2011 Fed Cup

2011 Fed Cup

Details
Duration	5 February– 6 November
Edition	49th
Achievements (singles)
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The 2011 Fed Cup (also known as the 2011 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 49th edition of the tournament between national teams in women's tennis.

The final took place at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 5–6 November. Czech Republic defeated the home team, Russia, to win their sixth title and first as an independent nation.

World Group[]

Participating Teams
Australia	Belgium	Czech Republic	France
Italy	Russia	Slovakia	United States

Draw[]

	Quarterfinals 5–6 February					Semifinals 16–17 April					Final 5–6 November
	Hobart, Australia (Outdoor hard)
	1	Italy	4
		Australia	1			Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard)
						1	Italy	0
	Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard)					3	Russia	5
		France	2
	3	Russia	3								Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard)
											3	Russia	2
	Bratislava, Slovakia (Indoor hard)										4	Czech Republic	3
	4	Czech Republic	3
		Slovakia	2			Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard)
						4	Czech Republic	3
	Antwerp, Belgium (Indoor hard)						Belgium	2
		Belgium	4
	2	United States	1

World Group play-offs[]

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Australia, France, Slovakia and United States), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Spain, Germany, Serbia and Ukraine) 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.

Date: 16–17 April

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany	Indoor clay	Germany	5–0	United States (1)
, Lleida, Spain	Outdoor clay	Spain (2)	4–1	France
Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia	Indoor clay	Slovakia (3)	2–3	Serbia
, Melbourne, Australia	Outdoor clay	Australia (4)	2–3	Ukraine

World Group II[]

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2011. The winners advanced to the World Group Play-offs, and the loser playing in the World Group II Play-offs.

Date: 5–6 February

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
, Tallinn, Estonia	Indoor hard	Estonia	1–4	Spain (1)
, Maribor, Slovenia	Indoor clay	Slovenia	1–4	Germany (4)
Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad, Serbia	Indoor hard	Serbia (3)	3–2	Canada
Idrottens Hus, Helsingborg, Sweden		Sweden	2–3	Ukraine (2)

World Group II play-offs[]

The four losing teams from World Group II (Estonia, Slovenia, Canada and Sweden) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Belarus and Switzerland), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Japan), and one team from the Americas Zone (Argentina).

Date: 16–17 April

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk, Belarus	Indoor hard	Belarus	5–0	Estonia (1)
, Kobe, Japan[1]		Japan	4–0	Argentina (2)
, Koper, Slovenia	Outdoor clay	Slovenia	3–2	Canada (3)
, Lugano, Switzerland		Switzerland (4)	4–1	Sweden

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: , Buenos Aires, Argentina (outdoor clay)

Dates: February 2–5

Participating Teams

Group II[]

Venue: , Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor hard)

Dates: May 16–22

Participating Teams

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: , Nonthaburi, Thailand (outdoor hard)

Dates: February 2–5

Participating Teams

Group II[]

Venue: , Nonthaburi, Thailand (outdoor hard)

Dates: February 2–5

Participating Teams

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: , Eilat, Israel (outdoor hard)

Dates: February 2–5

Participating Teams

Group II[]

Venue: , Cairo, Egypt (outdoor clay)

Dates: May 4–7

Participating Teams

Group III[]

Venue: , Cairo, Egypt (outdoor clay)

Dates: May 2–7

Participating Teams

Rankings[]

The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.^[2]

7 February Rank Nation Points[3] Move 1  Italy 37,092.5 2  Russia 21,055.0 1 3  United States 17,002.5 1 4  Czech Republic 10,827.5 5  Belgium 8,845.0 3 6  Spain 7,345.0 1 7  Slovakia 5,037.5 1 8  Australia 4,987.5 1 9  France 4,800.0 10  Serbia 4,785.0 1

18 April Rank Nation Points[3] Move 1  Italy 31,927.5 2  Russia 24,165.0 3  Czech Republic 16,470.0 1 4  United States 13,912.5 1 5  Belgium 7,775.0 6  Spain 7,157.5 7  Serbia 6,115.0 3 8  Ukraine 6,070.0 3 9  Germany 5,655.0 3 10  Australia 4,175.0 2

7 November Rank Nation Points[3] Move 1  Italy 31,927.5 2  Czech Republic 24,650.0 1 3  Russia 20,120.0 1 4  United States 13,912.5 5  Belgium 7,775.0 6  Spain 7,157.5 7  Serbia 6,115.0 8  Ukraine 6,070.0 9  Germany 5,655.0 10  Australia 4,175.0

See also[]

• 2012 Fed Cup

References[]

External links[]

• 2011 Fed Cup