Fed Cup World Group and World Group II 9-10 February
Fed Cup World Group and World Group II 9-10 February
WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND
CZECH REPUBLIC leads AUSTRALIA 2-0
Venue: Cez Arena, Ostrava, CZE (hard – indoors)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 76(2) 63
Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 76(6) 76(4)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) v Samantha Stosur (AUS)
Lucie Safarova (CZE) v Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS)
Andrea Hlavackova/Lucie Hradecka (CZE) v Ashleigh Barty/Casey Dellacqua (AUS)
ITALY level with USA 1-1
Venue: 105 Stadium, Rimini, ITA (clay – indoors)
Sara Errani (ITA) d. Jamie Hampton (USA) 62 61
Varvara Lepchenko (USA) d. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 26 64 75
Roberta Vinci (ITA) v Jamie Hampton (USA)
Nastassja Burnett/Karin Knapp (ITA) v Liezel Huber/Melanie Oudin (USA)
RUSSIA level with JAPAN 1-1
Venue: Olympic Stadium, Moscow, RUS (hard – indoors)
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) 76(3) 64
Ayumi Morita (JPN) d. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 62 62
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) v Ayumi Morita (JPN)
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) v Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN)
Margarita Gasparyan/Elena Vesnina (RUS) v Misaki Doi/Ayumi Morita (JPN)
SLOVAK REPUBLIC level with Serbia 1-1
Venue: Hala “CAIR”, Nis, SRB (hard – indoors)
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 75 62
Vesna Dolonc (SRB) d. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 46 45 ret. (severe cramping)
Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) v Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)
Vesna Dolonc (SRB) v Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
Vesna Dolonc/Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) v Jana Cepelova/Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)
WORLD GROUP II FIRST ROUND
BELGIUM level with SWITZERLAND 1-1
Venue: Sporthalle Wankdorf, Bern, SUI (clay – indoors)
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 61 46 86
Romina Oprandi (SUI) d. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 63 63
Romina Oprandi (SUI) v Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)
Stefanie Voegele (SUI) v Kirsten Flipkens (BEL)
Timea Bacsinszky/Amra Sadikovic (SUI) v Ysaline Bonaventure/Alison van Uytvanck (BEL)
ARGENTINA leads SWEDEN 2-0
Venue: Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoors)
Paula Ormaechea (ARG) d. Johanna Larsson (SWE) 63 60
Florencia Molinero (ARG) d. Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 63 26 61
Paula Ormaechea (ARG) v Sofia Arvidsson (SWE)
Florencia Molinero (ARG) v Johanna Larsson (SWE)
Mailen Auroux/Maria Irigoyen (ARG) v Sofia Arvidsson/Johanna Larsson (SWE)
SPAIN leads UKRAINE 2-0
Venue: Club Atlético Montemar, Alicante, ESP (clay – outdoors)
Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP) d. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 57 62 86
Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) d. Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 75 64
Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP) v Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)
Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) v Elina Svitolina (UKR)
Nuria Llagostera Vives/Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) v Yuliya Beygelzimer/Olga Savchuk (UKR)
GERMANY leads FRANCE 2-0
Venue: Palais des Sports Beaublanc, Limoges, FRA (clay – indoors)
Sabine Lisicki (GER) d. Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 75 75
Julia Goerges (GER) d. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 63 76(5)
Pauline Parmentier (FRA) v Julia Goerges (GER)
Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) v Sabine Lisicki (GER)
Alize Cornet/Virginie Razzano (FRA) v Julia Goerges/Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER)
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I
Venue: Country Club de Ejecutivos, Medellin, COL (clay – outdoors)
Promotion Play-off
Canada defeated Brazil 2-1
Paula Cristina Goncalves (BRA) d. Sharon Fichman (CAN) 06 60 64
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) d. Teliana Pereira (BRA) 62 62
Gabriela Dabrowski/Sharon Fichman (CAN) d. Teliana Pereira/Laura Pigossi (BRA) 76(4) 75
3rd to 4th Play-off
Paraguay defeated Colombia 2-1
Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR) d. Laura Ucros (COL) 36 76(2) ret.
Yuliana Lizarazo (COL) d. Lis Camila Giangreco-Campiz (PAR) 67(6) 61 63
Veronica Cepede Royg/Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR) d. Mariana Duque Marino/Yuliana Lizarazo (COL) 62 63
Relegation Play-offs
Venezuela defeated Chile 2-1
Andrea Gamiz (VEN) d. Cecilia Costa (CHI) 62 62
Fernanda Brito (CHI) d. Adriana Perez (VEN) 63 64
Andrea Gamiz/Adriana Perez (VEN) d. Fernanda Brito/Cecilia Costa (CHI) 62 63
Mexico defeated Peru 3-0
Marcela Zacarias (MEX) d. Ferny Angeles (PER) 63 63
Ana Sofia Sanchez (MEX) d. Patricia Ku (PER) 62 63
Ana Paula Dela Pena/Ximena Hermoso (MEX) d. Ferny Angeles/Ximena Siles (PER) 61 64
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I
Venue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel (hard – outdoor)
Pool D
Bulgaria defeated Slovenia 3-0
Dia Evtimova (BUL) d. Tina Rupert (SLO) 61 60
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) d. Tjasa Srimpf (SLO) 1-0 ret.
