2013 Fed Cup World Group

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2013 Fed Cup World Group
Date	9 February – 3 November
Edition	23rd
Champions
Italy
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The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup (women's tennis) competition in 2013. First seeds Czech Republic were the defending champions, but they were defeated in the semi-finals by Italy. Italy won the final against Russia. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Participating teams

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

Draw

	Quarterfinals 9–10 February					Semifinals 20–21 April					Final 2–3 November
	Ostrava, Czech Republic (Indoor hard)
	1	Czech Republic	4
						Palermo, Italy (Outdoor clay)
		Australia	0
						1	Czech Republic	1
	Rimini, Italy (Indoor clay)
						3	Italy	3
		United States	2
											Cagliari, Italy (Outdoor clay)
	3	Italy	3
											3	Italy	4
	Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard)
											4	Russia	0
	4	Russia	3
						Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay)
		Japan	2
						4	Russia	3
	Niš, Serbia (Indoor hard)
							Slovakia	2
		Slovakia	3
	2	Serbia	2

First round

Czech Republic vs. Australia

Czech Republic 4	ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic [5] 9–10 February 2013 Novacrylic ultracushion hard (indoors)		Australia 0
1 2 3 1 Petra Kvitová Jarmila Gajdošová 77 62 6 3     2 Lucie Šafářová Samantha Stosur 78 66 77 64     3 Petra Kvitová Samantha Stosur 2 6 77 63 6 4   4 Lucie Šafářová Jarmila Gajdošová       not played 5 Andrea Hlaváčková  /  Lucie Hradecká Ashleigh Barty  /  Casey Dellacqua 6 0 77 61

United States vs. Italy

United States 2	105 Stadium, Rimini, Italy [6] 9–10 February 2013 Red clay (indoors)		Italy 3
1 2 3 1 Jamie Hampton Sara Errani 2 6 1 6     2 Varvara Lepchenko Roberta Vinci 2 6 6 4 7 5   3 Varvara Lepchenko Sara Errani 7 5 6 2     4 Jamie Hampton Roberta Vinci 2 6 6 4 1 6   5 Liezel Huber  /  Varvara Lepchenko Sara Errani  /  Roberta Vinci 2 6 2 6

Russia vs. Japan

Russia 3	Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia [7] 9–10 February 2013 Hard (RuKortHard) (indoors)		Japan 2
1 2 3 1 Maria Kirilenko Kimiko Date-Krumm 77 63 6 4     2 Ekaterina Makarova Ayumi Morita 2 6 2 6     3 Elena Vesnina Ayumi Morita 4 6 1 6     4 Ekaterina Makarova Kimiko Date-Krumm 6 1 6 1     5 Ekaterina Makarova  /  Elena Vesnina Misaki Doi  /  Ayumi Morita 6 2 6 2

Slovakia vs. Serbia

Slovakia 3	Čair Sports Center, Niš, Serbia [8] 9–10 February 2013 Hard (RuKortHard) (indoors)		Serbia 2
1 2 3 1 Daniela Hantuchová Bojana Jovanovski 7 5 6 2     2 Dominika Cibulková Vesna Dolonc 6 4 5 4   retired   3 Jana Čepelová Bojana Jovanovski 5 7 7 5 11 9   4 Daniela Hantuchová Vesna Dolonc 6 3 6 2     5 Jana Čepelová  /  Magdaléna Rybáriková Vesna Dolonc  /  Aleksandra Krunić         w/o

Semifinals

Czech Republic vs. Italy

Czech Republic 1	Country Time Club, Palermo, Italy [9] 20–22 April 2013 Red clay (outdoors)		Italy 3
1 2 3 1 Lucie Šafářová Sara Errani 4 6 2 6     2 Petra Kvitová Roberta Vinci 4 6 1 6     3 Petra Kvitová Sara Errani 2 6 6 2 6 0   4 Lucie Šafářová Roberta Vinci 3 6 77 62 3 6   5 Andrea Hlaváčková  /  Lucie Hradecká Flavia Pennetta  /  Francesca Schiavone       not played

Russia vs. Slovakia

Russia 3	Sports Center Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russia [10] 20–21 April 2013 Red clay (indoor)		Slovakia 2
1 2 3 1 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Dominika Cibulková 7 5 1 6 4 6   2 Maria Kirilenko Daniela Hantuchová 2 6 4 6     3 Maria Kirilenko Dominika Cibulková 7 5 6 1     4 Ekaterina Makarova Daniela Hantuchová 6 3 4 6 6 4   5 Ekaterina Makarova  /  Elena Vesnina Dominika Cibulková  /  Daniela Hantuchová 4 6 6 3 6 1

Final

Italy vs. Russia

Italy 4	Tennis Club Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy [11] 2–3 November 2013 Red clay (outdoors)		Russia 0
1 2 3 1 Roberta Vinci Alexandra Panova 5 7 7 5 8 6   2 Sara Errani Irina Khromacheva 6 1 6 4     3 Sara Errani Alisa Kleybanova 6 1 6 1     4 Roberta Vinci Irina Khromacheva       not played 5 Karin Knapp  /  Flavia Pennetta Margarita Gasparyan  /  Irina Khromacheva 4 6 6 2 [10] [4]

2013 Fed Cup champions
Italy Fourth title

References

1. "Sara Errani secures Fed Cup for Italy with win over Alisa Kleybanova". Guardian. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
2. "Italy wins fourth Fed cup". Fedcup.com. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
3. "Italy claims fourth Fed Cup title". ESPN. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
4. "Italy ease past Russia to claim fourth title". BBC Sport. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
5. "Czech Republic v Australia". fedcup.com.
6. "United States v Italy". fedcup.com.
7. "Russia v Japan". fedcup.com.
8. "Slovakia v Serbia". fedcup.com.
9. "Czech Republic v Italy". fedcup.com.
10. "Russia v Slovakia". fedcup.com.
11. "Italy v Russia". fedcup.com.

See also

• Fed Cup structure