2019 Fed Cup

2019 Fed Cup

Details
Duration	6 February – 10 November
Edition	57th
Achievements (singles)
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Main article: Fed Cup

The 2019 Fed Cup was the 57th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis.

In one of the biggest shocks in this year's tournament, Romania upset title holders and 11-time winners Czech Republic in Ostrava in the quarterfinals, ^{[1] [2]} before themselves losing to eventual champions France in the semifinals. ^{[3] [4]} France won the final against Australia. ^{[5] [6]}

World Group

Further information: 2019 Fed Cup World Group

Participating teams
Australia	Belarus	Belgium	Czech Republic
France	Germany	Romania	United States

Seeds

1.   Czech Republic (quarterfinals)
2.   United States (quarterfinals)
3.   Belarus (semifinals)
4.   France (champions)

Draw

	Quarterfinals 9–10 February					Semifinals 20–21 April					Final 9–10 November
	Ostrava, Czech Republic (hard, indoor) [7]
	1	Czech Republic	2
						Rouen, France (clay, indoor) [8]
		Romania	3
							Romania	2
	Liège, Belgium (hard, indoor) [9]
						4	France	3
	4	France	3
											Perth, Australia (hard) [10] [11]
		Belgium	1
											4	France	3
	Braunschweig, Germany (hard, indoor) [12]
												Australia	2
		Germany	0
						Brisbane, Australia (hard) [13]
	3	Belarus	4
						3	Belarus	2
	Asheville, United States (hard, indoor) [14]
							Australia	3
		Australia	3
	2	United States	2

World Group play-offs

Main article: 2019 Fed Cup World Group play-offs

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties and four winners of the World Group II ties competed in the World Group play-offs.

At the time of the ties taking place, it was expected that the winners would secure a place in the World Group for 2020, while the losers would be relegated to World Group II, in accordance with the existing competition structure. However, the restructuring of the Fed Cup for 2020 announced on 27 June 2019 stipulated that all eight nations which participated in the World Group play-offs would enter into the 2020 Fed Cup Qualifiers. ^[15] Consequently, the results of the 2019 World Group play-off ties had no bearing on promotion or relegation for the following year.

Participating teams
Belgium	Canada	Czech Republic	Germany
Latvia	Spain	Switzerland	United States

Seeds

1.   Czech Republic
2.   United States
3.   Germany
4.   Belgium

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Prostějov, Czech Republic	Clay (i)	Czech Republic	4–0	Canada
San Antonio, United States	Hard (i)	United States	3–2	Switzerland
Riga, Latvia	Hard (i)	Latvia	1–3	Germany
Kortrijk, Belgium	Hard (i)	Belgium	2–3	Spain

World Group II

Further information: 2019 Fed Cup World Group II

The four winners of World Group II advanced to the World Group play-offs, whereas the four losers played the World Group II play-offs.

Participating teams
Canada	Italy	Japan	Latvia
Netherlands	Slovakia	Spain	Switzerland

Seeds

1.    Switzerland
2.   Netherlands
3.   Slovakia
4.   Japan

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Switzerland	3–1	Italy
Riga, Latvia	Hard (i)	Latvia	4–0	Slovakia
Kitakyushu, Japan	Hard (i)	Japan	2–3	Spain
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Clay (i)	Netherlands	0–4	Canada

World Group II play-offs

Main article: 2019 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs

The four losing teams in the World Group II ties and four winners of the zonal Groups I competed in the World Group II play-offs.

At the time of the ties taking place, it was expected that the winners would secure a place in the World Group II for 2020, while the losers would be relegated to their respective zonal Group I, in accordance with the existing competition structure. However, the restructuring of the Fed Cup for 2020 announced on 27 June 2019 stipulated that the four winning nations will instead enter the 2020 Fed Cup Qualifiers. Of the four losing nations, the two with the highest ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking (as of 22 April 2019) will also enter the 2020 Fed Cup Qualifiers, while only the remaining two losing nations will be relegated to their respective zonal Group I. ^[16]

Participating Teams
Brazil	Great Britain	Italy	Japan
Kazakhstan	Netherlands	Russia	Slovakia

Seeds

1.   Russia
2.   Netherlands
3.   Great Britain
4.   Slovakia

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Moscow, Russia	Clay (i)	Russia	4–0	Italy
Osaka, Japan	Hard	Japan	4–0	Netherlands
London, Great Britain	Hard (i)	Great Britain	3–1	Kazakhstan
Bratislava, Slovakia	Clay (i)	Slovakia	3–1	Brazil

Status of losing teams

  Russia,   Japan,   Great Britain and   Slovakia entered the 2020 Fed Cup Qualifiers, having won their respective World Group II play-off ties. The fate of the four losing nations depended on their ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking as of 22 April 2019.

