The ITF has announced the draws for the 2011 Fed Cup World Group semifinals, and World Group and World Group II play-offs on 16-17 April. The World Group II play-off tie between Japan and Argentina has been postponed until 16-17 July, and will be played at the Bourbon Beans Dome in Kobe, Japan.
Live scoring for all ties will be available on the official Fed Cup website www.fedcup.com and www.fedcup.com/es throughout the weekend.
In addition to live scoring, the English and Spanish websites will both feature reports, photographs, blogs and audio interviews from all the ties. There is also the Fed Cup Radio audio service.
Fed Cup by BNP Paribas is the largest annual international team competition in women’s sport, with 90 nations entered in 2011. The event was established in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the ITF.
WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS
RUSSIA v ITALY
Venue: Sports Palace Megasport, Moscow, RUS (hard – indoors)
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) v Sara Errani (ITA)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v Roberta Vinci (ITA)
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) v Roberta Vinci (ITA)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v Sara Errani (ITA)
Ekaterina Makarova / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) v Alberta Brianti / Maria-Elena Camerin (ITA)
BELGIUM v CZECH REPUBLIC
Venue: Spiroudome, Charleroi, BEL (hard – indoors)
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) v Petra Kvitova (CZE)
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) v Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE)
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) v Petra Kvitova (CZE)
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) v Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE)
An-Sophie Mestach / Alison van Uytvanck (BEL) v Iveta Benesova / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE)
WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS
GERMANY v USA
Venue: Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, GER (clay – indoors)
Andrea Petkovic (GER) v Christina McHale (USA)
Julia Goerges (GER) v Melanie Oudin (USA)
Andrea Petkovic (GER) v Melanie Oudin (USA)
Julia Goerges (GER) v Christina McHale (USA)
Anna-Lena Groenefeld / Sabine Lisicki (GER) v Liezel Huber / Vania King (USA)
SPAIN v FRANCE
Venue: Club de Tenis Lleida, Lleida, ESP (clay – outdoors)
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) v Virginie Razzano (FRA)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) v Aravane Rezai (FRA)
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) v Aravane Rezai (FRA)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) v Virginie Razzano (FRA)
Lourdes Dominguez-Lino / Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) v Alize Cornet / Pauline Parmentier (FRA)
SLOVAK REPUBLIC v SERBIA
Venue: Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, SVK (clay – indoors)
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) v Bojana Jovanovski (SRB)
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) v Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) v Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) v Bojana Jovanovski (SRB)
Daniela Hantuchova / Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) v Jelena Jankovic / Aleksandra Krunic (SRB)
AUSTRALIA v UKRAINE
Venue: Glen Iris Valley Recreation Club, Melbourne, AUS (clay – outdoors)
Jarmila Groth (AUS) v Olga Savchuk (UKR)
Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) v Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)
Jarmila Groth (AUS) v Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)
Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) v Olga Savchuk (UKR)
Sophie Ferguson / Sally Peers (AUS) v Yuliya Beygelzimer / Viktoria Kutuzova (UKR)
WORLD GROUP II PLAY-OFFS
BELARUS v ESTONIA
Venue: Palace of Sport, Minsk, BLR (hard – indoors)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) v Anett Kontaveit (EST)
Olga Govortsova (BLR) v Margit Ruutel (EST)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) v Margit Ruutel (EST)
Olga Govortsova (BLR) v Anett Kontaveit (EST)
Victoria Azarenka / Olga Govortsova (BLR) v Maret Ani / Eva Paalma (EST)
SLOVENIA v CANADA
Venue: Teniski Klub Koper, Koper, SLO (clay – outdoors)
Masa Zec-Peskiric (SLO) v Rebecca Marino (CAN)
Polona Hercog (SLO) v Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)
Polona Hercog (SLO) v Rebecca Marino (CAN)
Masa Zec-Peskiric (SLO) v Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)
Andreja Klepac / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) v Stephanie Dubois / Sharon Fichman (CAN)
SWITZERLAND v SWEDEN
Venue: TC Lido Lugano, Lugano, SUI (clay – outdoors)
Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) v Johanna Larsson (SWE)
Patty Schnyder (SUI) v Sofia Arvidsson (SWE)
Patty Schnyder (SUI) v Johanna Larsson (SWE)
Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) v Sofia Arvidsson (SWE)
Timea Bacsinszky / Patty Schnyder (SUI) v Sofia Arvidsson / Johanna Larsson (SWE)