The ITF has announced the draws for the 2015 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals, and World Group and World Group II play-offs taking place on 18-19 April.
Two Fed Cup Zone Group events are also taking place this week: Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in Hyderabad, India (14-18 April); and Europe/Africa Zone Group III in Ulcinj, Montenegro (15-18 April).
The four winners of the World Group play-offs will qualify for the 2016 World Group, with the losers contesting 2016 World Group II. The four winners of the World Group II play-offs will qualify for 2016 World Group II, with the four losers contesting the 2016 Zone Group I events.
Live scoring will be available on the official Fed Cup website throughout the week. In addition, the English and Spanish versions of the website will feature a live blog, reports, photographs, audio interviews and live streaming. There will also be a fan zone showing the best social media content on http://www.fedcup.com/showyourcolours.
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 entered 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 beIN SPORTS is the Official Global Media Rights 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, http://www.Weibo.com/fedcupofficial and http://www.fedcup.tv.
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WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS
CZECH REPUBLIC v FRANCE
Venue: Cez Arena, Ostrava, CZE (hard – indoors)
Lucie Safarova (CZE) v Caroline Garcia (FRA)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) v Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) v Caroline Garcia (FRA)
Lucie Safarova (CZE) v Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
Karolina Pliskova/Barbora Strycova (CZE) v Alize Cornet/Pauline Parmentier (FRA)
RUSSIA v GERMANY
Venue: Adler Arena, Sochi, RUS (clay – indoors)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v Julia Goerges (GER)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) v Sabine Lisicki (GER)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v Sabine Lisicki (GER)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) v Julia Goerges (GER)
Elena Vesnina/Vera Zvonareva (RUS) v Angelique Kerber/Andrea Petkovic (GER)
WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS
ITALY v USA
Venue: Circolo Tennis Brindisi, Brindisi, ITA (clay – outdoors)
Camila Giorgi (ITA) v Serena Williams (USA)
Sara Errani (ITA) v Lauren Davis (USA)
Sara Errani (ITA) v Serena Williams (USA)
Camila Giorgi (ITA) v Lauren Davis (USA)
Karin Knapp/Flavia Pennetta (ITA) v Christina McHale/Alison Riske (USA)
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NETHERLANDS v AUSTRALIA
Venue: Maaspoort Sports & Events, ’s-Hertogenbosch, NED (clay – indoors)
Kiki Bertens (NED) v Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS)
Arantxa Rus (NED) v Samantha Stosur (AUS)
Kiki Bertens (NED) v Samantha Stosur (AUS)
Arantxa Rus (NED) v Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS)
Richel Hogenkamp/Michaella Krajicek (NED) v Casey Dellacqua/Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS)
POLAND v SWITZERLAND
Venue: Centrum Rekreacyjno Sportowe, Zielona Gora, POL (hard – indoors)
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) v Martina Hingis (SUI)
Urszula Radwanska (POL) v Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) v Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)
Urszula Radwanska (POL) v Martina Hingis (SUI)
Klaudia Jans-Ignacik/Alicja Rosolska (POL) v Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)/Martina Hingis (SUI)
CANADA v ROMANIA
Venue: Arena Maurice Richard, Montreal, CAN (hard – indoors)
Francoise Abanda (CAN) v Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) v Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU)
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) v Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)
Francoise Abanda (CAN) v Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU)
Gabriela Dabrowski/Sharon Fichman (CAN) v Andreea Mitu/Raluca Olaru (ROU)
WORLD GROUP II PLAY-OFFS
SERBIA v PARAGUAY
Venue: Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad, SRB (hard – indoors)
Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) v Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR)
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) v Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR)
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) v Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR)
Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) v Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR)
Jelena Jankovic/Ivana Jorovic (SRB) v Veronica Cepede Royg/Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR)
SLOVAKIA v SWEDEN
Venue: Aegon Arena National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, SVK (clay – indoors)
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) v Rebecca Peterson (SWE)
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) v Susanne Celik (SWE)
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) v Susanne Celik (SWE)
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) v Rebecca Peterson (SWE)
Jana Cepelova/Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) v Ellen Allgurin/Cornelia Lister (SWE)
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JAPAN v BELARUS
Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, JPN (hard – indoors)
Misaki Doi (JPN) v Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
Kurumi Nara (JPN) v Olga Govortsova (BLR)
Kurumi Nara (JPN) v Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
Misaki Doi (JPN) v Olga Govortsova (BLR)
Shuko Aoyama/Ayumi Morita (JPN) v Vera Lapko/Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR)
ARGENTINA v SPAIN
Venue: Tecnopolis, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoors)
Paula Ormaechea (ARG) v Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP)
Maria Irigoyen (ARG) v Lara Arruabarrena (ESP)
Paula Ormaechea (ARG) v Lara Arruabarrena (ESP)
Maria Irigoyen (ARG) v Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP)
Tatiana Bua/Nadia Podoroska (ARG) v Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov/Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II EVENT (14-18 APRIL)
Venue: SAAP Tennis Complex, Hyderabad, India (hard – outdoors)
http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/group-ii/asia-oceania/2015.aspx
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP III EVENT (14-18 APRIL)
Venue: Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro (clay – outdoors)
http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/group-iii/europe-africa/2015.aspx
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