2014 Fed Cup

The 2014 Fed Cup (also known as the 2014 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 52nd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 8–9 November and was won by the Czech Republic.^[1] Petra Kvitová won both of her singles matches in the final against Germany, delivering two of the three points needed for victory of her team.^[2]

2014 Fed Cup

Details
Duration	8 February – 9 November
Edition	52nd
Achievements (singles)
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The draw took place on 10 July 2013 in Paris, France.

World Group

Further information: 2014 Fed Cup World Group

Source:^[3]

Participating teams
Australia	Czech Republic	Germany	Italy
Russia	Slovakia	Spain	United States

Draw

	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
	Seville, 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

World Group II

Further information: 2014 Fed Cup World Group II

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2014. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs.

Dates: 8–9 February

Results:^[4]

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Montreal, Canada	Hard (i)	Canada	3–1	Serbia (1)
Borås, Sweden	Hard (i)	Sweden (3)	2–3	Poland
Paris, France	Hard (i)	France	3–2	Switzerland (4)
Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Argentina	3–1	Japan (2)

World Group play-offs

Further information: 2014 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 entered the draw for the World Group play-offs. Four seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, were drawn against four unseeded teams.

Dates: 19–20 April

Results:^[5]

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Adler Arena Skating Center, Sochi, Russia	Clay (i)	Russia (1)	4–0	Argentina
PEPS, Quebec City, Canada	Hard (i)	Canada	3–1	Slovakia (2)
Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, United States	Hard (i)	United States (3)	2–3	France
Barcelona Tennis Olimpic, Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Spain (4)	2–3	Poland

 Russia remained in the World Group in 2015.
 Canada,  France and  Poland were promoted to the World Group in 2015.
 Argentina remained in World Group II in 2015.
 Slovakia,  Spain and  United States were relegated to World Group II in 2015.

World Group II play-offs

Further information: 2014 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone, one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone, and one team from the Americas Zone.

Dates: 19–20 April

Results:^[6]

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Arenele BNR, Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Romania	4–1	Serbia (1)
Maaspoort Sports and Events, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Clay (i)	Netherlands	3–2	Japan (2)
Sparbanken Lidköping Arena, Lidköping, Sweden	Hard (i)	Sweden (3)	4–0	Thailand
Clube de Tênis Catanduva, Catanduva, Brazil	Clay	Brazil	1–4	Switzerland (4)

 Sweden and   Switzerland remained in World Group II in 2015.
 Netherlands and  Romania were promoted to World Group II in 2015.
 Brazil and  Thailand remained in Zonal Group I in 2015.
 Japan and  Serbia were relegated to Zonal Group I in 2015.

Americas Zone

Main article: 2014 Fed Cup Americas Zone

• Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
• Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I

Venue: Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambaré, Paraguay (outdoor clay)

Dates: Week commencing 3 February

Participating teams

Pool A  Mexico  Paraguay  Venezuela

Pool B  Bahamas  Brazil  Colombia  Ecuador

Play-offs

Main article: 2014 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs

•  Brazil advanced to World Group II play-offs.
•  Ecuador and  Bahamas were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2015.

Group II

Venue: Palmas Athletic Club, Humacao, Puerto Rico (outdoor hard)

Dates: 7–12 April

Participating teams

Pool A  Dominican Republic  Guatemala  Panama

Pool B  Chile  Puerto Rico  Barbados

Pool C  Bolivia  Peru  Bermuda

Pool D  Costa Rica  Trinidad and Tobago  Uruguay

Play-offs

Main article: 2014 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs

•  Bolivia and  Chile were promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2015

Asia/Oceania Zone

Main article: 2014 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

• Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
• Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I

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

Dates: Week commencing 3 February

Participating teams

Pool A  Indonesia  Kazakhstan  Thailand

Pool B  China  Chinese Taipei  South Korea  Uzbekistan

Play-offs

Main article: 2014 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs

•  Thailand advanced to World Group II play-offs
•  Indonesia was relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2015

Group II

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan (Indoor hard)

Dates: Week commencing 3 February

Participating teams

Pool A  Hong Kong  Malaysia  Vietnam

Pool B  Philippines  Singapore  Sri Lanka

Pool C  Iraq  Kyrgyzstan  Turkmenistan

Pool D  India  Iran  New Zealand  Pakistan

Play-offs

Main article: 2014 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs

•  Hong Kong was promoted to Asia/Oceania Group I in 2015

Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

• Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
• Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I

Venue: Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary (indoor hard)

Dates: Week commencing 3 February

Participating teams

Pool A  Belgium  Croatia  Luxembourg  Netherlands Pool B  Great Britain  Hungary  Latvia  Romania

Pool C  Austria  Israel  Slovenia  Ukraine Pool D  Belarus  Bulgaria  Portugal  Turkey

Remaining team

•  Tunisia

Play-offs

Main article: 2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs

•  Netherlands and  Romania advanced to World Group II play-offs.
•  Luxembourg and  Slovenia were relegated to Europe/Africa Group II in 2015.

Group II

Venue: Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard)

Dates: 16–19 April 2014

Participating teams

Pool A  Finland  Lithuania'  Montenegro'  Liechtenstein

Pool B  South Africa  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Georgia  Egypt

Play-offs

Main article: 2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs

•  Georgia and  Liechtenstein were promoted to Europe/Africa Group I in 2015.
•  Lithuania and  Montenegro were relegated to Europe/Africa Group III in 2015.

Group III

Venue: Tere Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)

Dates: 5–8 February 2014

Participating teams

Pool A  Armenia  Estonia  Namibia Pool B  Cyprus  Greece  Moldova

Pool C  Denmark  Madagascar  Norway Pool D  Iceland  Ireland  Malta

Play-offs

Main article: 2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs

•  Estonia and  Ireland were promoted to Europe/Africa Group II in 2015.