Fed Cup 2014

◄ Fed Cup 2014 ►
Period:	February - November 2014
Edition:	52
Participating nations:	91
Winner:	Czech Republic
Title:	8th
Players:	Petra Kvitová Lucie Šafářová Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká Klára Zakopalová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Team Principal:	Petr Pála

The 2014 Fed Cup was the 52nd edition of the women's national team tennis tournament .

mode

• The winners of the first round of the world group play in the semi-finals for a place in the final.
• The losers of the first round of the world group play against one of the winners of the world group II of the first round. These winners then play in the world group in 2015 and the losers in the world group II.
• The losers of World Group II in the first round play against one of the qualified teams. These consist of two teams from the Europe / Africa zone and one team each from the Asia / Oceania zone and the America zone . The winners then play in 2015 in World Group II and the losers in the respective zone .

World group

Australia	Italy	Germany	Russia
Spain	Slovakia	Czech Republic	United States

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

First round

United States - Italy

1 3 Date: February 8th to 9th, 2014 Venue: Public Auditorium, Cleveland , United States Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Christina McHale	Karin Knapp	3: 6, 6: 3, 1: 6
Madison Keys	Camila Giorgi	2: 6, 1: 6
Alison Riske	Karin Knapp	3: 6, 5: 7
Christina McHale	Camila Giorgi	not played
Lauren Davis Madison Keys	Nastassja Burnett Alice Matteucci	6: 2, 6: 3

Spain - Czech Republic

2 3 Date: February 8th to 9th, 2014 Venue: Centro de Tenis Blas Infante, Seville , Spain Surface: Sand
		Result
Carla Suarez Navarro	Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	6: 1, 6: 4
María Teresa Torró Flor	Klára Zakopalová	3: 6, 6: 2, 1: 6
Carla Suarez Navarro	Klára Zakopalová	1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3
Sílvia Soler Espinosa	Lucie Šafářová	6: 4, 1: 6, 3: 6
Silvia Soler Espinosa Carla Suárez Navarro	Andrea Hlaváčková Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	6: 7 7 , 3: 6

Slovakia - Germany

1 3 Date: February 8th to 9th, 2014 Venue: Aegon Arena National Tennis Center, Bratislava , Slovakia Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Dominika Cibulková	Andrea Petković	6: 2, 6: 7 7 , 2: 6
Daniela Hantuchová	Angelique Kerber	6: 7 9 , 1: 6
Dominika Cibulková	Angelique Kerber	3: 6, 6: 7 5
Daniela Hantuchová	Andrea Petković	not played
Jana Čepelová Magdaléna Rybáriková	Julia Görges Anna-Lena Grönefeld	4: 6, 6: 3, [10: 7]

Australia - Russia

4 0 Date: February 8th to 9th, 2014 Venue: Domain Tennis Center, Hobart , Australia Surface: Hard court
		Result
Casey Dellacqua	Irina Chromatschowa	6: 1, 6: 2
Samantha Stosur	Veronika Kudermetova	6: 4, 6: 0
Samantha Stosur	Viktorija Kan	6: 2, 6: 3
Casey Dellacqua	Veronika Kudermetova	not played
Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	Irina Chromatschowa Valerija Solowjowa	6: 1, 6: 3

Semifinals

Czech Republic - Italy

4 0 Date: April 19-20, 2014 Venue: ČEZ Aréna , Ostrava , Czech Republic Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Lucie Šafářová	Sara Errani	6: 4, 6: 1
Petra Kvitová	Camila Giorgi	6: 4, 6: 2
Petra Kvitová	Roberta Vinci	6: 3, 7: 5
Lucie Šafářová	Camila Giorgi	not played
Andrea Hlaváčková Klára Koukalová	Karin Knapp Camila Giorgi	6: 2, 5: 7, [11: 9]

