2017 Fed Cup

2017 Fed Cup

Details
Duration	11 February – 12 November
Edition	55th
Achievements (singles)
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The 2017 Fed Cup was the 55th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 11–12 November and was won by the United States .^[1][2][3]

World Group[]

Participating teams
Belarus	Czech Republic	France	Germany
Netherlands	Spain	Switzerland	United States

Seeds[]

Draw[]

	Quarterfinals 11–12 February					Semifinals 22–23 April					Final 11–12 November
	Ostrava, Czech Republic (hard, indoor)
	1	Czech Republic	3
		Spain	2			Tampa, United States (clay, outdoor)
						1	Czech Republic	2
	Maui, Hawaii, United States (hard, outdoor)						United States	3
	3	Germany	0
		United States	4								Minsk, Belarus (hard, indoor)
												United States	3
	Minsk, Belarus (hard, indoor)											Belarus	2
		Belarus	4
	4	Netherlands	1			Minsk, Belarus (hard, indoor)
							Belarus	3
	Geneva, Switzerland (hard, indoor)						Switzerland	2
		Switzerland	4
	2	France	1

Final[]

Belarus vs. United States[]

Belarus 2	Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk, Belarus[4][5] 11–12 November 2017 Hard (indoors)		United States 3
1 2 3 1 Aliaksandra Sasnovich Coco Vandeweghe 4 6 4 6     2 Aryna Sabalenka Sloane Stephens 6 3 3 6 6 4   3 Aryna Sabalenka Coco Vandeweghe 65 77 1 6     4 Aliaksandra Sasnovich Sloane Stephens 4 6 6 1 8 6   5 Aryna Sabalenka / Aliaksandra Sasnovich Shelby Rogers / Coco Vandeweghe 3 6 63 77

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.

Participating teams
Belgium	France	Germany	Netherlands
Russia	Slovakia	Spain	Ukraine

Seeds[]

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Roanne, France	Clay (i)	France	4–0	Spain
Moscow, Russia	Clay (i)	Russia	2–3	Belgium
Stuttgart, Germany	Clay (i)	Germany	3–2	Ukraine
Bratislava, Slovakia	Clay (i)	Slovakia	2–3	Netherlands

World Group II[]

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2017. Winners advanced to the World Group Play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II Play-offs.

Participating teams
Australia	Belgium	Chinese Taipei	Italy
Romania	Russia	Slovakia	Ukraine

Seeds[]

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Moscow, Russia	Hard (i)	Russia	4–1	Chinese Taipei
Bucharest, Romania	Hard (i)	Romania	1–3	Belgium
Kharkiv, Ukraine	Hard (i)	Ukraine	3–1	Australia
Forlì, Italy	Clay (i)	Italy	2–3	Slovakia

World Group II Play-offs[]

The four losing teams in World Group II play off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I.

Participating teams
Australia	Canada	Chinese Taipei	Great Britain
Italy	Kazakhstan	Romania	Serbia

Seeds[]

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Barletta, Italy	Clay	Italy	3–1	Chinese Taipei
Mamaia, Romania	Clay	Romania	3–2	Great Britain
Zrenjanin, Serbia	Hard (i)	Serbia	0–4	Australia
Montreal, Canada	Hard (i)	Canada	3–2	Kazakhstan

Americas Zone[]

Group I[]

Location: Club Deportivo la Asunción, Metepec, Mexico (outdoor hard)^[6]

Dates: 6–11 February

Participating teams

Play-offs[]

•  Canada was promoted to the 2017 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs.
•  Mexico and  Bolivia were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2018.

Group II[]

Venue: Centro de Alto Rendimiento Fred Maduro, Panama City, Panama (outdoor clay)^[7]

Dates: 19–22 July

Participating teams

Play-offs[]

•  Guatemala and  Puerto Rico were promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2018.

Asia/Oceania Zone[]

Group I[]

Venue: Daulet National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)^[8]

Dates: 8–11 February

Participating teams

Play-offs[]

•  Kazakhstan was promoted to the 2017 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs.
•  Philippines were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2018.

Group II[]

Venue: Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan (outdoor hard)^[9]

Dates: 18–23 July

Participating teams

Play-offs[]

•  Hong Kong was promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 2018.

Europe/Africa Zone[]

Group I[]

Venue: Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)^[10]

Dates: 8–11 February

Participating teams

Play-offs[]

•  Great Britain and  Serbia were promoted to the 2017 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs.
•  Israel and  Bosnia and Herzegovina were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2018.

Group II[]

Venue: Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard)^[11]

Dates: 19–22 April

Participating teams

Play-offs[]

•  Slovenia and  Sweden were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2018.
•  Lithuania and  South Africa were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2018.

Group III[]

Venue: National Tennis School & Tennis Club Acvila, Chișinău, Moldova (outdoor clay)^[12]

Dates: 13–17 June

Participating teams

Play-offs[]

•  Greece and  Moldova were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2018.

References[]

External links[]

• fedcup.com