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Azarenka, Radwanska Head Nominations for Fed Cup Zone Group Ties

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(January 11, 2013) World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland lead the nominations for the 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Zone Group events taking place the week of 4 February alongside the World Group and World Group II first round ties.

 

The ITF has announced the full nominations for Europe/Africa Zone Group I in Eilat, Israel (6-9 February); Americas Zone Group I in Medellin, Colombia (6-9 February); and Asia/Oceania Zone Groups I and II in Astana, Kazakhstan (4-10 February). All the teams contesting the Zone Group I events will be bidding to qualify for the Fed Cup World Group II play-offs.

 

Nine top 50 players will contest Europe/Africa Zone Group I, with the top-ranked Azarenka joined by sisters Agnieszka and Urszula Radwanska, Sorana Cirstea and Simona Halep of Romania, Tamira Paszek of Austria, Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria, and British duo Heather Watson and Laura Robson. Hseih Su-Wei of Chinese Taipei and Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan head the nominations for Asia/Oceania Zone Group I, while Canada’s Aleksandra Wozniak is the top-ranked player in Americas Group I.

 

Nominations for the 2013 World Group and World Group II first round ties, which take place on February 9-10, will be announced on Wednesday, January 30.

 

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I

Venue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel (hard – outdoors)

 

Austria

Tamira Paszek

Yvonne Meusburger

Patricia Mayr-Achleitner

Nicole Rottmann

Captain: Jurgen Waber

 

Belarus

Victoria Azarenka

Olga Govortsova

Ilona Kremen

Aliaksandra Sasnovich

Captain: Tatiana Poutchek

 

Bosnia/Herzegovina

Jasmina Tinjic

Jelena Simic

Anita Husaric

Jasmina Kajtazovic

Captain: tbc

 

Bulgaria

Tsvetana Pironkova
Elitsa Kostova

Dia Evtimova
Isabella Shinikova

Captain: Dora Rangelova

 

Croatia

Petra Martic
Donna Vekic
Tereza Mrdeza
Ana Konjuh

Captain: Iva Majoli

 

Georgia

Sofia Shapatava
Sofia Kvatsabaia
Ekaterine Gorgodze

Captain (playing): Margalita Chakhnashvili

 

Great Britain

Heather Watson
Laura Robson
Anne Keothavong
Johanna Konta

Captain: Judy Murray

 

Hungary

Timea Babos

Greta Arn
Reka-Luca Jani

Katalin Marosi

Captain: Levente Baratosi

 

Israel

Shahar Peer
Julia Glushko
Keren Shlomo
Valeria Patiuk

Captain: Amos Mansdorf

 

Luxembourg

Anne Kremer
Claudine Schaul
Laura Correia

Captain: Frank Eicher

 

Netherlands

Kiki Bertens
Arantxa Rus
Richel Hogenkamp
Bibiane Schoofs

Captain: Manon Bollegraf

 

Poland

Agnieszka Radwanska
Urszula Radwanska
Paula Kania
Magda Linette

Captain: Tomasz Wiktorowski

 

Portugal

Maria Joao Koehler

Michelle Larcher de Brito

Barbara Luz

Margarida Moura

Captain: Pedro Cordeiro

 

Romania

Sorana Cirstea

Simona Halep

Irina-Camelia Begu

Cristina-Andreea Mitu

Captain: Marius Comanescu

 

Slovenia

Polona Hercog

Nastja Kolar

Andreja Klepac

Katarina Srebotnik

Captain: Tina Pisnik

 

Turkey

Cagla Buyukakcay

Pemra Ozgen

Basak Eraydin

Ipek Soylu

Captain: tbc

 

 

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I
Venue: Country Club de Ejectivos, Medellin, Colombia (clay – outdoors)

 

Brazil

Teliana Pereira

Paula Cristina Goncalves

Beatriz Maia

Laura Pigossi

Captain: Carla Tiene

 

Canada

Aleksandra Wozniak

Eugenie Bouchard

Sharon Fichman

Gabriela Dabrowski

Captain: Sylvain Bruneau

 

Chile

Andrea Koch-Benvenuto

Fernanda Brito

Cecilia Costa Melgar

Macarena Olivares Lopez

Captain: Guillermo Gomez

 

Colombia

Mariana Duque-Marino

Catalina Castano

Yuliana Lizarazo

Laura Ucros

Captain: Alejandro Pedraza

 

Mexico

Ximena Hermoso

Ana Sofia Sanchez

Marcela Zacarias

Ana-Paula de la Pena

Captain: Raquel Contreras

 

Paraguay

Veronica Cepede Royg

Montserrat Gonzalez

Camila Giangreco Campiz

Captain: Alfredo de Brix

 

Peru

Patricia Ku Flores

Katherine Gabriela Miranda-Chang

Ferny Angeles Paz

Ximena Siles Luna

Captain: Percy Melzi

 

Venezuela

Adriana Perez

Andrea Gamiz

Gabriela Coglitore

Carmen Blanco

Captain: Yohny Romero

 

 

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan (hard – indoors)

 

China, P.R.

