2018 Fed Cup

2018 Fed Cup
Details
Duration	6 February – 11 November
Edition	56th
Achievements (singles)
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The 2018 Fed Cup was the 56th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The 2018 Fed Cup was expected to feature some structural changes, including a 16-team World Group and the introduction of a Final Four event at a neutral, predetermined location.^[1] However, the ITF announced shortly before their annual meeting that they were tabling a vote on the changes for at least one year.^[2]

In one of the biggest shocks in the tournament history, Russia was demoted to the Zonal Groups for the first time in two decades, after consecutive losses to Slovakia and Latvia.^[3]

The final took place on 10–11 November and was won by the Czech Republic.

World Group[edit]

Participating teams
Belarus	Belgium	Czech Republic	France
Germany	Netherlands	Switzerland	United States

Seeds[edit]

Belarus (quarterfinals)
United States (final)
Czech Republic (champions)
France (semifinals)

Draw[edit]


Quarterfinals 10–11 February			Semifinals 21–22 April			Final 10–11 November

Minsk, Belarus (hard, indoor)^[4]

1	Belarus	2
			Stuttgart, Germany (clay, indoor)^[8]
	Germany	3
				Germany	1
Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor)^[5]
			3	Czech Republic	4
3	Czech Republic	3
						Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor)^[10]
	Switzerland	1
						3	Czech Republic	3
La Roche-sur-Yon, France (hard, indoor)^[6]
						2	United States	0
	Belgium	2
			Aix-en-Provence, France (clay, indoor)^[9]
4	France	3
			4	France	2
Asheville, United States (hard, indoor)^[7]
			2	United States	3
	Netherlands	1

2	United States	3

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 will compete in the World Group play-offs for spots in the 2019 World Group.

Participating teams
Australia	Belarus	Belgium	Italy
Netherlands	Romania	Slovakia	Switzerland

Seeds[edit]

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Minsk, Belarus	Hard (i)	Belarus	3–2	Slovakia
Cluj-Napoca, Romania	Clay (i)	Romania	3–1	Switzerland
Wollongong, Australia	Hard (i)	Australia	4–1	Netherlands
Genoa, Italy	Clay	Italy	0–4	Belgium

World Group II[edit]

Participating teams
Australia	Canada	Italy	Romania
Russia	Slovakia	Spain	Ukraine

Seeds[edit]

Russia
Italy
Ukraine
Romania

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Bratislava, Slovakia	Hard (i)	Slovakia	4–1	Russia
Canberra, Australia	Grass	Australia	3–2	Ukraine
Cluj-Napoca, Romania	Hard (i)	Romania	3–1	Canada
Chieti, Italy	Clay (i)	Italy	3–2	Spain

World Group II play-offs[edit]

The four losing teams in the World Group II ties and four winners of the zonal Groups I are scheduled to compete in the World Group II play-offs for spots in the 2019 World Group II.

Participating teams
Canada	Great Britain	Japan	Latvia
Paraguay	Russia	Spain	Ukraine

Seeds[edit]

Russia
Spain
Ukraine
Great Britain

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia	Clay (i)	Russia	2–3	Latvia
Cartagena, Spain	Clay	Spain	3–1	Paraguay
Montreal, Canada	Hard (i)	Canada	3–2	Ukraine
Miki, Japan	Hard (i)	Japan	3–2	Great Britain

Americas Zone[edit]

Group I[edit]

Location: Club Internacional de Tenis, Asunción, Paraguay (clay)

Dates: 7–10 February

Participating teams

Pool A

Pool B

Play-offs[edit]

Paraguay was promoted to the 2018 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs.
Venezuela and Guatemala were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2019.

Group II[edit]

Venue 1: Club Deportivo La Asunción, Metepec, Mexico (hard)
Venue 2: Centro Nacional de Tenis de la FET, Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Dates: 20–23 June and 18–21 July

Pool A (Metepec)

Pool B (Metepec)

Pool A (Guayaquil)

Pool B (Guayaquil)

Play-offs[edit]

Mexico and Ecuador were promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2019.

Asia/Oceania Zone[edit]

Group I[edit]

Venue: R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India (hard)

Dates: 7–10 February

Participating teams

Pool A

Pool B

Play-offs[edit]

Japan was promoted to the 2018 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs.
Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2019.

Group II[edit]

Venue: Bahrain Polytechnic, Isa Town, Bahrain (hard)

Dates: 6–10 February

Participating teams

Pool A

Pool C

Pool B

Pool D

Play-offs[edit]

Indonesia and Pacific Oceania were promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 2019.

Europe/Africa Zone[edit]

Group I[edit]

Venue: Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)

Dates: 7–10 February

Participating teams

Pool A

Pool C

Pool B

Pool D

Play-offs[edit]

Great Britain and Latvia were promoted to the 2018 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs.
Austria and Portugal were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019.

Group II[edit]

Venue: Tatoi Club, Athens, Greece (clay)

Dates: 18–21 April

Participating teams

Pool A

Denmark
Egypt
Greece

Pool B

Play-offs[edit]

Greece and Denmark were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2019.
Egypt and Norway were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2019.

Group III[edit]

Venue 1: Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia (hard)
Venue 2: Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro (clay)

Dates: 16–21 April

Participating teams

Pool A (Tunis)

Pool A (Ulcinj)

Pool B (Tunis)

Pool B (Ulcinj)

Play-offs[edit]

Tunisia and South Africa were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019.

References[edit]

^ "ITF launches next phase of international team competition strategy". FedCup.com. 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
^ "ITF finalises agenda on Davis Cup and Fed Cup reforms". ITFTennis.com. 2017-07-20. Archived from the original on 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
^ "Fed Cup - Ostapenko and Sevastova guide Latvia into World Group II". www.fedcup.com. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
^ "Belarus v Germany". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
^ "Czech Republic v Switzerland". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
^ "France v Belgium". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
^ "United States v Netherlands". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
^ "Germany v Czech Republic". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
^ "France v United States". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
^ "Czech Republic v United States". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-09-30.

External links[edit]

fedcup.com

[1] "ITF launches next phase of international team competition strategy". FedCup.com. 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2018-02-04.

[2] "ITF finalises agenda on Davis Cup and Fed Cup reforms". ITFTennis.com. 2017-07-20. Archived from the original on 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-02-04.

[3] "Fed Cup - Ostapenko and Sevastova guide Latvia into World Group II". www.fedcup.com. Retrieved 2018-04-22.

[BLR_v_GER-4] "Belarus v Germany". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.

[CZE_v_SUI-5] "Czech Republic v Switzerland". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.

[FRA_v_BEL-6] "France v Belgium". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.

[USA_v_NED-7] "United States v Netherlands". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.

[GER_v_CZE-8] "Germany v Czech Republic". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-11.

[FRA_v_USA-9] "France v United States". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-11.

[CZE_v_USA-10] "Czech Republic v United States". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-09-30.

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