Factbox of China vs France Fed Cup World Group 1st round tie

CHINA:

Team: Li Na, Peng Shuai, Zheng Jie, Yan Zi

Captain: Jiang Hongwei

Best result: First round, World Group 2007

First year played: 1981

Years played: 27

Ties played (W-L): 102 (66-36)

Most wins: Li Na (31-9)

Most singles wins: Li Na (23-3)

Most doubles wins: Li Ting (12-6)

Best doubles team: Sun Tiantian and Li Ting (6-1)

Most ties played: Li Na (27)

Most years played: Li Fang (7)

FRANCE:

Team: Virginie Razzano, Nathalie Dechy, Alize Cornet, Pauline Parmentier

Captain: Georges Goven

Best result: Winner 1997, 2003

First year played: 1963

Years played: 45

Ties played (W-L): 127 (79-48)

Most wins: Nathalie Tauziat (33-21)

Most singles wins: Amelie Mauresmo (26-7)

Most doubles wins: Nathalie Tauziat (20-9)

Best doubles team: Julie Halard-Decugis and Nathalie Tauziat (9-3)

Most ties played: Nathalie Tauziat (40)

Most years played: Nathalie Tauziat (16)

Head-to-head:

France lead China 1-0

July 1992: France beat China 2-1, world group first round, Frankfurt

Tie to be played at the Beijing International Tennis Centre, Beijing, (capacity 3,000) on indoor hardcourt.

(China Daily 01/31/2008 page23)