The 2015 Fed Cup (also known as the 2015 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 53rd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 14–15 November and was won by the Czech Republic for the second year in a row, and for the fourth time in five years.
Mozambique made its first appearance in the tournament.
World Group
Participating teams
Seeds
Draw
Final
Czech Republic vs Russia
World Group play-offs
The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and four winners of the World Group II ties 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: 18–19 April VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team Brindisi, Italy Clay (1) 3–2 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Clay (i) 4–1 (2) Zielona Góra, Poland Hard (i) (3) 2–3 Montreal, Canada Hard (i) (4) 2–3
remained in the World Group in 2016. , , and were promoted to the World Group in 2016. remained in World Group II in 2016. , , and were relegated to World Group II in 2016.
World Group II
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2015. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs.
Seeds
Date: 7–8 February VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team Apeldoorn, Netherlands Clay (i) 4–1 (1) Galați, Romania Hard (i) 3–2 (3) Helsingborg, Sweden Hard (i) 1–3 (4) Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay (2)1–4
World Group II play-offs
The four losing teams from World Group II played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone, one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone, and one team from the Americas Zone.
Date: 18–19 April VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team Novi Sad, Serbia Hard (i) (1) 4–1 Bratislava, Slovakia Clay (i) (2) 4–0 Tokyo, Japan Hard (i) (3) 2–3 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay 0–4 (4)
and remained in World Group II in 2016. and were promoted to World Group II in 2016. and remained in Zonal Group I in 2016. and were relegated to Zonal Group I in 2016.
Americas Zone
Group I Venue: La Loma Sports Centre, San Luis Potosí, Mexico (outdoor hard)
Dates: 4–7 February
Participating teams
Pool A
Pool B
Play-offs
advanced to World Group II play-offs and were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2016
Group II Venue: Centro Nacional de Tenis, Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic (outdoor hard) Dates: 24–27 June
Participating teams
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Withdrawn
Inactive teams
Play-offs
and were promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2016.
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I Venue: Guangdong Olympic Tennis Centre, Guangzhou, China (outdoor hard)
Dates: 4–7 February
Participating teams
Pool A
Pool B
Play-offs
advanced to World Group II play-offs was relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2016
Group II Venue: SAAP Tennis Complex, Hyderabad, India (outdoor hard)
Dates: 14–18 April
Participating teams
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Withdrawn
Inactive teams
Play-offs
was promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 2016.
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I Venue: Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary (indoor hard)
Dates: 4–7 February
Participating teams
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Play-offs
and advanced to World Group II play-offs and were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2016
Group II Venue: Tere Tenniscentre, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)
Dates: 4–7 February
Participating teams
Pool A
Pool B
Play-offs
and were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2016 and were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2016
Group III Venue: Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro (outdoor clay)
Dates: 13–18 April
Participating teams
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Withdrawn
Inactive teams
Play-offs
and were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2016
References
External links fedcup.com