Zhang Shuai

Zheng Saisai

Zhou Yi-Miao

Wang Qiang

Captain: Liu Shuo

 

Chinese Taipei

Su-Wei Hsieh

Kai-Chen Chang

Chin-Wei Chan

Hua-Chen Lee

Captain: Shi Ting Wang

 

India

Sania Mirza

Kyra Shroff

Rishika Sunkara

Rutuja Bhosale

Captain: Enrico Piperno

 

Kazakhstan

Yaroslava Shvedova

Ksenia Pervak

Galina Voskoboeva

Sesil Karatantcheva

Captain: Yuriy Karlov

 

Korea, Republic

Sung-Hee Han

So-Ra Lee

Mi Yoo

Seo-Kyung Kang

Captain: Jeong-Myung Lee

 

Thailand

Tamarine Tanasugarn

Luksika Kumkhum

Nudnida Luangnam

Noppawan Lertcheewakarn

Captain: Suang Chantra-Urai

 

Uzbekistan

Akgul Amanmuradova

Nigina Abduraimova

Sabina Sharipova

Arina Folts

Captain: Dmitriy Tomashevich

 

 

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan (hard – indoors)

 

Hong Kong, China

Wing-Yau Venise Chan

Ho Ching Wu

Katherine Ip

Eudice Wong Chong

Captain: tbc

 

Indonesia

Ayu-Fani Damayanti

Lavinia Tananta

Jessy Rompies

Aldila Sutjiadi

Captain: Suharyadi Suharyadi

 

Iran

Ghazaleh Torkaman

Maryam Mazaheri

Sahar Najaei

Arezou Youlghouni

Captain: Parvaneh Khiltash

 

Kyrgyzstan

Bermet Dvaneaeva

Inna Volkovich

Nelli Buyuklyanova

Captain: Sabina Korsunova

 

Malaysia

Aslina Chua

Alyssa Boey

Yus Syazlin Nabila Yusri

Nurin Nabila Binti Roslan

Captain: Muhammad Ashaari bin Zainal Abidia

 

New Zealand

Marina Erakovic

Emily Fanning

Emma Hayman

Abigail Guthrie

Captain: Pavlina Nola

 

Pakistan

Ushna Suhail

Saba Aziz

Sara Mansoor

Iman Qureshi

Captain: Nosheen Ehtesham

 

Philippines

Marinel Rudas

Anna Clarice Patrimonio

Marian Jade Capadocia

Captain: Karl Santamaria

 

Singapore

Rehmat Johal

Rheeya Doshi

Khee Yen Wee

Geraldine Ang

Captain: Hassan bin Bohari

 

Turkmenistan

Anastasiya Prenko

Maya Mammetguykyyeva

Jahan Bayramova

Jennet Halliyeva

Captain: Nelli Voynich

 

Vietnam

Trang Huynh Phuong Dai

Van Nguyen Ai Ngoc

Huynh Phi Khanh

Thi-Tam-Hao Tran

Captain: Nguyen Dinh Bao Tri

 

 

 

 

 

HEINEKEN OPEN – AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
$ 433,400.00
5- 12 JANUARY 2013

RESULTS – 11 JANUARY 2013
Men’s Singles – Semifinals
[1] D Ferrer (ESP) d [WC] G Monfils (FRA) 6-1 6-2
[2] P Kohlschreiber (GER) d [4] S Querrey (USA) 6-4 7-6(2)

Men’s Doubles – Semifinals
[1] C Fleming (GBR) / B Soares (BRA) d [3] J Knowle (AUT) / F Polasek (SVK) 7-6(0) 7-6(3)
J Brunstrom (SWE) / F Nielsen (DEN) d F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) 6-7(7) 6-4 10-6

ORDER OF PLAY – SATURDAY, 12 JANUARY 2013
CENTRE COURT start midday
[1] C Fleming (GBR) / B Soares (BRA) vs J Brunstrom (SWE) / F Nielsen (DEN)

Not before 2pm
[1] D Ferrer (ESP) vs [2] P Kohlschreiber (GER)

 

 

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Draws Made for the 2013 Australian Open

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(January 11, 2013) The official Australian Open draw took place on Friday morning in Melbourne on the banks of the Yarra River, with the defending champions  Victoria Azarenka and Novak Djokovic riding a boat to the ceremony.

