FED CUP BY BNP PARIBAS FINAL

Written by: Staff on 5th November 2011

FED CUP BY BNP PARIBAS FINAL

Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic (L) and Maria Kirilenko of Russia (R) shake hands after their Fed Cup World Group final tennis match in Moscow, Russia 05 November 2011. Kvitova won 6-2, 6-2. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV |

Please find below the results after the first day’s play of the 2011 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Final in Moscow, Russia.

In addition to live scoring from the final, both www.fedcup.com and www.fedcup.com/es will feature reports, photographs, audio interviews and full results throughout the weekend.

Fed Cup by BNP Paribas is the largest annual international team competition in women’s sport, with 81 nations competing in 2011. The event was established in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the ITF. The title sponsor is BNP Paribas, the Official Bank of Fed Cup. Adecco (Official HR Sponsor) and BoscoSport (Official Clothing Sponsor) are international sponsors, and Wilson Sporting Goods (Official Ball) is an international partner.

FED CUP BY BNP PARIBAS FINAL

RUSSIA level with CZECH REPUBLIC 1-1

Venue: Olympic Stadium, Moscow, RUS (hard – indoors)

Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 62 62

Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 62 63

Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v Petra Kvitova (CZE)

Maria Kirilenko (RUS) v Lucie Safarova (CZE)

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Elena Vesnina (RUS) v Lucie Hradecka / Kveta Peschke (CZE)