Fed Cup 2013

◄ Fed Cup 2013 ►
Period:	February 9 - November 3, 2013
Edition:	51
Participating nations:	90
Winner:	Italy
Title:	4th
Players:	Roberta Vinci Sara Errani Flavia Pennetta Karin Knapp Francesca Schiavone
Team Principal:	Corrado Barazzutti

The 2013 Fed Cup was the 51st edition of the women's national team tennis tournament .

mode

• The winners of the first round of the world group played in the semifinals for a place in the final.
• The losers of the first round of the world group played against one of the winners of the world group II of the first round. These winners play in 2014 in the world group and the losers in world group II.
• The losers of World Group II in the first round played against one of the qualified teams. These consisted of two teams from the Europe / Africa zone and one team each from the Asia / Oceania zone and the America zone . These winners play in 2014 in World Group II and the losers in their respective zones .

World group

Australia	Italy	Japan	Russia
Serbia	Slovakia	Czech Republic	United States

	1 round					Semifinals					final
	1	Czech Republic	4th
		Australia	0
						1	Czech Republic	1
						3	Italy	3
		United States	2
	3	Italy	3
											3	Italy	4th
											4th	Russia	0
	4th	Russia	3
		Japan	2
						4th	Russia	3
							Slovakia	2
		Slovakia	3
	2	Serbia	2

First round

Czech Republic - Australia

4 0 Date: February 9th to 10th, 2013 Venue: ČEZ Aréna , Ostrava , Czech Republic Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Petra Kvitová	Jarmila Gajdošová	7: 6 2 , 6: 3
Lucie Šafářová	Samantha Stosur	7: 6 6 , 7: 6 4
Petra Kvitová	Samantha Stosur	2: 6, 7: 6 3 , 6: 4
Lucie Šafářová	Jarmila Gajdošová	was not played
Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	6: 0, 7: 6 1

Italy - United States

3 2 Date: February 9-10, 2013 Venue: 105 Stadium , Rimini , Italy Surface: Sand (hall)
		Result
Sara Errani	Jamie Hampton	6: 2, 6: 1
Roberta Vinci	Varvara Lepchenko	6: 2, 4: 6, 5: 7
Sara Errani	Varvara Lepchenko	5: 7, 2: 6
Roberta Vinci	Jamie Hampton	6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 1
Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	Liezel Huber Varvara Lepchenko	6: 2, 6: 2

Russia - Japan

3 2 Date: 9th to 10th February 2013 Venue: Olimpijski , Moscow , Russia Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Maria Kirilenko	Kimiko Date-Krumm	7: 6 3 , 6: 4
Ekaterina Makarova	Ayumi Morita	2: 6, 2: 6
Jelena Wesnina	Ayumi Morita	4: 6, 1: 6
Ekaterina Makarova	Kimiko Date-Krumm	6: 1, 6: 1
Ekaterina Makarova Jelena Wesnina	Misaki Doi Ayumi Morita	6: 2, 6: 2

Serbia - Slovakia

2 3 Date: February 9 to 10, 2013 Venue: Hala Čair , Niš , Serbia Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Bojana Jovanovski	Daniela Hantuchová	5: 7, 2: 6
Wesna Dolonz	Dominika Cibulková	4: 6, 4: 5 problem
Bojana Jovanovski	Jana Čepelová	7: 5, 5: 7, 9:11
Wesna Dolonz	Daniela Hantuchová	3: 6, 2: 6
Wesna Dolonz Aleksandra Krunić	Jana Čepelová Magdaléna Rybáriková	walkover

Semifinals

Italy - Czech Republic

3 1 Date: April 20-22 , 2013 Venue: Circolo del Tennis Palermo , Palermo , Italy Surface: Clay
		Result
Sara Errani	Lucie Šafářová	6: 4, 6: 2
Roberta Vinci	Petra Kvitová	6: 4, 6: 1
Sara Errani	Petra Kvitová	6: 2, 2: 6, 0: 6
Roberta Vinci	Lucie Šafářová	6: 3, 6: 7, 6: 3
Flavia Pennetta Francesca Schiavone	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	was not played