On the women’s side, top seed and World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka will have to contend with No. 3 Serena Williams on her side of the draw, should both women advance to the semifinals.

Projected Women’s quarterfinals:

(1)Azarenka vs (7) Errani, (3) S.Williams vs (8) Kvitova, (4) Radwanska vs (6) Li and (2) Sharapova v (5) Kerber.

Women’s Draw

Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [1] vs. Monica Niculescu (ROU)
Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) vs. Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
Qualifier vs. Sofia Arvidsson (SWE)
Jamie Hampton (USA) vs. Urszula Radwanska (POL) [31]

Varvara Lepchenko (USA) [21] vs. Polona Hercog (SLO)
Caroline Garcia (FRA) vs. Elena Vesnina (RUS)
Mathilde Johansson (FRA) vs. Qualifier
Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) vs. Roberta Vinci (ITA) [16]

Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [10] vs. Sabine Lisicki (GER)
Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) vs .Donna Vekic (CRO)
Qualifier vs. Lauren Davis (USA)
Qualifier vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) [24]

Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) [26] vs. Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino (ESP)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) vs .Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP)
Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) vs. Christina McHale (USA)
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) vs. Sara Errani (ITA) [7]

Serena Williams (USA) [3] vs. Edina Gallovits-Hall (ROU)
Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) vs. Garbine Muguruza (ESP)
Ayumi Morita (JPN) vs. Anna Tatishvili (GEO)
Annika Beck (GER) vs. Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) [28]

Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) [20] vs. Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS)
Qualifier vs. Jana Cepelova (SVK)
Rebecca Marino (CAN) vs. Shuai Peng (CHN)
Vania King (USA) vs. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) [14]

Nadia Petrova (RUS) [12] vs. Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN)
Shahar Peer (ISR) vs. Alexandra Panova (RUS)
Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) vs. Bojana Jovanovski (SRB)
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) vs. Lucie Safarova (CZE) [17]

Sloane Stephens (USA) [29] vs. Simona Halep (ROU)
Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) vs. Timea Babos (HUN)
Melanie Oudin (USA) vs. Laura Robson (GBR)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) vs.Petra Kvitova (CZE) [8]

Na Li (CHN) [6] vs. Sesil Karatantcheva (KAZ)
Pauline Parmentier (FRA) vs. Olga Govortsova (BLR)
Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) vs. Sacha Jones (AUS)
Coco Vandeweghe (USA) vs. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) [27]

Julia Goerges (GER) [18] vs. Qualifier
Romina Oprandi (SUI) vs. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)
Yuxuan Zhang (CHN) vs .Jie Zheng (CHN)
Kai-Chen Chang (TPE) vs .Samantha Stosur (AUS) [9]

Ana Ivanovic (SRB) [13] vs. Melinda Czink (HUN)
Qualifier vs. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
Qualifier vs. Qualifier
Johanna Larsson (SWE) vs. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) [22]

Mona Barthel (GER) [32] vs. Ksenia Pervak (KAZ)
Heather Watson (GBR) vs. Alexandra Cadantu (ROU)
Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) vs. Arantxa Rus (NED)
Bojana Bobusic (AUS) vs. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) [4]

Angelique Kerber (GER) [5] vs. Elina Svitolina (UKR)
Lucie Hradecka (CZE) vs. Kiki Bertens (NED)
Casey Dellacqua (AUS) vs. Madison Keys (USA)
Stefanie Voegele (SUI) vs. Tamira Paszek (AUT) [30]

Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) [19] vs. Qualifier
Camila Giorgi (ITA) vs. Stephanie Foretz Gacon (FRA)
Qualifier vs. Olivia Rogowska (AUS)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) vs. Marion Bartoli (FRA) [11]

Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) [15] vs. Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
Mandy Minella (LUX) vs. Qualifier
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) vs. Nina Bratchikova (RUS)
Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) vs .Klara Zakopalova (CZE) [23]

Venus Williams (USA) [25] vs. Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ)
Alize Cornet (FRA) vs. Marina Erakovic (NZL)
Petra Martic (CRO) vs Misaki Doi (JPN)
Olga Puchkova (RUS) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [2]

 

On the men’s side, No. 3 Andy Murray landed in the bottom half of the draw with No. 2 seed Roger Federer.

