The Group I promotion play-offs have also taken place with Brazil, Great Britain, Kazakhstan and Russia qualifying for the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II play-offs on 20-21 April.

The draw for the World Group II play-offs will take place at the ITF offices in London on Tuesday 12 February.

CZECH REPUBLIC level with ROMANIA 1-1

Venue: Ostravar Arena, Ostrava, CZE (hard – indoor)

Karolina Pliskova (CZE) d. Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) 61 64

Simona Halep (ROU) d. Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 64 60

Karolina Pliskova (CZE) v Simona Halep (ROU)

Katerina Siniakova (CZE) v Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU)

Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova (CZE) v Irina-Camelia Begu/Monica Niculescu (ROU)

FRANCE leads BELGIUM 2-0

Venue: Country Hall du Sart-Tilman, Liège, BEL (hard – indoor)

Caroline Garcia (FRA) d. Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 76(2) 46 62

Alize Cornet (FRA) d. Elise Mertens (BEL) 76(6) 62

Elise Mertens (BEL) v Caroline Garcia (FRA)

Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) v Alize Cornet (FRA)

Ysaline Bonaventure/Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) v Fiona Ferro/Pauline Parmentier (FRA)

BELARUS leads GERMANY 2-0

Venue: Volkswagen Halle Braunschweig, Braunschweig, GER (hard – indoor)

Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) d. Tatjana Maria (GER) 76(3) 63

Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) d. Andrea Petkovic (GER) 62 61

Tatjana Maria (GER) v Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)

Andrea Petkovic (GER) v Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR)

Anna-Lena Groenefeld/Laura Siegemund (GER) v Victoria Azarenka/Lidziya Marozava (BLR)

AUSTRALIA level with U.S.A. 1-1

Venue: US Cellular Arena, Asheville, USA (hard – indoor)

Ashleigh Barty (AUS) d. Sofia Kenin (USA) 61 76(2)

Madison Keys (USA) d. Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 62 62

Madison Keys (USA) v Ashleigh Barty (AUS)

Sofia Kenin (USA) v Kimberly Birrell (AUS)

Danielle Collins/Nicole Melichar (USA) v Ashleigh Barty/Daria Gavrilova (AUS)

WORLD GROUP II FIRST ROUND

SWITZERLAND leads ITALY 2-0

Venue: Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel, SUI (hard – indoor)

Belinda Bencic (SUI) d. Sara Errani (ITA) 62 75

Viktorija Golubic (SUI) d. Camila Giorgi (ITA) 64 26 64

Belinda Bencic (SUI) v Camila Giorgi (ITA)

Viktorija Golubic (SUI) v Sara Errani (ITA)

Timea Bacsinszky/Jil Teichmann (SUI) v Jasmine Paolini/Martina Trevisan (ITA)

LATVIA leads SLOVAKIA 2-0

Venue: Arena Riga, Riga, LAT (hard – indoor)

Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) d. Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) 75 67(5) 61

Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) d. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) 64 60

Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) v Rebecca Sramkova (SVK)

Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) v Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK)

Jelena Ostapenko/Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) v Viktoria Kuzmova/Rebecca Sramkova (SVK)

SPAIN level with JAPAN 1-1

Venue: Kita-Kyushu Sogo Gymnastic Hall, Kita-kyushu, JPN (hard – indoor)

Nao Hibino (JPN) d. Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) 64 62

Georgina Garcia-Perez (ESP) d. Misaki Doi (JPN) 62 46 76(2)

Misaki Doi (JPN) v Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP)

Nao Hibino (JPN) v Georgina Garcia-Perez (ESP)

Miyu Kato/Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) v Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov/Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP)

CANADA leads NETHERLANDS 2-0

Venue: Maaspoort Sports & Events, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NED (clay – indoor)

Bianca Andreescu (CAN) d. Richel Hogenkamp (NED) 64 61

Francoise Abanda (CAN) d. Arantxa Rus (NED) 76(8) 46 64

Arantxa Rus (NED) v Bianca Andreescu (CAN)

Richel Hogenkamp (NED) v Francoise Abanda (CAN)

Bibiane Schoofs/Demi Schuurs (NED) v Bianca Andreescu/Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN)