below Sunday’s results 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.
Czech Republic will host Russia in the Fed Cup Final on 14-15 November. In the semifinals, Czech Republic overcame France 3-1 in Ostrava, while Russia defeated Germany 3-2 in Sochi.
Italy, Netherlands, Romania and Switzerland all won their World Group play-off ties and will join Czech Republic, France, Germany and Russia in the 2016 World Group.
Belarus, Serbia, Slovakia and Spain all won their World Group II play-off ties, and will join the four World Group play-off losing nations, Australia, Canada, Poland and USA, in 2016 World Group II. The four World Group II play-off losing nations, Argentina, Japan, Paraguay and Sweden, will contest their respective regional Zone Group I events in 2016.
The draw for the 2016 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas will be held in Paris on Wednesday 3 June. The top two seeds in the 2016 World Group will be the 2015 finalists, while the remaining seeds will be based on the ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking of 20 April.
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.
WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS
CZECH REPUBLIC defeated FRANCE 3-1
Venue: Cez Arena, Ostrava, CZE (hard – indoors)
Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 46 76(1) 61
Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 63 64
Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 64 64
Lucie Safarova (CZE) v Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) not played
Kristina Mladenovic/Pauline Parmentier (FRA) d. Lucie Safarova/Barbora Strycova (CZE) 06 63 [10-8]
RUSSIA defeated GERMANY 3-2
Venue: Adler Arena, Sochi, RUS (clay – indoors)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d. Julia Goerges (GER) 64 64
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d. Sabine Lisicki (GER) 46 76(4) 63
Andrea Petkovic (GER) d. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 62 61
Angelique Kerber (GER) d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 61 60
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova/Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. Sabine Lisicki/Andrea Petkovic (GER) 62 63
WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS
ITALY defeated USA 3-2
Venue: Circolo Tennis Brindisi, Brindisi, ITA (clay – outdoors)
Serena Williams (USA) d. Camila Giorgi (ITA) 76(5) 62
Sara Errani (ITA) d. Lauren Davis (USA) 61 62
Serena Williams (USA) d. Sara Errani (ITA) 46 76(3) 63
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Christina McHale (USA) 61 61
Sara Errani/Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Alison Riske/Serena Williams (USA) 60 63
NETHERLANDS defeated AUSTRALIA 4-1
Venue: Maaspoort Sports & Events, ’s-Hertogenbosch, NED (clay – indoors)
Kiki Bertens (NED) d. Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 61 63
Casey Dellacqua (AUS) d. Arantxa Rus (NED) 75 63
Kiki Bertens (NED) d. Casey Dellacqua (AUS) 62 63
Arantxa Rus (NED) d. Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 06 75 75
Richel Hogenkamp/Michaella Krajicek (NED) d. Casey Dellacqua/Olivia Rogowska (AUS) 62 76(3)
SWITZERLAND defeated POLAND 3-2
Venue: Centrum Rekreacyjno Sportowe, Zielona Gora, POL (hard – indoors)
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. Martina Hingis (SUI) 64 60
Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) d. Urszula Radwanska (POL) 62 61
Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) d. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 61 61
Urszula Radwanska (POL) d. Martina Hingis (SUI) 46 75 61
Timea Bacsinszky/Viktorija Golubic (SUI) d. Agnieszka Radwanska/Alicja Rosolska (POL) 26 64 97
ROMANIA defeated CANADA 3-2
Venue: Arena Maurice Richard, Montreal, CAN (hard – indoors)
Francoise Abanda (CAN) d. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 46 75 64
Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) d. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 64 64
Andreea Mitu (ROU) d. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 46 64 61
Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) d. Francoise Abanda (CAN) 36 75 62
Gabriela Dabrowski/Sharon Fichman (CAN) d. Andreea Mitu/Raluca Olaru (ROU) 61 46 [10-5]
WORLD GROUP II PLAY-OFFS
SERBIA defeated PARAGUAY 4-1
Venue: Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad, SRB (hard – indoors)
Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) d. Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR) 61 63
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR) 62 60
Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR) d. Ivana Jorovic (SRB) 36 62 61
Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) d. Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR) 60 62
Aleksandra Krunic/Ivana Jorovic (SRB) d. Veronica Cepede Royg/Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR) 61 64
SLOVAKIA defeated SWEDEN 4-0
Venue: Aegon Arena National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, SVK (clay – indoors)
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) d. Rebecca Peterson (SWE) 63 63
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. Susanne Celik (SWE) 62 60
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) d. Ellen Allgurin (SWE) 61 64
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) v Rebecca Peterson (SWE) not played
Jana Cepelova/Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) d. Susanne Celik/Rebecca Peterson (SWE) 46 63 [10-7]
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BELARUS defeated JAPAN 3-2
Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, JPN (hard – indoors)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. Misaki Doi (JPN) 61 62
Kurumi Nara (JPN) d. Olga Govortsova (BLR) 64 46 62
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. Kurumi Nara (JPN) 63 63
Ayumi Morita (JPN) v Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) 76(5) 46 64
Victoria Azarenka/Olga Govortsova (BLR) d. Shuko Aoyama/Ayumi Morita (JPN) 63 64
SPAIN defeated ARGENTINA 4-0
Venue: Tecnopolis, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoors)
Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) d. Paula Ormaechea (ARG) 46 76(2) 61
Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) d. Maria Irigoyen (ARG) 60 61
Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) d. Paula Ormaechea (ARG) 61 46 97
Maria Irigoyen (ARG) v Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) not played
Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov/Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) d. Tatiana Bua/Nadia Podoroska (ARG) 64 16 [10-3]
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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