2018 Fed Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2018.

2018 Fed Cup World Group
Date10 February – 11 November
Edition28th
Champions

Czech Republic
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Participating teams edit

Participating teams
 
Belarus
 
Belgium
 
Czech Republic
 
France
 
Germany
 
Netherlands
 
Switzerland
 
United States

Seeds edit

  1.   Belarus (quarterfinals)
  2.   United States (final)
  3.   Czech Republic (champions)
  4.   France (semifinals)

Draw edit

Quarterfinals
10–11 February
Semifinals
21–22 April
Final
10–11 November
Minsk, Belarus (hard, indoor)[1]
1  Belarus2
Stuttgart, Germany (clay, indoor)[5]
  Germany3
  Germany1
Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor)[2]
3  Czech Republic4
3  Czech Republic3
Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor)[7]
   Switzerland1
3  Czech Republic3
La Roche-sur-Yon, France (hard, indoor)[3]
2  United States0
  Belgium2
Aix-en-Provence, France (clay, indoor)[6]
4  France3
4  France2
Asheville, United States (hard, indoor)[4]
2  United States3
  Netherlands1
2  United States3

Quarterfinals edit

Belarus vs. Germany edit

 
Belarus
2
Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk, Belarus[1]
10–11 February
Hard (indoor)
 
Germany
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Aryna Sabalenka
Tatjana Maria
4
6
6
1
6
2
 
2  
 
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Antonia Lottner
5
7
4
6
   
3  
 
Vera Lapko
Tatjana Maria
4
6
7
5
0
6
 
4  
 
Aryna Sabalenka
Antonia Lottner
6
3
5
7
6
2
 
5  
 
Lidziya Marozava / Aryna Sabalenka
Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Tatjana Maria
77
64
5
7
4
6
 

Czech Republic vs. Switzerland edit

 
Czech Republic
3
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[2]
10–11 February
Hard (indoor)
 
Switzerland
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Petra Kvitová
Viktorija Golubic
6
2
1
6
6
3
 
2  
 
Barbora Strýcová
Belinda Bencic
6
2
6
4
   
3  
 
Petra Kvitová
Belinda Bencic
6
2
6
4
   
4  
 
Barbora Strýcová
Viktorija Golubic
      not
played
5  
 
Lucie Šafářová / Barbora Strýcová
Timea Bacsinszky / Jil Teichmann
6
1
4
6
[8]
[10]
 

France vs. Belgium edit

 
France
3
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France[3]
10–11 February
Hard (indoor)
 
Belgium
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Pauline Parmentier
Elise Mertens
2
6
1
6
   
2  
 
Kristina Mladenovic
Kirsten Flipkens
6
2
6
4
   
3  
 
Kristina Mladenovic
Elise Mertens
6
4
6
4
   
4  
 
Pauline Parmentier
Alison Van Uytvanck
1
6
3
6
   
5  
 
Amandine Hesse / Kristina Mladenovic
Kirsten Flipkens / Elise Mertens
6
4
2
6
6
2
 

United States vs. Netherlands edit

 
United States
3
US Cellular Arena, Asheville, United States[4]
10–11 February
Hard (indoor)
 
Netherlands
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Venus Williams
Arantxa Rus
6
1
6
4
   
2  
 
CoCo Vandeweghe
Richèl Hogenkamp
4
6
78
66
6
3
 
3  
 
Venus Williams
Richèl Hogenkamp
7
5
6
1
   
4  
 
CoCo Vandeweghe
Arantxa Rus
      not
played
5  
 
Serena Williams / Venus Williams
Lesley Kerkhove / Demi Schuurs
2
6
3
6
   

Semifinals edit

Germany vs. Czech Republic edit

 
Germany
1
Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany[5]
21–22 April
Clay (indoor)
 
Czech Republic
4
1 2 3
1  
 
Julia Görges
Petra Kvitová
3
6
2
6
   
2  
 
Angelique Kerber
Karolína Plíšková
5
7
3
6
   
3  
 
Julia Görges
Karolína Plíšková
6
4
6
2
   
4  
 
Angelique Kerber
Petra Kvitová
2
6
2
6
   
5  
 
Julia Görges / Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Kateřina Siniaková / Barbora Strýcová
5
7
0
0
  retired
 

France vs. United States edit

 
France
2
Arena du Pays d'Aix, Aix-en-Provence, France[6]
21–22 April
Clay (indoor)
 
United States
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Pauline Parmentier
Sloane Stephens
63
77
5
7
   
2  
 
Kristina Mladenovic
CoCo Vandeweghe
1
6
6
3
6
2
 
3  
 
Kristina Mladenovic
Sloane Stephens
2
6
0
6
   
4  
 
Pauline Parmentier
Madison Keys
64
77
4
6
   
5  
 
Amandine Hesse / Kristina Mladenovic
Bethanie Mattek-Sands / CoCo Vandeweghe
6
4
3
6
[10]
[6]
 

Final edit

Czech Republic vs. United States edit

 
Czech Republic
3
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[7]
10–11 November 2018
Hard (indoors)
 
United States
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Barbora Strýcová
Sofia Kenin
65
77
6
1
6
4
 
2  
 
Kateřina Siniaková
Alison Riske
6
3
77
62
   
3  
 
Kateřina Siniaková
Sofia Kenin
7
5
5
7
7
5
 
4  
 
Barbora Strýcová
Alison Riske
      not
played
5  
 
Kateřina Siniaková / Barbora Krejčíková
Danielle Collins / Nicole Melichar
      not
played

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Belarus v Germany". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  2. ^ a b "Czech Republic v Switzerland". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  3. ^ a b "France v Belgium". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  4. ^ a b "United States v Netherlands". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  5. ^ a b "Germany v Czech Republic". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  6. ^ a b "France v United States". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  7. ^ a b "Czech Republic v United States". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-09-30.