2011 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs

The 2011 World Group II play-offs were four ties which involved the losing nations of the World Group II and four nations from the three Zonal Group I competitions. Nations that won their play-off ties entered the 2012 World Group II, while losing nations joined their respective zonal groups.

Belarus vs. Estonia edit

Belarus
5

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk, Belarus
16–17 April 2011
Acrylic hard (indoors)

Estonia
0

		1	2
1	Victoria Azarenka Anett Kontaveit	6 2	6 0
2	Olga Govortsova Margit Rüütel	6 0	6 0
3	Darya Kustova Maret Ani	6 3	6 1
4	Olga Govortsova Anett Kontaveit	6 0	6 2
5	Darya Kustova / Tatiana Poutchek Maret Ani / Anett Kontaveit	6 2	6 3

Note: This match broke the Fed Cup record for the most decisive win, with Estonia winning only thirteen games.^[1]^[2]

Japan vs. Argentina edit

Japan
4

Bourbon Beans Dome, Kobe, Japan
16–17 July 2011
Decoturf (indoors)

Argentina
0

		1	2
1	Misaki Doi María Irigoyen	6 0	6 0
2	Ayumi Morita Mailen Auroux	6 2	6 3
3	Ayumi Morita Aranza Salut	6 2	6 1
4	Misaki Doi Mailen Auroux			not played
5	Rika Fujiwara / Kurumi Nara Mailen Auroux / María Irigoyen	6 1	6 3

Note: This tie was scheduled to be played 16 April and 17 April 2011, but was postponed due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami^[3]^[4]

Slovenia vs. Canada edit

Slovenia
3

Teniski Klub Koper, Koper, Slovenia
16–17 April 2011
Red clay (outdoors)

Canada
2

		1	2	3
1	Maša Zec Peškirič Rebecca Marino	3 6	5 7
2	Polona Hercog Eugenie Bouchard	6 0	6 4
3	Polona Hercog Rebecca Marino	5 7	6 2	8 6
4	Maša Zec Peškirič Eugenie Bouchard	4 6	1 6
5	Polona Hercog / Katarina Srebotnik Rebecca Marino / Sharon Fichman	7⁷ 6⁵	6 2

^[5]

Switzerland vs. Sweden edit

Switzerland
4

TC Lido Lugano, Lugano, Switzerland
16–17 April 2011
Clay (outdoors)

Sweden
1

		1	2	3
1	Timea Bacsinszky Johanna Larsson	7⁷ 6²	6 1
2	Patty Schnyder Sofia Arvidsson	6 1	6 0
3	Patty Schnyder Johanna Larsson	3 6	7 5	6 2
4	Timea Bacsinszky Sofia Arvidsson	6 3	6 1
5	Stefanie Vögele / Amra Sadiković Anna Brazhnikova / Sandra Roma	5 7	4 6

^[6]

References edit

^ "Fed Cup Records". fedcup.com.
^ "Belarus v Estonia". fedcup.com.
^ "Japan to host Argentina in July". ESPN. Associated Press. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
^ "Japan v Argentina". fedcup.com.
^ "Slovenia v Canada". fedcup.com.
^ "Switzerland v Sweden". fedcup.com.