Projected quarterfinal match-ups on the men’s side would be Djokovic  vs (5) Berdych, (4) Ferrer v (8) Tipsarevic, (3) Murray v (6) Del Potro and (2) Federer against (7) Tsonga.

 

Men’s Draw

 

Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] vs. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA)
Ryan Harrison (USA) vs. Santiago Giraldo (COL)
Qualifier vs. Feliciano Lopez (ESP)
Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs .Radek Stepanek (CZE) [31]

Sam Querrey (USA) [20] vs. Unknown
Qualifier vs. Brian Baker (USA)
Tobias Kamke (GER) vs. Flavio Cipolla (ITA)
Qualifier vs. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) [15]

Juan Monaco (ARG) [11] vs. Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS)
Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA)
Xavier Malisse (BEL) vs. Pablo Andujar (ESP)
David Goffin (BEL) vs. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [22]

Jurgen Melzer (AUT) [26] vs. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ)
Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)
Qualifier vs. Guillaume Rufin (FRA)
Michael Russell (USA) vs. Tomas Berdych (CZE) [5]

David Ferrer (ESP) [4] vs. Olivier Rochus (BEL)
Ivo Karlovic (CRO) vs. Qualifier
John Millman (AUS) vs. Tatsuma Ito (JPN)
Albert Ramos (ESP) vs. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) [28]

Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) [23] vs. Matthew Ebden (AUS)
Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) vs. Adrian Ungur (ROU)
Qualifier vs. Carlos Berlocq (ARG)
Victor Hanescu (ROU) vs. Kei Nishikori (JPN) [16]

Nicolas Almagro (ESP) [10] vs. Qualifier
Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) vs. Lukasz Kubot (POL)
Bjorn Phau (GER) vs. Somdev Devvarman (IND)
Simone Bolelli (ITA) vs. Jerzy Janowicz (POL) [24]

Julien Benneteau (FRA) [32] vs. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) vs. Qualifier
Lukas Lacko (SVK) vs. Gilles Muller (LUX)
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) vs. Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) [8]
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) [6] vs. Qualifier
Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs. Benjamin Becker (GER)
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs. Qualifier
Grega Zemlja (SLO) vs. Marcel Granollers (ESP) [30]

Andreas Seppi (ITA) [21] vs. Horacio Zeballos (ARG)
Igor Sijsling (NED) vs. Denis Istomin (UZB)
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs. Qualifier
Marinko Matosevic (AUS) vs. Marin Cilic (CRO) [12]

Gilles Simon (FRA) [14] vs. Filippo Volandri (ITA)
Tommy Robredo (ESP) vs. Jesse Levine (CAN)
Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) vs. Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP)
Gael Monfils (FRA) vs. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) [18]

Florian Mayer (GER) [25] vs. Rhyne Williams (USA)
Qualifier vs.Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR)
Joao Sousa (POR) vs. John-Patrick Smith (AUS)
Robin Haase (NED) vs. Andy Murray (GBR) [3]

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [7] vs. Michael Llodra (FRA)
Go Soeda (JPN) vs. Luke Saville (AUS)
James Duckworth (AUS) vs. Benjamin Mitchell (AUS)
Blaz Kavcic (SLO) vs. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) [29]

Tommy Haas (GER) [19] vs. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
Ivan Dodig (CRO) vs. Di Wu (CHN)
Josselin Ouanna (FRA) vs. Alejandro Falla (COL)
Albert Montanes (ESP) vs. Richard Gasquet (FRA) [9]

Milos Raonic (CAN) [13] vs. Jan Hajek (CZE)
Qualifier vs. Lukas Rosol (CZE)
Qualifier vs. Guido Pella (ARG)
Steve Darcis (BEL) vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) [17]

Martin Klizan (SVK) [27] vs. Qualifier
Bernard Tomic (AUS) vs .Leonardo Mayer (ARG)
Qualifier vs. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)
Benoit Paire (FRA) vs .Roger Federer (SUI) [2]

 

In total forty-four countries are represented at this year’s Australian Open which begins on January 14 and runs through January 27..

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Watson, Robson, Keothavong and Konta Named to British Fed Cup Team

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(January 7, 2013) Heather Watson, Laura Robson, Anne Keothavong and Johanna Konta have been announced by the Lawn Tennis Association as Great Britain’s Fed Cup team for the  Europe/Africa Zone Group I tie that will take place from February 6-9 2013 at the Municipal Tennis Club in Eilat, Israel.

