2013 Fed Cup

2013 Fed CupDetails

Duration| 9 February– 3 November
Edition| 51st
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The 2013 Fed Cup (also known as the 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 51st edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis.

The draw took place on 6 June 2012 in Paris, France.[1]

The final took place at the Tennis Club Cagliari in Cagliari, Italy on 1–2 November. The home and three time champions Italy defeated the fourth-seeded Russia, to win their fourth title.[2]

## World Group

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Further information: 2013 Fed Cup World Group

### Participating teams

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* Australia
* Czech Republic
* Italy
* Japan
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* United States

### Draw

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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quarterfinals
9–10 February| | | Semifinals
20–21 April| | | Final
2–3 November
| Ostrava, Czech Republic (Indoor hard)| |
| 1|  Czech Republic| 4
| | | Palermo, Italy (Outdoor clay)
| |  Australia| 0| |
| | | 1|  Czech Republic| 1
| Rimini, Italy (Indoor clay)| | | |
| | | 3|  Italy| 3| |
| |  United States| 2| | | |
| | | | Cagliari, Italy (Outdoor clay)
| 3|  Italy| 3| |
| | | 3|  Italy| 4
| Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard)| | |
| | | 4|  Russia| 0
| 4|  Russia| 3| | |
| | | Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay)|
| |  Japan| 2| |
| | | 4|  Russia| 3|
| Niš, Serbia (Indoor hard)| | | |
| | | |  Slovakia| 2| | |
| |  Slovakia| 3| | | |
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| 2|  Serbia| 2| |
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## World Group II

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Further information: 2013 Fed Cup World Group II

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2013. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and the losers played in the World Group II play-offs.

Date: 9–10 February

Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team

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Sporthalle Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland  | Indoor hard  |  Switzerland | 4–1  |  Belgium (1)
Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss, Buenos Aires, Argentina  | Outdoor clay  |  Argentina | 2–3  |  Sweden (4)
Club Atlético Montemar, Alicante, Spain  | Outdoor clay  |  Spain | 3–1  |  Ukraine (3)
Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, Limoges, France  | Indoor clay  |  France | 1–3  |  Germany (2)

## World Group play-offs

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Further information: 2013 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.

Date: 20–21 April

Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team

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Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany  | Indoor clay  |  Germany | 3-2  |  Serbia (1)
Tennis Club Chiasso, Chiasso, Switzerland  | Outdoor clay  |  Switzerland | 1-3  |  Australia (3)
Real Club de Polo, Barcelona, Spain  | Outdoor clay  |  Spain | 4-0  |  Japan (4)
Delray Beach Tennis Center, Delray Beach, United States  | Outdoor hard  |  United States (2) | 3-2  |  Sweden

## World Group II play-offs

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Further information: 2013 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.

Date: 20–21 April

Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team

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Tennisclub Koksijde, Koksijde, Belgium  | Indoor hard  |  Belgium (1) | 1–4  |  Poland
Palais des Sports de Besançon, Besançon, France  | Indoor hard  |  France (3) | 4–1  |  Kazakhstan
Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss, Buenos Aires, Argentina  | Outdoor clay  |  Argentina | 3–1  |  Great Britain (4)
Sport Club Meridian, Kiev, Ukraine  | Indoor clay  |  Ukraine (2) | 2–3  |  Canada

## Americas Zone

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Main article: 2013 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

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Venue: Country Club de Ejecutivos, Medellín, Colombia (outdoor clay)

Dates: 6–9 February

#### Participating teams

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* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Mexico
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Venezuela

### Group II

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Venue: Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador

Dates: 17–20 July

#### Participating teams

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* Bahamas
* Bolivia
* Costa Rica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Honduras
* Puerto Rico
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Uruguay

## Asia/Oceania Zone

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Main article: 2013 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

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

Dates: 6–9 February

#### Participating teams

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* China
* Chinese Taipei
* India
* Kazakhstan
* South Korea
* Thailand
* Uzbekistan

### Group II

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

Dates: 4–9 February

#### Participating teams

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* Hong Kong
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Kyrgyzstan
* Malaysia
* New Zealand
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Turkmenistan
* Vietnam

## Europe/Africa Zone

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Main article: 2013 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

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Venue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel (outdoor hard)

Dates: 6–10 February

#### Participating teams

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* Austria
* Belarus
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Georgia
* Great Britain
* Hungary
* Israel
* Luxembourg
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Slovenia
* Turkey

### Pools

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| Pool A | CRO  | BLR  | AUT  | GEO

