Fed Cup 2018

◄ Fed Cup 2018 ►
Period:	February - November 2018
Edition:	56
Participating nations:	96
Winner:	Czech Republic
Title:	11
Players:	Petra Kvitová Barbora Strýcová Lucie Šafářová Karolína Plíšková Kateřina Siniaková Barbora Krejčíková
Team Principal:	Petr Pála

The 2018 Fed Cup was the 56th edition of the women's national team's tennis tournament .

World group

Belgium	Germany	France	Netherlands
Switzerland	Czech Republic	United States	Belarus

	1 round					Semifinals					final
	1	Belarus	2
		Germany	3
							Germany	1
						3	Czech Republic	4th
	3	Czech Republic	3
		Switzerland	1
											3	Czech Republic	3
											2	United States	0
		Belgium	2
	4th	France	3
						4th	France	2
						2	United States	3
		Netherlands	1
	2	United States	3

First round

Belarus - Germany

2 3 Date: 10th to 11th February 2018 Venue: Tschyschouka-Arena , Minsk , Belarus Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Aryna Sabalenka	Tatiana Maria	4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 2
Aljaksandra Sasnovich	Antonia Lottner	5: 7, 4: 6
Wera Lapko	Tatiana Maria	4: 6, 7: 5, 0: 6
Aryna Sabalenka	Antonia Lottner	6: 3, 5: 7, 6: 2
Lidsija Marosawa Aryna Sabalenka	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Tatjana Maria	7: 6 4 , 5: 7, 4: 6

Czech Republic - Switzerland

3 1 Date: February 10 to 11, 2018 Venue: O2 Arena , Prague , Czech Republic Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Petra Kvitová	Viktorija Golubic	6: 2, 1: 6, 6: 3
Barbora Strýcová	Belinda Bencic	6: 2, 6: 4
Petra Kvitová	Belinda Bencic	6: 2, 6: 4
Barbora Strýcová	Viktorija Golubic	not played
Lucie Šafářová Barbora Strýcová	Timea Bacsinszky Jil Teichmann	6: 1, 4: 6, [8:10]

France - Belgium

3 2 Date: February 10 to 11, 2018 Venue: Vendéspace , La Roche-sur-Yon , France Surface: Hard court (indoor)
		Result
Pauline Parmentier	Elise Mertens	2: 6, 1: 6
Kristina Mladenovic	Kirsten Flipkens	6: 2, 6: 4
Kristina Mladenovic	Elise Mertens	6: 4, 6: 4
Pauline Parmentier	Alison Van Uytvanck	1: 6, 3: 6
Amandine Hesse Kristina Mladenovic	Kirsten Flipkens Elise Mertens	6: 4, 2: 6, 6: 2

United States - Netherlands

3 1 Date: February 10 to 11, 2018 Venue: US Cellular Center , Asheville , United States Surface: Hard court (indoor)
		Result
Venus Williams	Arantxa Rus	6: 1, 6: 4
Coco Vandeweghe	Richèl Hogenkamp	4: 6, 7: 6 6 , 6: 3
Venus Williams	Richèl Hogenkamp	7: 5, 6: 1
Coco Vandeweghe	Arantxa Rus	not played
Serena Williams Venus Williams	Lesley Kerkhove Demi Schuurs	2: 6, 3: 6

Semifinals

Germany - Czech Republic

1 4 Date: April 21-22, 2018 Venue: Porsche-Arena , Stuttgart , Germany Surface: sand (hall)
		Result
Julia Goerges	Petra Kvitová	3: 6, 2: 6
Angelique Kerber	Karolína Plíšková	5: 7, 3: 6
Julia Goerges	Karolína Plíšková	6: 4, 6: 2
Angelique Kerber	Petra Kvitová	2: 6, 2: 6
Julia Görges Anna-Lena Grönefeld	Kateřina Siniaková Barbora Strýcová	5: 7 task

France - United States

2 3 Date: April 21-22, 2018 Venue: Arena du Pays d'Aix , Aix-en-Provence , France Surface: sand (hall)
		Result
Pauline Parmentier	Sloane Stephens	6: 7 3 , 5: 7
Kristina Mladenovic	Coco Vandeweghe	1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2
Kristina Mladenovic	Sloane Stephens	2: 6, 0: 6
Pauline Parmentier	Madison Keys	6: 7 4 , 4: 6
Kristina Mladenovic Amandine Hesse	Madison Keys Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6: 4, 3: 6, [10: 6]

final

Czech Republic - United States

3 0 Date: November 10 to 11, 2018 Venue: O2 Arena , Prague , Czech Republic Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Barbora Strýcová	Sofia Kenin	6: 7 5 , 6: 1, 6: 4
Kateřina Siniaková	Alison Riske	6: 3, 7: 6 2
Kateřina Siniaková	Sofia Kenin	7: 5, 5: 7, 7: 5
Barbora Strýcová	Alison Riske	not played
Kateřina Siniaková Barbora Krejčíková	Danielle Collins Nicole Melichar	not played