 

Elena Baltacha who is currently recovering from injury will also be traveling with the team. The team will be led by Judy Murray who was appointed as Fed Cup Captain back in December  of 2011.

 

Judy Murray said: “Last year’s Fed Cup was a great experience for all of us and we came close to securing a place in the World Group for the first time since 1995. Heather and Laura have pushed themselves up into the top 50 in the WTA rankings this year and they will have wonderfully experienced back-up in Anne and Bally who have 22 Fed Cups between them. Jo Konta makes her debut on the team after a terrific 2012 season which saw her break into the top 150. We have a great squad and we will be aiming to put ourselves in World Group contention once again.”

 

British No. 1 Heather Watson said, “Playing Fed Cup is always a highlight for me during the year. Most of the time we are out there playing for ourselves, but it’s a lot of fun and a great honour to compete as a team and represent our country against the best in the world.” Watson ended 2012 at a career-best No. 49 (currently No. 47) in the world winning her first career WTA singles title at the Japan Open, having already claimed Tour doubles titles at Stanford and Dallas in the USA during the summer.

 

Robson said, “’I am really excited to be part of the Fed Cup team again and I can’t wait to get back out there and hopefully win all of our matches.” Robson ended a career-best season in 2012 close to the Top 50, highlighted by a Silver Medal in mixed doubles at the Olympics, beating former Grand Slam champions Kim Clijsters and Li Na at the US Open and then becoming the first woman since 1990 to reach a WTA singles final, before Watson went one better, three weeks later.

 

“I can’t believe this will be my 12th time representing my country,” said British No. 3 Anne Keothavong. “I feel really proud how we have grown as a team in the last couple of years and came so close to making World Group II last year. It’s an added motivation knowing how close we were to try and take the extra step in 2013.”

 

Johanna Konta, is making her Fed Cup debut: “I’m so excited it’s beyond words and a real thrill to be nominated alongside Heather, Laura, Anne and Bally.”

 

The Aegon GB Fed Cup Team will contest the Europe/Africa Zone Group I, alongside 15 other nations, all vying to take the top two spots and progress to the World Group II play offs in April.

The 16 tennis nations in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I include: Austria, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Great Britain, Hungary, Israel, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia and Turkey.

 

The format will be four groups, each having four teams, all competing against each other (three matches) in Round-robin format. Play starts on Wednesday, 6 February and continues every day. The winners of each group will play off (Group A v Group C and Group B v Group D) to determine which two nations will advance to the World Group II Play-offs in April 20-21, 2013. All other nations will compete for positional Play-offs, including the final two relegation spots.

 

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Draw Announced for 100th Davis Cup Final

WORLD GROUP FINAL

 

CZECH REPUBLIC v SPAIN

Venue: O2 Arena, Prague (hard – indoors)

 

Radek Stepanek (CZE) v David Ferrer (ESP)

Tomas Berdych (CZE) v Nicolas Almagro (ESP)

Ivo Minar/Lukas Rosol (CZE) v Marcel Granollers/Marc Lopez (ESP)

Tomas Berdych (CZE) v David Ferrer (ESP)

Radek Stepanek (CZE) v Nicolas Almagro (ESP)

 

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Draws made for 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Asia/Oceania Zone Group I and Europe/Africa Zone Group II

The draws for the 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Asia/Oceania Zone Group I and Europe/Africa Zone Group II were held at the ITF offices in London on Tuesday. Seeds were based on the latest Davis Cup Nations Ranking following the two Davis Cup ties held on October 19-21.

To view the full draw sheets, please visit the official Davis Cup website www.daviscup.com and www.copadavis.com.

 

Asia/Oceania Zone Group I

 

First round (1-3 February)

 

Chinese Taipei [c] v Australia [s]

 

Uzbekistan [s] [c] v China P.R.

 

India [s] [c] v Korea Rep.

 

Japan [s] [c] v Indonesia

 

Europe/Africa Zone Group II

 

First round (1-3 February)

 

Bulgaria [c] v Finland [s]

 

Ireland [c] [*] v Estonia [s]

 

Tunisia [c] v Latvia [s]

 

Monaco [c] v Belarus [s]

 

Moldova [c] v Hungary [s]

 

Bosnia/Herzegovina [s] [c] [*] v Luxembourg

 

Lithuania [c] [*] v Cyprus [s]

 

Portugal [s] [c] [*] v Benin

 

Key

[s] = Seeded nation

[c] = Choice of ground

[*] = Choice of ground decided by lot

 

The home nation is listed first for each tie.

