The 2019 Fed Cup was the 57th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
.
In one of the biggest shocks in this year's tournament,
Romania
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upset title holders and 11-time winners
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
at Ostrava in the quarterfinals of the competition. Czech Republic was unbeaten at home in the Fed Cup since 2009, when they lost to the United States.
World Group
Seeds
Draw
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. Consequently, the results of the 2019 World Group Play-off ties had no bearing on promotion or relegation for the following year.
Seeds
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.
Seeds
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.
Seeds
Status of losing teams
, , and 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.
Americas Zone
Group I
Venue: Club Campestre Sede Llanogrande,
Medellín
Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...
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Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
(clay)
Dates: 6–9 February
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Pool A
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Pool B
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*
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Play-offs
* was promoted to the
2019 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs.
* ' and ' were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2020.
Group II
Venue 1: Tennis Club Las Terrazas Miraflores,
Lima
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...
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Peru
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(clay)
Venue 2: Centro Nacional de Tenis,
Santo Domingo
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Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...
(hard)
Dates: 16–20 April
;Participating teams
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Pool A (Lima)
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*
*
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Pool B (Lima)
*
*
*
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Pool A (Santo Domingo)
*
*
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*
*
Play-offs
* and were promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2020.
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
Venue:
Daulet National Tennis Centre
The Daulet National Tennis Centre ( kk, "Дәулет" Ұлттық Теннис Орталығы, ''"Dáýlet" Ulttyq Tennıs Ortalyǵy''; russian: Национальный Теннисный Центр "Даулет") is a sports venue that is ...
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Astana
Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan.
The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmo ...
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Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
(indoor hard)
Dates: 6–9 February
;Participating teams
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Pool A
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Pool B
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Pacific Oceania''
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Play-offs
* was promoted to the
2019 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs.
* ' and ''
Pacific Oceania'' were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2020.
Group II
Venue 1:
Pamir Stadium
The Markazii Tojikiston Stadium (russian: Центральный республиканский стадион Душанбе; tg, Варзишгоҳи марказии Тоҷикистон, Varzishgohi Markazii Tojikiston), also known as Pamir S ...
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Dushanbe
Dushanbe ( tg, Душанбе, ; ; russian: Душанбе) is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. , Dushanbe had a population of 863,400 and that population was largely Tajik. Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe (r ...
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Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
(hard)
Dates: 12–15 June
Venue 2: National Tennis Centre,
Kuala Lumpur
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Malaysia
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(hard)
Dates: 19–23 June
;Participating teams
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Pool A (Dushanbe)
*
*
*
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Pool B (Dushanbe)
*
*
*
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Pool A (Kuala Lumpur)
*
*
*
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Pool B (Kuala Lumpur)
*
*
*
*
Play-offs
* and were promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 2020.
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
Venue 1:
Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa,
Zielona Góra
Zielona Góra is the largest city in Lubusz Voivodeship, located in western Poland, with 140,403 inhabitants (2021). Zielona Góra has a favourable geographical position, being close to the Polish-German border and on several international road ...
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Poland
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(indoor hard)
Venue 2:
University of Bath
(Virgil, Georgics II)
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Bath
Bath may refer to:
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** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body
** Public bathing, a public place where people bathe
* Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities
Plac ...
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United Kingdom
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(indoor hard)
Dates: 6–9 February
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Pool A (Zielona Góra)
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*
*
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Pool B (Zielona Góra)
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*
*
*
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Pool A (Bath)
*
*
*
*
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Pool B (Bath)
*
* '
*
*
Play-offs
* and were promoted to the
2019 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs.
* ' and ' were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2020.
Group II
Venue: Centre National de Tennis,
Esch-sur-Alzette
Esch-sur-Alzette (; lb, Esch-Uelzecht ; german: Esch an der Alzette or ''Esch an der Alzig'') is the second city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the country's second-most populous commune, with a population of 35,040 inhabitants, . It lies ...
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Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
(indoor hard)
Dates: 6–9 February
;Participating teams
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Pool A
Pool may refer to:
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* Reflecting pool, a shallow pool designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings
* Tide pool, a rocky pool ...
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*
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Pool B
Pool may refer to:
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* Reflecting pool, a shallow pool designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings
* Tide pool, a rocky pool ...
*
*
*
*'
Play-offs
* and were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2020.
* ' and ' were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2020.
Group III
Venue 1: Tali Tennis Center,
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...
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Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
(indoor hard)
Venue 2: Ulcinj Bellevue,
Ulcinj
Ulcinj ( cyrl, Улцињ, ; ) is a town on the southern coast of Montenegro and the capital of Ulcinj Municipality. It has an urban population of 10,707 (2011), the majority being Albanians.
As one of the oldest settlements in the Adriatic coast ...
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Montenegro
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(clay)
Dates: 15–20 April
;Participating teams
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Pool A (Helsinki)
*
*
*
*
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Pool B (Helsinki)
*
*
*
*
*
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Pool A (Ulcinj)
*
*
*
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Pool B (Ulcinj)
*
*
*
*
Play-offs
* and were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2020.
References
External links
fedcup.com
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2019 in women's tennis