translate into success for the team as they suffered a shocking first-round defeat by Brazil, not even being able to win a set. This sent the team to yet another consolation tournament, where their fortunes soundly improved with wins over Austria, Spain and Italy to reach the final with Canada. Simon lost to teenager and junior champion Carling Bassett, but Vanier managed to acquire a win as Canada's No. 1 Marjorie Blackwood retired a set and a break down. Vanier and Thibault then teamed up to ultimately secure the tie and France's win of the consolation rounds. That would be the furthest that the team would ever progress during the history of that round. Jean-Paul Loth departed from the role of captaincy following 1982; he was replaced by former Fed Cup player Françoise Dürr. Thibault and Simon also left the team for the final time, while Tanvier made a return and newcomer to the tour Catherine Suire made her debut. However, this change-up once again did not translate into success, as they suffered their third first round defeat in four years, going down to Argentina with Vanier losing in singles and doubles alongside Tanvier. This loss was one of a few upsets that occurred in Federation Cup that year, and meant that France would be defending their consolation win. Though the team's poor form worsened further when they were beaten in their first tie by South Korea; Suire losing in three sets to Seol Min-kyung and Vanier in two to Shin Soon-ho. This meant that France had their first year of competition without winning a single tie. Following the poor results, the team had another change-up. Dürr left the captaincy, to be replaced by Patrick Favière, and Vanier left while Marie-Christine Calleja played in her first tournament. Tanvier reached the singles Top 30, and Suire reached the Top 60 shortly before the competition, meaning the team was in one of the best positions it had been for a number of years. These statistics were reflected in their results, as they managed to defeat Netherlands in the first round despite the presence of French Open junior champions Digna Ketelaar and Simone Schilder, and Denmark in the second round in spite of top junior player Tine Scheuer-Larsen. Though they lost in the next round to defending and eventual champions Czechoslovakia, their performance was the best for five years. For 1985 the team