Fed Cup Draws for April 21-22, 2018
(April 20, 2018) The ITF has announced the draws for the 2018 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals and
World Group and World Group II play-off ties taking place on 21-22 April.
One Zone Group II event and one Zone Group III event is also taking place on 16-21
April: Europe/Africa Zone Group II in Athens, Greece; and Europe/Africa Zone Group III, which is being held
in two venues – one in Tunis, Tunisia and one in Ulcinj, Montenegro.
WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS
GERMANY v CZECH REPUBLIC
Venue: Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, GER (clay – indoor)
Julia Goerges (GER) v Petra Kvitova (CZE)
Angelique Kerber (GER) v Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
Julia Goerges (GER) v Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
Angelique Kerber (GER) v Petra Kvitova (CZE)
Anna-Lena Groenefeld/Tatjana Maria (GER) v Katerina Siniakova/Barbora Strycova (CZE)
FRANCE v USA
Venue: Arena Du Pays D’Aix, Aix-en-Provence, FRA (clay – indoor)
Pauline Parmentier (FRA) v Sloane Stephens (USA)
Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) v Coco Vandeweghe (USA)
Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) v Sloane Stephens (USA)
Pauline Parmentier (FRA) v Coco Vandeweghe (USA)
Amandine Hesse/Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) v Madison Keys/Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)
WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS
BELARUS v SLOVAKIA
Venue: Chizhovka Arena, Minsk, BLR (hard – indoor)
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) v Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK)
Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) v Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK)
Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) v Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK)
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) v Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK)
Vera Lapko/Lidziya Marozava (BLR) v Jana Cepelova/Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK)
ROMANIA v SWITZERLAND
Venue: Sala Polivalenta Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, ROU (clay – indoor)
Simona Halep (ROU) v Viktorija Golubic (SUI)
Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) v Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)
Simona Halep (ROU) v Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)
Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) v Viktorija Golubic (SUI)
Irina-Camelia Begu/Simona Halep (ROU) v Patty Schnyder/Jil Teichmann (SUI)
AUSTRALIA v NETHERLANDS
Venue: Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, AUS (hard – indoor)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) v Lesley Kerkhove (NED)
Ashleigh Barty (AUS) v Quirine Lemoine (NED)
Ashleigh Barty (AUS) v Lesley Kerkhove (NED)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) v Quirine Lemoine (NED)
Ashleigh Barty/Samantha Stosur (AUS) v Indy De Vroome/Demi Schuurs (NED)
ITALY v BELGIUM
Venue: Valletta Cambiaso ASD, Genova, ITA (clay – outdoor)
Jasmine Paolini (ITA) v Elise Mertens (BEL)
Sara Errani (ITA) v Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL)
Sara Errani (ITA) v Elise Mertens (BEL)
Jasmine Paolini (ITA) v Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL)
Deborah Chiesa/Jessica Pieri (ITA) v Kirsten Flipkens/Elise Mertens (BEL)
WORLD GROUP II PLAY-OFFS
RUSSIA v LATVIA
Venue: Tennis Development Center, Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS (clay – indoor)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) v Anastasija Sevastova (LAT)
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) v Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) v Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) v Anastasija Sevastova (LAT)
Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina (RUS) v Diana Marcinkevica/Daniela Vismane (LAT)
SPAIN v PARAGUAY
Venue: Centro de Tenis La Manga Club, Cartagena, Murcia, ESP (clay – outdoor)
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) v Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR)
Garbine Muguruza (ESP) v Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR)
Garbine Muguruza (ESP) v Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR)
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) v Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR)
Georgina Garcia-Perez/Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) v Veronica Cepede Royg/Montserrat
Gonzalez (PAR)
CANADA v UKRAINE
Venue: Uniprix Stadium, Quebec, CAN (hard – indoor)
Francoise Abanda (CAN) v Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) v Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR)
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) v Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)
Francoise Abanda (CAN) v Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR)
Bianca Andreescu/Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) v Kateryna Bondarenko/Olga Savchuk (UKR)
JAPAN v GREAT BRITAIN
Venue: Bourbon Beans Dome, Miki, JPN (hard – indoor)
Naomi Osaka (JPN) v Heather Watson (GBR)
Kurumi Nara (JPN) v Johanna Konta (GBR)
Naomi Osaka (JPN) v Johanna Konta (GBR)
Kurumi Nara (JPN) v Heather Watson (GBR)
Miyu Kato/Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) v Anna Smith/Gabriella Taylor (GBR)
