The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2018. The winning nations advanced to the World Group play-offs, and the losing nations were relegated to the World Group II play-offs.
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Australia | Canada | Italy | Romania |
Russia | Slovakia | Spain | Ukraine |
Slovakia 4 | Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia [1] 10–11 February Hard (indoor) | Russia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia 3 | Canberra Tennis Centre, Canberra, Australia [2] 10–11 February Grass | Ukraine 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Romania 3 | BT Arena, Cluj-Napoca, Romania [3] 10–11 February Hard (indoor) | Canada 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Italy 3 | PalaTricalle Sandro Leombroni, Chieti, Italy [4] 10–11 February Clay (indoor) | Spain 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Billie Jean King Cup is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was changed to the Fed Cup in 1995, and changed again in September 2020 in honor of former World No. 1 Billie Jean King. The Billie Jean King Cup is the world's largest annual women's international team sports competition in terms of the number of nations that compete. The current chairperson is Katrina Adams.
The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2007 Fed Cup.
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2007 Fed Cup.
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2006 Fed Cup.
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2005 Fed Cup.
The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2008 Fed Cup.
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2008 Fed Cup.
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2008 Fed Cup.
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2009 Fed Cup.
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2010 Fed Cup.
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2011 Fed Cup.
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2011 Fed Cup.
The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2011 Fed Cup.
The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2009 Fed Cup.
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2010 Fed Cup.
The 2018 World Group II play-offs are four ties which involves the losing nations of the World Group II and four nations from the three Zonal Group I competitions. Nations that win their play-off ties enter the 2019 World Group II, while losing nations join their respective zonal groups.
The World Group I play-offs were four ties which involved the losing nations of the World Group and the winning nations of the World Group II. Nations that won their play-off ties entered the 2019 World Group, while losing nations joined the 2019 World Group II.
The 2019 Fed Cup was the 57th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis.
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2019. The winning nations advanced to the World Group play-offs, and the losing nations were relegated to the World Group II play-offs.
The 2019 World Group II play-offs was a Fed Cup tennis tournament consisting of four ties involving the losing nations of the World Group II and four nations from the three Zonal Group I competitions.