Australia - Germany

1 3 Date: April 19-20, 2014 Venue: Queensland Tennis Center, Brisbane , Australia Surface: Hard court
		Result
Samantha Stosur	Andrea Petković	1: 6, 6: 7 7
Casey Dellacqua	Angelique Kerber	1: 6, 0: 6
Samantha Stosur	Angelique Kerber	6: 4, 0: 6, 4: 6
Casey Dellacqua	Andrea Petković	not played
Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	Julia Görges Anna-Lena Grönefeld	6: 2, 6: 7 5 , [10: 2]

final

→ Main article: 2014 Fed Cup Final

Czech Republic - Germany

3 1 Date: November 8th to 9th, 2014 Venue: O₂ Arena , Prague , Czech Republic Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Petra Kvitová	Andrea Petković	6: 2, 6: 4
Lucie Šafářová	Angelique Kerber	6: 4, 6: 4
Petra Kvitová	Angelique Kerber	7: 6 5 , 4: 6, 6: 4
Lucie Šafářová	Andrea Petković	not played
Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	Julia Görges Sabine Lisicki	4: 6, 3: 6

Play-offs

1st round loser from the world group	Russia	Slovakia	Spain	United States
Winner of the 1st round from World Group II	Argentina	France	Canada	Poland

Russia - Argentina

4 0 Date: April 19-20, 2014 Venue: Adler Arena , Sochi , Russia Surface: Sand (hall)
		Result
Jelena Wesnina	Paula Ormaechea	6: 3, 6: 3
Ekaterina Makarova	María Irigoyen	7: 5, 6: 1
Ekaterina Makarova	Paula Ormaechea	6: 1, 6: 2
Jelena Wesnina	María Irigoyen	not played
Valery Solovyova Elena Wesnina	Victoria Bosio Nadia Podoroska	6: 2, 6: 1

Canada - Slovakia

3 1 Date: April 19-20, 2014 Venue: PEPS Stadium, Québec , Canada Surface : Hard court (indoor)
		Result
Aleksandra Wozniak	Jana Čepelová	4: 6, 7: 5, 7: 5
Eugenie Bouchard	Kristína Kučová	7: 6 0 , 2: 6, 6: 1
Eugenie Bouchard	Jana Čepelová	7: 6 6 , 6: 3
Aleksandra Wozniak	Kristína Kučová	not played
Gabriela Dabrowski Sharon Fichman	Janette Husárová Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	4: 6, 7: 5, [9:11]

United States - France

2 3 Date: April 19-20, 2014 Venue: Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis , United States Surface : Hard court (indoor)
		Result
Sloane Stephens	Caroline Garcia	3: 6, 2: 6
Madison Keys	Alizé Cornet	6: 7 4 , 7: 6 4 , 6: 3
Sloane Stephens	Virginie Razzano	6: 2, 6: 4
Madison Keys	Caroline Garcia	4: 6, 3: 6
Lauren Davis Christina McHale	Caroline Garcia Virginie Razzano	2: 6, 5: 7

Spain - Poland

2 3 Date: April 19-20, 2014 Venue: Barcelona Tennis Olimpic, Barcelona , Spain Surface: Clay
		Result
Sílvia Soler Espinosa	Agnieszka Radwańska	2: 6, 2: 6
María Teresa Torró Flor	Urszula Radwańska	4: 6, 6: 0, 6: 1
María Teresa Torró Flor	Agnieszka Radwańska	3: 6, 2: 6
Silvia Soler Espinosa	Urszula Radwańska	6: 1, 6: 3
Anabel Medina Garrigues Silvia Soler Espinosa	Agnieszka Radwańska Alicja Rosolska	4: 6, 2: 6

World group II

Argentina	France	Japan	Canada
Sweden	Switzerland	Poland	Serbia

First round

Canada - Serbia

3 1 Date: February 8th to 9th, 2014 Venue: Complexe Sportif Claude Robillard, Montreal , Canada Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Aleksandra Wozniak	Wesna Dolonz	7: 5, 2: 6, 6: 4
Eugenie Bouchard	Jovana Jakšić	6: 1, 6: 0
Eugenie Bouchard	Wesna Dolonz	6: 0, 6: 3
Aleksandra Wozniak	Jovana Jakšić	not played
Gabriela Dabrowski Sharon Fichman	Jovana Jakšić Nina Stojanović	6: 2, 3: 6, [8:10]

Sweden - Poland

2 3 Date: February 8th to 9th, 2014 Venue: Borashallen, Borås , Sweden Surface : Hard court (hall)
		Result
Johanna Larsson	Katarzyna Piter	6: 1, 6: 2
Sofia Arvidsson	Agnieszka Radwańska	1: 6, 1: 6
Johanna Larsson	Agnieszka Radwańska	4: 6, 1: 6
Sofia Arvidsson	Katarzyna Piter	6: 2, 6: 1
Johanna Larsson Sofia Arvidsson	Agnieszka Radwańska Alicja Rosolska	2: 6, 2: 6

