2015 Fed Cup

2015 Fed Cup
Details
Duration	7 February – 15 November
Edition	53rd
Achievements (singles)
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The 2015 Fed Cup (also known as the 2015 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 53rd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 14–15 November and was won by the Czech Republic for the second year in a row, and for the fourth time in five years.^[1]

World Group[edit]

Participating teams
Australia	Canada	Czech Republic	Germany
France	Italy	Poland	Russia

Seeds[edit]

Czech Republic (champions)
Germany (semifinals)
Italy (first round)
Russia (final)

Draw[edit]


Quarterfinals 7–8 February			Semifinals 18–19 April			Final 14–15 November

Quebec City, Canada (indoor hard)

1	Czech Republic	4
			Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
	Canada	0
			1	Czech Republic	3
Genoa, Italy (indoor clay)
				France	1
	France	3
						Prague, Czech Republic
3	Italy	2
						1	Czech Republic	3
Kraków, Poland (indoor hard)
						4	Russia	2
4	Russia	4
			Sochi, Russia (indoor clay)
	Poland	0
			4	Russia	3
Stuttgart, Germany (indoor hard)
			2	Germany	2
	Australia	1

2	Germany	4

Final[edit]

Czech Republic vs Russia[edit]

Czech Republic
3

O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
14–15 November 2015
Novacrylic ultracushion hard (indoors)

Russia
2

		1	2	3
1	Petra Kvitová Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	2 6	6 1	6 1
2	Karolína Plíšková Maria Sharapova	3 6	4 6
3	Petra Kvitová Maria Sharapova	6 3	4 6	2 6
4	Karolína Plíšková Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	6 3	6 4
5	Karolína Plíšková / Barbora Strýcová Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Elena Vesnina	4 6	6 3	6 2

World Group play-offs[edit]

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: 18–19 April

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Brindisi, Italy	Clay	Italy (1)	3–2	United States
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Clay (i)	Netherlands	4–1	Australia (2)
Zielona Góra, Poland	Hard (i)	Poland (3)	2–3	Switzerland
Montreal, Canada	Hard (i)	Canada (4)	2–3	Romania

Italy remained in the World Group in 2016.
Netherlands, Romania, and Switzerland were promoted to the World Group in 2016.
United States remained in World Group II in 2016.
Australia, Canada, and Poland were relegated to World Group II in 2016.

World Group II[edit]

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2015. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs.

Seeds[edit]

Slovakia (World Group II play-off)
Argentina (World Group II play-off)
Spain (World Group II play-off)
Switzerland (World Group play-off)

Date: 7–8 February

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Apeldoorn, Netherlands	Clay (i)	Netherlands	4–1	Slovakia (1)
Galați, Romania	Hard (i)	Romania	3–2	Spain (3)
Helsingborg, Sweden	Hard (i)	Sweden	1–3	Switzerland (4)
Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Argentina (2)	1–4	United States

World Group II play-offs[edit]

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: 18–19 April

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Novi Sad, Serbia	Hard (i)	Serbia (1)	4–1	Paraguay
Bratislava, Slovakia	Clay (i)	Slovakia (2)	4–0	Sweden
Tokyo, Japan	Hard (i)	Japan (3)	2–3	Belarus
Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Argentina	0–4	Spain (4)

Slovakia and Spain remained in World Group II in 2016.
Belarus and Serbia were promoted to World Group II in 2016.
Japan and Paraguay remained in Zonal Group I in 2016.
Argentina and Sweden were relegated to Zonal Group I in 2016.

Americas Zone[edit]

Group I[edit]

Venue: La Loma Sports Centre, San Luis Potosí, Mexico (outdoor hard)

Dates: 4–7 February

Participating teams

Pool A

Pool B

Play-offs[edit]

Paraguay advanced to World Group II play-offs
Chile and Venezuela were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2016

Group II[edit]

Venue: Centro Nacional de Tenis, Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic (outdoor hard)
Dates: 24–27 June

Participating teams

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Play-offs[edit]

Ecuador and Peru were promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2016.

Asia/Oceania Zone[edit]

Group I[edit]

Venue: Guangdong Olympic Tennis Centre, Guangzhou, China (outdoor hard)

Dates: 4–7 February

Participating teams

Pool A

Pool B

Play-offs[edit]

Japan advanced to World Group II play-offs
Hong Kong was relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2016

Group II[edit]

Venue: SAAP Tennis Complex, Hyderabad, India (outdoor hard)

Dates: 14–18 April

Participating teams

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Play-offs[edit]

India was promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 2016.

Europe/Africa Zone[edit]

Group I[edit]

Venue: Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary (indoor hard)

Dates: 4–7 February

Participating teams

Pool A[edit]

Pool B[edit]

Pool C[edit]

Pool D[edit]

Play-offs[edit]

Belarus and Serbia advanced to World Group II play-offs
Austria and Liechtenstein were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2016

Group II[edit]

Venue: Tere Tenniscentre, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)

Dates: 4–7 February

Participating teams

Pool A

Pool B

Play-offs[edit]

Estonia and South Africa were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2016
Ireland and Luxembourg were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2016

Group III[edit]

Venue: Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro (outdoor clay)

Dates: 13–18 April

Participating teams

Pool A[edit]

Pool B[edit]

Pool C[edit]

Pool D[edit]

Play-offs[edit]

Lithuania and Denmark were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2016

References[edit]

^ "Fed Cup: Czech Republic beat Russia to retain title". BBC Sport. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.

External links[edit]

fedcup.com

[1] "Fed Cup: Czech Republic beat Russia to retain title". BBC Sport. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.

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