The ITF has announced the official team nominations for the Fed Cup World Group and World Group II first round ties, taking place on 9-10 February. In addition, Zone Group events taking place the week of 4 February are Europe/Africa Zone Group I in Eilat, Israel; Americas Zone Group I in Medellin, Colombia; and Asia/Oceania Zone Groups I and II in Astana, Kazakhstan.

 

WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND

 

CZECH REPUBLIC v AUSTRALIA

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

 

Czech Republic

Petra Kvitova

Lucie Safarova

Lucie Hradecka

Andrea Hlavackova

Captain: Petr Pala

 

Australia

Samantha Stosur

Casey Dellacqua

Jarmila Gajdosova

Ashleigh Barty

Captain: Alicia Molik

 

ITALY v USA

Venue: 105 Stadium, Rimini, ITA (clay – indoors)

 

Italy

Sara Errani

Roberta Vinci

Karin Knapp

Nastassja Burnett

Captain: Corrado Barazzutti

 

USA

Sloane Stephens

Varvara Lepchenko

Jamie Hampton

Liezel Huber

Captain: Mary Joe Fernandez

 

RUSSIA v JAPAN

Venue: Olympic Stadium, Moscow, RUS (hard – indoors)

 

Russia

Maria Kirilenko

Ekaterina Makarova

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Elena Vesnina

Captain: Shamil Tarpischev

 

Japan

Ayumi Morita

Kimiko Date-Krumm

Misaki Doi

Kurumi Nara

Captain: Takeshi Murakami

 

SERBIA v SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Venue: Hala “CAIR”, Nis, SRB (hard – indoors)

 

Serbia

Ana Ivanovic

Jelena Jankovic

Bojana Jovanovski

Vesna Dolonc

Captain: Dejan Vranes

 

Slovak Republic

Dominika Cibulkova

Daniela Hantuchova

Magdalena Rybarikova

Jana Cepelova

Captain: Matej Liptak

 

 

WORLD GROUP II FIRST ROUND

 

SWITZERLAND v BELGIUM

Venue: Sporthalle Wankdorf, Bern, SUI (clay – indoors)

 

Switzerland

Romina Oprandi

Stefanie Voegele

Timea Bacsinszky

Amra Sadikovic

Captain: Heinz Gunthardt

 

Belgium

Yanina Wickmayer

Kirsten Flipkens

Alison van Uytvanck

Ysaline Bonaventure

Captain: Ann Devries

 

ARGENTINA v SWEDEN

Venue: Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoors)

 

Argentina

Paula Ormaechea

Maria Irigoyen

Florencia Molinero

Mailen Auroux

Captain: Bettina Fulco

 

Sweden

Sofia Arvidsson

Johanna Larsson

Hilda Melander

Sandra Roma

Captain: Lars-Anders Wahlgren

 

SPAIN v UKRAINE

Venue: Club Atlético Montemar, Alicante, ESP (clay – outdoors)

 

Spain

Lourdes Dominguez Lino

Silvia Soler-Espinosa

Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor

Nuria Llagostera Vives

Captain: Conchita Martinez

 

Ukraine

Lesia Tsurenko

Elina Svitolina

Yuliya Beygelzimer

Olga Savchuk

Captain: Igor Dernovskyi

 

FRANCE v GERMANY

Venue: Palais des Sports Beaublanc, Limoges, FRA (clay – indoors)

 

France

Marion Bartoli

Alize Cornet

Kristina Mladenovic

Virginie Razzano

Captain: Amelie Mauresmo

 

Germany

Angelique Kerber

Julia Goerges

Sabine Lisicki

Anna-Lena Groenefeld

Captain: Barbara Rittner