France - Switzerland

3 2 Date: February 8th to 9th, 2014 Venue: Stade Pierre de Coubertin , Paris , France Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Virginie Razzano	Stefanie Vögele	6: 2, 6: 1
Alizé Cornet	Belinda Bencic	5: 7, 4: 6
Alizé Cornet	Timea Bacsinszky	6: 2, 7: 6 4
Virginie Razzano	Belinda Bencic	1: 6, 1: 6
Alizé Cornet Kristina Mladenovic	Timea Bacsinszky Belinda Bencic	7: 5, 6: 4

Argentina - Japan

3 1 Date: February 8th to 9th, 2014 Venue: Pilara Tennis Club, Buenos Aires , Argentina Surface : Sand
		Result
María Irigoyen	Kurumi Nara	6: 7 7 , 6: 4, 6: 4
Paula Ormaechea	Misaki Doi	6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 3
Paula Ormaechea	Kurumi Nara	6: 3, 6: 4
María Irigoyen	Misaki Doi	not played
María Irigoyen Paula Ormaechea	Shūko Aoyama Risa Ozaki	0: 6, 4: 6

Play-offs

1st round loser from World Group II	Japan	Sweden	Switzerland	Serbia
*	Brazil	Netherlands	Romania	Thailand

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 .

Romania - Serbia

4 1 Date: April 19-20, 2014 Venue: Arenele BNR, Bucharest , Romania Surface : sand
		Result
Sorana Cîrstea	Ana Ivanović	3: 6, 6: 1, 6: 2
Simona Halep	Bojana Jovanovski	6: 2, 6: 4
Simona Halep	Ana Ivanović	3: 6, 6: 7 2
Sorana Cîrstea	Bojana Jovanovski	6: 3, 6: 7 7 , 6: 3
Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu	Jovana Jakšić Nina Stojanović	1-0 task

Netherlands - Japan

3 2 Date: April 19-20, 2014 Venue: Maaspoort Sports & Events , 's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands Surface: sand (hall)
		Result
Arantxa Rus	Kurumi Nara	5: 7, 6: 2, 1: 6
Kiki Bertens	Misaki Doi	6: 0, 7: 6 3
Kiki Bertens	Kurumi Nara	7: 6 5 , 4: 6, [9: 7]
Arantxa Rus	Misaki Doi	7: 5, 6: 3
Richèl Hogenkamp Michaëlla Krajicek	Shūko Aoyama Risa Ozaki	6: 1, 3: 6, [8:10]

Sweden - Thailand

4 0 Date: April 19-20, 2014 Venue: Sparbanken Lidköping Arena, Lidköping , Sweden Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Johanna Larsson	Noppawan Lertcheewakarn	6: 1, 6: 3
Sofia Arvidsson	Luksika Kumkhum	6: 4, 6: 2
Johanna Larsson	Luksika Kumkhum	6: 4, 6: 2
Sofia Arvidsson	Noppawan Lertcheewakarn	not played
Hilda Melander Rebecca Peterson	Tamarine Tanasugarn Varatchaya Wongteanchai	6: 4, 6: 2

Brazil - Switzerland

1 4 Date: April 19-20, 2014 Venue: Clube de Tenis Catanduva, Catanduva , Brazil Surface: sand
		Result
Teliana Pereira	Timea Bacsinszky	3: 6, 3: 6
Paula Cristina Gonçalves	Belinda Bencic	3: 6, 3: 6
Teliana Pereira	Belinda Bencic	6: 3, 6: 4
Paula Cristina Gonçalves	Timea Bacsinszky	5: 7, 2: 6
Gabriela Cé Laura Pigossi	Belinda Bencic Viktorija Golubic	2: 6, 2: 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: 5th to 8th February 2014
Venue: Paraguay Yacht and Golf Club, Lambara , Paraguay Surface
: Sand

Participating nations:

Bahamas  Brazil  Ecuador  Colombia

Mexico  Paraguay  Venezuela

Results

Group A PAR VEN MEX SN 1  Paraguay 2-0 3-0 2-0 2  Venezuela 0: 2 2: 1 1: 1 3  Mexico 0: 3 1: 2 0: 2