Elitsa Kostova/Isabella Shinikova (BUL) d. Andrea Klepac/Tina Rupert (SLO) 62 63
Netherlands defeated Luxembourg 3-0
Richel Hogenkamp (NED) d. Tiffany Cornelius (LUX) 62 63
Arantxa Rus (NED) d. Anne Kremer (LUX) 62 62
Angelique van der Meet/Bibiane Schoofs (NED) d. Anne Kremer/Claudine Schaul (LUX) 62 63
Pool B
Great Britain defeated Hungary 2-1
Laura Robson (GBR) d. Greta Arn (HUN) 06 62 61
Heather Watson (GBR) d. Timea Babos (HUN) 63 62
Reka Luca Jani/Katalin Marosi (HUN) d. Johanna Konta/Laura Robson (GBR) 64 26 62
Portugal defeated Bosnia/Herzegovina 2-1
Anita Husaric (BIH) d. Joana Vale Costa (POR) 63 60
Michelle Larcher De Brito (POR) d. Jelena Simic (BIH) 63 36 62
Michelle Larcher De Brito/ Barbara Luz (POR) d. Dea Herdzelas/Anita Husaric (BIH) 61 60
Promotion Play-off
Poland defeated Croatia 2-1
Ana Konjuh (CRO) d. Urszula Radwanska (POL) 26 63 76(6)
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. Donna Vekic (CRO) 63 62
Agnieszka Radwanska/Urszula Radwanska (POL) d. Darija Jurak/Ana Konjuh (CRO) 62 64
5th to 8th Play-off
Israel defeated Belarus 2-0
Julia Glushko (ISR) d. Lidziya Marozava (BLR) 62 64
Shahar Peer (ISR) d. Ilona Kremen (BLR) 63 62
Lidziya Marozava/Aliaksandra Sasnovioch (BLR) v Julia Glushko/Shahar Peer (ISR) not played
9th to 12th Play-off
Austria defeated Romania 2-1
Melanie Klaffner (AUT) d. Cristina Dinu (ROU) 60 63
Raluca Olaru (ROU) d. Nicole Rottmann (AUT) 76(3) 61
Melanie Klaffner/Nicole Rottmann (AUT) d. Cristina Dinu/Raluca Olaru (ROU) 63 62
Relegation Play-off
Turkey defeated Georgia 3-1
Basak Eraydin (TUR) d. Sofia Kvatsabaia (GEO) 60 63
Sofia Shapatava (GEO) d. Cagla Buyukakcay (TUR) 75 63
Cagla Buyukakcay/Pemra Ozgen (TUR) d. Margalita Chakhnashvili/Sofia Shapatava (GEO) 75 62
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, KAZ (hard – indoor)
Promotion Play-off
Kazakhstan defeated Uzbekistan 2-1
Ksenia Pervak (KAZ) d. Nigina Abduraimova (UZB) 60 64
Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) d. Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 16 75 64
Yaroslava Shvedova/Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) d. Nigina Abduraimova/Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) 62 64
3rd to 4th Play-off
Thailand defeated China, P.R. 2-1
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (THA) d. Tang Hao Chen (CHN) 62 57 63
Wang Qiang (CHN) d. Nudnida Luangnam (THA) 64 62
Luksika Kumkhum/Varatchaya Wongteanchai (THA) d. Tang Hao Chen/Zhou Yi-Miao (CHN) 63 46 75
Relegation Play-off
Korea, Rep. defeated India 3-0
Lee So-Ra (KOR) d. Rutuja Bhosale (IND) 76(5) 61
Han Sung-Hee (KOR) d. Rishika Sunkara (IND) 64 63
Kang Seo-Kyung/Yoo Mi (KOR) d. Ankita Raina/Kyra Shroff (IND) w/o.
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, KAZ (hard – indoor)
Promotion Play-off
Indonesia defeated Hong Kong, China 2-0
Lavinia Tananta (INA) d. Katherine Ip (HKG) 61 46 76(4)
Ayu-Fani Damayanti (INA) d. Venise Chan (HKG) 62 63
Venise Chan/Katherine Ip (HKG) v Aldila Sutjiadi/Ayu Fani Damayanti (INA) not played
3rd to 4th Play-off
New Zealand defeated Philippines 2-0
Abigail Guthrie (NZL) d. Anna Clarice Patrimonio (PHI) 63 60
Emily Fanning (NZL) d. Marinel Rudas (PHI) 64 63
Abigail Guthrie/Emma Hayman (NZL) v Marian Capadocia/Anna Clarice Patrimonio (PHI) not played
5th to 6th Play-off
Vietnam defeated Malaysia 3-0
Thi-Tam-Hao Tran (VIE) d. Theiviya Selva Rajoo (MAS) 63 36 63
Trang Huynh Phuong Dai (VIE) d. Alyssa Boey (MAS) 61 60
Khanh Huynh Phi/Van Nguyen Ai Ngoc (VIE) d. Aslina Chua/Theiviya Selva Rajoo (MAS) 76(5) 62
7th to 8th Play-off
Turkmenistan defeated Kyrgyzstan 3-0
Jahan Bayramova (TKM) d. Arina Beliaeva (KGZ) 46 60 64
Anastasiya Prenko (TKM) d. Bermet Duvanaeva (KGZ) 63 36 60
Anastasiya Prenko/Jahan Bayramova (TKM) d. Arina Beliaeva/Bermet Duvanaeva (KGZ) 61 61
9th to 10th Play-off
Singapore defeated Pakistan 3-0
Geraldine Ang (SIN) d. Sara Mansoor (PAK) 64 61
Rheeya Doshi (SIN) d. Ushna Suhail (PAK) 62 46 64
Rehmat Johal/Khee Yen Wee (SIN) d. Saba Aziz/Sara Mansoor (PAK) 36 62 76(2)
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