(February 5, 2016) The ITF has announced the draws for the 2016 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group and World Group II first round ties taking place on 6-7 February.
Three Zone Group I events are also taking place on 3-6 February: Europe/Africa Zone Group I in Eilat, Israel; Americas Zone Group I in Santa Cruz, Bolivia; and Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in Hua Hin, Thailand.
All nations contesting the Zone Group I events are bidding to qualify for the Fed Cup World Group II play-offs on 16-17 April, with two teams qualifying from the Europe/Africa Zone, and one team from both the Americas and Asia/Oceania Zones.
WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND
ROMANIA v CZECH REPUBLIC
Venue: Sala Polivalenta Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, ROU (hard – indoor)
Simona Halep (ROU) v Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
Monica Niculescu (ROU) v Petra Kvitova (CZE)
Simona Halep (ROU) v Petra Kvitova (CZE)
Monica Niculescu (ROU) v Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
Andreea Mitu/Raluca Olaru (ROU) v Denisa Allertova/Barbora Strycova (CZE)
GERMANY v SWITZERLAND
Venue: Leipziger Messe, Leipzig, GER (hard – indoor)
Andrea Petkovic (GER) v Belinda Bencic (SUI)
Angelique Kerber (GER) v Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)
Angelique Kerber (GER) v Belinda Bencic (SUI)
Andrea Petkovic (GER) v Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)
Annika Beck/Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) v Viktorija Golubic/Martina Hingis (SUI)
FRANCE v ITALY
Venue: Palais des Sports de Marseille, Marseille, FRA (hard – indoor)
Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) v Camila Giorgi (ITA)
Caroline Garcia (FRA) v Sara Errani (ITA)
Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) v Sara Errani (ITA)
Caroline Garcia (FRA) v Camila Giorgi (ITA)
Oceane Dodin/Pauline Parmentier (FRA) v Martina Caregaro/Sara Errani (ITA)
RUSSIA v NETHERLANDS
Venue: Olympic Stadium, Moscow, RUS (hard – indoor)
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) v Kiki Bertens (NED)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v Richel Hogenkamp (NED)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v Kiki Bertens (NED)
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) v Richel Hogenkamp (NED)
Darya Kasatkina/Maria Sharapova (RUS) v Cindy Burger/Arantxa Rus (NED)
WORLD GROUP II FIRST ROUND
SLOVAKIA v AUSTRALIA
Venue: Aegon Arena, National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, SVK (hard – indoor)
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) v Arina Rodionova (AUS)
Jana Cepelova (SVK) v Samantha Stosur (AUS)
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) v Samantha Stosur (AUS)
Jana Cepelova (SVK) v Arina Rodionova (AUS)
Jana Cepelova/Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) v Casey Dellacqua/Samantha Stosur (AUS)
CANADA v BELARUS
Venue: PEPS, Québec City, CAN (hard – indoor)
Francoise Abanda (CAN) v Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR)
Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) v Olga Govortsova (BLR)
Francoise Abanda (CAN) v Olga Govortsova (BLR)
Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) v Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR)
Gabriela Dabrowski/Carol Zhao (CAN) v Olga Govortsova/Vera Lapko (BLR)
USA v POLAND
Venue: Holua Tennis Center, Kailua Kona, USA (hard – outdoor)
Sloane Stephens (USA) v Magda Linette (POL)
Venus Williams (USA) v Paula Kania (POL)
Venus Williams (USA) v Magda Linette (POL)
Sloane Stephens (USA) v Paula Kania (POL)
Bethanie Mattek-Sands/Coco Vandeweghe (USA) v Klaudia Jans-Ignacik/Alicja Rosolska (POL)
SERBIA v SPAIN
Venue: Kraljevo Sports Centre, Kraljevo, SRB (hard – indoor)
Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) v Garbine Muguruza (ESP)
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) v Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) v Garbine Muguruza (ESP)
Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) v Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)
Ivana Jorovic/Nina Stojanovic (SRB) v Lara Arruabarrena/Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP)
The ITF has announced the latest results for the 2016 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Zone Group I events taking place on 3-6 February: Europe/Africa Zone Group I in Eilat, Israel; Americas Zone Group I in Santa Cruz, Bolivia; and Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in Hua Hin, Thailand.
