Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Qualifiers: Day One Results
(February 8, 2020) Day one of the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Qualifiers has been completed and the full results can be found below.
On Friday, the home nation’s No. 1 player played against the away nation’s No. 2 player and vice versa. Today, Saturday 8 February, the reverse singles matches will take place, followed by a doubles match.
The 16 teams in action this weekend are competing to secure a place at the first-ever Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Finals in Budapest, Hungary on 14-19 April.
The eight winning nations this weekend will join 2019 champions France, runners-up Australia, wild card Czech Republic and host nation Hungary in the Finals – making up the field of 12 teams. The draw for the Finals will take place on Tuesday 11 February in Budapest.
Live scoring is available on the Fed Cup Live Centre, while live streaming is available on the Fed Cup Video Platform. In addition, the English and Spanish versions of the website will both feature results, reports and photographs.
FED CUP BY BNP PARIBAS QUALIFIERS RESULTS: DAY ONE
February 7, 2020
USA leads LATVIA 2-0
Venue: Angel of the Winds Arena, Everett, USA (hard – indoor)
Sofia Kenin (USA) d. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 62 62
Serena Williams (USA) d. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 76(4) 76(3)
Sofia Kenin (USA) v Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
Serena Williams (USA) v Anastasija Sevastova (LAT)
Bethanie Mattek-Sands/Alison Riske (USA) v Jelena Ostapenko/Anastasija Sevastova (LAT)
BELARUS level with NETHERLANDS 1-1
Venue: Sportcampus Zuiderpark, The Hague, NED (clay – indoor)
Kiki Bertens (NED) d. Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) 67(5) 62 61
Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) d. Arantxa Rus (NED) 62 63
Kiki Bertens (NED) v Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)
Arantxa Rus (NED) v Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR)
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove/Demi Schuurs (NED) v Olga Govortsova/Lidziya Marozava (BLR)
ROMANIA level with RUSSIA 1-1
Venue: Sala Polivalenta Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, ROU (hard – indoor)
Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) d. Elena Gabriela Ruse (ROU) 61 64
Ana Bogdan (ROU) d. Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) 63 67(5) 61
Ana Bogdan (ROU) v Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS)
Elena Gabriela Ruse (ROU) v Veronika Kudermetova (RUS)
Irina Maria Bara/Raluca Olaru (ROU) v Anna Blinkova/Anna Kalinskaya (RUS)
GERMANY leads BRAZIL 2-0
Venue: Costão do Santinho Resort, Florianópolis SC, BRA (clay – outdoor)
Laura Siegemund (GER) d. Teliana Pereira (BRA) 63 63
Tatjana Maria (GER) d. Gabriela Ce (BRA) 63 76(5)
Gabriela Ce (BRA) v Laura Siegemund (GER)
Teliana Pereira (BRA) v Tatjana Maria (GER)
Laura Pigossi/Luisa Stefani (BRA) v Anna-Lena Friedsam/Antonia Lottner (GER)
SPAIN leads JAPAN 2-0
Venue: Centro de Tenis La Manga Club, Cartagena, Murcia, ESP (clay – outdoor)
Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) d. Naomi Osaka (JPN) 60 63
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) d. Misaki Doi (JPN) 63 64
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) v Naomi Osaka (JPN)
Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) v Misaki Doi (JPN)
Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov/Georgina Garcia-Perez (ESP) v Shuko Aoyama/Ena Shibahara (JPN)
SWITZERLAND leads CANADA 2-0
Venue: Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel, SUI (hard – indoor)
Jil Teichmann (SUI) d. Leylah Annie Fernandez (CAN) 76(4) 64
Belinda Bencic (SUI) d. Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) 61 62
Belinda Bencic (SUI) v Leylah Annie Fernandez (CAN)
Jil Teichmann (SUI) v Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN)
Viktorija Golubic/Stefanie Voegele (SUI) v Bianca Andreescu/Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN)
BELGIUM level with KAZAKHSTAN 1-1
Venue: SC Lange Munte, Kortrijk, BEL (hard – indoor)
Elise Mertens (BEL) d. Zarina Diyas (KAZ) 16 62 61
Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) d. Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) 36 76(2) 62
Elise Mertens (BEL) v Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)
Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) v Zarina Diyas (KAZ)
Kirsten Flipkens/Greet Minnen (BEL) v Anna Danilina/Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)
SLOVAKIA leads GREAT BRITAIN 2-0
Venue: AXA Arena NTC, Bratislava, SVK (clay – indoor)
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) d. Heather Watson (GBR) 62 63
Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) d. Harriet Dart (GBR) 67(3) 63 75
Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) v Heather Watson (GBR)
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) v Harriet Dart (GBR)
Viktoria Kuzmova/Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) v Naiktha Bains/Emma Raducanu (GBR)
