LADIES TENNIS NEWS & RESULTS FROM FED CUP BY BNP PARIBAS , BUT WHERE’S EUGENIE BOUCHARD FOR CANADA ? OLYMPICS 2016 ARE IN DOUBT…

Written by: Staff on 8th February 2015

LADIES TENNIS NEWS & RESULTS FROM FED CUP BY BNP PARIBAS , BUT WHERE'S EUGENIE BOUCHARD FOR CANADA ? OLYMPICS 2016 ARE IN DOUBT...

epa04609273 Russian Maria Sharapova (L) and Anastasia Pavliuchenkova (R) reacts after winning the 4:0 against Polish team in the womens Fed Cup World Group tennis match Poland vs Russia in Krakow, Poland, 08 February 2015. EPA/Jacek Bednarczyk POLAND OUT |

Please find below Saturday’s results from the 2015 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group and World Group II first round ties taking place on 7-8 February. The final day results from the four Zone Group events are also below.

Belarus, Serbia, Japan and Paraguay have all qualified for the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II play-offs on 18-19 April after winning their Zone Group I promotional play-offs on Saturday.

Live scoring for the World Group and World Group II ties is available on the official Fed Cup website throughout the weekend. The English and Spanish websites both feature a live blog, reports, photographs, audio interviews and live streaming. There is also 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. 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, www.fedcup.com/es, www.twitter.com/fedcup, www.facebook.com/FedCup, www.Weibo.com/fedcupofficial and www.fedcup.tv.

Germany’s Angelique Kerber in action against Samantha Stosur of Australia during the quarter final of the Tennis Fed Cup in Stuttgart, Germany, 08 February 2015. EPA/BERND WEISSBROD

WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND

CZECH REPUBLIC leads CANADA 2-0

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

Karolina Pliskova (CZE) d. Francoise Abanda (CAN) 62 64

Tereza Smitkova (CZE) d. Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) 61 62

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 leads FRANCE 2-0

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

Sara Errani (ITA) d. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 76(2) 75

Camila Giorgi (ITA) d. Alize Cornet (FRA) 64 62

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)

RUSSIA leads POLAND 2-0

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

Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 64 26 62

Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. Urszula Radwanska (POL) 60 63

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 level with AUSTRALIA 1-1

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

Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) d. Angelique Kerber (GER) 46 62 64

Andrea Petkovic (GER) d. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 64 36 1210

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 level with SLOVAKIA 1-1

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

Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) d. Kiki Bertens (NED) 62 75

Arantxa Rus (NED) d. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 63 64

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 level with SPAIN 1-1

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

Simona Halep (ROU) d. Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) 62 61

Garbine Muguruza (ESP) d. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 63 62

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)

SWITZERLAND leads SWEDEN 2-0

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

Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) d. Rebecca Peterson (SWE) 76(4) 60

Belinda Bencic (SUI) d. Johanna Larsson (SWE) 61 62

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)

USA leads ARGENTINA 2-0

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

Venus Williams (USA) d. Paula Ormaechea (ARG) 63 62

Serena Williams (USA) d. Maria Irigoyen (ARG) 75 60

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)

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I

Venue: Syma Event and Congress Centre, Budapest, Hungary (hard – indoor)

Promotion play-off

Belarus defeated Great Britain 2-0

Olga Govortsova (BLR) d. Johanna Konta (GBR) 60 61

Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. Heather Watson (GBR) 64 61

Victoria Azarenka/Olga Govortsova (BLR) v Jocelyn Rae/Anna Smith (GBR) not played

Serbia defeated Croatia 2-0

Ivana Jorovic (SRB) d. Ana Konjuh (CRO) 63 26 75

Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) d. Donna Vekic (CRO) 61 61

Ivana Jorovic/Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) v Darija Jurak/Ana Konjuh (CRO) not played

5th to 8th place play-off

Turkey defeated Georgia 2-1

Mariam Bolkvadze (GEO) d. Basak Eraydin (TUR) 63 63

Ipek Soylu (TUR) d. Ekaterine Gorgodze (GEO) 26 60 61

Cagla Buyukakcay/Ipek Soylu (TUR) d. Oksana Kalashnikova/Sofia Shapatava (GEO) 46 64 64

Hungary defeated Belgium 3-0

Anna Bondar (HUN) d. Alison van Uytvanck (BEL) w/o

Reka-Luca Jani (HUN) d. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 26 7-6(5) ret.