Russia - Slovakia

3 2 Date: April 20-21, 2013 Venue: Sports Center Krylatskoye , Moscow , Russia Surface: Sand (hall)
		Result
Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova	Dominika Cibulková	7: 5, 1: 6, 4: 6
Maria Kirilenko	Daniela Hantuchová	2: 6, 4: 6
Maria Kirilenko	Dominika Cibulková	7: 5, 6: 1
Ekaterina Makarova	Daniela Hantuchová	6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 4
Ekaterina Makarova Jelena Wesnina	Dominika Cibulková Daniela Hantuchová	4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 1

final

Italy - Russia

4 0 Date: November 2nd to 3rd, 2013 Venue: Tennis Club Cagliari, Cagliari , Italy Surface: Sand
		Result
Roberta Vinci	Alexandra Panova	5: 7, 7: 5, 8: 6
Sara Errani	Irina Chromatschowa	6: 1, 6: 4
Sara Errani	Alissa Kleibanova	6: 1, 6: 1
Roberta Vinci	Irina Chromatschowa	was not played
Flavia Pennetta Karin Knapp	Margarita Gasparjan Irina Chromatschowa	4: 6, 6: 2, [10: 4]

Play-offs

1st round loser from the world group	Australia	Japan	Serbia	United States
Winner of the 1st round from World Group II	Germany	Sweden	Switzerland	Spain

Germany - Serbia

Team introduction

The teams swapping pennants

3 2 Date: April 20-21, 2013 Venue: Porsche-Arena , Stuttgart , Germany Surface: sand (hall)
		Result
Mona Barthel	Ana Ivanović	6: 7 5 , 6: 2, 2: 6
Angelique Kerber	Bojana Jovanovski	7: 5, 6: 2
Angelique Kerber	Ana Ivanović	5: 7, 5: 7
Mona Barthel	Bojana Jovanovski	6: 1, 3: 6, 6: 3
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Sabine Lisicki	Wesna Dolonz Aleksandra Krunić	6: 2, 6: 4

Switzerland - Australia

1 3 Date: April 20-22, 2013 Venue: Tennis Club Chiasso , Chiasso , Switzerland Surface: sand
		Result
Stefanie Vögele	Samantha Stosur	0: 6, 4: 6
Romina Oprandi	Jarmila Gajdošová	6: 2, 6: 3
Romina Oprandi	Samantha Stosur	5: 7, 3: 6
Stefanie Vögele	Ashleigh Barty	3: 6, 4: 6
Timea Bacsinszky Amra Sadiković	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	was not played

Spain - Japan

4 0 Date: April 20-21, 2013 Venue: Real Club de Polo , Barcelona , Spain Surface: Sand
		Result
Carla Suarez Navarro	Misaki Doi	6: 3, 6: 4
Sílvia Soler Espinosa	Ayumi Morita	6: 2, 6: 3
Carla Suarez Navarro	Ayumi Morita	6: 3, 7: 5
Silvia Soler Espinosa	Misaki Doi	was not played
Lourdes Domínguez Lino Anabel Medina Garrigues	Shuko Aoyama Ayumi Morita	6: 4, 7: 5

United States - Sweden

3 2 Date: April 20-21, 2013 Venue: Delray Beach Tennis Center , Delray Beach , United States Surface: Hard court
		Result
Sloane Stephens	Sofia Arvidsson	4: 6, 6: 4, 1: 6
Serena Williams	Johanna Larsson	6: 2, 6: 2
Serena Williams	Sofia Arvidsson	6: 2, 6: 1
Venus Williams	Johanna Larsson	6: 3, 7: 5
Varvara Lepchenko Venus Williams	Sofia Arvidsson Johanna Larsson	walkover

World group II

Argentina	Belgium	Germany	France
Sweden	Switzerland	Spain	Ukraine

First round

Switzerland - Belgium

4 1 Date: February 9 to 10, 2013 Venue: Wankdorf Sports Hall , Bern , Switzerland Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Stefanie Vögele	Yanina Wickmayer	1: 6, 6: 4, 6: 8
Romina Oprandi	Kirsten Flipkens	6: 3, 6: 3
Romina Oprandi	Yanina Wickmayer	6: 2, 6: 2
Stefanie Vögele	Alison Van Uytvanck	6: 2, 7: 6 4
Timea Bacsinszky Amra Sadikovic	Ysaline Bonaventure Alison Van Uytvanck	6: 4, 6: 4

Argentina - Sweden

2 3 Date: February 9-10, 2013 Venue: Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss , Buenos Aires , Argentina Surface: Sand
		Result
Paula Ormaechea	Johanna Larsson	6: 3, 6: 0
Florencia Molinero	Sofia Arvidsson	6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 1
Paula Ormaechea	Sofia Arvidsson	5: 7, 7: 6 6 , 2: 3 problem
Florencia Molinero	Johanna Larsson	3: 6, 2: 6
Email Auroux María Irigoyen	Sofia Arvidsson Johanna Larsson	4: 6, 4: 6

