2019 Fed Cup
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| Duration | 6 February – 10 November |
| Edition | 57th |
| Achievements (singles) | |
← 2018 2020–21 → | |
The 2019 Fed Cup was the 57th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. In one of the biggest shocks in this year's tournament, Romania upset title holders and 11-time winners Czech Republic at Ostrava in the quarterfinals of the competition, before themselves losing to the eventual champion France in the semifinal. Czech Republic was unbeaten at home in the Fed Cup since 2009, when they had lost to the United States.[1]
World Group
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Seeds
- File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (quarterfinals)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (quarterfinals)
- File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus (semifinals)
- File:Flag of France.svg France (champions)
Draw
| Quarterfinals 9–10 February | Semifinals 20–21 April | Final 9–10 November | |||||||||||
| Ostrava, Czech Republic (hard, indoor)[2] | |||||||||||||
| 1 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 2 | |||||||||||
| Rouen, France (clay, indoor)[6] | |||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | 3 | ||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Liège, Belgium (hard, indoor)[3] | |||||||||||||
| 4 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 3 | |||||||||||
| Perth, Australia (hard)[8][9] | |||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 3 | |||||||||||
| Braunschweig, Germany (hard, indoor)[4] | |||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 2 | ||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Brisbane, Australia (hard)[7] | |||||||||||||
| 3 | File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus | 2 | |||||||||||
| Asheville, United States (hard, indoor)[5] | |||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 2 | |||||||||||
World Group play-offs
The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties and four winners of the World Group II ties competed in the World Group play-offs. At the time of the ties taking place, it was expected that the winners would secure a place in the World Group for 2020, while the losers would be relegated to World Group II, in accordance with the existing competition structure. However, the restructuring of the Fed Cup for 2020 announced on 27 June 2019 stipulated that all eight nations which participated in the World Group play-offs would enter into the 2020 Fed Cup Qualifiers.[10] Consequently, the results of the 2019 World Group play-off ties had no bearing on promotion or relegation for the following year.
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Seeds
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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| Prostějov, Czech Republic | Clay (i) | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 4–0 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| San Antonio, United States | Hard (i) | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 3–2 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland |
| Riga, Latvia | Hard (i) | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | 1–3 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
| Kortrijk, Belgium | Hard (i) | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 2–3 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
World Group II
The four winners of World Group II advanced to the World Group play-offs, whereas the four losers played the World Group II play-offs.
Seeds
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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| Biel/Bienne, Switzerland | Hard (i) | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 3–1 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Riga, Latvia | Hard (i) | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | 4–0 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | Hard (i) | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 2–3 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
| 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Clay (i) | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 0–4 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
World Group II play-offs
The four losing teams in the World Group II ties and four winners of the zonal Groups I competed in the World Group II play-offs. At the time of the ties taking place, it was expected that the winners would secure a place in the World Group II for 2020, while the losers would be relegated to their respective zonal Group I, in accordance with the existing competition structure. However, the restructuring of the Fed Cup for 2020 announced on 27 June 2019 stipulated that the four winning nations will instead enter the 2020 Fed Cup Qualifiers. Of the four losing nations, the two with the highest ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking (as of 22 April 2019) will also enter the 2020 Fed Cup Qualifiers, while only the remaining two losing nations will be relegated to their respective zonal Group I.[11]
Seeds
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow, Russia | Clay (i) | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 4–0 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Osaka, Japan | Hard | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 4–0 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
| London, Great Britain | Hard (i) | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 3–1 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan |
| Bratislava, Slovakia | Clay (i) | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 3–1 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
Status of losing teams
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia, File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan, File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain and File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia entered the 2020 Fed Cup Qualifiers, having won their respective World Group II play-off ties. The fate of the four losing nations depended on their ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking as of 22 April 2019.
| Nation | ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking (as of 22 April 2019) |
Status |
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| File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | 17 | Entry into 2020 Fed Cup Qualifiers |
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 18 | |
| File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 19 | |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 24 | Entry into 2020 Europe/Africa Zone Group I |
Americas Zone
Group I
Venue: Club Campestre Sede Llanogrande, Medellín, Colombia (clay) Dates: 6–9 February
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Play-offs
- File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil was promoted to the 2019 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs.
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico and File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2020.
Group II
Venue 1: Tennis Club Las Terrazas Miraflores, Lima, Peru (clay)
Venue 2: Centro Nacional de Tenis, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard)
Dates: 16–20 April
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- File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
- File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic
- File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
- File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
- File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
Play-offs
- File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru and File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela were promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2020.
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
Venue: Daulet National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) Dates: 6–9 February
- Participating teams
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Play-offs
- File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan was promoted to the 2019 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs.
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand and Pacific Oceania were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2020.
Group II
Venue 1: Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan (hard) Dates: 12–15 June Venue 2: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (hard) Dates: 19–23 June
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Play-offs
- File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei and File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan were promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 2020.
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
Venue 1: Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa, Zielona Góra, Poland (indoor hard)
Venue 2: University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom (indoor hard)
Dates: 6–9 February
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Play-offs
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia and File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain were promoted to the 2019 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs.
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark and File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2020.
Group II
Venue: Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) Dates: 6–9 February
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Play-offs
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria and File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2020.
- File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina and File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2020.
Group III
Venue 1: Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
Venue 2: Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro (clay)
Dates: 15–20 April
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Play-offs
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland and File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2020.
References
- ↑ Halep overcomes Pliskova as Romanians stun Czechs in Fed Cup
- ↑ "Czech Republic v Romania". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
- ↑ "Belgium v France". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
- ↑ "Germany v Belarus". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
- ↑ "USA v Australia". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
- ↑ "France v Romania". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
- ↑ "Australia v Belarus". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
- ↑ "Australia v France". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
- ↑ "Ash Barty to play in Perth at Fed Cup final at RAC Arena". The West Australian. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ↑ "ITF launches Fed Cup Finals in Budapest". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
- ↑ "ITF launches Fed Cup Finals in Budapest". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2019-06-27.