Play-offs

1st round loser from the world group	Belgium	Netherlands	Switzerland	Belarus
Winner of the 1st round from World Group II	Australia	Italy	Romania	Slovakia

Belarus - Slovakia

3 2 Date: April 21-22, 2018 Venue: Tschyschouka-Arena , Minsk , Belarus Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Aljaksandra Sasnovich	Jana Čepelová	7: 6 6 , 7: 5
Aryna Sabalenka	Viktória Kužmová	2: 6, 6: 2, 6: 7 5
Aryna Sabalenka	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	6: 3, 6: 4
Aljaksandra Sasnovich	Viktória Kužmová	1: 6, 6: 7 3
Wera Lapko Lidsija Marosawa	Viktória Kužmová Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	6: 3, 6: 4

Romania - Switzerland

3 1 Date: April 21-22, 2018 Venue: Sala Polivalentă , Cluj-Napoca , Romania Surface: sand (hall)
		Result
Simona Halep	Viktorija Golubic	6: 3, 1: 6, 6: 1
Irina-Camelia Begu	Timea Bacsinszky	6: 4, 6: 1
Simona Halep	Patty Schnyder	6: 2, 6: 1
Irina-Camelia Begu	Viktorija Golubic	not played
Mihaela Buzărnescu Sorana Cîrstea	Viktorija Golubic Jil Teichmann	6: 0, 0: 6, [6:10]

Australia - Netherlands

4 1 Date: April 21-22, 2018 Venue: WIN Entertainment Center , Wollongong , Australia Surface: Hard court (indoor)
		Result
Samantha Stosur	Lesley Kerkhove	5: 7, 6: 7 1
Ashleigh Barty	Quirine Lemoine	6-0, 6-2
Ashleigh Barty	Lesley Kerkhove	6: 4, 6: 2
Daria Gavrilova	Quirine Lemoine	6: 3, 6: 2
Destanee Aiava Darja Gavrilowa	Lesley Kerkhove Demi Schuurs	6: 3, 6: 2

Italy - Belgium

0 4 Date: April 21-22, 2018 Venue: Valletta Cambiaso ASD , Genoa , Italy Surface: sand
		Result
Jasmine Paolini	Elise Mertens	1: 6, 5: 7
Sara Errani	Alison Van Uytvanck	4: 6, 7: 6 6 , 2: 6
Sara Errani	Elise Mertens	3: 6, 1: 6
Jasmine Paolini	Alison Van Uytvanck	not played
Deborah Chiesa Jasmine Paolini	Kirsten Flipkens Elise Mertens	1: 6, 4: 6

World group II

Australia	Italy	Canada	Romania
Russia	Slovakia	Spain	Ukraine

First round

Slovakia - Russia

4 1 Date: 10th to 11th February 2018 Venue: Aegon Arena , Bratislava , Slovakia Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Viktória Kužmová	Natalja Wichljanzewa	4: 6, 2: 6
Magdaléna Rybáriková	Anna Kalinskaya	5: 7, 6: 3, 6: 4
Jana Čepelová	Natalja Wichljanzewa	6: 4, 6: 4
Viktória Kužmová	Anastassija Potapova	3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
Jana Čepelová Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	Anna Kalinskaya Weronika Kudermetowa	6: 3, 6: 2

Australia - Ukraine

3 2 Date: February 10th to 11th, 2018 Venue: Canberra Tennis Center , Canberra , Australia Surface: Grass
		Result
Ashleigh Barty	Lyudmyla Kitschenok	4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 4
Daria Gavrilova	Marta Kostyuk	6: 7 3 , 3: 6
Ashleigh Barty	Marta Kostyuk	6: 2, 6: 3
Daria Gavrilova	Nadia Kitschenok	6: 4, 2: 6, 3: 6
Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	Lyudmyla Kitschenok Nadija Kitschenok	6: 3, 6: 4