Nation	ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking (as of 22 April 2019)	Status
Kazakhstan	17	Entry into 2020 Fed Cup Qualifiers
Brazil	18
Netherlands	19
Italy	24	Entry into 2020 Europe/Africa Zone Group I

Americas Zone

Main article: 2019 Fed Cup Americas Zone

Group I

Venue: Club Campestre Sede Llanogrande, Medellín, Colombia (clay)

Dates: 6–9 February

Participating teams

Pool A   Colombia   Ecuador   Mexico   Paraguay

Pool B   Argentina   Brazil   Chile   Puerto Rico

Play-offs

Main article: 2019 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs

•   Brazil was promoted to the 2019 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs.
•   Puerto Rico and   Ecuador were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2020.

Group II

Venue 1: Tennis Club Las Terrazas Miraflores, Lima, Peru (clay)
Venue 2: Centro Nacional de Tenis, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard)

Dates: 16–20 April

Participating teams

Pool A (Lima)   Bolivia   Panama   Peru

Pool B (Lima)   Bahamas   Barbados   Trinidad and Tobago

Pool A (Santo Domingo)

•   Cuba
•   Dominican Republic
•   Guatemala
•   Uruguay
•   Venezuela

Play-offs

Main article: 2019 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs

•   Peru and   Venezuela were promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2020.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Main article: 2019 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Venue: Daulet National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)

Dates: 6–9 February

Participating teams

Pool A   India   Kazakhstan   Thailand

Pool B   China   Indonesia Pacific Oceania   South Korea

Play-offs

Main article: 2019 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs

•   Kazakhstan was promoted to the 2019 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs.
•   Thailand and Pacific Oceania were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2020.

Group II

Venue 1: Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan (hard)

Dates: 12–15 June

Venue 2: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (hard)

Dates: 19–23 June

Participating teams

Pool A (Dushanbe)   Chinese Taipei   Philippines   Tajikistan

Pool B (Dushanbe)   Iran   Singapore   Sri Lanka

Pool A (Kuala Lumpur)   Malaysia   Turkmenistan   Uzbekistan

Pool B (Kuala Lumpur)   Bangladesh   Hong Kong   New Zealand   Pakistan

Play-offs

Main article: 2019 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs

•   Chinese Taipei and   Uzbekistan were promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 2020.

Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Venue 1: Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa, Zielona Góra, Poland (indoor hard)
Venue 2: University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom (indoor hard)

Dates: 6–9 February

Participating teams

Pool A (Zielona Góra)   Denmark   Poland   Russia

Pool B (Zielona Góra)   Bulgaria   Estonia   Sweden   Ukraine

Pool A (Bath)   Great Britain   Greece   Hungary   Slovenia

Pool B (Bath)   Croatia   Georgia   Serbia   Turkey

Play-offs

Main article: 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs

•   Russia and   Great Britain were promoted to the 2019 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs.
•   Denmark and   Georgia were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2020.

Group II

Venue: Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)

Dates: 6–9 February

Participating teams

Pool A   Austria   Bosnia and Herzegovina   Tunisia

Pool B   Israel   Luxembourg   Portugal   South Africa

Play-offs

Main article: 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs

•   Austria and   Luxembourg were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2020.
•   Bosnia and Herzegovina and   South Africa were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2020.

Group III

Venue 1: Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
Venue 2: Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro (clay)

Dates: 15–20 April

Participating teams

Pool A (Helsinki)   Finland   Iceland   Lithuania   Malta

Pool B (Helsinki)   Algeria   Congo   Cyprus   Kosovo   North Macedonia

Pool A (Ulcinj)   Armenia   Montenegro   Norway

Pool B (Ulcinj)   Egypt   Ireland   Kenya   Morocco

Play-offs

Main article: 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs

•   Finland and   Egypt were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2020.

References

1. Halep overcomes Pliskova as Romanians stun Czechs in Fed Cup
2. "Fed Cup: Romania beat holders Czech Republic to reach first semi-final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
3. "France Beats Romania, Sets Up Meeting With Australia Fed Cup Final". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
4. "France reach sixth Fed Cup final with win over Romania". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
5. "France claim Fed Cup after decisive doubles win by Garcia and Mladenovic". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
6. "Mladenovic and Garcia clinch title for France in Fed Cup final decider". Inside the Games. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
7. "Czech Republic v Romania". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
8. "France v Romania". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
9. "Belgium v France". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
10. "Australia v France". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
11. "Ash Barty to play in Perth at Fed Cup final at RAC Arena". The West Australian. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
12. "Germany v Belarus". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
13. "Australia v Belarus". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
14. "USA v Australia". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
15. "ITF launches Fed Cup Finals in Budapest". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
16. "ITF launches Fed Cup Finals in Budapest". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2019-06-27.

External links

• fedcup.com