Group B BRA COL ECU BAH SN 1  Brazil 2-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2  Colombia 0: 2 3-0 2: 1 2: 1 3  Ecuador 0: 3 0: 3 3-0 1: 2 4th  Bahamas 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3 0: 3

space	Team group A	Result	Team group B
Ascent	Paraguay	0: 2	Brazil
3-4	-	k. A.	Colombia
descent	Mexico	2: 1	Ecuador
descent	Venezuela	2-0	Bahamas

Group II

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

Date: 7th to 12th April 2014
Venue: Palmas Athletic Club, Humacao , Puerto Rico
Surface: Hard court

Participating nations:

Barbados  Bermuda  Bolivia  Chile  Costa Rica  Dominican Republic

Guatemala  Panama  Peru  Puerto Rico  Trinidad and Tobago  Uruguay

Results

Group A DOM GTM PAN SN 1  Dominican Republic 2: 1 3-0 2-0 2  Guatemala 1: 2 3-0 1: 1 3  Panama 0: 3 0: 3 0: 2

Group B CHL PURE BRB SN 1  Chile 2: 1 3-0 2-0 2  Puerto Rico 1: 2 3-0 1: 1 3  Barbados 0: 3 0: 3 0: 2

Group C BOL BY BMU SN 1  Bolivia 2: 1 2: 1 2-0 2  Peru 1: 2 3-0 1: 1 3  Bermuda 1: 2 0: 3 0: 2

Group D CRI TRI URU SN 1  Costa Rica 2: 1 2: 1 2-0 2  Trinidad and Tobago 1: 2 2: 1 1: 1 3  Uruguay 1: 2 1: 2 0: 2

space Team group A Result Team group C Ascent  Dominican Republic 1: 2  Bolivia 5-8  Guatemala 1: 2  Peru 9-12  Panama 0: 3  Bermuda

space Team group B Result Team group D Ascent  Chile 2-0  Costa Rica 5-8  Puerto Rico 2-0  Trinidad and Tobago 9-12  Barbados 1: 2  Uruguay

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 5 to 8, 2014
Venue: National Tennis Center, Astana , Kazakhstan
Surface: Hard court (indoor)

Participating nations:

People's Republic of China  Indonesia  Kazakhstan  South Korea

Thailand  Taiwan  Uzbekistan

Results

Group A THA KAZ IDN SN 1  Thailand 2: 1 3-0 2-0 2  Kazakhstan 1: 2 3-0 1: 1 3  Indonesia 0: 3 0: 3 0: 2

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

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

Group II

• the team in bold was promoted to group I.

Date: February 4th to 8th, 2014
Venue: National Tennis Center, Astana , Kazakhstan
Surface: Hard court (hall)

Participating nations:

Hong Kong  India  Iran  Iraq  Kyrgyzstan  Malaysia  New Zealand

Pakistan  Philippines  Singapore  Sri Lanka  Turkmenistan  Vietnam

Results

Group A HKG MAS VNM SN 1  Hong Kong 3-0 3-0 2-0 2  Malaysia 0: 3 2: 1 1: 1 3  Vietnam 0: 3 1: 2 0: 2

Group B PHI SIN SRI SN 1  Philippines 3-0 3-0 2-0 2  Singapore 0: 3 2: 1 1: 1 3  Sri Lanka 0: 3 1: 2 0: 2

Group C TKM KGZ IRQ SN 1  Turkmenistan 3-0 2: 1 2-0 2  Kyrgyzstan 0: 3 2: 1 1: 1 3  Iraq 1: 2 1: 2 0: 2

Group D IND IRN NZL PAH SN 1  India 3-0 2: 1 3-0 3-0 2  Iran 0: 3 0: 3 2: 1 1: 2 3  New Zealand 1: 2 3-0 3-0 2: 1 4th  Pakistan 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3 0: 3

Promotion round:

	1 round					Promotion game
		Hong Kong	2
		India	1
							Hong Kong	2
							Philippines	1
		Philippines	3
		Turkmenistan	0

Europe / Africa zone

Group I.

