2013 Fed Cup

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.

2013 Fed Cup
Details
Duration9 February– 3 November
Edition51st
Achievements (singles)
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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
Further information: 2013 Fed Cup World Group

Participating teams

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

World Group II
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

VenueSurfaceHome TeamScoreVisiting Team
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
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

VenueSurfaceHome TeamScoreVisiting Team
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
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

VenueSurfaceHome TeamScoreVisiting Team
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
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

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

Dates: 6–9 February

Participating teams

Group II

Venue: Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador

Dates: 17–20 July

Participating teams

Asia/Oceania Zone
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

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

Dates: 6–9 February

Participating teams

Group II

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

Dates: 4–9 February

Participating teams

Europe/Africa Zone
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

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

Dates: 6–10 February

Participating teams

Pools
Pool A CRO BLR AUT GEO
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
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
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
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
Main article: 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
PlacingA TeamScoreC Team
Promotional Croatia1–2 Poland
5th–8th Belarus0–2 Israel
9th–12th Austria2–1 Romania
Relegation Georgia1–2 Turkey
PlacingB TeamScoreD Team
Promotional Great Britain2–0 Bulgaria
5th–8th Hungary2–0 Netherlands
9th–12th PortugalW/O Slovenia
Relegation Bosnia and Herzegovina0–2 Luxembourg

Group II

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

Dates: 17–20 April

Participating teams

Group III

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

Dates: 8–11 May

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.[3]

See also

References
  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. Fed Cup Nations Ranking History. ITF. 2013.
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