2015 Fed Cup

The 2015 Fed Cup (also known as the 2015 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 53rd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 14–15 November and was won by the Czech Republic for the second year in a row, and for the fourth time in five years.^[1]

World Group

Participating teams
Australia	Canada	Czech Republic	Germany
France	Italy	Poland	Russia

Draw

	Quarterfinals 7–8 February					Semifinals 18–19 April					Final 14–15 November
	Quebec City, Canada (indoor hard)
	1	Czech Republic	4
		Canada	0			Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
						1	Czech Republic	3
	Genoa, Italy (indoor clay)						France	1
		France	3
	3	Italy	2								Prague, Czech Republic
											1	Czech Republic	3
	Kraków, Poland (indoor hard)										4	Russia	2
	4	Russia	4
		Poland	0			Sochi, Russia (indoor clay)
						4	Russia	3
	Stuttgart, Germany (indoor hard)					2	Germany	2
		Australia	1
	2	Germany	4

Final

Czech Republic vs Russia

Czech Republic 3	O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 14–15 November 2015 Novacrylic ultracushion hard (indoors)		Russia 2
1 2 3 1 Petra Kvitová Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2 6 6 1 6 1   2 Karolína Plíšková Maria Sharapova 3 6 4 6     3 Petra Kvitová Maria Sharapova 6 3 4 6 2 6   4 Karolína Plíšková Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6 3 6 4     5 Karolína Plíšková / Barbora Strýcová Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Elena Vesnina 4 6 6 3 6 2

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: 18–19 April

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting team
Brindisi, Italy	Clay	Italy (1)	3–2	United States
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Clay (i)	Netherlands	4–1	Australia (2)
Zielona Góra, Poland	Hard (i)	Poland (3)	2–3	Switzerland
Montreal, Canada	Hard (i)	Canada (4)	2–3	Romania

•  Italy remained in the World Group in 2016.
•  Netherlands,  Romania, and   Switzerland were promoted to the World Group in 2016.
•  United States remained in World Group II in 2016.
•  Australia,  Canada, and  Poland were relegated to World Group II in 2016.

World Group II

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2015. Winners advanced to the World Group Play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II Play-offs.

Seeds

1.  Slovakia (World Group II Play-off)
2.  Argentina (World Group II Play-off)
3.  Spain (World Group II Play-off)
4.   Switzerland (World Group Play-off)

Date: 7–8 February

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Apeldoorn, Netherlands	Clay (i)	Netherlands	4–1	Slovakia (1)
Galați, Romania	Hard (i)	Romania	3–2	Spain (3)
Helsingborg, Sweden	Hard (i)	Sweden	1–3	Switzerland (4)
Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Argentina (2)	1–4	United States

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: 18–19 April

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Novi Sad, Serbia	Hard (i)	Serbia (1)	4–1	Paraguay
Bratislava, Slovakia	Clay (i)	Slovakia (2)	4–0	Sweden
Tokyo, Japan	Hard (i)	Japan (3)	2–3	Belarus
Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Argentina	0–4	Spain (4)

•  Slovakia and  Spain remained in World Group II in 2016.
•  Belarus and  Serbia were promoted to World Group II in 2016.
•  Japan and  Paraguay remained in Zonal Group I in 2016.
•  Argentina and  Sweden were relegated to Zonal Group I in 2016.

Americas Zone

Asia/Oceania Zone

Europe/Africa Zone

References

External links

• fedcup.com