• 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 4th to 9th, 2014
Venue: Syma Event and Congress Center, Budapest , Hungary
Surface: Hard court (hall)

Participating nations:

Belgium  Bulgaria  Israel  Croatia  Latvia  Luxembourg  Netherlands  Austria

Portugal  Romania  Slovenia  Turkey  Ukraine  Hungary  United Kingdom  Belarus

Results

Group A NED BEL CRO LUX SN 1  Netherlands 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2  Belgium 0: 3 3-0 3-0 2: 1 3  Croatia 0: 3 0: 3 3-0 1: 2 4th  Luxembourg 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3

Group B ROU HUN GBR LAT SN 1  Romania 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 2  Hungary 1: 2 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3  United Kingdom 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 1: 2 4th  Latvia 1: 2 1: 2 1: 2 0: 3

Group C UKR ISR AUT SLO SN 1  Ukraine 3-0 2: 1 3-0 3-0 2  Israel 0: 3 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3  Austria 1: 2 1: 2 3-0 1: 2 4th  Slovenia 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3 0: 3

Group D BLR POR DOOR BUL SN 1  Belarus 3-0 3-0 2: 1 3-0 2  Portugal 0: 3 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3  Turkey 0: 3 1: 2 2: 1 1: 2 4th  Bulgaria 1: 2 1: 2 1: 2 0: 3

space Team group A Result Team group D Ascent  Netherlands 2-0  Belarus 5-8  Belgium 2: 1  Portugal 9-12  Croatia 2: 1  Turkey descent  Luxembourg 0: 2  Bulgaria

space Team group B Result Team group C Ascent  Romania 2-0  Ukraine 5-8  Hungary 2: 1  Israel 9-12  United Kingdom 2-0  Austria descent  Latvia 2-0  Slovenia

Group II

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

Date: April 16-19, 2014
Venue: Siauliai Tennis School, Siauliaij , Lithuania
Surface: Sand (hall)

Participating nations:

Egypt  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Finland  Georgia

Liechtenstein  Lithuania  Montenegro  South Africa

Results

Group A LIE FIN LTU MNE SN 1  Liechtenstein 3-0 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 2  Finland 1: 2 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 3  Lithuania 1: 2 1: 2 3-0 1: 2 4th  Montenegro 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3

Group B GEO BIH RSA EGY SN 1  Georgia 3-0 2: 1 3-0 3-0 2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0: 3 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3  South Africa 1: 2 1: 2 3-0 1: 2 4th  Egypt 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3 0: 3

space	Team group A	Result	Team group B
Ascent	Liechtenstein	2-0	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ascent	Finland	1: 2	Georgia
descent	Montenegro	0: 3	South Africa
descent	Lithuania	1: 2	Egypt

Group III

• the teams marked in bold were promoted to Group II

Date: 5th to 8th February 2014
Venue: Tere Tennis Center, Tallinn , Estonia
Surface: Hard (indoor)

Participating nations:

Armenia  Denmark  Estonia  Greece  Ireland  Iceland

Madagascar  Malta  Moldova  Namibia  Norway  Cyprus

Results

Group A EST NAM POOR SN 1  Estonia 3-0 3-0 2-0 2  Namibia 0: 3 2: 1 1: 1 3  Armenia 0: 3 1: 2 0: 2

Group B GRE MDA CYP SN 1  Greece 2: 1 3-0 2-0 2  Moldova 1: 2 3-0 1: 1 3  Cyprus 0: 3 0: 3 0: 2

Group C THE NOR MAD SN 1  Denmark 2: 1 3-0 2-0 2  Norway 1: 2 2: 1 1: 1 3  Madagascar 0: 3 1: 2 0: 2

Group D IRL TIMES ISL SN 1  Ireland 2: 1 3-0 2-0 2  Malta 1: 2 3-0 1: 1 3  Iceland 0: 3 0: 3 0: 2

space Team group A Result Team group C Ascent  Estonia 2-0  Denmark 5-8  Namibia 0: 3  Norway 9-12  Armenia 1: 2  Madagascar

space Team group B Result Team group D Ascent  Greece 1: 2  Ireland 5-8  Moldova 3-0  Malta 9-12  Cyprus 3-0  Iceland

See also

• Davis Cup 2014

Web links

Commons : Fed Cup 2014  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Fed Cup 2014

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bartoli lights up Fed Cup draw , fedcup.com. Retrieved July 12, 2013.