Spain - Ukraine

3 1 Date: February 9th to 10th, 2013 Venue: Club Atlético Montemar , Alicante , Spain Surface: Sand
		Result
Lourdes Domínguez Lino	Elina Switolina	5: 7, 6: 2, 8: 6
Sílvia Soler Espinosa	Lesja Zurenko	7: 5, 6: 4
María Teresa Torró Flor	Julija Bejhelsymer	6: 4, 6: 2
Silvia Soler Espinosa	Elina Switolina	was not played
Nuria Llagostera Vives María Teresa Torró Flor	Julija Bejhelsymer Olha Savchuk	3: 6, 6: 2, [5:10]

France - Germany

1 3 Date: February 9-10 , 2013 Venue: Palais des Sports de Fetes , Limoges , France Surface : sand (hall) Result Pauline Parmentier Sabine Lisicki 5: 7, 5: 7 Kristina Mladenovic Julia Goerges 3: 6, 6: 7 5 Pauline Parmentier Julia Goerges 4: 6, 2: 6 Kristina Mladenovic Sabine Lisicki was not played Alizé Cornet Kristina Mladenovic Annika Beck Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6: 3, 6: 4

Germany's best-placed player Angelique Kerber (WTA 6) was absent due to a back injury. In addition, team boss Barbara Rittner was unable to nominate the players Mona Barthel (WTA 28) due to private reasons and Andrea Petković (WTA 176) due to a knee injury. France's best-placed player Marion Bartoli (WTA 10) returned to the French Fed Cup team after nine years, but had to cancel shortly before the draw due to flu. Pauline Parmentier was nominated for her .

Play-offs

1st round loser from World Group II	Argentina	Belgium	France	Ukraine
*	Canada	Kazakhstan	Poland	United Kingdom

Four teams qualified from Zone Group I : two teams from the Europe / Africa zone , one team from the Asia / Oceania zone and one team from the America zone .

Belgium - Poland

1 4 Date: April 20-21, 2013 Venue: Koksijde Tennis Club , Koksijde , Belgium Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Alison Van Uytvanck	Agnieszka Radwańska	2: 6, 4: 6
Kirsten Flipkens	Urszula Radwańska	6: 4, 6: 3
Kirsten Flipkens	Agnieszka Radwańska	6: 4, 1: 6, 2: 6
Alison Van Uytvanck	Urszula Radwańska	1: 6, 4: 6
Ysaline Bonaventure An-Sophie Mestach	Alicja Rosolska Katarzyna Piter	3: 6, 6: 4, [7:10]

France - Kazakhstan

4 1 Date: April 20-21, 2013 Venue: Palais des Sports de Besançon , Besançon , France Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Marion Bartoli	Galina Voskoboyeva	6: 0, 6: 3
Alizé Cornet	Jaroslawa Schwedowa	6: 2, 3: 6, 2: 6
Marion Bartoli	Jaroslawa Schwedowa	6: 4, 6: 3
Alizé Cornet	Xenia Pervak	6: 3, 6: 1
Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic	Sesil Karatancheva Galina Voskoboyeva	6: 2, 7: 5

Argentina - United Kingdom

3 1 Date: April 20-21, 2013 Venue: Parque Roca , Buenos Aires , Argentina Surface: Sand
		Result
Paula Ormaechea	Johanna Konta	6: 3, 6: 2
Florencia Molinero	Laura Robson	1: 6, 1: 6
Paula Ormaechea	Laura Robson	6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 2
María Irigoyen	Elena Baltacha	7: 5, 3: 6, 6: 1
Email Auroux María Irigoyen	Anne Keothavong Laura Robson	was not played

Ukraine - Canada

2 3 Date: April 20-21, 2013 Venue: Sport Club Meridian , Kiev , Ukraine Surface: Sand (hall)
		Result
Elina Switolina	Eugenie Bouchard	6: 7 8 , 6: 3, 6: 2
Lesja Zurenko	Sharon Fichman	6: 7 5 , 6: 2, 3: 6
Lesja Zurenko	Eugenie Bouchard	4: 6, 5: 7
Elina Switolina	Sharon Fichman	6: 4, 7: 6 4
Elina Switolina Lesja Zurenko	Eugenie Bouchard Sharon Fichman	4: 6, 3: 6

America zone

Group I.

