Team Nominations Confirmed for Fed Cup World Group and World Group II First Round
(January 30, 2019) The ITF has today announced the official team nominations for the 2019 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group and World Group II first round ties taking place on 9-10 February, including some of the biggest stars in women’s tennis.
Eight nations will compete in the World Group for a place in the semifinals on 20-21 April, as well as a guaranteed place in the top-tier for 2020. The four winning nations from World Group II and the four losing World Group nations will play the World Group play-offs on 20-21 April. The four losing World Group II nations and the promoted nations from Zone Group I events will compete in the World Group II play-offs, also on 20-21 April.
Fed Cup events will also be taking place earlier in the week with Zone Group action around the world from 6 February. Zone Group I events will be held in Poland, Great Britain, Colombia and Kazakhstan and one Zone Group II event in Luxembourg.
In total, 53 nations will be competing in Fed Cup events next week with 242 players selected to represent their nation – including 11 top 20 players.
WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND
CZECH REPUBLIC v ROMANIA
Venue: Ostravar Arena, Ostrava, CZE (hard – indoor)
Czech Republic
Karolina Pliskova
Katerina Siniakova
Marketa Vondrousova
Barbora Krejcikova
Captain: Petr Pala
Romania
Simona Halep
Mihaela Buzarnescu
Irina-Camelia Begu
Ana Bogdan
Monica Niculescu
Captain: Florin Segarceanu
BELGIUM v FRANCE
Venue: Country Hall du Sart-Tilman, Liège, BEL (hard – indoor)
Belgium
Elise Mertens
Alison Van Uytvanck
Kirsten Flipkens
Ysaline Bonaventure
Captain: Johan Van Herck
France
Caroline Garcia
Kristina Mladenovic
Alize Cornet
Pauline Parmentier
Fiona Ferro
Captain: Julien Benneteau
GERMANY v BELARUS
Venue: Volkswagen Halle Braunschweig, Braunschweig, GER (hard – indoor)
Germany
Andrea Petkovic
Tatjana Maria
Mona Barthel
Laura Siegemund
Anna-Lena Groenefeld
Captain: Jens Gerlach
Belarus
Aryna Sabalenka
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Victoria Azarenka
Vera Lapko
Lidziya Marozava
Captain: Tatiana Poutchek
USA v AUSTRALIA
Venue: US Cellular Arena, Asheville, USA (hard – indoor)
USA
Madison Keys
Danielle Collins
Sofia Kenin
Nicole Melichar
Captain: Kathy Rinaldi
Australia
Ashleigh Barty
Daria Gavrilova
Priscilla Hon
Kimberly Birrell
Astra Sharma
Captain: Alicia Molik
WORLD GROUP II FIRST ROUND
SWITZERLAND v ITALY
Venue: Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel, SUI (hard – indoor)
Switzerland
Belinda Bencic
Stefanie Voegele
Viktorija Golubic
Timea Bacsinszky
Jil Teichmann
Captain: Heinz Guenthardt
Italy
Camila Giorgi
Sara Errani
Martina Trevisan
Jasmine Paolini
Deborah Chiesa
Captain: Tathiana Garbin
LATVIA v SLOVAKIA
Venue: Arena Riga, Riga, LAT (hard – indoor)
Latvia
Anastasija Sevastova
Jelena Ostapenko
Diana Marcinkevica
Daniela Vismane
Patricija Spaka
Captain: Adrians Zguns
Slovakia
Dominika Cibulkova
Viktoria Kuzmova
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
Magdalena Rybarikova
Rebecca Sramkova
Captain: Matej Liptak
JAPAN v SPAIN
Venue: Kita-Kyushu Sogo Gymnastic Hall, Kita-kyushu, JPN (hard – indoor)
Japan
Nao Hibino
Misaki Doi
Kurumi Nara
Miyu Kato
Makoto Ninomiya
Captain: Toshihisa Tsuchihashi
Spain
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov
Georgina Garcia-Perez
Silvia Soler-Espinosa
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
Captain: Anabel Medina Garrigues
NETHERLANDS v CANADA
Venue: Maaspoort Sports & Events, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NED (clay – indoor)
Netherlands
Arantxa Rus
Richel Hogenkamp
Bibiane Schoofs
Demi Schuurs
Captain: Paul Haarhuis
Canada
Bianca Andreescu
Rebecca Marino
Francoise Abanda
Gabriela Dabrowski