Romania - Canada

3 1 Date: February 10th to 11th, 2018 Venue: Sala Polivalentă , Cluj-Napoca , Romania Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Sorana Cîrstea	Carol Zhao	6: 2, 6: 2
Irina-Camelia Begu	Bianca Andreescu	6: 3, 6: 7 4 , 6: 2
Irina-Camelia Begu	Katherine Sebov	6: 2, 6: 4
Sorana Cîrstea	Bianca Andreescu	not played
Ana Bogdan Raluca Olaru	Gabriela Dabrowski Carol Zhao	6: 4, 1: 6, [6:10]

Italy - Spain

3 2 Date: February 10th to 11th, 2018 Venue: PalaTricalle Sandro Leombroni , Chieti , Italy Surface : Sand (hall)
		Result
Jasmine Paolini	Carla Suarez Navarro	2: 6, 3: 6
Sara Errani	Lara Arruabarrena	6: 1, 6: 1
Sara Errani	Carla Suarez Navarro	6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 3
Deborah Chiesa	Lara Arruabarrena	6: 4, 2: 6, 7: 6 7
Elisabetta Cocciaretto Jasmine Paolini	Georgina García Pérez María José Martínez Sánchez	4: 6, 3: 6

Play-offs

1st round loser from World Group II	Canada	Russia	Spain	Ukraine
1st group winners from different zones	Japan	Latvia	Paraguay	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 .

Russia - Latvia

2 3 Date: April 21-22, 2018 Venue: Tennis Development Center, Khanty-Mansiysk , Russia Surface: Sand (hall)
		Result
Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova	Anastasija Sevastova	6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 4
Ekaterina Makarova	Jeļena Ostapenko	5: 7, 4: 6
Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova	Jeļena Ostapenko	5: 7, 1.6
Ekaterina Makarova	Anastasija Sevastova	2: 6, 5: 7
Jelena Wesnina Natalja Wichljanzewa	Diāna Marcinkēviča Daniela Vismane	6: 4, 6: 2

Spain - Paraguay

3 1 Date: April 21-22, 2018 Venue: La Manga Club, Cartagena , Spain Surface: sand
		Result
Carla Suarez Navarro	Verónica Cepede Royg	6: 2, 6: 2
Garbiñe Muguruza	Montserrat González	6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 4
Garbiñe Muguruza	Verónica Cepede Royg	7: 6 2 , 6: 0
Carla Suarez Navarro	Montserrat González	not played
Georgina García Pérez María José Martínez Sánchez	Verónica Cepede Royg Montserrat González	3: 6, 2: 6

Canada - Ukraine

3 2 Date: April 21-22, 2018 Venue: Uniprix Stadium , Montreal , Canada Surface : Hard court (indoor)
		Result
Bianca Andreescu	Lesja Zurenko	6: 4, 3: 6, 0: 4 task
Eugenie Bouchard	Kateryna Bondarenko	6: 2, 7: 5
Eugenie Bouchard	Lesja Zurenko	4: 6, 6: 2, 7: 6 5
Gabriela Dabrowski	Kateryna Bondarenko	6: 3, 2: 6, 1: 6
Bianca Andreescu Gabriela Dabrowski	Kateryna Bondarenko Olha Savchuk	6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 3

Japan - United Kingdom

3 2 Date: April 21-22, 2018 Venue: Bourbon Beans Dome , Miki (Hyōgo) , Japan Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Naomi Osaka	Heather Watson	6: 2, 6: 3
Kurumi Nara	Johanna Konta	4: 6, 2: 6
Naomi Osaka	Johanna Konta	3: 6, 3: 6
Kurumi Nara	Heather Watson	7: 6 7 , 6: 4
Miyu Katō Makoto Ninomiya	Johann Konta Heather Watson	3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3

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: 7th to 10th February 2018
Venue: Club Internacional de Tenis, Asunción , Paraguay
Surface: sand

Participating nations:

Argentina  Brazil  Chile  Guatemala

Colombia  Paraguay  Venezuela

Results

Group A PAR COL CHL SN 1  Paraguay 3-0 2: 1 2-0 2  Colombia 0: 3 3-0 1: 1 3  Chile 1: 2 0: 3 0: 2

Group B BRA ARG VEN GUA SN 1  Brazil 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 3-0 2  Argentina 1: 2 3-0 3-0 2: 1 3  Venezuela 1: 2 0: 3 3-0 1: 2 4th  Guatemala 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3

space	Team group A	Result	Team group B
Ascent	Paraguay	2-0	Brazil
3-4	Colombia	0: 2	Argentina
descent	Chile	2-0	Venezuela
descent	-	k. A.	Guatemala