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Draws Made for TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships

(L-R) Li Na of China, Angelique Kerber of Germany, Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, Maria Sharapova of Russia, Serena Williams of USA, Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland and Sara Errani of Italy pose for the official photo of the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships – Istanbul (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images for WTA).

ISTANBUL (October 21, 2012) – The draws have been made for the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships. The draw ceremony was held this evening at the Ciragan Palace Kempinski in Istanbul, Turkey.

Tuesday’s Order of Play

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Stadium (from 17.00hrs)
1. Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Petra Kvitova
2. Serena Williams vs. Angelique Kerber
3. Maria Sharapova vs. Sara Errani

The draw:
RED GROUP
(1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
(3) Serena Williams (USA)
(5) Angelique Kerber (GER)
(8) Li Na (CHN)

WHITE GROUP
(2) Maria Sharapova (RUS)
(4) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
(6) Petra Kvitova (CZE)
(7) Sara Errani (ITA)

RED GROUP: Azarenka, Williams, Kerber, Li…

(1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
~ ’12 Titles: 6 – Sydney, Australian Open, Doha, Indian Wells, Beijing, Linz
~ Best Grand Slam result in 2012: Won Australian Open
~ Fall record: 13-0 (and 26-0 in sets)
~ H2H vs group: 1-10 vs Williams, 2-0 vs Kerber, 4-4 vs Li
~ Quote: “Every match here will be tough - I obviously have great champions in the group. It’s challenging, definitely, but I’m looking forward to it.”

(3) Serena Williams (USA)
~ ’12 Titles: 6 - Charleston, Madrid, Wimbledon, Stanford, Olympics, US Open
~ Best Grand Slam result in 2012: Won Wimbledon & US Open
~ Fall record: 0-0
~ H2H vs group: 10-1 vs Azarenka, 1-1 vs Kerber, 5-1 vs Li
~ Quote: “I don’t really care who I play or when I play, as long as I can play. I’m really happy to be here. I’m on the red side with Victoria, so it’ll be good.”

(5) Angelique Kerber (GER)
~ ’12 Titles: 2 – Paris [Indoors], Copenhagen
~ Best Grand Slam result in 2012: SFs at Wimbledon
~ Fall record: 4-2
~ H2H vs group: 0-2 vs Azarenka, 1-1 vs Williams, 1-5 vs Li
~ Quote: “It doesn’t matter which group you’re in, it’s not easy - we’re the best eight players, and every match will be hard. But it’s an honor for me to be here. I’ll enjoy every match. It’s a bonus after such a great year. When I started this year I wasn’t thinking about No.5 or being here, so this is a great highlight.”

(8) Li Na (CHN)
~ ’12 Titles: 1 – Cincinnati
~ Best Grand Slam result in 2012: 4r at Australian Open & French Open
~ Fall record: 5-2
~ H2H vs group: 4-4 vs Azarenka, 1-5 vs Williams, 5-1 vs Kerber
~ Quote: “It doesn’t matter which group you’re in, everyone’s tough. Only the Top 8 players play this tournament. It’s a good challenge for yourself.”

WHITE GROUP: Sharapova, Radwanska, Kvitova, Errani…

(2) Maria Sharapova (RUS)
~ ’12 Titles: 3 – Stuttgart, Rome, French Open
~ Best Grand Slam result in 2012: Won French Open
~ Fall record: 7-2
~ H2H vs group: 7-2 vs Radwanska, 4-2 vs Kvitova, 1-0 vs Errani
~ Quote: “When you’re coming here you pretty much know what you’re going to get in terms of the level of the group. With the field we have, I think every match, no matter what group you’re in, will be pretty tough from the get go.”

(4) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
~ ’12 Titles: 3 – Dubai, Miami, Brussels
~ Best Grand Slam result in 2012: R-Up at Wimbledon
~ Fall record: 6-2
~ H2H vs group: 2-7 vs Sharapova, 0-3 vs Kvitova, 5-1 vs Errani
~ Quote: “It’s the eight best players in the world, so there’s no easy group and no easy match – but I’ll have a good couple of matches, I hope.”