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1  |  Croatia (3–0)  |  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 3–0
2  |  Belarus (2–1)  | 0–3  |  | 2–1  | 3–0
3  |  Austria (1–2)  | 1–2  | 1–2  |  | 3–0
4  |  Georgia (0–3)  | 0–3  | 0–3  | 0–3  |

| Pool B | GBR  | HUN  | POR  | BIH

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1  |  Great Britain (3–0)  |  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 3–0
2  |  Hungary (2–1)  | 1–2  |  | 3–0  | 3–0
3  |  Portugal (1–2)  | 1–2  | 0–3  |  | 2–1
4  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (0–3) | 0–3  | 0–3  | 1–2  |

| Pool C | POL  | ISR  | ROU  | TUR

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1  |  Poland (3–0)  |  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 3–0
2  |  Israel (1–2)  | 1–2  |  | 1–2  | 2–1
3  |  Romania (1–2)  | 1–2  | 2–1  |  | 1–2
4  |  Turkey (1–2)  | 0–3  | 1–2  | 2–1  |

| Pool D | BUL  | NED  | SLO  | LUX

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1  |  Bulgaria (3–0)  |  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 3–0
2  |  Netherlands (2–1)  | 3–0  |  | 0–3  | 3–0
3  |  Slovenia (1–2)  | 0–3  | 0–3  |  | 2–1
4  |  Luxembourg (0–3)  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 0–3  |

### Play-offs

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Main article: 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs

Placing | A Team | Score | C Team

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Promotional |  Croatia | 1–2 |  Poland
5th–8th |  Belarus | 0–2 |  Israel
9th–12th |  Austria | 2–1 |  Romania
Relegation |  Georgia | 1–2 |  Turkey
Placing | B Team | Score | D Team

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Promotional |  Great Britain | 2–0 |  Bulgaria
5th–8th |  Hungary | 2–0 |  Netherlands
9th–12th |  Portugal | W/O |  Slovenia
Relegation |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–2 |  Luxembourg

* Poland and  Great Britain advanced to World Group II play-offs.
* Georgia and  Bosnia and Herzegovina were relegated to Europe/Africa Group II in 2014.

### Group II

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Venue: Bellevue Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro (outdoor clay)

Dates: 17–20 April

#### Participating teams

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* Estonia
* Finland
* Greece
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Montenegro
* South Africa
* Tunisia

### Group III

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Venue: Terraten Club, Chișinău, Moldova (outdoor clay)

Dates: 8–11 May

#### Participating teams

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* Armenia
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Egypt
* Ireland
* Kenya
* Liechtenstein
* Madagascar
* Malta
* Moldova
* Morocco
* Namibia
* Norway

## Rankings

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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.[3]

| 11 February

Rank | Nation | Points[4] | Move
1 |  Czech Republic | 35,525.0 |
2 |  Italy | 21,180.0 |
3 |  Russia | 15,025.0 |
4 |  Serbia | 12,272.5 |
5 |  Slovakia | 9,017.5 |  3
6 |  United States | 9,010.0 |  1
7 |  Australia | 5,120.0 |  1
8 |  Japan | 5,090.0 |  1
9 |  Germany | 4,572.5 |  1
10 |  Spain | 4,562.5 |  3
| 22 April

Rank | Nation | Points[4] | Move
1 |  Czech Republic | 32,430.0 |
2 |  Italy | 24,285.0 |
3 |  Russia | 19,655.0 |
4 |  Serbia | 9,645.0 |
5 |  Slovakia | 7,942.5 |
6 |  United States | 7,482.5 |
7 |  Spain | 5,900.0 |  3
8 |  Australia | 5,870.0 |  1
9 |  Germany | 5,670.0 |
10 |  Japan | 4,552.5 |  2
| 4 November

Rank | Nation | Points[4] | Move
1 |  Italy | 28,375.0 |  1
2 |  Czech Republic | 28,340.0 |  1
3 |  Russia | 19,655.0 |
4 |  Serbia | 9,645.0 |
5 |  Slovakia | 7,942.5 |
6 |  United States | 7,482.5 |
7 |  Spain | 5,900.0 |
8 |  Australia | 5,870.0 |
9 |  Germany | 5,670.0 |
10 |  Japan | 4,282.5 |

## See also

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* 2013 Davis Cup

## References

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1. ^ "Draw made for 2013 Fed Cup". fedcup.com. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
2. ^ "Sara Errani secures Fed Cup for Italy with win over Alisa Kleybanova". Guardian. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
3. ^ "Rankings Explained". fedcup.com. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
4. ^ a b c Fed Cup Nations Ranking History. ITF. 2013.

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