Group II

• the teams marked in bold move up to group I.

part One

Date: June 18 to 23, 2018
Venue: Club Deportivo La Asuncion, Metepec , Mexico
Surface: Hard court

Participating nations:

Barbados  Dominican Republic  Cuba

Mexico  Peru  Uruguay

Results

Group A MEX DOM BRB SN 1  Mexico 3-0 3-0 2-0 2  Dominican Republic 0: 3 2: 1 1: 1 3  Barbados 0: 3 1: 2 0: 2

Group B BY CUB URY SN 1  Peru 2: 1 3-0 2-0 2  Cuba 1: 2 2: 1 1: 1 3  Uruguay 0: 3 1: 2 0: 2

space	Team group A	Result	Team group B
Ascent	Mexico	2-0	Peru
3-4	Dominican Republic	0: 2	Cuba
5-6	Barbados	0: 3	Uruguay

Part II

Date: July 18-21, 2018
Venue: Centro National de Tenis de la FET, Guayaquil , Ecuador
Surface: sand

Participating nations:

Bahamas  Bermuda  Bolivia  Costa Rica

Ecuador  Honduras  Trinidad and Tobago

Results

Group A ECU CRI HON SN 1  Ecuador 3-0 3-0 2-0 2  Costa Rica 0: 3 2: 1 1: 1 3  Honduras 0: 3 1: 2 0: 2

Group B Bras BOL TTO BER SN 1  Bahamas 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 3-0 2  Bolivia 1: 2 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 3  Trinidad and Tobago 1: 2 1: 2 3-0 1: 2 4th  Bermuda 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3

space	Team group A	Result	Team group B
Ascent	Ecuador	2-0	Bahamas
3-4	Costa Rica	2: 1	Bolivia
5-6	Honduras	2: 1	Trinidad and Tobago

Asia / Oceania 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: 7th to 10th February 2018
Venue: RK Khanna Tennis Stadium, New Delhi , India
Surface: Hard court

Participating nations:

People's Republic of China  Hong Kong  India  Japan

Kazakhstan  South Korea  Taiwan  Thailand

Results

Group A KAZ CHN IND HKG SN 1  Kazakhstan 3-0 2: 1 3-0 3-0 2  People's Republic of China 0: 3 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3  India 1: 2 1: 2 3-0 1: 2 4th  Hong Kong 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3 0: 3

Group B JPN COR THA TPE SN 1  Japan 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2  South Korea 0: 3 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 3  Thailand 0: 3 1: 2 2: 1 1: 2 4th  Taiwan 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3

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

Group II

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

Date: February 6th to 10th, 2018
Venue: Bahrain Tennis Federation, Madinat Isa , Bahrain
Surface: Hard court

Participating nations:

Bahrain  Indonesia  Iran  Kyrgyzstan  Lebanon  Malaysia  New Zealand

Oman  Pacific Oceania  Pakistan  Philippines  Singapore  Sri Lanka  Uzbekistan

Results

Group A UZB NZL LIVE SN 1  Uzbekistan 3-0 3-0 2-0 2  New Zealand 0: 3 3-0 1: 1 3  Lebanon 0: 3 0: 3 0: 2

Group B KGZ PHI SIN SN 1  Singapore 2: 1 2: 1 2-0 2  Philippines 1: 2 2: 1 1: 1 3  Kyrgyzstan 1: 2 1: 2 0: 2

Group C POC GRANNY MAS IRI SN 1  Pacific Oceania 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2  Oman 0: 3 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3  Malaysia 0: 3 1: 2 3-0 1: 2 4th  Iran 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3 0: 3

Group D IDN PAH SRI BAH SN 1  Indonesia 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2  Pakistan 0: 3 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 3  Sri Lanka 0: 3 1: 2 3-0 1: 2 4th  Bahrain 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3

space Team group A Result Team group D Ascent  Uzbekistan 0: 3  Indonesia 5-8  New Zealand 3-0  Pakistan 9-12  Lebanon 0: 3  Sri Lanka

space Team group B Result Team group C Ascent  Singapore 1: 2  Pacific Oceania 5-8  Philippines 3-0  Oman 9-12  Kyrgyzstan 2: 1  Malaysia

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: 7th to 10th February 2018
Venue: Tallink Tennis Center, Tallinn , Estonia
Surface: Hard court (indoor)

