Fed Cup ’19: Semifinals, World Group & World Group II Play-off Results
The final results of the 2019 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals and World Group and World Group II play-off ties were announced by ITF. These matches took place place on 20-21 April.
The Fed Cup final against France will be hosted by Australia on 9-10 November. During the semi-finals, Australia beat Belarus 3-2, while France defeated Romania 3-2.
The World Group play-offs were won by Czech Republic, USA, Germany and Spain, while the World Group II play-offs were all won by Russia, Japan, Great Britain and Slovakia.
The detailed results were as follows:
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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