2013 Fed Cup

The 2013 Fed Cup (also known as the 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) is the 51st edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final will take place on 2–3 November.

The draw took place on 6 June 2012 in Paris, France.^[1]

World Group [edit]

For more details on this topic, see 2013 Fed Cup World Group.

Participating Teams
Australia	Czech Republic	Italy	Japan
Russia	Serbia	Slovakia	United States

Draw [edit]

	1st Round 9–10 February			Semifinals 20–21 April			Final 2–3 November

	Ostrava, Czech Republic (Indoor hard)
	1	Czech Republic	4
		Australia	0	Palermo, Italy (Outdoor clay)
				1	Czech Republic	1
Rimini, Italy (Indoor clay)				3	Italy	3
		United States	2
	3	Italy	3				Italy
							3	Italy
	Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard)						4	Russia
	4	Russia	3
		Japan	2	Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay)
				4	Russia	3
Niš, Serbia (Indoor hard)					Slovakia	2
		Slovakia	3
	2	Serbia	2

World Group Play-offs [edit]

For more details on this topic, see 2013 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs.

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and four winners of the World Group II ties entered the draw for the World Group Play-offs. Four seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, were drawn against four unseeded teams.

Date: 20–21 April

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany	Indoor clay	Germany	3–2	Serbia (1)
Tennis Club Chiasso, Chiasso, Switzerland	Outdoor clay	Switzerland	1–3	Australia (3)
Real Club de Polo, Barcelona, Spain	Outdoor clay	Spain	4–0	Japan (4)
Delray Beach Tennis Center, Delray Beach, United States	Outdoor hard	United States (2)	3–2	Sweden

World Group II [edit]

For more details on this topic, see 2013 Fed Cup World Group II.

The World Group II is the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2013. Winners will advance to the World Group Play-offs, and loser will play in the World Group II Play-offs.

Date: 9–10 February

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Sporthalle Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland	Indoor hard	Switzerland	4–1	Belgium (1)
Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Outdoor clay	Argentina	2–3	Sweden (4)
Club Atlético Montemar, Alicante, Spain	Outdoor clay	Spain	3–1	Ukraine (3)
Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, Limoges, France	Indoor clay	France	1–3	Germany (2)

World Group II Play-offs [edit]

For more details on this topic, see 2013 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs.

The four losing teams from World Group II played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone, one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone, and one team from the Americas Zone.

Date: 20–21 April

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Tennisclub Koksijde, Koksijde, Belgium	Indoor hard	Belgium (1)	1–4	Poland
Palais des Sports de Besançon, Besançon, France	Indoor hard	France (3)	4–1	Kazakhstan
Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Outdoor clay	Argentina	3–1	Great Britain (4)
Sport Club Meridian, Kiev, Ukraine	Indoor clay	Ukraine (2)	2–3	Canada