TENNIS NEWS AND GLOBAL DRAWS FOR THE FED CUP FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Written by: Staff on 17th April 2015

TENNIS NEWS AND GLOBAL DRAWS FOR THE FED CUP FROM AROUND THE WORLD

epa04708409 Members of French Fed Cup Tennis team Pauline Parmentier (L-R), Kristina Mladenovic, Caroline Garcia, Aliz Cornet and team captain Amelie Mauresmo attend the draw of the Tennis Fed Cup World Group semifinal in Ostrava, Czech Republic, 17 April 2015. The Czech Republic will face France in the Tennis Fed Cup World Group semifinal on 18 and 19 April 2015. EPA/FILIP SINGER |

Draws announced for Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals and play-offs

The ITF has announced the draws for the 2015 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals, and World Group and World Group II play-offs taking place on 18-19 April.

Two Fed Cup Zone Group events are also taking place this week: Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in Hyderabad, India (14-18 April); and Europe/Africa Zone Group III in Ulcinj, Montenegro (15-18 April).

The four winners of the World Group play-offs will qualify for the 2016 World Group, with the losers contesting 2016 World Group II. The four winners of the World Group II play-offs will qualify for 2016 World Group II, with the four losers contesting the 2016 Zone Group I events.

Live scoring will be available on the official Fed Cup website throughout the week. In addition, the English and Spanish versions of the website will feature a live blog, reports, photographs, audio interviews and live streaming. There will also be a fan zone showing the best social media content on 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.

Russia’s Vera Zvonareva (L) and Elena Vesnina (2-L) pose with Germany’s Angelique Kerber (2-R) and Andrea Petkovic (R) during a draw of the Tennis Fed Cup World Group semifinal at the Adler Arena in Sochi, Russia, 17 April 2015. Russia will face Germany in the Tennis Fed Cup World Group semifinal on 18 and 19 April 2015. EPA/YEVGENY REUTOV

Swiss Fed Cup tennis team captain Heinz Guenthardt (L-R) and players Romina Oprandi, Victorija Golubic, Martina Hingis and Timea Bacsinszky during the drawing of the Fed Cup World Group play-offs in Zielona Gora, Poland, 17 April 2015. Poland will face Switzerland in the Tennis Fed Cup World Group play-offs on 18 and 19 April 2015 in Zielona Gora. EPA/LECH MUSZYNSKI POLAND OUT

WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS

CZECH REPUBLIC v FRANCE

Venue: Cez Arena, Ostrava, CZE (hard – indoors)

Lucie Safarova (CZE) v Caroline Garcia (FRA)

Petra Kvitova (CZE) v Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)

Petra Kvitova (CZE) v Caroline Garcia (FRA)

Lucie Safarova (CZE) v Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)

Karolina Pliskova/Barbora Strycova (CZE) v Alize Cornet/Pauline Parmentier (FRA)

RUSSIA v GERMANY

Venue: Adler Arena, Sochi, RUS (clay – indoors)

Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v Julia Goerges (GER)

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) v Sabine Lisicki (GER)

Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v Sabine Lisicki (GER)

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) v Julia Goerges (GER)

Elena Vesnina/Vera Zvonareva (RUS) v Angelique Kerber/Andrea Petkovic (GER)

WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS

ITALY v USA

Venue: Circolo Tennis Brindisi, Brindisi, ITA (clay – outdoors)

Camila Giorgi (ITA) v Serena Williams (USA)

Sara Errani (ITA) v Lauren Davis (USA)

Sara Errani (ITA) v Serena Williams (USA)

Camila Giorgi (ITA) v Lauren Davis (USA)

Karin Knapp/Flavia Pennetta (ITA) v Christina McHale/Alison Riske (USA)

NETHERLANDS v AUSTRALIA

Venue: Maaspoort Sports & Events, ’s-Hertogenbosch, NED (clay – indoors)

Kiki Bertens (NED) v Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS)

Arantxa Rus (NED) v Samantha Stosur (AUS)

Kiki Bertens (NED) v Samantha Stosur (AUS)

Arantxa Rus (NED) v Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS)

Richel Hogenkamp/Michaella Krajicek (NED) v Casey Dellacqua/Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS)

POLAND v SWITZERLAND

Venue: Centrum Rekreacyjno Sportowe, Zielona Gora, POL (hard – indoors)

Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) v Martina Hingis (SUI)

Urszula Radwanska (POL) v Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)

Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) v Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)

Urszula Radwanska (POL) v Martina Hingis (SUI)

Klaudia Jans-Ignacik/Alicja Rosolska (POL) v Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)/Martina Hingis (SUI)

CANADA v ROMANIA

Venue: Arena Maurice Richard, Montreal, CAN (hard – indoors)

Francoise Abanda (CAN) v Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)

Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) v Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU)

Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) v Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)

Francoise Abanda (CAN) v Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU)

Gabriela Dabrowski/Sharon Fichman (CAN) v Andreea Mitu/Raluca Olaru (ROU)

WORLD GROUP II PLAY-OFFS

SERBIA v PARAGUAY

Venue: Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad, SRB (hard – indoors)

Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) v Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR)

Ana Ivanovic (SRB) v Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR)

Ana Ivanovic (SRB) v Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR)

Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) v Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR)

Jelena Jankovic/Ivana Jorovic (SRB) v Veronica Cepede Royg/Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR)

SLOVAKIA v SWEDEN

Venue: Aegon Arena National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, SVK (clay – indoors)

Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) v Rebecca Peterson (SWE)

Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) v Susanne Celik (SWE)

Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) v Susanne Celik (SWE)

Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) v Rebecca Peterson (SWE)

Jana Cepelova/Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) v Ellen Allgurin/Cornelia Lister (SWE)

JAPAN v BELARUS

Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, JPN (hard – indoors)

Misaki Doi (JPN) v Victoria Azarenka (BLR)

Kurumi Nara (JPN) v Olga Govortsova (BLR)

Kurumi Nara (JPN) v Victoria Azarenka (BLR)

Misaki Doi (JPN) v Olga Govortsova (BLR)

Shuko Aoyama/Ayumi Morita (JPN) v Vera Lapko/Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR)

ARGENTINA v SPAIN

Venue: Tecnopolis, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoors)

Paula Ormaechea (ARG) v Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP)

Maria Irigoyen (ARG) v Lara Arruabarrena (ESP)

Paula Ormaechea (ARG) v Lara Arruabarrena (ESP)

Maria Irigoyen (ARG) v Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP)

Tatiana Bua/Nadia Podoroska (ARG) v Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov/Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II EVENT (14-18 APRIL)

Venue: SAAP Tennis Complex, Hyderabad, India (hard – outdoors)

http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/group-ii/asia-oceania/2015.aspx

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP III EVENT (14-18 APRIL)

Venue: Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro (clay – outdoors)

http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/group-iii/europe-africa/2015.aspx

Topics: BNP Paribas World Group semifinals, Fed Cup, Itf, Tennis

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