a run of nine straight titles between 1931 and 1939 before World War II, another run of twelve straight titles between 1946 and 1957, and a further run of eleven straight titles between 1979 and 1989.
Members of the inaugural team
- Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
- Eleanor Goss
- Molla Mallory
- Helen Wills
Members of the last team
- Jennifer Capriati
- Patty Fendick
- Mary Joe Fernández
- Lori McNeil
- Betsy Nagelsen
See also
- Wightman Cup
- United States Fed Cup team
- United States Davis Cup team
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