The Israel women's national tennis team () is the representative national team of Israel in

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competition. In the

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, they qualified from the World Group II and World Group play-offs to reach the elite World Group for the first time in the team's history. They participated within this group at the

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History

Members of the inaugural team

* Mara Cohen-Mintz * Tova Epstein

2017

Israel lost to Georgia in relegation play-offs after finishing last in Pool D.

2018

Israel ranked ahead of Luxuemborg in win–loss percentage in Pool B. Israel was defeated by Denmark in the promotional play-offs.

2019

Finishing second behind Luxuemborg, Israel managed to reach the promotional play-off for second consecutive year but lost to Austria 2-0.

Future

Without

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and Shahar Peer, Israeli team face daunting task of qualifying for Europe Group I in the

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Current team (2017)

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* Maya Tahan *

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References

External links

* Billie Jean King Cup teams

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