2020 Fed Cup Qualifying Round

The 2020 Fed Cup Qualifying Round was played on 7–8 February. The eight winners of this round qualified for the 2020 Fed Cup Finals in Budapest.[1]

Main article: 2020 Fed Cup

Teams

Sixteen teams played for eight spots in the Finals, in series decided on a home and away basis.

These sixteen teams were:[2]

  • 2 losing semifinalists of the previous edition,
  • 7 winners & losers of World Group Play-offs of previous edition, and
  • 4 winners of World Group II Play-offs of previous edition, and
  • 3 losers of World Group II Play-offs of previous edition, based on rankings

The 8 losing teams from the qualifying round played at the Group I of the corresponding continental zone the following February.

Summary of results
Home teamScoreAway teamLocationVenueSurface
 United States [1]3–2 LatviaEverettAngel of the Winds ArenaHard (i)
 Netherlands2–3 Belarus [2]The HagueSportcampus ZuiderparkClay (i)
 Romania [3]2–3 RussiaCluj-NapocaBT ArenaHard (i)
 Brazil0–4 Germany [4]FlorianópolisCostão do Santinho ResortClay
 Spain [5]3–1 JapanCartagenaCentro de Tenis La Manga ClubClay
  Switzerland [6]3–1 CanadaBiel/BienneSwiss Tennis ArenaHard (i)
 Belgium [7]3–1 KazakhstanKortrijkSC Lange MunteHard (i)
 Slovakia3–1 Great Britain [8]BratislavaAXA Aréna NTCClay (i)

Detailed results

United States vs. Latvia

United States
3		 Angel of the Winds Arena, Everett, United States[3]
7–8 February
Hard (i)
Latvia
2
1 2 3
1
Sofia Kenin
Anastasija Sevastova		 6
2		 6
2		    
2
Serena Williams
Jeļena Ostapenko		 77
64		 77
63		    
3
Sofia Kenin
Jeļena Ostapenko		 3
6 		6
2		 2
6 		 
4
Serena Williams
Anastasija Sevastova		 65
77		 6
3		 64
77		  
5
Sofia Kenin / Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Jeļena Ostapenko / Anastasija Sevastova		 6
4		 6
0		    

Team nominations:[3]
 United States: Sofia Kenin, Serena Williams, Alison Riske, Coco Gauff, Bethanie Mattek-Sands
 Latvia: Jeļena Ostapenko, Anastasija Sevastova, Diāna Marcinkēviča, Daniela Vismane

Netherlands vs. Belarus

Netherlands
2		 Sportcampus Zuiderpark, The Hague, Netherlands[4]
7–8 February
Clay (i)
Belarus
3
1 2 3
1
Kiki Bertens
Aliaksandra Sasnovich		 65
77		 6
2		 6
1		  
2
Arantxa Rus
Aryna Sabalenka		 2
6 		3
6 		   
3
Kiki Bertens
Aryna Sabalenka		 6
4		 6
4		    
4
Arantxa Rus
Aliaksandra Sasnovich		 6
0		 5
7 		2
6 		 
5
Kiki Bertens / Demi Schuurs
Aryna Sabalenka / Aliaksandra Sasnovich		 6
4		 3
6 		68
710		  

Team nominations:[4]
 Netherlands: Kiki Bertens, Arantxa Rus, Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, Indy de Vroome, Demi Schuurs
 Belarus: Aryna Sabalenka, Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Olga Govortsova, Anna Kubareva, Lidziya Marozava

Romania vs. Russia

Romania
2		 BT Arena, Cluj-Napoca, Romania[5]
7–8 February
Hard (i)
Russia
3
1 2 3
1
Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Ekaterina Alexandrova		 1
6 		4
6 		   
2
Ana Bogdan
Veronika Kudermetova		 6
3		 65
77		 6
1		  
3
Ana Bogdan
Ekaterina Alexandrova		 5
7 		6
3		 5
7 		 
4
Jaqueline Cristian
Veronika Kudermetova		 7
5		 6
3		    
5
Jaqueline Cristian / Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Anna Blinkova / Anna Kalinskaya		 3
6 		2
6 		   

Team nominations:[5]
 Romania: Ana Bogdan, Irina Bara, Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Jaqueline Cristian, Raluca Olaru
 Russia: Ekaterina Alexandrova, Veronika Kudermetova, Anna Blinkova, Anna Kalinskaya

Brazil vs. Germany

Brazil
0		 Costão do Santinho Resort, Florianópolis, Brazil[6]
7–8 February
Clay
Germany
4
1 2 3
1
Teliana Pereira
Laura Siegemund		 3
6 		3
6 		   
2
Gabriela Cé
Tatjana Maria		 3
6 		65
77		    
3
Gabriela Cé
Laura Siegemund		 1
6 		2
6 		   
4
Teliana Pereira
Tatjana Maria		       not
played
5
Laura Pigossi / Luisa Stefani
Anna-Lena Friedsam / Antonia Lottner		 1
6 		4
6 		   

