ALL FED CUP DRAWS ANNOUNCED FOR FED CUP BY BNP PARIBAS WORLD GROUP AND WORLD GROUP II TIES

Written by: Staff on 6th February 2015

ALL FED CUP DRAWS ANNOUNCED FOR FED CUP BY BNP PARIBAS WORLD GROUP AND WORLD GROUP II TIES

epa04606128 Spain's team attends a press conference following the draw ceremony for the tennis Fed Cup World Group II first round match Romania vs Spain, held at Viva Club Hotel in Galati city, 240 Km north-east from Bucharest, Romania, 06 February 2015. EPA/ROBERT GHEMENT |

Draws announced for Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group and World Group II ties

The ITF has announced the draws for the 2015 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group and World Group II first round ties taking place on 7-8 February.

Four Zone Group events are also taking place this week: Europe/Africa Zone Group I in Budapest, Hungary (4-7 February); Americas Zone Group I in San Luis Potosi, Mexico (4-7 February); Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in Guangzhou, China (4-7 February); and Europe/Africa Zone Group II in Tallinn, Estonia (4-7 February).

German Fed Cup team players (L-R) Julia Goerges, Sabine Lisicki, Andrea Petkovic, Angelique Kerber, and team captain Barbara Rittner pose for photographers during the draw of the Fed Cup quarter final tie between Germany and Australia in Stuttgart, Germany, 06 February 2015. EPA/MARIJAN MURAT

Live scoring for the World Group and World Group II ties will be available on the official Fed Cup website throughout the weekend. The English and Spanish websites will both feature a live blog, reports, photographs, audio interviews and live streaming. There will also be a fan zone showing the best social media content at www.fedcup.com/showyourcolours.

Fed Cup by BNP Paribas is the World Cup of Tennis. It is the largest annual international team competition in women’s sport, with 99 nations entered in 2015.

WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND

CANADA v CZECH REPUBLIC

Venue: PEPS, Quebec City, CAN (hard – indoors)

Francoise Abanda (CAN) v Karolina Pliskova (CZE)

Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) v Tereza Smitkova (CZE)

Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) v Karolina Pliskova (CZE)

Francoise Abanda (CAN) v Tereza Smitkova (CZE)

Gabriela Dabrowski/Sharon Fichman (CAN) v Denisa Allertova/Lucie Hradecka (CZE)

ITALY v FRANCE

Venue: 105 Stadium, Genoa, ITA (clay – indoors)

Sara Errani (ITA) v Caroline Garcia (FRA)

Camila Giorgi (ITA) v Alize Cornet (FRA)

Sara Errani (ITA) v Alize Cornet (FRA)

Camila Giorgi (ITA) v Caroline Garcia (FRA)

Roberta Vinci/Karin Knapp (ITA) v Kristina Mladenovic/Pauline Parmentier (FRA)

POLAND v RUSSIA

Venue: Krakow Arena, Krakow, POL (hard – indoors)

Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) v Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)

Urszula Radwanska (POL) v Maria Sharapova (RUS)

Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) v Maria Sharapova (RUS)

Urszula Radwanska (POL) v Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)

Klaudia Jans-Ignacik/Alicja Rosolska (POL) v Vitalia Diatchenko/Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)

GERMANY v AUSTRALIA

Venue: Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, GER (hard – indoors)

Angelique Kerber (GER) v Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS)

Andrea Petkovic (GER) v Samantha Stosur (AUS)

Angelique Kerber (GER) v Samantha Stosur (AUS)

Andrea Petkovic (GER) v Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS)

Julia Goerges/Sabine Lisicki (GER) v Casey Dellacqua/Samantha Stosur (AUS)

WORLD GROUP II FIRST ROUND

NETHERLANDS v SLOVAKIA

Venue: Omnisport Apeldoorn, Apeldoorn, NED (clay – indoors)

Kiki Bertens (NED) v Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK)

Arantxa Rus (NED) v Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)

Kiki Bertens (NED) v Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)

Arantxa Rus (NED) v Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK)

Richel Hogenkamp/Michaella Krajicek (NED) v Magdalena Rybarikova/Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK)

ROMANIA v SPAIN

Venue: Danube Arena, Galati, ROU (hard – indoors)

Simona Halep (ROU) v Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP)

Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) v Garbine Muguruza (ESP)

Simona Halep (ROU) v Garbine Muguruza (ESP)

Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) v Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP)

Alexandra Dulgheru/Monica Niculescu (ROU) v Lara Arruabarrena/Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)

SWEDEN v SWITZERLAND

Venue: Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg, SWE (hard – indoors)

Rebecca Peterson (SWE) v Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)

Johanna Larsson (SWE) v Belinda Bencic (SUI)

Johanna Larsson (SWE) v Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)

Rebecca Peterson (SWE) v Belinda Bencic (SUI)

Sofia Arvidsson/Susanne Celik (SWE) v Viktorija Golubic/Xenia Knoll (SUI)

ARGENTINA v USA

Venue: Pilara Tennis Club, Buenos Aires (clay – outdoors)

Paula Ormaechea (ARG) v Venus Williams (USA)

Maria Irigoyen (ARG) v Serena Williams (USA)

Paula Ormaechea (ARG) v Serena Williams (USA)

Maria Irigoyen (ARG) v Venus Williams (USA)

Tatiana Bua/Nadia Podoroska (ARG) v Taylor Townsend/CoCo Vandeweghe (USA)

Topics: Bnp Paribas, Fed Cup, Itf, tennis draws

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