The ITF has announced the official team nominations for the 2014 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group and World Group II first round ties taking place on 8-9 February.
Five Zone Group events are also taking place in the week commencing 3 February: Europe/Africa Zone Group I in Budapest, Hungary (4-9 February); Americas Zone Group I in Lambare, Paraguay (5-8 February); Asia/Oceania Zone Groups I and II in Astana, Kazakhstan (5-8 February); and Europe/Africa Zone Group III in Tallinn, Estonia (5-8 February).
All nations contesting the Zone Group I events will be bidding to qualify for the Fed Cup World Group II play-offs on 19-20 April, with two teams qualifying from the Europe/Africa Zone, and one team from both the Americas and Asia/Oceania Zones.
Fed Cup by BNP Paribas is the World Cup of Tennis. It is the largest annual international team competition in women’s sport, with 95 nations taking part in 2014. The event celebrated its 50th birthday in 2013 in the ITF’s centenary year. The title sponsor is BNP Paribas, the Official Bank of Fed Cup. Adecco (Official HR Sponsor) is an international sponsor, and Wilson Sporting Goods (Official Ball) is an international partner. Follow all the action on http://www.fedcup.com, http://www.fedcup.com/es, http://www.twitter.com/fedcup, http://www.facebook.com/FedCup and http://www.fedcup.tv
WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND
USA v ITALY
Venue: Public Auditorium, Cleveland, OH (hard – indoors)
USA
Madison Keys
Alison Riske
Christina McHale
Lauren Davis
Captain: Mary Joe Fernandez
Italy
Karin Knapp
Camila Giorgi
Nastassja Burnett
Alice Matteucci
Captain: Corrado Barazzutti
SPAIN v CZECH REPUBLIC
Venue: Centro de Tenis Blas Infante, Seville (clay – outdoors)
Spain
Carla Suarez Navarro
Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor
Silvia Soler-Espinosa
Lara Arruabarrena
Captain: Conchita Martinez
Czech Republic
Petra Kvitova
Lucie Safarova
Klara Zakopalova
Andrea Hlavackova
Captain: Petr Pala
SLOVAK REPUBLIC v GERMANY
Venue: Aegon Arena, National Tennis Centre, Bratislava (hard – indoors)
Slovak Republic
Dominika Cibulkova
Daniela Hantuchova
Magdalena Rybarikova
Jana Cepelova
Captain: Matej Liptak
Germany
Angelique Kerber
Sabine Lisicki
Andrea Petkovic
Julia Goerges
Captain: Barbara Rittner
AUSTRALIA v RUSSIA
Venue: Domain Tennis Centre, Hobart (hard – outdoors)
Australia
Samantha Stosur
Casey Dellacqua
Ashleigh Barty
Storm Sanders
Captain: Alicia Molik
Russia
Victoria Kan
Irina Khromacheva
Valeria Solovyeva
Veronika Kudermetova
Captain: Anastasia Myskina
WORLD GROUP II FIRST ROUND
CANADA v SERBIA
Venue: Complexe Sportif Claude Robillard, Montreal (hard – indoors)
Canada
Eugenie Bouchard
Sharon Fichman
Gabriela Dabrowski
Aleksandra Wozniak
Captain: Sylvain Bruneau
Serbia
Bojana Jovanovski
Vesna Dolonc
Jovana Jaksic
Aleksandra Krunic
Captain: Dejan Vranes
SWEDEN v POLAND
Venue: Borashallen, Boras (hard – indoors)
Sweden
Johanna Larsson
Sofia Arvidsson
Rebecca Peterson
Hilda Melander
Captain: Lars-Anders Wahlgren
Poland
Agnieszka Radwanska
Katarzyna Piter
Paula Kania
Alicja Rosolska
Captain: Tomasz Wiktorowski
FRANCE v SWITZERLAND
Venue: Stade de Coubertin, Paris (hard – indoors)
France
Alize Cornet
Kristina Mladenovic
Caroline Garcia
Virginie Razzano
Captain: Amelie Mauresmo
Switzerland
Stefanie Voegele
Belinda Bencic
Viktorija Golubic
Timea Bacsinszky
Captain: Heinz Guenthardt
ARGENTINA v JAPAN
Venue: Pilara Tennis Club, Buenos Aires (clay – outdoors)
Argentina
Paula Ormachea
Maria Irigoyen
Florencia Molinero
Catalina Pella
Captain: Maria-Jose Gaidano
Japan
Kurumi Nara
Misaki Doi
Risa Ozaki
Shuko Aoyama
Captain: Yuka Kaneko
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