2014 Fed Cup World Group | |
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Date | 8 February – 9 November |
Edition | 24th |
Champions | |
Czech Republic |
The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2014. The Czech Republic beat Germany in the final to win a third Fed Cup title in four years. [1] [2]
Participating Teams | |||
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Australia | Czech Republic | Germany | Italy |
Russia | Slovakia | Spain | United States |
Quarterfinals 8–9 February | Semifinals 19–20 April | Final 8–9 November | |||||||||||
Cleveland, United States (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
1 | Italy | 3 | |||||||||||
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
United States | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Italy | 0 | |||||||||||
Sevilla, Spain (outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
3 | Czech Republic | 4 | |||||||||||
Spain | 2 | ||||||||||||
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
3 | Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||||
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
Germany | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Slovakia | 1 | |||||||||||
Brisbane, Australia (outdoor hard) | |||||||||||||
Germany | 3 | ||||||||||||
Germany | 3 | ||||||||||||
Hobart, Australia (outdoor hard) | |||||||||||||
Australia | 1 | ||||||||||||
Australia | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Russia | 0 | |||||||||||
Italy 3 | Public Auditorium, Cleveland, United States [3] 8–9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | United States 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spain 2 | Centro de Tenis Blas Infante, Seville, Spain [4] 8–10 February 2014 Red clay (outdoors) | Czech Republic 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Slovakia 1 | Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia [5] 8–9 February 2014 DecoColor hard (indoors) | Germany 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia 4 | Hobart International Tennis Centre, Hobart, Australia [6] 8–9 February 2014 Plexicushion (outdoors) | Russia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Czech Republic 4 | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic [7] 19–20 April 2014 Hard (indoors) | Italy 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Germany 3 | Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane, Australia [8] 19–20 April 2014 Plexicushion (outdoors) | Australia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Czech Republic 3 | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic [9] 8–9 November 2014 Novacrylic ultracushion hard (indoors) | Germany 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2014 Fed Cup Champions |
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Czech Republic Eighth title |
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