Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group and World Group II Results 

The ITF has announced the final results for the 2019 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group and World Group II first round ties which took place on 9-10 February.

 

The Fed Cup semifinals on 20-21 April will see France at home against Romania and Australia hosting Belarus.

 

The World Group play-offs will be contested by the losing World Group nations Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany and USA and the World Group II winners Canada, Latvia, Spain and Switzerland.

Brazil, Great Britain, Kazakhstan and Russia have all qualified for the World Group II play-offs and will be joined by the four World Group II losing nations Italy, Japan, Netherlands and Slovakia.

 

The draw for the World Group play-offs and World Group II play-offs will be held on Tuesday 12 February at the ITF headquarters in London and streamed online at FedCup.com at 12 noon (GMT). The seeds will be based on the Fed Cup Nations Ranking published Monday 11 February.

 

WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND

 

ROMANIA defeated CZECH REPUBLIC 3-2

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

Simona Halep (ROU) d. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 64 57 64

Katerina Siniakova (CZE) d. Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) 64 62

Irina-Camelia Begu/Monica Niculescu (ROU) d. Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 67(2) 64 64

 

FRANCE defeated BELGIUM 3-1

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

Caroline Garcia (FRA) d. Elise Mertens (BEL) 62 63

Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) v Alize Cornet (FRA) – not played

Ysaline Bonaventure/Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) d. Fiona Ferro/Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 63 36 [10-6]

 

BELARUS defeated GERMANY 4-0

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

Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) d. Laura Siegemund (GER) 61 61

Andrea Petkovic (GER) v Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) – not played

Victoria Azarenka/Lidziya Marozava (BLR) d. Mona Barthel/Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) 61 06 [11-9]

 

AUSTRALIA defeated U.S.A. 3-2

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

Ashleigh Barty (AUS) d. Madison Keys (USA) 64 61

Danielle Collins (USA) v Daria Gavrilova (AUS) 61 36 62

Ashleigh Barty/Priscilla Hon (AUS) d. Danielle Collins/Nicole Melichar (USA) 64 75

 

 

WORLD GROUP II FIRST ROUND

SWITZERLAND defeated ITALY 3-1

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) d. Camila Giorgi (ITA) 62 64

Viktorija Golubic (SUI) v Sara Errani (ITA) – not played

Sara Errani/Martina Trevisan (ITA) d. Timea Bacsinszky/Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 76(5) 36 [10-5]

 

LATVIA defeated SLOVAKIA 4-0

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) d. Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) 63 62

Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) v Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) – not played

Diana Marcinkevica/Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) d. Tereza Mihalikova/Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) 62 63

 

SPAIN defeated JAPAN 3-2

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)

Kurumi Nara (JPN) d. Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) 76(3) 64

Georgina Garcia-Perez (ESP) d. Nao Hibino (JPN) 63 16 61

Georgina Garcia-Perez/Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) d. Miyu Kato/Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) 61 63

 

CANADA defeated NETHERLANDS 4-0

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

Bianca Andreescu (CAN) d. Arantxa Rus (NED) 64 62

Richel Hogenkamp (NED) v Francoise Abanda (CAN) – not played

Gabriela Dabrowski/Rebecca Marino (CAN) d. Bibiane Schoofs/Demi Schuurs (NED) 26 75 [12-10]