FED CUP BY BNP PARIBAS RESULTS
6 February 2015
The ITF has announced the latest results from Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Europe/Africa Zone Groups I and II, Asia/Oceania Zone Group I and Americas Zone Group I.
Four Zone Group events are 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).
All nations contesting the Zone Group I events will be bidding to qualify for the Fed Cup World Group II play-offs on 18-19 April, with two teams qualifying from the Europe/Africa Zone, and one team from both the Americas and Asia/Oceania Zones. The nations contesting the Europe/Africa Zone Group II event are bidding for promotion to 2016 Europe/Africa Zone Group I.
The 2015 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group and World Group II first round ties are taking place on 7-8 February.
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. The event celebrated its 50th birthday in 2013 in the ITF’s centenary year. The title sponsor is BNP Paribas, the Official Bank of Fed Cup. Adecco (Official HR Sponsor) is an international sponsor and beIN SPORTS is the Official Global Media Rights Partner. Follow all the action on www.fedcup.com
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I
Venue: Syma Event and Congress Centre, Budapest, Hungary (hard – indoor)
Pool A
Hungary defeated Austria 3-0
Reka-Luca Jani (HUN) d. Barbara Haas (AUT) 75 62
Timea Babos (HUN) d. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (AUT) 1-0 ret.
Timea Babos/Anna Bondar (HUN) d. Julia Grabher/Sandra Klemenschits (AUT) 76(2) 62
Pool B
Great Britain defeated Ukraine 3-0
Johanna Konta (GBR) d. Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 63 62
Heather Watson (GBR) d. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 26 75 64
Jocelyn Rae/Anna Smith (GBR) d. Olga Savchuk/Elina Svitolina (UKR) 67(6) 75 64
Turkey defeated Liechtenstein 3-0
Ipek Soylu (TUR) d. Lynn Zund (LIE) 60 62
Cagla Buyukakcay (TUR) d. Stephanie Vogt (LIE) 62 62
Cagla Buyukakcay/Pemra Ozgen (TUR) d. Sandra Hinterberger/Lynn Zund (LIE) 60 60
Pool C
Belarus defeated Portugal 2-1
Olga Govortsova (BLR) d. Maria Joao Koehler (POR) 63 62
Michelle Larcher de Brito (POR) d. Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) 64 62
Vera Lapko/Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) d. Barbara Luz/Ines Murta (POR) 64 67(2) 62
Georgia defeated Bulgaria 2-1
Ekaterine Gorgodze (GEO) d. Dia Evtimova (BUL) 64 64
Elitsa Kostova (BUL) d. Sofia Shapatava (GEO) 63 76(4)
Oksana Kalashnikova/Sofia Shapatava (GEO) d. Dia Evtimova/Elitsa Kostova (BUL) 63 62
Pool D
Croatia defeated Belgium 2-1
Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) d. Ana Vrljic (CRO) 62 64
Ana Konjuh (CRO) d. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 62 46 64
Darija Jurak/Ana Konjuh (CRO) d. Kirsten Flipkens/Alison van Uytvanck (BEL) 63 62
Israel defeated Latvia 2-1
Julia Glushko (ISR) d. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 75 63
Shahar Peer (ISR) d. Diana Marcinkevica (LAT) 61 61
Darta-Elizabete Emulina/Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) d. Alona Pushkarevsky/Keren Shlomo (ISR) 63 26 63
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I
Venue: Guangdong Olympic Sports Centre, Guangzhou, China, P.R. (hard – outdoor)
Pool A
Japan defeated Uzbekistan 3-0
Eri Hozumi (JPN) d. Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) 63 63
Misaki Doi (JPN) d. Nigina Abduraimova (UZB) 26 60 63
Shuko Aoyama/Eri Hozumi (JPN) d. Arina Folts/Sabina Sharipova (UZB) 64 64
Korea, Rep. defeated Hong Kong, China 3-0
Han Na-Lae (KOR) d. Wu Ho Ching (HKG) 63 75
Jang Su Jeong (KOR) d. Zhang Ling (HKG) 26 64 62
Choi Ji-Hee/Lee So-Ra (KOR) d. Ng Man Ying/ Sher Chun-Wing (HKG) 63 62
Pool B
Kazakhstan defeated Thailand 2-1
Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) d. Peangtarn Plipuech (THA) 67(3) 75 62
Zarina Diyas (KAZ) d. Nicha Lertpitaksinchai (THA) 60 60
Luksika Kumkhum/Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) d. Kamila Kerimbayeva/Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 63 16 63
China, P.R. defeated Chinese Taipei 2-1
Wang Qiang (CHN) d. Lee Ya-Hsuan (TPE) 61 63
Zheng Saisai (CHN) d. Chan Yung-Jan (TPE) 62 46 4-0 ret.
Chan Hao-Ching/Lee Ya-Hsuan (TPE) d. Wang Qiang/Zheng Saisai (CHN) 1-2 ret.
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I
Venue: La Loma Centro Deportivo, San Luis Potosi, Mexico (hard – outdoor)
Pool A
Brazil defeated Colombia 2-1
Paula Cristina Goncalves (BRA) d. Yuliana Lizarazo (COL) 76(3) 46 62
Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) d. Mariana Duque-Marino (COL) 76(6) 75
Maria Fernanda Herazo Gonzalez/Maria Paulina Perez-Garcia (COL) d. Gabriela Ce/Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 36 5-4 ret.
Pool B
Paraguay defeated Venezuela 3-0
Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR) d. Viviana Onorato (VEN) 60 60
Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR) d. Mariaryeni Gutierrez (VEN) 63 62
Camila Giangreco Campiz/Sara Gimenez (PAR) d. Mariaryeni Gutierrez/Viviana Onorato (VEN) 75 63
Mexico defeated Bolivia 2-1
Marcela Zacarias (MEX) d. Noelia Zeballos (BOL) 06 75 62
Maria-Fernanda Alvarez-Teran (BOL) d. Ana Sofia Sanchez (MEX) 26 62 63
Victoria Rodriguez/Renata Zarazua (MEX) d. Maria-Fernanda Alvarez-Teran/Noelia Zeballos (BOL) 62 57 61
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II
Venue: Tere Tennis Centre, Tallin, Estonia (hard – indoor)
Pool A
South Africa defeated Bosnia/Herzegovina 2-1
Chanel Simmonds (RSA) d. Damira Muminovic (BIH) 64 62
Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d. Jelena Simic (BIH) 64 60
Jelena Simic/Jasmina Tinjic (BIH) d. Ilze Hattingh/Michelle Sammons (RSA) 64 62
Estonia defeated Egypt 2-1
Anett Kontaveit (EST) d. Sandra Samir (EGY) 61 61
Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. Ola Abou Zekry (EGY) 60 61
Ola Abou Zekry/Dina Hegab (EGY) d. Valeria Gorlats/Julia Skripnik (EST) 62 36 76(3)
Pool B
Finland defeated Luxembourg 3-0
Oona Orpana (FIN) d. Eleonora Molinaro (LUX) 75 64
Piia Suomalainen (FIN) d. Claudine Schaul (LUX) 61 62
Ella Leivo (FIN)/ Roosa Timonen d. Sharon Pesch/Jo Weisen (LUX) 76(4) 60
Slovenia defeated Ireland 2-1
Tadeja Majeric (SLO) d. Lauren Deegan (IRL) 57 61 63
Amy Bowtell (IRL) d. Polona Hercog (SLO) 76(7) 4-6 ret.
Andreja Klepac/Manca Pislak (SLO) d. Amy Bowtell/Rachael Dillon (IRL) 62 63
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