Team nominations:[6]
 Brazil: Gabriela Cé, Teliana Pereira, Laura Pigossi, Carolina Alves, Luisa Stefani
 Germany: Laura Siegemund, Tatjana Maria, Anna-Lena Friedsam, Antonia Lottner

Spain vs. Japan

Spain
3		 Centro de Tenis La Manga Club, Cartagena, Spain[7]
7–8 February
Clay
Japan
1
1 2 3
1
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Naomi Osaka		 6
0		 6
3		    
2
Carla Suárez Navarro
Misaki Doi		 6
3		 6
4		    
3
Carla Suárez Navarro
Kurumi Nara		 6
1		 6
3		    
4
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Misaki Doi		       not
played
5
Lara Arruabarrena / Aliona Bolsova
Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara		 2
6 		3
6 		   

Team nominations:[7]
 Spain: Carla Suárez Navarro, Sara Sorribes Tormo, Aliona Bolsova, Lara Arruabarrena, Georgina García Pérez
 Japan: Naomi Osaka, Misaki Doi, Kurumi Nara, Ena Shibahara, Shuko Aoyama

Switzerland vs. Canada

Switzerland
3		 Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland[8]
7–8 February
Hard (i)
Canada
1
1 2 3
1
Jil Teichmann
Leylah Annie Fernandez		 77
64		 6
4		    
2
Belinda Bencic
Gabriela Dabrowski		 6
1		 6
2		    
3
Belinda Bencic
Leylah Annie Fernandez		 2
6 		63
77		    
4
Jil Teichmann
Gabriela Dabrowski		 6
3		 6
4		    
5
Viktorija Golubic / Stefanie Vögele
Bianca Andreescu / Gabriela Dabrowski		       not
played

Team nominations:[8]
  Switzerland: Belinda Bencic, Jil Teichmann, Viktorija Golubic, Stefanie Vögele, Timea Bacsinszky
 Canada: Bianca Andreescu, Leylah Annie Fernandez, Eugenie Bouchard, Gabriela Dabrowski

Belgium vs. Kazakhstan

Belgium
3		 SC Lange Munte, Kortrijk, Belgium[9]
7–8 February
Hard (i)
Kazakhstan
1
1 2 3
1
Elise Mertens
Zarina Diyas		 1
6 		6
2		 6
1		  
2
Ysaline Bonaventure
Yulia Putintseva		 6
3		 62
77		 2
6 		 
3
Elise Mertens
Yulia Putintseva		 6
1		 77
61		    
4
Kirsten Flipkens
Zarina Diyas		 6
3		 6
4		    
5
Kirsten Flipkens / Greet Minnen
Anna Danilina / Yaroslava Shvedova		       not
played

Team nominations:[9]
 Belgium: Elise Mertens, Kirsten Flipkens, Greet Minnen, Ysaline Bonaventure
 Kazakhstan: Yulia Putintseva, Zarina Diyas, Anna Danilina, Yaroslava Shvedova

Slovakia vs. Great Britain

Slovakia
3		 AXA Aréna NTC, Bratislava, Slovakia[10]
7–8 February
Clay (i)
Great Britain
1
1 2 3
1
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Heather Watson		 6
2		 6
3		    
2
Viktória Kužmová
Harriet Dart		 63
77		 6
3		 7
5		  
3
Rebecca Šramková
Heather Watson		 0
6 		5
7 		   
4
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Harriet Dart		 7
5		 6
3		    
5
Viktória Kužmová / Magdaléna Rybáriková
Naiktha Bains / Emma Raducanu		       not
played

Team nominations:[10]
 Slovakia: Viktória Kužmová, Jana Čepelová, Magdaléna Rybáriková, Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, Rebecca Šramková
 Great Britain: Heather Watson, Harriet Dart, Naiktha Bains, Katie Swan, Emma Raducanu

References
  1. "ITF Launches Fed Cup Finals in Budapest". fedcup.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. "ITF Launches Fed Cup Finals in Budapest". fedcup.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  3. "United States v Latvia". fedcup.com.
  4. "Netherlands v Belarus". fedcup.com.
  5. "Romania v Russia". fedcup.com.
  6. "Brazil v Germany". fedcup.com.
  7. "Spain v Japan". fedcup.com.
  8. "Switzerland v Canada". fedcup.com.
  9. "Belgium v Kazakhstan". fedcup.com.
  10. "Slovakia v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
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