Participating nations:

Bulgaria  Estonia  Georgia  Croatia  Latvia  Austria  Poland

Portugal  Sweden  Serbia  Slovenia  Turkey  Hungary  United Kingdom

Results

Group A SER BUL GEO SN 1  Serbia 2: 1 2: 1 2-0 2  Bulgaria 1: 2 2: 1 1: 1 3  Georgia 1: 2 1: 2 0: 2

Group B GBR EST POR SN 1  United Kingdom 3-0 3-0 2-0 2  Estonia 0: 3 2: 1 1: 1 3  Portugal 0: 3 1: 2 0: 2

Group C HUN CRO SLO SWE SN 1  Hungary 3-0 2: 1 1: 2 2: 1 2  Croatia 0: 3 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3  Slovenia 1: 2 1: 2 3-0 1: 2 4th  Sweden 2: 1 1: 2 0: 3 1: 2

Group D LAT POLE DOOR AUT SN 1  Latvia 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 3-0 2  Poland 1: 2 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3  Turkey 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 1: 2 4th  Austria 0: 3 1: 2 1: 2 0: 3

space Team group A Result Team group D Ascent  Serbia 1: 2  Latvia 5-8  Bulgaria 0: 2  Poland descent  Georgia 2: 1  Austria

space Team group B Result Team group C Ascent  United Kingdom 2-0  Hungary 5-8  Estonia 2: 1  Croatia descent  Portugal 0: 2  Sweden

Group II

• the teams marked in bold move up to group I.
• the teams marked in italics are relegated to group III

Date: April 18-21, 2018
Venue: Lyttos Beach, Heraklion , Greece
Surface: Sand

Participating nations:

Egypt  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Denmark  Greece

Israel  Luxembourg  Norway

Results

Group A GRE THE EGY SN 1  Greece 2: 1 2: 1 2-0 2  Denmark 1: 2 3-0 1: 1 3  Egypt 1: 2 0: 3 0: 2

Group B LUX ISR BIH NOR SN 1  Luxembourg 1: 2 1: 2 3-0 2: 1 2  Israel 2: 1 2: 1 1: 2 2: 1 3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1: 2 1: 2 3-0 1: 2 4th  Norway 0: 3 2: 1 0: 3 1: 2

space	Team group A	Result	Team group B
Ascent	Greece	2: 1	Luxembourg
Ascent	Denmark	2: 1	Israel
descent	Egypt	1: 2	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group III

• the teams marked in bold move up to group II

part One

Date: April
16-21 , 2018 Venue: Cite Nationale Sportive, Tunis , Tunisia
Surface: Hard court

Participating nations:

Algeria  Armenia  Iceland  Kosovo  Lithuania

Madagascar  North Macedonia  Tunisia  Cyprus

Results

Group A LTU POOR MKD ISL SN 1  Lithuania 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2  Armenia 0: 3 3-0 3-0 2: 1 3  North Macedonia 0: 3 0: 3 2: 1 1: 2 4th  Iceland 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3

Group B TO DO CYP ALG KOS MDG SN 1  Tunisia 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 4-0 2  Cyprus 0: 3 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3: 1 3  Algeria 0: 3 1: 2 2: 1 2: 1 2: 2 4th  Kosovo 0: 3 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 1: 3 5  Madagascar 0: 3 1: 2 1: 2 1: 2 0: 4

space	Team group A	Result	Team group B
Ascent	Lithuania	1: 2	Tunisia
3-4	Armenia	2: 1	Cyprus
5-6	North Macedonia	2: 1	Algeria
7-8	Iceland	2: 1	Kosovo

Part II

Date: April 16-19, 2018
Venue: El Menzah / Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj , Montenegro
Surface: Hard court

Participating nations:

Finland  Ireland  Kenya  Malta

Morocco  Montenegro  South Africa  Uganda

Results

Group A RSA FIN MNE KEN SN 1  South Africa 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 3-0 2  Finland 1: 2 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 3  Montenegro 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 1: 2 4th  Kenya 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3

Group B MLT MAR IRL UGA SN 1  Malta 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2  Morocco 0: 3 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 3  Ireland 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3 1: 2 4th  Uganda 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3

space	Team group A	Result	Team group B
Ascent	South Africa	2: 1	Malta
3-4	Finland	2: 1	Morocco
5-6	Montenegro	0: 3	Ireland
7-8	Kenya	3-0	Uganda

See also

• Davis Cup 2018

Web links

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