2011 edition of the Fed Cup
2011 Fed Cup Duration 5 February– 6 November Edition 49th
The 2011 Fed Cup (also known as the 2011 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 49th edition of the tournament between national teams in women's tennis .
The final took place at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia , on 5–6 November. Czech Republic defeated the home team, Russia , to win their sixth title and first as an independent nation .
World Group
Draw
World Group play-offs
The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Australia, France, Slovakia and United States), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Spain, Germany, Serbia and Ukraine) 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: 16–17 April
World Group II
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2011. The winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and the loser playing in the World Group II play-offs.
Date: 5–6 February
World Group II play-offs
The four losing teams from World Group II (Estonia, Slovenia, Canada and Sweden) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Belarus and Switzerland), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Japan), and one team from the Americas Zone (Argentina).
Date: 16–17 April
Americas Zone
Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
Venue: Tenis Club Argentino , Buenos Aires , Argentina (outdoor clay)
Dates: February 2–5
Participating Teams
Group II
Venue: Centro Nacional de Tenis , Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic (outdoor hard)
Dates: May 16–22
Participating Teams
Asia/Oceania Zone
Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
Venue: National Tennis Centre , Nonthaburi , Thailand (outdoor hard)
Dates: February 2–5
Participating Teams
Group II
Venue: National Tennis Centre , Nonthaburi , Thailand (outdoor hard)
Dates: February 2–5
Participating Teams
Europe/Africa Zone
Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
Venue: Municipal Tennis Club , Eilat , Israel (outdoor hard)
Dates: February 2–5
Participating Teams
Group II
Venue: Smash Tennis Academy , Cairo , Egypt (outdoor clay)
Dates: May 4–7
Participating Teams
Group III
Venue: Smash Tennis Academy , Cairo , Egypt (outdoor clay)
Dates: May 2–7
Participating Teams
Rankings
The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.[ 2]
7 February
Rank
Nation
Points[ 3]
Move
1
Italy
37,092.5
2
Russia
21,055.0
1
3
United States
17,002.5
1
4
Czech Republic
10,827.5
5
Belgium
8,845.0
3
6
Spain
7,345.0
1
7
Slovakia
5,037.5
1
8
Australia
4,987.5
1
9
France
4,800.0
10
Serbia
4,785.0
1
18 April
Rank
Nation
Points[ 3]
Move
1
Italy
31,927.5
2
Russia
24,165.0
3
Czech Republic
16,470.0
1
4
United States
13,912.5
1
5
Belgium
7,775.0
6
Spain
7,157.5
7
Serbia
6,115.0
3
8
Ukraine
6,070.0
3
9
Germany
5,655.0
3
10
Australia
4,175.0
2
7 November
Rank
Nation
Points[ 3]
Move
1
Italy
31,927.5
2
Czech Republic
24,650.0
1
3
Russia
20,120.0
1
4
United States
13,912.5
5
Belgium
7,775.0
6
Spain
7,157.5
7
Serbia
6,115.0
8
Ukraine
6,070.0
9
Germany
5,655.0
10
Australia
4,175.0
See also
References
External links
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Underline denotes the mandatory events, and the year-end championships
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