2011 Fed Cup

The 2011 Fed Cup (also known as the 2011 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) is the 49th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final will take place on 5–6 November.

World Group

Further information: 2011 Fed Cup World Group

Participating Teams
United States	Italy	Russia	Czech Republic
Belgium	Australia	France	Slovakia

Draw

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Hobart, Australia (Outdoor hard)
		Australia	1
						Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard)
	1	Italy	4
						1	Italy	0
	Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard)
						3	Russia	5
	3	Russia	3
											Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard)
		France	2
											3	Russia	2
	Bratislava, Slovakia (Indoor hard)
											4	Czech Republic	3
		Slovakia	2
						Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard)
	4	Czech Republic	3
						4	Czech Republic	3
	Antwerp, Belgium (Indoor hard)
							Belgium	2
		Belgium	4
	2	United States	1

World Group Play-offs

Further information: 2011 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs

The 4 losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Australia, France, Slovakia and United States), and 4 winners of the World Group II ties (Spain, Germany, Serbia and Ukraine) enter the draw for the World Group Play-offs. 4 seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, are drawn against 4 unseeded teams.

Date: 16–17 April

Venue (surface)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Stuttgart, Germany (Indoor clay)	Germany	5–0	United States (1)
Lleida, Spain (Outdoor clay)	Spain (2)	4–1	France
Bratislava, Slovakia (Indoor clay)	Slovakia (3)	2–3	Serbia
Melbourne, Australia (Outdoor clay)	Australia (4)	2–3	Ukraine

World Group II

Further information: 2011 Fed Cup World Group II

The World Group II is the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2011. Winners will advance to the World Group Play-offs, and loser will play in the World Group II Play-offs. Date: 5–6 February

Venue (surface)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)	Estonia	1–4	Spain (1)
Maribor, Slovenia (indoor clay)	Slovenia	1–4	Germany (4)
Novi Sad, Serbia (indoor hard)	Serbia (3)	3–2	Canada
Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor hard)	Sweden	2–3	Ukraine (2)

World Group II Play-offs

Further information: 2011 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II (Estonia, Slovenia, Canada and Sweden) will play off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Belarus and Switzerland), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Japan), and one team from the Americas Zone (Argentina).

Date: 16–17 April

Venue (surface)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Minsk, Belarus (Indoor hard)	Belarus	5–0	Estonia (1)
Miki, Japan (Indoor hard)	Japan	4–0	Argentina (2)
Koper, Slovenia (Outdoor clay)	Slovenia	3–2	Canada (3)
Lugano, Switzerland (Outdoor clay)	Switzerland (4)	4–1	Sweden

Americas Zone

Main article: 2011 Fed Cup Americas Zone

Group I

Venue: Tenis Club Argentino, Buenos Aires, Argentina (outdoor clay)

Dates: February 2–5

Participating Teams

• Argentina – advanced to World Group II play offs.
• Brazil
• Bolivia
• Chile – relegated to Americas Zone Group II.
• Colombia
• Mexico – relegated to Americas Zone Group II.
• Paraguay
• Peru

Group II

Venue: Centro Nacional de Tenis, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor hard)

Dates: May 16–22

Participating Teams

• Bahamas – promoted to Americas Zone Group I.
• Costa Rica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• Guatemala
• Panama
• Puerto Rico
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Uruguay
• Venezuela – promoted to Americas Zone Group I.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Main article: 2011 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Nonthaburi, Thailand (outdoor hard)

Dates: February 2–5

Participating Teams

• China
• Chinese Taipei
• India – relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II.
• Japan – advanced to World Group II play offs.
• Kazakhstan
• South Korea
• Thailand
• Uzbekistan

Group II

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Nonthaburi, Thailand (outdoor hard)

Dates: February 2–5

Participating Teams

• Hong Kong
• Indonesia – promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I.
• Kyrgyzstan
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Turkmenistan

Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Venue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel (outdoor hard)

Dates: February 2–5

Participating Teams

• Austria
• Belarus – advanced to World Group II play-offs.
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Denmark – relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II.
• Great Britain
• Greece
• Hungary
• Israel
• Latvia – relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II.
• Luxembourg
• Netherlands
• Poland
• Romania
• Switzerland – advanced to World Group II play-offs.

Group II

Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (outdoor clay)

Dates: May 4–7

Participating Teams

• Armenia – relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III.
• Bosnia and Herzegovina – advanced to Europe/Africa Zone Group I.
• Finland
• Georgia
• Morocco – relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III.
• Portugal – advanced to Europe/Africa Zone Group I.
• Turkey

Group III

Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (outdoor clay)

Dates: May 2–7

Participating Teams

• Algeria
• Egypt
• Ireland
• Lithuania
• Moldova
• Montenegro – advanced to Europe/Africa Zone Group II.
• Norway
• South Africa – advanced to Europe/Africa Zone Group II.
• Tunisia

External links

• 2011 Fed Cup