(April 21, 2018) The ITF has announced the latest results 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 also took place on 16-21 April: Europe/Africa Zone Group II in Athens, Greece; and Europe/Africa Zone Group III, which was held in two venues – one in Tunis, Tunisia and one in Ulcinj, Montenegro.
Denmark and Greece won promotion to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2019, while South Africa and Tunisia won promotion to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019
WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS
CZECH REPUBLIC leads GERMANY 2-0
Venue: Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, GER (clay – indoor)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. Julia Goerges (GER) 63 62
Karolina Pliskova (CZE) d. Angelique Kerber (GER) 75 63
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 level with USA 1-1
Venue: Arena Du Pays D’Aix, Aix-en-Provence, FRA (clay – indoor)
Sloane Stephens (USA) d. Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 76(3) 75
Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) d. Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 16 63 62
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 level with SLOVAKIA 1-1
Venue: Chizhovka Arena, Minsk, BLR (hard – indoor)
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) d. Jana Cepelova (SVK) 76(6) 75
Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) d. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 62 26 76(5)
Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) v Jana Cepelova (SVK)
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) v Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK)
Vera Lapko/Lidziya Marozava (BLR) v Jana Cepelova/Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK)
ROMANIA leads SWITZERLAND 2-0
Venue: Sala Polivalenta Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, ROU (clay – indoor)
Simona Halep (ROU) d. Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 63 16 61
Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) d. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 64 61
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)
NETHERLANDS level with AUSTRALIA 1-1
Venue: Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, AUS (hard – indoor)
Lesley Kerkhove (NED) d. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 75 76(1)
Ashleigh Barty (AUS) d. Quirine Lemoine (NED) 60 62
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)
BELGIUM leads ITALY 2-0
Venue: Valletta Cambiaso ASD, Genova, ITA (clay – outdoor)
Elise Mertens (BEL) d. Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 61 75
Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) d. Sara Errani (ITA) 64 67(6) 62
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 level with LATVIA 1-1
Venue: Tennis Development Center, Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS (clay – indoor)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 63 26 64
Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) d. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 75 64
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 leads PARAGUAY 2-0
Venue: Centro de Tenis La Manga Club, Cartagena, Murcia, ESP (clay – outdoor)
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) d. Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR) 62 62
Garbine Muguruza (ESP) d. Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR) 64 57 64
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)
UKRAINE level with CANADA 1-1
Venue: Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, CAN (hard – indoor)
Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) d. Bianca Andreescu (CAN) 46 63 4-0 ret.
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) d. Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 62 75
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)
GREAT BRITAIN level with JAPAN 1-1
Venue: Bourbon Beans Dome, Miki, JPN (hard – indoor)
Naomi Osaka (JPN) d. Heather Watson (GBR) 62 63
Johanna Konta (GBR) d. Kurumi Nara (JPN) 64 62
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)
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II
Venue: Tatoi Club, Athens, GRE (clay – outdoor)
PROMOTION PLAY-OFFS
GREECE defeated LUXEMBOURG 2-1
Eleonora Molinaro (LUX) d. Valentini Grammatikopoulou (GRE) 63 36 64
Maria Sakkari (GRE) d. Mandy Minella (LUX) 60 61
Valentini Grammatikopoulou/Maria Sakkari (GRE) d. Mandy Minella/Eleonora Molinaro (LUX) 36 62
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DENMARK defeated ISRAEL 2-1
Clara Tauson (DEN) d. Vlada Ekshibarova (ISR) 62 61
Julia Glushko (ISR) d. Karen Barritza (DEN) 16 75 61
Emilie Francati/Maria Jespersen (DEN) d. Julia Glushko/Lina Glushko (ISR) 63 64
RELEGATION PLAY-OFF
BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA defeated EGYPT 2-1
Nefisa Berberovic (BIH) d. Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz (EGY) 64 63
Sandra Samir (EGY) d. Dea Herdzelas (BIH) 20 ret.
Anita Husaric/Jelena Simic (BIH) d. Sandra Samir/Rana Sherif Ahmed (EGY) 36 75 62
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP III
ZONE A
Venue: Cite Nationale Sportive, Tunis, TUN (hard – outdoor)
PROMOTION PLAY-OFF
TUNISIA defeated LITHUANIA 2-1
Chiraz Bechri (TUN) d. Paulina Bakaite (LTU) 75 62
Ons Jabeur (TUN) d. Joana Eidukonyte (LTU) 62 63
Iveta Daujotaite/Gerda Zykute (LTU) d. Ferdaous Bahri/Mouna Bouzgarrou (TUN) 75 63
3rd TO 4th PLACE PLAY-OFF
ARMENIA defeated CYPRUS 2-1
Florentia Hadjigeorgiou (CYP) d. Marina Davtyan (ARM) 67(3) 75 63
Ani Amiraghyan (ARM) d. Eleni Louka (CYP) 63 64
Ani Amiraghyan/Marina Davtyan (ARM) d. Eleni Louka /Eleni Makride (CYP) 61 64
5thTO 6th PLACE PLAY-OFF
FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA defeated ALGERIA 2-1
Yassamine Boudjadi (ALG) d. Jana Tanevska (MKD) 36 61 62
Ana Ristevska (MKD) d. Amira Benaissa (ALG) 6-3 ret.
Marija Elenova/Katarina Marinkovikj (MKD) d. Amira Benaissa/Yassamine Boudjadi (ALG) 62 4-0 ret.
7th to 8th PLACE PLAY-OFF
ICELAND defeated KOSOVO 2-1
Sofia Soley Jonasdottir (ISL) d. Blearta Ukehaxhaj (KOS) 36 64 64
Arlinda Rushiti (KOS) d. Anna Soffia Gronholm (ISL) 61 61
Anna Soffia Gronholm/Sofia Soley Jonasdottir (ISL) d. Arlinda Rushiti/Blearta Ukehaxhaj (KOS) 46 63 64
