The 2019 Fed Cup was the 57th edition of the Fed Cup international team women's tennis tournament.
Romania upset title holders and 11-time winners Czech Republic in Ostrava in the quarterfinals,Halep overcomes Pliskova as Romanians stun Czechs in Fed Cup before themselves losing to eventual champions France in the semifinals. France won the final against Australia.
Bangladesh made its first appearance in the tournament.
World Group
+ Participating teams
Seeds
Draw
World Group play-offs
The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties and four winners of the World Group II ties competed in the World Group play-offs.
At the time of the ties taking place, it was expected that the winners would secure a place in the World Group for 2020, while the losers would be relegated to World Group II, in accordance with the existing competition structure. However, the restructuring of the Fed Cup for 2020 announced on 27 June 2019 stipulated that all eight nations which participated in the World Group play-offs would enter into the 2020 Fed Cup Qualifiers. Consequently, the results of the 2019 World Group play-off ties had no bearing on promotion or relegation for the following year.
+ Participating teams
Seeds
VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team Prostějov, Czech Republic Clay (i) 4–0 San Antonio, United States Hard (i) 3–2 Riga, Latvia Hard (i) 1–3 Kortrijk, Belgium Hard (i) 2–3
World Group II
The four winners of World Group II advanced to the World Group play-offs, whereas the four losers played the World Group II play-offs.
+ Participating teams Seeds
VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team Biel/Bienne, Switzerland Hard (i) 3–1 Riga, Latvia Hard (i) 4–0 Kitakyushu, Japan Hard (i) 2–3 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Clay (i) 0–4
World Group II play-offs
The four losing teams in the World Group II ties and four winners of the zonal Groups I competed in the World Group II play-offs.
At the time of the ties taking place, it was expected that the winners would secure a place in the World Group II for 2020, while the losers would be relegated to their respective zonal Group I, in accordance with the existing competition structure. However, the restructuring of the Fed Cup for 2020 announced on 27 June 2019 stipulated that the four winning nations will instead enter the 2020 Fed Cup Qualifiers. Of the four losing nations, the two with the highest ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking (as of 22 April 2019) will also enter the 2020 Fed Cup Qualifiers, while only the remaining two losing nations will be relegated to their respective zonal Group I.
+Participating Teams
Seeds
VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team Moscow, Russia Clay (i) 4–0 Osaka, Japan Hard 4–0 London, Great Britain Hard (i) 3–1 Bratislava, Slovakia Clay (i) 3–1
Status of losing teams
, , and entered the 2020 Fed Cup Qualifiers, having won their respective World Group II play-off ties. The fate of the four losing nations depended on their ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking as of 22 April 2019.
Nation ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking (as of 22 April 2019) Status 17Entry into 2020 Fed Cup Qualifiers 18 19 24Entry into 2020 Europe/Africa Zone Group I
Americas Zone
Group I
Venue: Club Campestre Sede Llanogrande, Medellín, Colombia (clay)
Dates: 6–9 February
Participating teams
Pool A
Pool B
Play-offs
was promoted to the 2019 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs. and were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2020.
Group II Venue 1: Tennis Club Las Terrazas Miraflores, Lima, Peru (clay) Venue 2: Centro Nacional de Tenis, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard)
Dates: 16–20 April
Participating teams
Pool A (Lima)
Pool B (Lima)
Pool A (Santo Domingo)
Withdrawn
Inactive teams
Play-offs
and were promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2020.
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I Venue: Daulet National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)
Dates: 6–9 February
Participating teams
Pool A
Pool B
Play-offs
was promoted to the 2019 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs. and were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2020.
Group II Venue 1: Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan (hard)
Dates: 12–15 June
Venue 2: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (hard)
Dates: 19–23 June
Participating teams
Pool A (Dushanbe)
Pool B (Dushanbe)
Pool A (Kuala Lumpur)
Pool B (Kuala Lumpur)
Withdrawn
Inactive teams
Play-offs
and were promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 2020.
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I Venue 1: Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa, Zielona Góra, Poland (indoor hard) Venue 2: University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom (indoor hard)
Dates: 6–9 February
Participating teams
Pool A (Zielona Góra)
Pool B (Zielona Góra)
Pool A (Bath)
Pool B (Bath)
Play-offs
and were promoted to the 2019 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs. and were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2020.
Group II Venue: Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
Dates: 6–9 February
Participating teams
Pool A
Pool B
Play-offs
and were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2020. and were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2020.
Group III Venue 1: Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) Venue 2: Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro (clay)
Dates: 15–20 April
Participating teams
Pool A (Helsinki)
Pool B (Helsinki)
Pool A (Ulcinj)
Pool B (Ulcinj)
Withdrawn
Inactive teams
Play-offs
and were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2020.
References
External links fedcup.com