(Courtesy of ITF)
The ITF has announced the draw for the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Americas Zone Group I and Asia/Oceania Group I competitions that will take place during the week starting 30 January. The draw was held in London on 9 January.
Fed Cup by BNP Paribas is the largest annual international team competition in women’s sport, with 90 nations entered in 2012. 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. Follow all the action on the official Fed Cup by BNP Paribas websites: www.fedcup.com and www.fedcup.com/es
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I
Dates: 1-4 February
Venue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat , Israel
Surface: Outdoor hard
Pool A
Estonia
Austria
Bulgaria
Pool B
Sweden
Hungary
Greece
Bosnia/Herzegovina
Pool C
Netherlands
Great Britain
Israel
Portugal
Pool D
Poland
Romania
Croatia
Luxembourg
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I
Dates: 30 January – 4 February
Venue: Graciosa Country Club, Curitiba , Brazil
Surface: Outdoor clay
Pool A
Canada
Argentina
Peru
Bahamas
Pool B
Colombia
Paraguay
Brazil
Venezuela
Bolivia
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I
Dates: 1-4 February
Venue: Shenzhen Luohu Tennis Center , Shenzhen , China
Surface: Outdoor hard
Pool A
China , P.R.
Uzbekistan
Chinese Taipei
Pool B
Thailand
Kazakhstan
Korea , Rep.
Indonesia