Fed Cup ’19: World Group & World Group II Ties – Draw Announced

Fed Cup '19
ITF/Henk Koster
NED – CAN

The draws for the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group and World Group II first round ties were announced by the ITF.

Fed Cup by BNP Paribas is the World Cup of Tennis.The 56 year old competition was founded in 1963. In women sports it is the largest annual team competition, with 108 nations having entered in 2019.

These would be held on 9-10 February 2019, between the eight World Group nations which are competing for a place in the Semifinals of the Fed Cup to be held on 20-21 April 2019. According to rules, the four nations which win from World Group II will join the four losing World Group nations in the World Group play-offs, with the four losing World Group II nations and the promoted Group I nations contesting the World Group II play-offs. Both the World Group play-offs and World Group II play-offs will be held on 20-21 April.

Further, each tie will have of five matches played – two singles on day one and one doubles and the reverse singles on day two. All matches will be best of three tiebreak sets.

Fed Cup '19
ITF/Martin Sidorjak
Official draw FedCup CZE-ROM
Czech Republic (CZE)

World Group – First Round

CZECH REPUBLIC v ROMANIA

Venue: Ostravar Arena, Ostrava, CZE (hard – indoor)
  • Karolina Pliskova (CZE) v Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU)
  • Katerina Siniakova (CZE) v Simona Halep (ROU)
  • Karolina Pliskova (CZE) v Simona Halep (ROU)
  • Katerina Siniakova (CZE) v Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU)
  • Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova (CZE) v Irina-Camelia Begu/Monica Niculescu (ROU)
Fed Cup '19
ITF/Martin Sidorjak
Simona HALEP (ROM)
Czech Republic (CZE)
BELGIUM v FRANCE
Venue: Country Hall du Sart-Tilman, Liège, BEL (hard – indoor)
  • Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) v Caroline Garcia (FRA)
  • Elise Mertens (BEL) v Alize Cornet (FRA)
  • Elise Mertens (BEL) v Caroline Garcia (FRA)
  • Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) v Alize Cornet (FRA)
  • Ysaline Bonaventure/Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) v Fiona Ferro/Pauline Parmentier (FRA)
Fed Cup '19
ITF/Imagellan BEL: Elise MERTENS – Alison VAN UYTVANCK – Kirsten FLIPKENS – Ysaline BONAVENTURE – Johan VAN HERCK (Captain) FRA: Caroline GARCIA – Kristina MLADENOVIC – Alize CORNET – Pauline PARMENTIER – Fiona FERRO – Julien BENNETEAU (Captain) Belgium vs France Liege
GERMANY v BELARUS
Venue: Volkswagen Halle Braunschweig, Braunschweig, GER (hard – indoor)
  • Tatjana Maria (GER) v Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR)
  • Andrea Petkovic (GER) v Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)
  • Tatjana Maria (GER) v Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)
  • Andrea Petkovic (GER) v Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR)
  • Anna-Lena Groenefeld/Laura Siegemund (GER) v Victoria Azarenka/Lidziya Marozava (BLR)
Fed Cup '19
ITF/Paul Zimmer
Germany Belarus
Braunschweig
U.S.A. v AUSTRALIA
Venue: US Cellular Arena, Asheville, USA (hard – indoor)
  • Sofia Kenin (USA) v Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
  • Madison Keys (USA) v Kimberly Birrell (AUS)
  • Madison Keys (USA) v Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
  • Sofia Kenin (USA) v Kimberly Birrell (AUS)
  • Danielle Collins/Nicole Melichar (USA) v Ashleigh Barty/Daria Gavrilova (AUS)
Fed Cup '19
ITF/Susan Mullane
USA, Australia
Asheville

World Group II – First Round

SWITZERLAND v ITALY
Venue: Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel, SUI (hard – indoor)
  • Belinda Bencic (SUI) v Sara Errani (ITA)
  • Viktorija Golubic (SUI) v Camila Giorgi (ITA)
  • Belinda Bencic (SUI) v Camila Giorgi (ITA)
  • Viktorija Golubic (SUI) v Sara Errani (ITA)
  • Timea Bacsinszky/Jil Teichmann (SUI) v Jasmine Paolini/Martina Trevisan (ITA
Fed Cup '19
ITF/Daniel Maurer
Fed Cup
Italy, Switzerland
Biel
LATVIA v SLOVAKIA
Venue: Arena Riga, Riga, LAT (hard – indoor)
  • Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) v Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK)
  • Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) v Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK)
  • Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) v Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK)
  • Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) v Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK)
  • Jelena Ostapenko/Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) v Viktoria Kuzmova/Rebecca Sramkova (SVK)
Fed Cup '19
ITF/Takeo Tanuma
Spain
Japan.Spain
Kita-kyushu
JAPAN v SPAIN
Venue: Kita-Kyushu Sogo Gymnastic Hall, Kita-kyushu, JPN (hard – indoor)
  • Nao Hibino (JPN) v Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP)
  • Misaki Doi (JPN) v Georgina Garcia-Perez (ESP)
  • Misaki Doi (JPN) v Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP)
  • Nao Hibino (JPN) v Georgina Garcia-Perez (ESP)
  • Miyu Kato/Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) v Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov/Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP)
Fed Cup '19
ITF/Takeo Tanuma
Japan.Spain
NETHERLANDS v CANADA
Venue: Maaspoort Sports & Events, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NED (clay – indoor)
  • Richel Hogenkamp (NED) v Bianca Andreescu (CAN)
  • Arantxa Rus (NED) v Francoise Abanda (CAN)
  • Arantxa Rus (NED) v Bianca Andreescu (CAN)
  • Richel Hogenkamp (NED) v Francoise Abanda (CAN)
  • Bibiane Schoofs/Demi Schuurs (NED) v Bianca Andreescu/Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN)

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