• The team marked in bold qualified for the play-offs for World Group II
• the teams marked in italics relegated to Group II

Date: February 6th to 9th, 2013
Venue: Country Club de Ejecutivos, Medellín , Colombia
Surface: sand

Participating nations:

Brazil  Chile  Canada  Colombia

Mexico  Paraguay  Peru  Venezuela

Results

Group A CAN COL VEN BY SN 1  Canada 2-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2  Colombia 0: 2 3-0 3-0 2: 1 3  Venezuela 0: 3 0: 3 2: 1 1: 2 4th  Peru 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3

Group B BRA PAR MEX CHI SN 1  Brazil 2-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2  Paraguay 0: 2 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 3  Mexico 0: 3 1: 2 2-0 1: 2 4th  Chile 0: 3 0: 3 0: 2 0: 3

space	Team group A	Result	Team group B
Ascent	Canada	2: 1	Brazil
3-4	Colombia	1: 2	Paraguay
descent	Venezuela	2: 1	Chile
descent	Peru	0: 3	Mexico

Group II

• the teams marked in bold were promoted to group I.

Date: July 16-20, 2013
Venue: Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla , El Salvador
Surface: Sand

Participating nations:

Bahamas  Bolivia  Costa Rica  Dominican Republic  Ecuador  Guatemala

Honduras  Puerto Rico  El Salvador  Trinidad and Tobago  Uruguay

Results

Group A ECU BOL GUA PURE HON SN 1  Ecuador 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 3-0 4-0 2  Bolivia 1: 2 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 3: 1 3  Guatemala 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 3-0 2: 2 4th  Puerto Rico 0: 3 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 1: 3 5  Honduras 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 0: 4

Group B BAH DOM URU ELA TRI CRC SN 1  Bahamas 2: 1 3-0 3-0 2: 1 3-0 5-0 2  Dominican Republic 1: 2 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 4: 1 3  Uruguay 0: 3 1: 2 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3: 2 4th  El Salvador 0: 3 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 2: 1 2: 3 5  Trinidad and Tobago 1: 2 1: 2 1: 2 1: 2 3-0 1: 4 6th  Costa Rica 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 1: 2 0: 3 0: 5

Asia / Oceania zone

Group I.

• The team marked in bold qualified for the play-offs for World Group II
• the team in italics relegated to Group II

Date: February 6th to 9th, 2013
Venue: National Tennis Center, Astana , Kazakhstan
Surface: Hard court

Participating nations:

People's Republic of China  India  Kazakhstan  South Korea

Thailand  Taiwan  Uzbekistan

Results

Group A KAZ THA IND SN 1  Kazakhstan 2: 1 3-0 2-0 2  Thailand 1: 2 3-0 0: 1 3  India 0: 3 0: 3 0: 1

Group B UZB CHN TPE COR SN 1  Uzbekistan 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 2  People's Republic of China 1: 2 3-0 2: 1 2: 1 3  Taiwan 1: 2 0: 3 3-0 1: 2 4th  South Korea 1: 2 1: 2 0: 3 0: 3

space	Team group A	Result	Team group B
Ascent	Kazakhstan	2: 1	Uzbekistan
3-4	Thailand	1: 2	People's Republic of China
5-6	-	-	Taiwan
descent	India	0: 3	South Korea

Group II

• the team in bold was promoted to group I.

Date: February 4th to 10th, 2013
Venue: National Tennis Center, Astana , Kazakhstan
Surface: Hard court

Participating nations:

Hong Kong  Indonesia  Iran  Kyrgyzstan  Malaysia  New Zealand

Pakistan  Philippines  Singapore  Turkmenistan  Vietnam

Results

Group A HKG NZL VNM TKM SIN SN 1  Hong Kong 2: 1 3-0 3-0 3-0 4-0 2  New Zealand 1: 2 3-0 3-0 3-0 3: 1 3  Vietnam 0: 3 0: 3 3-0 3-0 2: 2 4th  Turkmenistan 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 2: 1 1: 3 5  Singapore 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 0: 4

Group B INA PHI MAS KGZ PAH IRI SN 1  Indonesia 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 5-0 2  Philippines 0: 3 3-0 2: 1 3-0 3-0 4: 1 3  Malaysia 0: 3 0: 3 2: 1 3-0 3-0 3: 2 4th  Kyrgyzstan 0: 3 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 3-0 2: 3 5  Pakistan 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 3-0 1: 4 6th  Iran 0: 3 0.3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 5

space	Team group A	Result	Team group B
Ascent	Hong Kong	0: 2	Indonesia
3-4	New Zealand	2-0	Philippines
5-6	Vietnam	3-0	Malaysia
7-8	Turkmenistan	3-0	Kyrgyzstan
9-10	Singapore	3-0	Pakistan
11	-	-	Iran

Europe / Africa zone

Group I.