(6) Petra Kvitova (CZE)
~ ’12 Titles: 2 – Montréal, New Haven
~ Best Grand Slam result in 2012: SFs at Australian Open & French Open
~ Fall record: 1-2
~ H2H vs group: 2-4 vs Sharapova, 3-0 vs Radwanska, 3-0 vs Errani
~ Quote: “You can’t choose who can be in your group. All eight players are great players who have had a great season. I’ll try my best. I remember the great support I got last year. I’m looking forward to being on the court again.”

(7) Sara Errani (ITA)
~ ’12 Titles: 4 – Acapulco, Barcelona, Budapest, Palermo
~ Best Grand Slam result in 2012: R-Up at French Open
~ Fall record: 2-2
~ H2H vs group: 0-1 vs Sharapova, 1-5 vs Radwanska, 0-3 vs Kvitova
~ Quote: “Of course it’s a tough group – both groups are tough, and the players are strong. We will see how it goes. I’ll just try to play my best game, singles and doubles – it’s amazing for me to be here.”

 

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Davis Cup Results for Group 1 Zonal Ties

The ITF has announced the latest results for the Davis Cup zone group ties taking place on October 19-21. The winners of these two ties will retain their place in Group I of their respective zone in 2013, while the losers will be relegated to Group II.

 

Following this weekend’s ties, the draws for 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Asia/Oceania Zone Group I and Europe/Africa Zone Group II will be held at the ITF offices in London on Tuesday 23 October at 11:30 local time (10:30 GMT).

 

Follow all the action on www.daviscup.com, www.copadavis.com and www.twitter.com/daviscup.


EUROPE/AFRICA GROUP I 2ND ROUND PLAY-OFF


DENMARK leads FINLAND 2-1

Venue: Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, FIN (hard – indoor)


Juho Paukku (FIN) d. Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 46 76(10) 76(4) 76(5)

Martin Pedersen (DEN) d. Timo Nieminen (FIN) 62 63 63

Thomas Kromann/Frederik Nielsen (DEN) d. Timo Nieminen/Juho Paukku (FIN) 64 62 64

Timo Nieminen (FIN) v Frederik Nielsen (DEN)

Juho Paukko (FIN) v Martin Pedersen (DEN)

 

ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP I 2ND ROUND PLAY-OFF


CHINESE TAIPEI leads NEW ZEALAND 2-1

Venue: Kaohsiung Yangming Tennis Courts, Kaohsiung City, TPE (hard – outdoor)


Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE) d. Daniel King-Turner (NZL) 46 60 63 76(2)

Liang-Chi Huang (TPE) d. Michael Venus (NZL) 64 76(0) 63

Daniel King-Turner/Artem Sitak (NZL) d. Cheng-Peng Hsieh/Liang-Chi Huang (TPE) 36 76(4) 61 64

Ti Chen (TPE) v Daniel King-Turner (NZL)

Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE) v Michael Venus (NZL)

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Davis Cup Results for Group 1 Playoffs

The ITF has announced the latest results for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas zone group ties taking place on 19-21 October. The winners of these two ties will retain their place in Group I of their respective zone in 2013, while the losers will be relegated to Group II.

Following this weekend’s ties, the draws for 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Asia/Oceania Zone Group I and Europe/Africa Zone Group II will be held at the ITF offices in London on Tuesday 23 October at 11:30 local time (10:30 GMT).

Follow all the action on www.daviscup.com, www.copadavis.com and www.twitter.com/daviscup.


EUROPE/AFRICA GROUP I 2ND ROUND PLAY-OFF


FINLAND level with DENMARK 1-1

Venue: Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, FIN (hard – indoor)


Juho Paukku (FIN) d. Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 46 76(10) 76(4) 76(5)

Martin Pedersen (DEN) d. Timo Nieminen (FIN) 62 63 63

Micke Kontinen/Timo Nieminen (FIN) v Thomas Kromann/Frederik Nielsen (DEN)

Timo Nieminen (FIN) v Frederik Nielsen (DEN)

Juho Paukko (FIN) v Martin Pedersen (DEN)




ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP I 2ND ROUND PLAY-OFF


CHINESE TAIPEI leads NEW ZEALAND 2-0

Venue: Kaohsiung Yangming Tennis Courts, Kaohsiung City, TPE (hard – outdoor)


Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE) d. Daniel King-Turner (NZL) 46 60 63 76(2)

Liang-Chi Huang (TPE) d. Michael Venus (NZL) 64 76(0) 63

Cheng-Peng Hsieh/Liang-Chi Huang (TPE) v Artem Sitak/Jose Statham (NZL)

Ti Chen (TPE) v Daniel King-Turner (NZL)

Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE) v Michael Venus (NZL)

 

 

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Draws for Davis Cup Group I ties for October 19-21

The ITF has announced the draws for the Davis Cup Group I ties taking place on 19-21 October.

