Fed Cup by BNP Paribas – Semifinals and World Group and World Group II Play-off Results
The ITF has announced the final results of the 2019 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals and World Group and World Group II play-off ties taking place on 20-21 April.
Australia will host France in the Fed Cup Final on 9-10 November. In the semifinals, Australia defeated Belarus 3-2 in Brisbane, while France overcame Romania 3-2 in Rouen.
Czech Republic, USA, Germany and Spain won their World Group play-offs, while Russia, Japan, Great Britain and Slovakia all won their World Group II play-offs.
WORLD GROUP SEMI-FINALS
FRANCE defeated ROMANIA 3-2
Venue: Kindarena, Rouen, FRA (clay – indoor)
Simona Halep (ROU) d. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 63 61
Caroline Garcia (FRA) d. Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) 63 63
Simona Halep (ROU) d. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 67(6) 63 64
Pauline Parmentier (FRA) d. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 63 26 62
Caroline Garcia/Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) d. Simona Halep/Monica Niculescu (ROU) 57 63 64
AUSTRALIA defeated BELARUS 3-2
Venue: Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane, AUS (hard – outdoor)
Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) d. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 75 57 63
Ashleigh Barty (AUS) d. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 76(2) 63
Ashleigh Barty (AUS) d. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 62 62
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 61 61
Ashleigh Barty/Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. Victoria Azarenka/Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 75 36 62
WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS
CZECH REPUBLIC defeated CANADA 4-0
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Prostejov, CZE (clay – indoor)
Karolina Muchova (CZE) d. Rebecca Marino (CAN) 63 60
Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) d. Leylah Annie Fernandez (CAN) 64 61
Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) d. Rebecca Marino (CAN) 63 64
Karolina Muchova (CZE) v Leylah Annie Fernandez (CAN) – not played
Barbora Krejcikova/Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. Gabriela Dabrowski/Sharon Fichman (CAN) 76(4) 75
USA defeated SWITZERLAND 3-2
Venue: Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, USA (hard – indoor)
Viktorija Golubic (SUI) d. Madison Keys (USA) 62 63
Sloane Stephens (USA) d. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 64 63
Sloane Stephens (USA) d. Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 63 62
Sofia Kenin (USA) d. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 63 76(4)
Ylena In-Albon/Conny Perrin (SUI) d. Jennifer Brady/Jessica Pegula (USA) 75 62
SPAIN defeated BELGIUM 3-2
Venue: Lange Munte Kortrijk, Kortrijk, BEL (hard – indoor)
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) d. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 63 46 64
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) d. Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 63 62
Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) d. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 64 06 64
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) d. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 62 61
Garbine Muguruza/Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) d. Ysaline Bonaventure/Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 76(4) 26 62
GERMANY defeated LATVIA 3-1
Venue: Arena Riga, Riga, LAT (hard – indoor)
Andrea Petkovic (GER) d. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 75 64
Julia Goerges (GER) d. Diana Marcinkevica (LAT) 64 46 61
Mona Barthle (GER) d. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 64 63
Diana Marcinkevica (LAT) v Andrea Petkovic (GER) not played
Jelena Ostapenko/Daniela Vismane (LAT) d Anna-Lena Groenefeld/Andrea Petkovic (GER) 61 63
WORLD GROUP II PLAY-OFFS
RUSSIA defeated ITALY 4-0
Venue: CSKA Indoor Track and Field Complex, Moscow, RUS (clay – indoor)
Anastasia Potapova (RUS) d. Martina Trevisan (ITA) 26 63 61
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d. Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 76(4) 76(5)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d. Martina Trevisan (ITA) 64 63
Anastasia Potapova (RUS) v Jasmine Paolini (ITA) – not played
Vlada Koval/Anastasia Potapova (RUS) d. Sara Errani/Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 46 63 [10-7]
JAPAN defeated NETHERLANDS 4-0
Venue: ITC Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, JPN (hard – outdoor)
Misaki Doi (JPN) d. Richel Hogenkamp (NED) 63 64
Nao Hibino (JPN) d. Bibiane Schoofs (NED) 61 62
Misaki Doi (JPN) d. Bibiane Schoofs (NED) 63 62
Nao Hibino (JPN) v Richel Hogenkamp (NED) – not played
Shuko Aoyama/Eri Hozumi (JPN) d. Lesley Kerkhove/Demi Schuurs (NED) 63 36 [10-6]
GREAT BRITAIN defeated KAZAKHSTAN 3-1
Venue: Copper Box Arena, London, GBR (hard – indoor)
Johanna Konta (GBR) d. Zarina Diyas (KAZ) 46 63 62
Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) d. Katie Boulter (GBR) 36 62 76(6)
Johanna Konta (GBR) d. Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 46 62 75
Katie Boulter (GBR) d. Zarina Diyas (KAZ) 67(1) 64 61
Harriet Dart/Heather Watson (GBR) v Anna Danilina/Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) – not played
SLOVAKIA defeated BRAZIL 3-1
Venue: AXA Arena NTC, Bratislava, SVK (clay – indoor)
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d. Carolina Meligeni Rodrigues Alves (BRA) 61 61
Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) d. Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 63 63
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d. Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 76(3) 60
Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) v Carolina Meligeni Rodrigues Alves (BRA) – not played
Carolina Meligeni Rodrigues Alves/Luisa Stefani (BRA) d. Viktoria Kuzmova/Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) 61 63
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