Fed Cup – World Group semifinals and World Group/World Group II play-offs
Fed Cup - World Group semifinals and World Group/World Group II play-offs
The ITF has announced the official team nominations for the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals, and World Group and World Group II play-offs taking place on 21-22 April.
In addition, the following Zone Group events are taking place the week of 16 April: Europe/Africa Zone Groups II and III in Cairo, Egypt; and Americas Zone Group II in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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 www.fedcup.com, www.fedcup.com/es and www.twitter.com/fedcup.
WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS
RUSSIA v SERBIA
Venue: Sports Palace “Megasport”, Moscow, RUS (clay – indoors)
Russia
Maria Kirilenko
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Vesnina
Captain: Shamil Tarpischev
Serbia
Ana Ivanovic
Jelena Jankovic
Bojana Jovanovski
Aleksandra Krunic
Captain: Dejan Vranes
CZECH REPUBLIC v ITALY
Venue: CEZ Arena, Ostrava, CZE (hard – indoors)
Czech Republic
Petra Kvitova
Lucie Safarova
Lucie Hradecka
Andrea Hlavackova
Captain: Petr Pala
Italy
Francesca Schiavone
Roberta Vinci
Flavia Pennetta
Sara Errani
Captain: Corrado Barazzutti
WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS
UKRAINE v USA
Venue: Superior Golf & Spa Resort, Kharkiv, UKR (clay – outdoors)
Ukraine
Lesia Tsurenko
Elina Svitolina
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiya Kichenok
Captain: Igor Dernovskyi
USA
Serena Williams
Christina McHale
Sloane Stephens
Liezel Huber
Captain: Mary Joe Fernandez
JAPAN v BELGIUM
Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan (hard – indoors)
Japan
Ayumi Morita
Kimiko Date-Krumm
Kurumi Nara
Rika Fujiwara
Captain: Takeshi Murakami
Belgium
Kirsten Flipkens
Tamaryn Hendler
Alison Van Uytvanck
An-Sophie Mestach
Captain: Ann Devries
SPAIN v SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Venue: Club de Tenis Puente Romano, Marbella, Spain (clay – outdoors)
Spain
Silvia Soler-Espinosa
Lourdes Dominguez-Lino
Arantxa Parra-Santonja
Nuria Llagostera Vives
Captain: Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
Slovak Republic
Dominika Cibulkova
Daniela Hantuchova
Magdalena Rybarikova
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
Captain: Matej Liptak
GERMANY v AUSTRALIA
Venue: Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, GER (clay – indoors)
Germany
Andrea Petkovic
Angelique Kerber
Julia Goerges
Anna-Lena Groenefeld
Captain: Barbara Rittner
Australia
Samantha Stosur
Jarmila Gajdosova
Casey Dellacqua
Olivia Rogowska
Captain: David Taylor
WORLD GROUP II PLAY-OFFS
FRANCE v SLOVENIA
Venue: Palais des Sports, Besancon, FRA (hard – indoors)
France
Pauline Parmentier
Stephanie Foretz Gacon
Virginie Razzano
Kristina Mladenovic
Captain: Nicolas Escude
Slovenia
Polona Hercog
Petra Rampre
Nastja Kolar
Katarina Srebotnik
Captain: Maja Matevzic
SWITZERLAND v BELARUS
Venue: Complexe Sportive des Iles, Yverdon-les-Bains, SUI (hard – indoors)
Switzerland
Stefanie Voegele
Amra Sadikovic
Timea Bacsinszky
Belinda Bencic
Captain: Heinz Guenthardt
Belarus
Olga Govortsova
Darya Kustova
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Darya Lebesheva
Captain: Alexander Skrypko
SWEDEN v GREAT BRITAIN
Venue: Borashallen, Boras, SWE (hard – indoors)
Sweden
Sofia Arvidsson
Johanna Larsson
Hilda Melander
Ellen Allgurin
Captain: Maria Strandlund-Tomsvik
Great Britain
Elena Baltacha
Anne Keothavong
Heather Watson
Laura Robson
Captain: Judy Murray
ARGENTINA v CHINA, P.R.
Venue: Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoors)
Argentina
Paula Ormaechea
Florencia Molinero
Maria Irigoyen
Mailen Auroux
Captain: Bettina Fulco
China, P.R.
Wang Qiang
Zhou Yi-Miao
Liang Chen
Liu Wan-Ting
Captain: Fu Zhong
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