United States Wightman Cup team

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The United States Wightman Cup team was the American women's tennis squad that competed annually against Great Britain in the historic Wightman Cup international team competition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national tennis team
sports team representing the United States
women's tennis team
awayVenueCountry United Kingdom
category United States national teams
surface form: United States national sports teams

defunct tennis teams
women's national tennis teams
competition Wightman Cup
competitionFormat singles and doubles rubbers
competitionStatus defunct
competitionType women's international team tennis competition
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eraOfProminence 20th century
format team competition
frequencyOfCompetition annual
gender women
governingBody United States Lawn Tennis Association
United States Lawn Tennis Association
surface form: United States Tennis Association
homeVenueCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
namedAfterCompetitionFounder Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
notableCompetition pre-Open Era women's team tennis
opponent Great Britain Wightman Cup team
opponentCountry Great Britain
representedInCompetition United States Wightman Cup team self-linksurface differs
surface form: United States in Wightman Cup
represents United States of America
surface form: United States
rivalry United States vs Great Britain women's tennis rivalry
scope international
sport tennis
surface varied tennis court surfaces
teamSelection top American women tennis players

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Billie Jean memberOfSportsTeam United States Wightman Cup team
subject surface form: Billie Jean King
United States Wightman Cup team representedInCompetition United States Wightman Cup team self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: United States in Wightman Cup