The ITF has announced the latest results for the 2016 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Zone Group I events 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 are 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.
The 2016 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group and World Group II first round ties are taking place on 6-7 February.
Live scoring is available on the official Fed Cup website. The English and Spanish websites both feature a live blog, reports, photographs and audio interviews.
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I
Venue: Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel (hard – outdoors)
Dates: 3-6 February
POOL A
UKRAINE defeated SWEDEN 3-0
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) d. Susanne Celik (SWE) 61 63
Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) d. Rebecca Peterson (SWE) 16 62 60
Olga Savchuk/Anastasiya Vasylyeva (UKR) d. Jacqueline Cabaj Awad/Cornelia Lister (SWE) 62 64
POOL B
GREAT BRITAIN defeated GEORGIA 2-1
Katie Swan (GBR) d. Ekaterine Gorgodze (GEO) 63 63
Heather Watson (GBR) d. Sofia Shapatava (GEO) 62 60
Oksana Kalashnikova/Sofia Shapatava (GEO) d. Jocelyn Rae/Anna Smith (GBR) 62 64
POOL C
ESTONIA defeated TURKEY 2-1
Basak Eraydin (TUR) d. Valeria Gorlats (EST) 62 63
Anett Kontaveit (EST) d. Cagla Buyukakcay (TUR) 76(6) 64
Anett Kontaveit/Maileen Nuudi (EST) d. Cagla Buyukakcay/Ipek Soylu (TUR) 64 62
ISRAEL defeated CROATIA 2-1
Shahar Peer (ISR) d. Tena Lukas (CRO) 36 61 62
Ana Konjuh (CRO) d. Julia Glushko (ISR) 76(4) 61
Julia Glushko/Shahar Peer (ISR) d. Darija Jurak/Ana Konjuh (CRO) 64 76(2)
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POOL D
BELGIUM defeated BULGARIA 3-0
Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) d. Elitsa Kostova (BUL) 63 36 63
Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) d. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 64 62
Marie Benoit/An-Sophie Mestach (BEL) d. Dia Evtimova/Isabella Shinikova (BUL) 67(4) 62 64
LATVIA defeated HUNGARY 2-1
Anna Bondar (HUN) d. Diana Marcinkevica (LAT) 64 64
Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) d. Reka-Luca Jani (HUN) 63 62
Diana Marcinkevica/Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) d. Dalma Galfi/Reka-Luca Jani (HUN) 76(2) 63
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I
Venue: Country Club Las Palmas, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (clay – outdoors)
Dates: 3-6 February
POOL A
PARAGUAY defeated COLOMBIA 2-1
Maria Camila Osorio Serrano (COL) d. Camila Giangreco Campiz (PAR) 64 63
Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR) d. Maria Paulina Perez-Garcia (COL) 60 62
Camila Giangreco Campiz/Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR) d. Emiliana Arango/Maria Camila Osorio Serrano (COL) 63 63
MEXICO defeated BOLIVIA 2-1
Ana Sofia Sanchez (MEX) d. Noelia Zeballos (BOL) 63 57 75
Maria-Fernanda Alvarez-Teran (BOL) d. Victoria Rodriguez (MEX) 63 62
Ana Sofia Sanchez/Renata Zarazua (MEX) d. Maria-Fernanda Alvarez-Teran/Noelia Zeballos (BOL) 64 16 76(3)
POOL B
ARGENTINA defeated BRAZIL 2-1
Nadia Podoroska (ARG) d. Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 75 63
Teliana Pereira (BRA) d. Maria Irigoyen (ARG) 60 60
Maria Irigoyen/Catalina Pella (ARG) d. Paula Cristina Goncalves/Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 63 63
ECUADOR defeated PERU 2-1
Rafaella Baquerizo (ECU) d. Anastasia Iamachkine (PER) 63 61
Dominique Schaefer (PER) d. Charlotte Roemer (ECU) 61 46 76(3)
Rafaella Baquerizo/Camila Romero (ECU) d. Bianca Botto/Anastasia Iamachkine (PER) 64 60
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I
Venue: True Arena Hua Hin, Hua Hin, Thailand (hard – outdoors)
Dates: 3-6 February
POOL A
JAPAN defeated THAILAND 2-1
Bunyawi Thamchaiwat (THA) d. Eri Hozumi (JPN) 46 75 64
Nao Hibino (JPN) d. Luksika Kumkhum (THA) 06 75 61
Shuko Aoyama/Eri Hozumi (JPN) d. Kamonwan Buayam/Peangtarn Plipuech (THA) 75 60
INDIA defeated UZBEKISTAN 3-0
Prerna Bhambri (IND) d. Sabina Sharipova (UZB) 61 61
Ankita Raina (IND) d. Nigina Abduraimova (UZB) 61 60
Sania Mirza/Ankita Raina (IND) d. Akgul Amanmuradova/Arina Folts (UZB) 62 60
POOL B
CHINA, P.R. defeated KAZAKHSTAN 3-0
Wang Qiang (CHN) d. Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 62 62
Zheng Saisai (CHN) d. Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 63 63
Liang Chen/Wang Yafan (CHN) d. Yaroslava Shvedova/Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 62 60 ret.
CHINESE TAIPEI defeated KOREA, REP. 2-1
Han Na-Lae (KOR) d. Chang Kai-Chen (TPE) 76(1) 64
Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) d. Jang Su Jeong (KOR) 76(5) 62
Chan Hao-Ching/Chan Yung-Jan (TPE) d. Han Na-Lae/Jang Su Jeong (KOR) 63 75
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