Anna Bondar/Dalma Galfi (HUN) d. Kirsten Flipkens/Alison van Uytvanck (BEL) w/o

9th to 10th place play-off

Ukraine defeated Bulgaria 2-0

Kateryna Kozlova (UKR) d. Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) 64 60

Elina Svitolina (UKR) d. Dia Evtimova (BUL) 62 63

Dia Evtimova/Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) v Olga Savchuk/Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) not played

Relegation play-off

Portugal defeated Liechtenstein 2-0

Maria Joao Koehler (POR) d. Kathinka von Deichmann (LIE) 63 60

Michelle Larcher de Brito (POR) d. Stephanie Vogt (LIE) 76(7) 75

Stephanie Vogt/Kathinka von Deichmann (LIE) v Maria Joao Koehler/Michelle Larcher de Brito (POR) not played

Latvia defeated Austria 2-1

Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) d. Julia Grabher (AUT) 62 61

Barbara Haas (AUT) d. Diana Marcinkevica (LAT) 60 26 60

Diana Marcinkevica/Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) d. Julia Grabher/Sandra Klemenschits (AUT) 75 63

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I

Venue: Guangdong Olympic Sports Centre, Guangzhou, China, P.R. (hard – outdoor)

Promotion play-off

Japan defeated Kazakhstan 2-0

Misaki Doi (JPN) d. Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 61 63

Kurumi Nara (JPN) d. Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 26 76(4) 62

Shuko Aoyama/Eri Hozumi (JPN) v Zarina Diyas/Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) not played

3rd to 4th place play-off

Korea, Rep. defeated China, P.R. 2-1

Wang Qiang (CHN) d. Lee So-Ra (KOR) 62 62

Choi Ji-Hee (KOR) d. Zheng Saisai (CHN) 2-2 ret.

Han Na-Lae/Jang Su Jeong (KOR) d. Wang Qiang/Zheng Saisai (CHN) w/o

5th to 6th place play-off

Thailand defeated Uzbekistan 2-0

Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) d. Sabina Sharipova (UZB) 61 76(5)

Luksika Kumkhum (THA) d. Nigina Abduraimova (UZB) 46 64 62

Arina Folts/Sabina Sharipova (UZB) v Nicha Lertpitaksinchai/Peangtarn Plipuech (THA) not played

Relegation play-off

Chinese Taipei defeated Hong Kong, China 2-1

Chan Yung-Jan (TPE) d. Wu Ho Ching (HKG) 61 63

Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) d. Zhang Ling (HKG) 36 64 63

Ng Man Ying/Sher Chun-Wing (HKG) d. Chan Yung-Jan/Lee Ya-Hsuan (TPE) 26 0-1 ret.

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I

Venue: La Loma Centro Deportivo, San Luis Potosi, Mexico (hard – outdoor)

Promotion play-off

Paraguay defeated Brazil 2-1

Paula Cristina Goncalves (BRA) d. Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR) 60 63

Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR) d. Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 64 76(4)

Veronica Cepede Royg/Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR) d. Paula Cristina Goncalves/Teliana Pereira (BRA) 63 63

Relegation play-off

Bolivia defeated Chile 2-0

Noelia Zeballos (BOL) d. Fernanda Brito (CHI) 64 64

Maria-Fernanda Alvarez-Teran (BOL) d. Daniela Seguel (CHI) 61 61

Fernanda Brito/Daniela Seguel (CHI) v Maria-Fernanda Alvarez-Teran/Noelia Zeballos (BOL) not played

Colombia defeated Venezuela 2-0

Yuliana Lizarazo (COL) d. Aymet Uzcategui (VEN) 61 61

Mariana Duque-Marino (COL) d. Adriana Perez (VEN) 64 60

Adriana Perez/Aymet Uzcategui (VEN) v Mariana Duque-Marino/Yuliana Lizarazo (COL) not played

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II

Venue: Tere Tennis Centre, Tallin, Estonia (hard – indoor)

Promotion play-off

South Africa defeated Finland 2-0

Chanel Simmonds (RSA) d. Piia Suomalainen (FIN) 62 64

Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d. Ella Leivo (FIN) 62 60

Ilze Hattingh/Michelle Sammons (RSA) v Piia Suomalainen/Roosa Timonen (FIN) not played

Estonia defeated Slovenia 2-0

Anett Kontaveit (EST) d. Andreja Klepac (SLO) 57 63 63

Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. Tadeja Majeric (SLO) 62 3-0 ret.

Kaia Kanepi/Anett Kontaveit (EST) v Polona Hercog/Andreja Klepac (SLO) not played

Relegation play-off

Egypt defeated Luxembourg 2-1

Sandra Samir (EGY) d. Eleonora Molinaro (LUX) 76(2) 62

Claudine Schaul (LUX) d. Ola Abou Zekry (EGY) 64 67(3) 63

Ola Abou Zekry/Sandra Samir (EGY) d. Eleonora Molinaro /Claudine Schaul (LUX) 63 76(5)

Bosnia/Herzegovina defeated Ireland 2-1

Lauren Deegan (IRL) d. Jelena Simic (BIH) 60 62

Jasmina Tinjic (BIH) d. Amy Bowtell (IRL) 62 26 75

Anita Husaric/Jasmina Tinjic (BIH) d. Julie Byrne/Rachael Dillon (IRL) 62 36 62

Topics: Bnp Paribas, Fed Cup, Tennis, Wta

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