Tennis News – Fed Cup Ladies Teams Announced
Tennis News - Fed Cup Ladies Teams Announced | 
The ITF has announced the official team nominations for the 2017 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group and World Group II first round ties taking place on 11-12 February.
Three Zone Group I events are also taking place on 6-11 February: Europe/Africa Zone Group I in Tallinn, Estonia; Americas Zone Group I in Metepec, Mexico; and Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in Astana, Kazakhstan.
All nations contesting the Zone Group I events will be bidding to qualify for the Fed Cup World Group II play-offs on 22-23 April, with two teams qualifying from the Europe/Africa Zone, and one team from both the Americas and Asia/Oceania Zones.
Live scoring will be available on the official Fed Cup website throughout the week. The English and Spanish websites will both feature a live blog, reports, photographs, audio interviews and exclusive video content.
Fed Cup by BNP Paribas is the World Cup of Tennis. It is the largest annual international team competition in women’s sport, with 107 nations entered in 2017. The competition is 54 years old having been founded in 1963. The title sponsor is BNP Paribas
WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND
CZECH REPUBLIC v SPAIN
Venue: Ostravar Arena, Ostrava, CZE (hard – indoor)
Czech Republic
Karolina Pliskova
Barbora Strycova
Katerina Siniakova
Lucie Safarova
Captain: Petr Pala
Spain
Garbine Muguruza
Lara Arruabarrena
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
Captain: Conchita Martinez
USA v GERMANY
Venue: Royal Lahaina Resort, Maui, USA (hard – outdoor)
USA
CoCo Vandeweghe
Alison Riske
Shelby Rogers
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Captain: Kathy Rinaldi
Germany
Laura Siegemund
Andrea Petkovic
Julia Goerges
Carina Witthoeft
Captain: Barbara Rittner
BELARUS v NETHERLANDS
Venue: Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk, BLR (hard – indoor)
Belarus
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Aryna Sabalenka
Olga Govortsova
Vera Lapko
Captain: Eduard Dubrou
Netherlands
Kiki Bertens
Cindy Burger
Arantxa Rus
Michaella Krajicek
Captain: Paul Haarhuis
SWITZERLAND v FRANCE
Venue: Palexpo, Geneva, SUI (hard – indoor)
Switzerland
Timea Bacsinszky
Viktorija Golubic
Belinda Bencic
Martina Hingis
Captain: Heinz Guenthardt
France
Alize Cornet
Kristina Mladenovic
Pauline Parmentier
Captain: Yannick Noah
WORLD GROUP II FIRST ROUND
RUSSIA v CHINESE TAIPEI
Venue: Druzhba Sport Complex, Moscow, RUS (hard – indoor)
Russia
Ekaterina Makarova
Natalia Vikhlyantseva
Anna Blinkova
Anna Kalinskaya
Captain: Anastasia Myskina
Chinese Taipei
Chang Kai-Chen
Lee Ya-Hsuan
Hsu Ching-Wen
Chan Chin-Wei
Captain: Wang Shi-Ting
ROMANIA v BELGIUM
Venue: Sala Polivalenta, Bucharest, ROU (hard – indoor)
Romania
Simona Halep
Irina-Camelia Begu
Monica Niculescu
Sorana Cirstea
Captain: Ilie Nastase
Belgium
Yanina Wickmayer
Kirsten Flipkens
Elise Mertens
Maryna Zanevska
Captain: Dominique Monami
UKRAINE v AUSTRALIA
Venue: Palace of Sports ‘Lokomotiv’, Kharkiv, UKR (hard – indoor)
Ukraine
Elina Svitolina
Lesia Tsurenko
Olga Savchuk
Nadiia Kichenok
Captain: Mikhail Filima
Australia
Daria Gavrilova
Ashleigh Barty
Arina Rodionova
Casey Dellacqua
Captain: Alicia Molik
ITALY v SLOVAKIA
Venue: PalaGalassi, Forlì, ITA (clay – indoor)
Italy
Sara Errani
Francesca Schiavone
Jasmine Paolini
Martina Trevisan
Captain: Tathiana Garbin
Slovakia
Jana Cepelova
Rebecca Sramkova
Daniela Hantuchova
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
Captain: Matej Liptak
Topics: BNP Paribas World Group, Fed Cup, Sports, Tennis News, Women Tennis
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