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I
Venue: Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel (hard – outdoors)
Dates: 3-6 February
POOL A
UKRAINE defeated SWEDEN 3-0
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) d. Susanne Celik (SWE) 61 63
Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) d. Rebecca Peterson (SWE) 16 62 60
Olga Savchuk/Anastasiya Vasylyeva (UKR) d. Jacqueline Cabaj Awad/Cornelia Lister (SWE) 62 64
POOL B
GREAT BRITAIN defeated GEORGIA 2-1
Katie Swan (GBR) d. Ekaterine Gorgodze (GEO) 63 63
Heather Watson (GBR) d. Sofia Shapatava (GEO) 62 60
Oksana Kalashnikova/Sofia Shapatava (GEO) d. Jocelyn Rae/Anna Smith (GBR) 62 64
POOL C
ESTONIA defeated TURKEY 2-1
Basak Eraydin (TUR) d. Valeria Gorlats (EST) 62 63
Anett Kontaveit (EST) d. Cagla Buyukakcay (TUR) 76(6) 64
Anett Kontaveit/Maileen Nuudi (EST) d. Cagla Buyukakcay/Ipek Soylu (TUR) 64 62
ISRAEL defeated CROATIA 2-1
Shahar Peer (ISR) d. Tena Lukas (CRO) 36 61 62
Ana Konjuh (CRO) d. Julia Glushko (ISR) 76(4) 61
Julia Glushko/Shahar Peer (ISR) d. Darija Jurak/Ana Konjuh (CRO) 64 76(2)
POOL D
BELGIUM defeated BULGARIA 3-0
Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) d. Elitsa Kostova (BUL) 63 36 63
Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) d. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 64 62
Marie Benoit/An-Sophie Mestach (BEL) d. Dia Evtimova/Isabella Shinikova (BUL) 67(4) 62 64
LATVIA defeated HUNGARY 2-1
Anna Bondar (HUN) d. Diana Marcinkevica (LAT) 64 64
Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) d. Reka-Luca Jani (HUN) 63 62
Diana Marcinkevica/Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) d. Dalma Galfi/Reka-Luca Jani (HUN) 76(2) 63
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I
Venue: Country Club Las Palmas, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (clay – outdoors)
Dates: 3-6 February
POOL A
PARAGUAY defeated COLOMBIA 2-1
Maria Camila Osorio Serrano (COL) d. Camila Giangreco Campiz (PAR) 64 63
Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR) d. Maria Paulina Perez-Garcia (COL) 60 62
Camila Giangreco Campiz/Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR) d. Emiliana Arango/Maria Camila Osorio Serrano (COL) 63 63
MEXICO defeated BOLIVIA 2-1
Ana Sofia Sanchez (MEX) d. Noelia Zeballos (BOL) 63 57 75
Maria-Fernanda Alvarez-Teran (BOL) d. Victoria Rodriguez (MEX) 63 62
Ana Sofia Sanchez/Renata Zarazua (MEX) d. Maria-Fernanda Alvarez-Teran/Noelia Zeballos (BOL) 64 16 76(3)
POOL B
ARGENTINA defeated BRAZIL 2-1
Nadia Podoroska (ARG) d. Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 75 63
Teliana Pereira (BRA) d. Maria Irigoyen (ARG) 60 60
Maria Irigoyen/Catalina Pella (ARG) d. Paula Cristina Goncalves/Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 63 63
ECUADOR defeated PERU 2-1
Rafaella Baquerizo (ECU) d. Anastasia Iamachkine (PER) 63 61
Dominique Schaefer (PER) d. Charlotte Roemer (ECU) 61 46 76(3)
Rafaella Baquerizo/Camila Romero (ECU) d. Bianca Botto/Anastasia Iamachkine (PER) 64 60
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I
Venue: True Arena Hua Hin, Hua Hin, Thailand (hard – outdoors)
Dates: 3-6 February
POOL A
JAPAN defeated THAILAND 2-1
Bunyawi Thamchaiwat (THA) d. Eri Hozumi (JPN) 46 75 64
Nao Hibino (JPN) d. Luksika Kumkhum (THA) 06 75 61
Shuko Aoyama/Eri Hozumi (JPN) d. Kamonwan Buayam/Peangtarn Plipuech (THA) 75 60
INDIA defeated UZBEKISTAN 3-0
Prerna Bhambri (IND) d. Sabina Sharipova (UZB) 61 61
Ankita Raina (IND) d. Nigina Abduraimova (UZB) 61 60
Sania Mirza/Ankita Raina (IND) d. Akgul Amanmuradova/Arina Folts (UZB) 62 60
POOL B
CHINA, P.R. defeated KAZAKHSTAN 3-0
Wang Qiang (CHN) d. Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 62 62
Zheng Saisai (CHN) d. Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 63 63
Liang Chen/Wang Yafan (CHN) d. Yaroslava Shvedova/Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 62 60 ret.
CHINESE TAIPEI defeated KOREA, REP. 2-1
Han Na-Lae (KOR) d. Chang Kai-Chen (TPE) 76(1) 64
Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) d. Jang Su Jeong (KOR) 76(5) 62
Chan Hao-Ching/Chan Yung-Jan (TPE) d. Han Na-Lae/Jang Su Jeong (KOR) 63 75