Center Court on February 7, 2013 in Eilat , Israel

• the teams marked in bold qualified for the play-offs for World Group II
• the teams marked in italics relegated to Group II

Date: February 6-10, 2013
Venue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat , Israel
Surface: Hard court

Participating nations:

Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bulgaria  Georgia  Israel  Croatia  Luxembourg  Netherlands  Austria

Poland  Portugal  Romania  Slovenia  Turkey  Hungary  United Kingdom  Belarus

Results

Group A CRO BLR AUT GEO SN 1  Croatia 3-0 2: 1 3-0 3-0 2  Belarus 0: 3 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 3  Austria 1: 2 1: 2 3-0 1: 2 4th  Georgia 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3

Group B GBR HUN POR BIH SN 1  United Kingdom 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 3-0 2  Hungary 1: 2 3-0 3-0 2: 1 3  Portugal 1: 2 0: 3 2: 1 1: 2 4th  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3

Group C POLE ISR ROU DOOR SN 1  Poland 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 3-0 2  Israel 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 1: 2 3  Romania 1: 2 2: 1 1: 2 1: 2 4th  Turkey 0: 3 1: 2 2: 1 1: 2

Group D BUL NED SLO LUX SN 1  Bulgaria 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2  Netherlands 0: 3 3-0 3-0 2: 1 3  Slovenia 0: 3 0: 3 2: 1 1: 2 4th  Luxembourg 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3

space Team group A Result Team group C Ascent  Croatia 1: 2  Poland 5-8  Belarus 0: 2  Israel 9-12  Austria 2: 1  Romania descent  Georgia 1: 2  Turkey

space Team group B Result Team group D Ascent  United Kingdom 2-0  Bulgaria 5-8  Hungary 2-0  Netherlands 9-12  Portugal -  Slovenia descent  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0: 2  Luxembourg

Group II

• the teams marked in bold were promoted to group I.
• the teams marked in italics relegated to group III

Date: April 17-20 , 2013
Venue: Bellevue Club, Ulcinj , Montenegro
Surface: Sand

Participating nations:

Estonia  Finland  Greece  Latvia

Lithuania  Montenegro  South Africa  Tunisia

Results

Group A TO DO LAT FIN EST SN 1  Tunisia 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 2  Latvia 1: 2 3-0 3-0 2: 1 3  Finland 1: 2 0: 3 2-0 1: 2 4th  Estonia 1: 2 0: 3 0: 2 0: 3

Group B MNE LTU RSA GRE SN 1  Montenegro 3-0 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 2  Lithuania 0: 3 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3  South Africa 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 1: 2 4th  Greece 1: 2 1: 2 1: 2 0: 3

space	Team group A	Result	Team group B
Ascent	Tunisia	2: 1	Lithuania
Ascent	Latvia	2: 1	Montenegro
descent	Finland	2: 1	Greece
descent	Estonia	1: 2	South Africa

Group III

• the teams marked in bold were promoted to Group II

Date: 8th to 11th May 2013
Venue: Terraten Club, Chișinău , Moldova Surface
: sand

Participating nations:

Egypt  Armenia  Denmark  Ireland  Kenya  Liechtenstein  Madagascar

Malta  Moldova  Morocco  Namibia  Norway  Cyprus

Results

Group A EGY MLT POOR SN 1  Egypt 3-0 3-0 2-0 2  Malta 0: 3 2: 1 1: 1 3  Armenia 0: 3 1: 2 0: 2

Group B THE MAR NAM SN 1  Denmark 3-0 3-0 2-0 2  Morocco 0: 3 3-0 1: 1 3  Namibia 0: 3 0: 3 0: 2

Group C MDA IRL KEN SN 1  Moldova 2: 1 3-0 2-0 2  Ireland 1: 2 3-0 1: 1 3  Kenya 0: 3 0: 3 0: 2

Group D LIE MAD NOR CYP SN 1  Liechtenstein 3-0 3-0 0: 3 2: 1 2  Madagascar 0: 3 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3  Norway 0: 3 1: 2 3-0 1: 2 4th  Cyprus 3-0 1: 2 0: 3 1: 2

space Team group A Result Team group C Ascent  Egypt 2-0  Moldova 5-8  Malta 2: 1  Ireland 9-12  Armenia 2: 1  Kenya

space Team group B Result Team group D Ascent  Denmark 1: 2  Liechtenstein 5-8  Morocco 1: 1  Madagascar 9-12  Namibia 0: 3  Norway 13 - -  Cyprus

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ FED CUP - ITALIA-REP.CECA
2. ↑ Fed Cup postponed to Monday
3. ^ France without Bartoli because of a flu