The ITF has announced the official draws for the three Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Zone Group I events taking place on 4-7 February.
The three Zone Group events are Europe/Africa Zone Group I in Budapest, Hungary (4-7 February); Americas Zone Group I in San Luis Potosi, Mexico (4-7 February); and Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in Guangzhou, China (4-7 February)
All nations contesting the Zone Group I events will be bidding to qualify for the Fed Cup World Group II play-offs on 18-19 April, with two teams qualifying from the Europe/Africa Zone, and one team from both the Americas and Asia/Oceania Zones.
Four top 50 players will contest Europe/Africa Zone Group I, with Azarenka joined by Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria and Heather Watson of Great Britain. Peng Shuai of China and Kurumi Nara of Japan head the nominations for Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. Teliana Pereira of Brazil, Mariana Duque Marino of Colombia and Veronica Cepede Royg of Paraguay lead the nominations for Americas Zone Group I.
Nominations for the 2015 Fed Cup World Group and World Group II first round ties, which take place on 7-8 February, will be announced on Wednesday 28 January.
Fed Cup by BNP Paribas is the World Cup of Tennis. It is the largest annual international team competition in women’s sport, with 99 nations taking part in 2015. 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.
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I
Venue: Syma Event and Congress Centre, Budapest, Hungary (hard – indoors)
Dates: 4-7 February
GROUP A
Serbia (1)
Aleksandra Krunic
Ivana Jorovic
Doroteja Eric
Vojislava Lukic
Captain: Tatjana Jecmenica-Jevtic
Hungary
Reka-Luca Jani
Dalma Galfi
Anna Bondar
Fanny Stollar
Captain: Gabor Juhasz
Austria
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
Tamira Paszek
Barbara Haas
Sandra Klemenschits
Captain: Jurgen Waber
GROUP B
Great Britain (2)
Heather Watson
Johanna Konta
Anna Smith
Jocelyn Rae
Captain: Judy Murray
Ukraine
Elina Svitolina
Lesia Tsurenko
Kateryna Kozlova
Olga Savchuk
Captain: Natalia Medvedeva
Turkey
Cagla Buyukakcay
Pemra Ozgen
Ipek Soylu
Basak Eraydin
Captain: Alaaddin Karagoz
Liechtenstein
Stefanie Vogt
Kathinka von Deichmann
Lynn Zund
Sandra Hinterberger
Captain: Daniel Kieber
GROUP C
Belarus (3)
Victoria Azarenka
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Olga Govortsova
Iryna Shymanovich
Captain: Tatiana Poutchek
Portugal
Michelle Larcher de Brito
Barbara Luz
Maria Joao Koehler
Ines Murta
Captain: Andre Lopes
Bulgaria
Tsvetana Pironkova
Elitsa Kostova
Dia Evtimova
Viktoriya Tomova
Captain: Dora Rangelova
Georgia
Sofia Shapatava
Ekaterine Gorgodze
Oksana Kalashnikova
Mariam Bolkvadze
Captain: Margalita Chakhnashvili
GROUP D
Belgium (4)
Yanina Wickmayer
An-Sophie Mestach
Alison van Uytvanck
Ysaline Bonaventure
Captain: Ann Devries
Croatia
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni
Donna Vekic
Ana Konjuh
Darija Jurak
Captain: Iva Majoli
Israel
Shahar Peer
Julia Glushko
Keren Shlomo
Alona Pushkarevsky
Captain: Amos Mansdorf
Latvia
Diana Marcinkevica
Jelena Ostapenko
Darta-Elizabete Emulina
Captain: Daiga Juska
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I
Venue: La Loma Sports Centre, San Luis Potosi, Mexico (hard – outdoors)
Dates: 4-7 February
GROUP A
Brazil (1)
Teliana Pereira
Beatriz Haddad Maia
Gabriela Ce
Paula Cristina Goncalves
Captain: Carla Tiene
Colombia
Mariana Duque Marino
Yuliana Lizarazo
Maria Paulina Perez Garcia
Maria Fernanda Herazo Gonzalez
Captain: Catalina Castano
Chile
Andrea Koch-Benvenuto
Daniela Seguel
Fernanda Brito
Barbara Gatica
Captain: Belus Prajoux
GROUP B
Paraguay (2)
Veronica Cepede Royg
Montserrat Gonzalez
Camila Giangreco Campiz
Sara Gimenez
Captain: Ramon Delgado
Venezuela
Andrea Gamiz
Adriana Perez
Mariaryeni Gutierrez
Aymet Uzcategui
Captain: Yohnny Romero
Mexico
Ana Sofia Sanchez
Marcela Zacarias
Victoria Rodriguez
Renata Zarazua
Captain: Angelica Gavaldon
Bolivia
Maria Fernanda Alvarez-Teran
Noelia Zeballos
Maria Ines Deheza
Hortencia Birnbaumer
Captain: Rolando Nieva
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I
Venue: Guangdong Olympic Tennis Centre, Guangzhou, China, P.R. (hard – outdoors)
Dates: 4-7 February
GROUP A
Japan (1)
Kurumi Nara
Misaki Doi
Eri Hozumi
Shuko Aoyama
Captain: Yuka Kaneko-Yoshida
Uzbekistan
Nigina Abduraimova
Agkul Amanmuradova
Sabina Sharipova
Arina Folts
Captain: Dmitriy Tomashevich
Hong Kong China
Zhang Ling
Wu Ho Ching
Ng Man Ying Maggie
Claire Spackman
Captain: Phillip King
Korea, Republic
Jang Su Jeong
Han Na-Lae
Choi Ji-Hee
Lee So-Ra
Captain: Cho Yoon Jeong
GROUP B
Thailand (2)
Luksika Kumkhum
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Captain: Vittaya Samrej
Kazakhstan
Yaroslava Shvedova
Yuliya Putintseva
Kamila Kerimbayeva
Anna Danilina
Captain: Dias Doskarayev
China, P.R.
Peng Shuai
Zhang Shuai
Zheng Saisai
Wang Qiang
Captain: Wang Peng
Chinese Taipei
Hsieh Su-Wei
Chan Yung-Jan
Lee Ya-Hsuan
Chan Hao-Ching
Captain: Wang Shi-Ting
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