The ITF has announced the official team nominations for the 2016 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group and World Group II first round ties taking place on 6-7 February.
Three Zone Group I events are also taking place on 3-6 February: Europe/Africa Zone Group I in Eilat, Israel; Americas Zone Group I in Santa Cruz, Bolivia; and Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in Hua Hin, Thailand.
All nations contesting the Zone Group I events will be bidding to qualify for the Fed Cup World Group II play-offs on 16-17 April, with two teams qualifying from the Europe/Africa Zone, and one team from both the Americas and Asia/Oceania Zones.
Live scoring will be available on the official Fed Cup website throughout the week. The English and Spanish websites will both feature a live blog, reports, photographs, audio interviews and live streaming. There will also be a fan zone showing the best social media content at http://www.fedcup.com/showyourcolours.
WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND
ROMANIA v CZECH REPUBLIC
Venue: Sala Polivalenta Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, ROU (hard – indoor)
Romania
Simona Halep
Irina-Camelia Begu
Monica Niculescu
Andreea Mitu
Captain: Alina Cercel-Tecsor
Czech Republic
Petra Kvitova
Karolina Pliskova
Barbora Strycova
Denisa Allertova
Captain: Petr Pala
GERMANY v SWITZERLAND
Venue: Leipziger Messe, Leipzig, GER (hard – indoor)
Germany
Angelique Kerber
Andrea Petkovic
Julia Goerges
Annika Beck
Captain: Barbara Rittner
Switzerland
Belinda Bencic
Timea Bacsinszky
Viktorija Golubic
Martina Hingis
Captain: Heinz Guenthardt
FRANCE v ITALY
Venue: Palais des Sports de Marseille, Marseille, FRA (hard – indoor)
France
Kristina Mladenovic
Caroline Garcia
Pauline Parmentier
Oceane Dodin
Captain: Amelie Mauresmo
Italy
Sara Errani
Camila Giorgi
Francesca Schiavone
Martina Caregaro
Captain: Corrado Barazzutti
photo credit: Ian Gampon
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RUSSIA v NETHERLANDS
Venue: Olympic Stadium, Moscow, RUS (hard – indoor)
Russia
Maria Sharapova
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Ekaterina Makarova
Darya Kasatkina
Captain: Anastasia Myskina
Netherlands
Kiki Bertens
Richel Hogenkamp
Cindy Burger
Arantxa Rus
Captain: Paul Haarhuis
WORLD GROUP II FIRST ROUND
SLOVAKIA v AUSTRALIA
Venue: Aegon Arena, National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, SVK (hard – indoor)
Slovakia
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
Dominika Cibulkova
Daniela Hantuchova
Jana Cepelova
Captain: Matej Liptak
Australia
Samantha Stosur
Casey Dellacqua
Jarmila Wolfe
Kimberly Birrell
Captain: Alicia Molik
CANADA v BELARUS
Venue: PEPS, Québec City, CAN (hard – indoor)
Canada
Gabriela Dabrowski
Francoise Abanda
Carol Zhao
Aleksandra Wozniak
Captain: Sylvain Bruneau
Belarus
Victoria Azarenka
Olga Govortsova
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Vera Lapko
Captain: Eduard Dubrou
photo credit: Александр Осипов
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USA v POLAND
Venue: Holua Tennis Center, Kailua Kona, USA (hard – outdoor)
USA
Venus Williams
Sloane Stephens
Coco Vandeweghe
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Captain: Mary Joe Fernandez
Poland
Magda Linette
Paula Kania
Alicja Rosolska
Playing captain: Klaudia Jans-Ignacik
SERBIA v SPAIN
Venue: Kraljevo Sports Centre, Kraljevo, SRB (hard – indoor)
Serbia
Jelena Jankovic
Bojana Jovanovski
Ivana Jorovic
Nina Stojanovic
Captain: Tatjana Jecmenica
Spain
Garbine Muguruza
Carla Suarez Navarro
Lara Arruabarrena
Lourdes Dominguez Lino
Captain: Conchita Martinez
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