- Judy Murray has resigned as captain of Great Britain's Fed Cup team, the Lawn Tennis Association has announced.
Murray was appointed to the role in 2011 but has been unable to guide Britain to promotion to the World Group.
Great Britain, 24th in the world rankings, have not contested a home tie in the Fed Cup, the women's equivalent of the Davis Cup, for 23 years.
The 56-year-old guided her team to the World Group II play-offs in her first two years in charge but Britain were beaten first by Sweden and then Argentina.
But for the last three years their campaign has begun and ended with the round-robin zonal competition in February.
Withdrawals of top players have proven to be a problem, with illness and injury restricting the involvement of Heather Watson and Laura Robson over the last three seasons.
More recently, Johanna Konta withdrew from last month's tie against Belgium through illness after reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open.
Britain defeated South Africa and Georgia at the event held in Israel but lost to Belgium with a place in the World Group II play-offs at stake.
Murray had hoped to earn Britain a home tie to give her players a taste of the excitement that carried the Davis Cup team to victory in their competition last year.
But after losing to Belgium, she did not hide her frustration, saying: "I'm fed up with it. Everybody wants to get out of this zone.
"The format doesn't really lend itself to building any momentum for women's team tennis if you play four days in February and then you don't play again until the following February."
No indication has yet been given by the LTA over who will take over the captaincy from Murray.
Murray was appointed to the role in 2011 but has been unable to guide Britain to promotion to the World Group.
Great Britain, 24th in the world rankings, have not contested a home tie in the Fed Cup, the women's equivalent of the Davis Cup, for 23 years.
The 56-year-old guided her team to the World Group II play-offs in her first two years in charge but Britain were beaten first by Sweden and then Argentina.
But for the last three years their campaign has begun and ended with the round-robin zonal competition in February.
Withdrawals of top players have proven to be a problem, with illness and injury restricting the involvement of Heather Watson and Laura Robson over the last three seasons.
More recently, Johanna Konta withdrew from last month's tie against Belgium through illness after reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open.
Britain defeated South Africa and Georgia at the event held in Israel but lost to Belgium with a place in the World Group II play-offs at stake.
Murray had hoped to earn Britain a home tie to give her players a taste of the excitement that carried the Davis Cup team to victory in their competition last year.
But after losing to Belgium, she did not hide her frustration, saying: "I'm fed up with it. Everybody wants to get out of this zone.
"The format doesn't really lend itself to building any momentum for women's team tennis if you play four days in February and then you don't play again until the following February."
No indication has yet been given by the LTA over who will take over the captaincy from Murray.
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