2018 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs

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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.

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Participating Teams
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Canada
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Great Britain
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Flag of Latvia.svg
Latvia
Flag of Paraguay.svg
Paraguay
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Ukraine.svg
Ukraine

Russia vs. Latvia

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Russia
2
Tennis Development Center, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia [1]
21–22 April
Clay (indoor)
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Latvia
3
123
1 Flag of Russia.svg
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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Anastasija Sevastova
6
3
2
6
6
4
 
2 Flag of Russia.svg
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Ekaterina Makarova
Jeļena Ostapenko
5
7
4
6
  
3 Flag of Russia.svg
Flag of Latvia.svg
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Jeļena Ostapenko
5
7
1
6
  
4 Flag of Russia.svg
Flag of Latvia.svg
Ekaterina Makarova
Anastasija Sevastova
2
6
5
7
  
5 Flag of Russia.svg
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Elena Vesnina  /  Natalia Vikhlyantseva
Diāna Marcinkēviča  /  Daniela Vismane
6
4
6
2
  

Spain vs. Paraguay

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Spain
3
La Manga Club, Cartagena, Spain [2]
21–22 April
Clay
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Paraguay
1
123
1 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Paraguay.svg
Carla Suárez Navarro
Verónica Cepede Royg
6
2
6
2
  
2 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Paraguay.svg
Garbiñe Muguruza
Montserrat González
6
4
5
7
6
4
 
3 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Paraguay.svg
Garbiñe Muguruza
Verónica Cepede Royg
77
62
6
0
  
4 Flag of Spain.svg
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Carla Suárez Navarro
Montserrat González
   not
played
5 Flag of Spain.svg
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Georgina García Pérez  /  María José Martínez Sánchez
Verónica Cepede Royg  /  Montserrat González
3
6
2
6
  

Canada vs. Ukraine

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Canada
3
IGA Stadium, Montreal, Canada [3]
21–22 April
Hard (indoor)
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Ukraine
2
123
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Flag of Ukraine.svg
Bianca Andreescu
Lesia Tsurenko
6
4
3
6
0
4
retired
 
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Flag of Ukraine.svg
Eugenie Bouchard
Kateryna Bondarenko
6
2
7
5
  
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Flag of Ukraine.svg
Eugenie Bouchard
Lesia Tsurenko
4
6
6
2
77
65
 
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Flag of Ukraine.svg
Gabriela Dabrowski
Kateryna Bondarenko
6
3
2
6
1
6
 
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Flag of Ukraine.svg
Bianca Andreescu  /  Gabriela Dabrowski
Kateryna Bondarenko  /  Olga Savchuk
6
3
4
6
6
3
 

Japan vs. Great Britain

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Japan
3
Bourbon Beans Dome, Miki, Japan [4]
21–22 April
Hard (indoor)
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Great Britain
2
123
1 Flag of Japan.svg
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Naomi Osaka
Heather Watson
6
2
6
3
  
2 Flag of Japan.svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Kurumi Nara
Johanna Konta
4
6
2
6
  
3 Flag of Japan.svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Naomi Osaka
Johanna Konta
3
6
3
6
  
4 Flag of Japan.svg
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Kurumi Nara
Heather Watson
79
67
6
4
  
5 Flag of Japan.svg
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Miyu Kato  /  Makoto Ninomiya
Johanna Konta  /  Heather Watson
3
6
6
3
6
3
 

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References

  1. "Russia v Latvia". FedCup.com.
  2. "Spain v Paraguay". FedCup.com.
  3. "Ukraine v Canada". FedCup.com.
  4. "Japan v Great Britain". FedCup.com.