2014 Fed Cup World Group

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The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2014. The Czech Republic beat Germany in the final to win a third Fed Cup title in four years.^[1]^[2]

Participating Teams
Australia	Czech Republic	Germany	Italy
Russia	Slovakia	Spain	United States

Draw

	1st Round 8–9 February			Semifinals 19–20 April			Final 8–9 November

	Cleveland, United States (indoor hard)
	1	Italy	3
		United States	1	Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
				1	Italy	0
Sevilla, Spain (outdoor clay)				3	Czech Republic	4
		Spain	2
	3	Czech Republic	3				Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
							3	Czech Republic	3
	Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)							Germany	1
	4	Slovakia	1
		Germany	3	Brisbane, Australia (outdoor hard)
					Germany	3
Hobart, Australia (outdoor hard)					Australia	1
		Australia	4
	2	Russia	0

First round

United States vs. Italy

Italy
3

Public Auditorium, Cleveland, United States^[3]
8–9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)

United States
1

		1	2	3
1	Karin Knapp Christina McHale	6 3	3 6	6 1
2	Camila Giorgi Madison Keys	6 2	6 1
3	Karin Knapp Alison Riske	6 3	7 5
4	Camila Giorgi Christina McHale				not played
5	Nastassja Burnett / Alice Matteucci Lauren Davis / Madison Keys	2 6	3 6

Spain vs. Czech Republic

Spain
2

Centro de Tenis Blas Infante, Seville, Spain^[4]
8–10 February 2014
Red clay (outdoors)

Czech Republic
3

		1	2	3
1	Carla Suárez Navarro Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	6 1	6 4
2	María Teresa Torró Flor Klára Zakopalová	3 6	6 2	1 6
3	Carla Suárez Navarro Klára Zakopalová	1 6	6 3	6 3
4	Silvia Soler Espinosa Lucie Šafářová	6 4	1 6	3 6
5	Silvia Soler Espinosa / Carla Suárez Navarro Andrea Hlaváčková / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	6⁷ 7⁹	3 6

Slovakia vs. Germany

Slovakia
1

Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia^[5]
8–9 February 2014
DecoColor hard (indoors)

Germany
3

		1	2	3
1	Dominika Cibulková Andrea Petkovic	6 2	6⁶ 7⁸	2 6
2	Daniela Hantuchová Angelique Kerber	6⁷ 7⁹	1 6
3	Dominika Cibulková Angelique Kerber	3 6	6⁵ 7⁷
4	Daniela Hantuchová Andrea Petkovic				not played
5	Jana Čepelová / Magdaléna Rybáriková Julia Görges / Anna-Lena Grönefeld	4 6	6 3	[10] [7]

Australia vs. Russia

Australia
4

Hobart International Tennis Centre, Hobart, Australia^[6]
8–9 February 2014
Plexicushion (outdoors)

Russia
0

		1	2
1	Casey Dellacqua Irina Khromacheva	6 0	6 2
2	Samantha Stosur Veronika Kudermetova	6 4	6 0
3	Samantha Stosur Victoria Kan	6 2	6 3
4	Casey Dellacqua Veronika Kudermetova			not played
5	Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua Irina Khromacheva / Valeria Solovyeva	6 1	6 3

Semifinals

Czech Republic vs. Italy

Czech Republic
4

ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic^[7]
19–20 April 2014
Hard (indoors)

Italy
0

		1	2	3
1	Lucie Šafářová Sara Errani	6 4	6 1
2	Petra Kvitová Camila Giorgi	6 4	6 2
3	Petra Kvitová Roberta Vinci	6 3	7 5
4	Lucie Šafářová Camila Giorgi				not played
5	Andrea Hlaváčková / Klára Koukalová Camila Giorgi / Karin Knapp	6 2	5 7	[11] [9]

Germany vs. Australia

Germany
3

Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane, Australia^[8]
19–20 April 2014
Plexicushion (outdoors)

Australia
1

		1	2	3
1	Andrea Petkovic Samantha Stosur	6 1	7⁹ 6⁷
2	Angelique Kerber Casey Dellacqua	6 1	6 0
3	Angelique Kerber Samantha Stosur	4 6	6 0	6 3
4	Andrea Petkovic Casey Dellacqua				not played
5	Julia Görges / Anna-Lena Grönefeld Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua	2 6	7⁷ 6⁵	[2] [10]

Final

Czech Republic vs. Germany

Czech Republic
3

O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic^[9]
8–9 November 2014
Novacrylic ultracushion hard (indoors)

Germany
1

		1	2	3
1	Petra Kvitová Andrea Petkovic	6 2	6 4
2	Lucie Šafářová Angelique Kerber	6 4	6 4
3	Petra Kvitová Angelique Kerber	7⁷ 6⁵	4 6	6 4
4	Lucie Šafářová Andrea Petkovic				not played
5	Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká Julia Görges / Sabine Lisicki	4 6	3 6

2014 Fed Cup Champions
Czech Republic Eighth title

References

↑ "Czech Republic beat Germany 3-0". BBC Sport. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
↑ "Czechs Celebrate Commitment to Team Success". New York Times. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
↑ "United States v Italy". fedcup.com.
↑ "Spain v Czech Republic". fedcup.com.
↑ "Slovakia v Germany". fedcup.com.
↑ "Australia v Russia". fedcup.com.
↑ "Czech Republic v Italia". fedcup.com.
↑ "Germany v Australia". fedcup.com.
↑ "Czech Republic v Germany". fedcup.com.

Fed Cup

Current champions (2015): Czech Republic

Editions	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

World Group	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

World Group II	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

2016 World Group teams	Czech Republic France Germany Italy Netherlands Romania Russia Switzerland

Former World Group teams	Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada China Colombia Croatia Denmark Finland Great Britain Hungary Indonesia Israel Japan New Zealand Poland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Ukraine United States

List of champions

2014 in tennis

Grand Slam	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open

Men	ATP World Tour ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ATP World Tour Finals ATP Challenger Tour ATP Challenger Tour Finals ITF Men's Circuit

Women	WTA Tour WTA Premier Mandatory WTA Tour Championships WTA Tournament of Champions WTA 125K series ITF Women's Circuit

Team events	Davis Cup (World Group) Fed Cup (World Group) Hopman Cup World TeamTennis International Premier Tennis League Champions Tennis League

Other events	Asian Games Central American and Caribbean Games South American Games Summer Youth Olympics

2014 WTA Tour

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Grand Slam events

Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)

WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments

Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Beijing (S, D)

WTA Premier 5 tournaments

Doha (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Wuhan (S, D)

WTA Premier tournaments

Brisbane (S, D) Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Moscow (S, D)

WTA International tournaments

Team events

Fed Cup World Group I + World Group II WG I Play-offs WG II Play-offs Americas Asia/Oceania Europe/Africa

WTA Championships, Singapore (S, D)
WTA Tournament of Champions, Sofia (S)

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