 

Match results will be available on the official Davis Cup website www.daviscup.com and www.copadavis.com throughout the weekend, as well daily reports.

 

 

EUROPE/AFRICA GROUP I 2ND ROUND PLAY-OFF

 

FINLAND v DENMARK

Venue: Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, FIN (hard – indoor)

 

Juho Paukku (FIN) v Frederik Nielsen (DEN)

Timo Nieminen (FIN) v Martin Pedersen (DEN)

Micke Kontinen/Timo Nieminen (FIN) v Thomas Kromann/Frederik Nielsen (DEN)

Timo Nieminen (FIN) v Frederik Nielsen (DEN)

Juho Paukko (FIN) v Martin Pedersen (DEN)

 

 

 

ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP I 2ND ROUND PLAY-OFF

 

CHINESE TAIPEI v NEW ZEALAND

Venue: Kaohsiung Yangming Tennis Courts, Kaohsiung City, TPE (hard – outdoor)

 

Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE) v Daniel King-Turner (NZL)

Ti Chen (TPE) v Michael Venus (NZL)

Cheng-Peng Hsieh/Liang-Chi Huang (TPE) v Artem Sitak/Jose Statham (NZL)

Ti Chen (TPE) v Daniel King-Turner (NZL)

Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE) v Michael Venus (NZL)

 

 

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2013 Draws Announced for Davis Cup World and Zonal Groups

The Draw for the 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas was held at the London offices of title sponsor BNP Paribas on Wednesday.

Individual draws were made for the 2013 World Group, Americas Zone Groups I and II, Asia/Oceania Zone Group II and Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The draws for Asia/Oceania Zone Group I and Europe/Africa Zone Group II will be held following the remaining 2012 Davis Cup play-off ties on 19-21 October.

Davis Cup by BNP Paribas is the largest annual international team competition in sport with 130 nations entered in 2013. The title sponsor is BNP Paribas, the Official Bank of Davis Cup. International sponsors are HP (Official Technology Sponsor), Rolex (Official Timekeeper) Hugo Boss (Official Men’s Fashion Clothing Sponsor), Adecco (Official HR Sponsor) and NH Hoteles (Official Hotel). Wilson Sporting Goods (Official Ball) is an international partner. The 100th Davis Cup Final will take place on 16-18 November at the start of the ITF centenary celebrations in 2013. To view the full draw sheets please visit the official Davis Cup website www.daviscup.com and www.copadavis.com.

World Group

First round (1-3 February)

Canada [c] v Spain [s]

Italy [c] v Croatia [s]

Belgium [c] v Serbia [s]

USA [s] [c] v Brazil

France [s] [c] v Israel

Argentina [s] [c] v Germany

Kazakhstan [s] [c] [*] v Austria

Switzerland [c] v Czech Republic [s]

Key
[s] = Seeded nation
[c] = Choice of ground
[*] = Choice of ground decided by lot

The home nation is listed first for each tie.

Americas Zone Group I

First round (1-3 February)

Chile [s] v Bye

Ecuador v Bye

Uruguay [c] v Dominican Republic

Colombia [s] v Bye

Second round (5-7 April)

Ecuador [c] v Chile [s]

Europe/Africa Zone Group I

First round (1-3 February)

Russia [s] v Bye

Great Britain v Bye

South Africa [s] v Bye

Poland [c] v Slovenia

Finland or Denmark v Romania (Home team not yet known)

Netherlands [s] v Bye

Ukraine [c] v Slovak Republic

Sweden [s] v Bye

Second round (5-7 April)

Great Britain [c] [*] v Russia [s]

Americas Zone Group II

First round (1-3 February)

Puerto Rico [c] [*] v Mexico [s]

El Salvador [s] [c] [*] v Barbados

Venezuela [s] [c] v Guatemala

Peru [s] [c] [*] v Haiti

Asia/Oceania Zone Group II

First round (1-3 February)

Chinese Taipei or New Zealand [s] v Lebanon (Home team not yet known)

Sri Lanka [c] v Pakistan [s]

Kuwait [c] v Thailand [s]

Syria [c] [*] v Philippines [s]

Key
[s] = Seeded nation
[c] = Choice of ground
[*] = Choice of ground decided by lot

The home nation is listed first for each tie.

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