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The 2014 Fed Cup (also known as the 2014 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 52nd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 8–9 November and was won by the Czech Republic. Petra Kvitová won both of her singles matches in that final against Germany, delivering two of the three points needed for victory of her team.

The draw took place on 10 July 2013 in Paris, France.

World Group

Source:

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

Draw

	Quarterfinals 8–9 February					Semifinals 19–20 April					Final 8–9 November
	Cleveland, United States (indoor hard)
	1	Italy	3
						Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
		United States	1
						1	Italy	0
	Seville, Spain (outdoor clay)
						3	Czech Republic	4
		Spain	2
											Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
	3	Czech Republic	3
											3	Czech Republic	3
	Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
												Germany	1
	4	Slovakia	1
						Brisbane, Australia (outdoor hard)
		Germany	3
						Germany		3
	Hobart, Australia (outdoor hard)
						Australia		1
		Australia	4
	2	Russia	0

World Group II

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2014. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs.

Dates: 8–9 February

Results:

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Montreal, Canada	Hard (i)	Canada	3–1	Serbia (1)
Borås, Sweden	Hard (i)	Sweden (3)	2–3	Poland
Paris, France	Hard (i)	France	3–2	Switzerland (4)
Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Argentina	3–1	Japan (2)

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.

Dates: 19–20 April

Results:

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Adler Arena Skating Center, Sochi, Russia	Clay (i)	Russia (1)	4–0	Argentina
PEPS, Quebec City, Canada	Hard (i)	Canada	3–1	Slovakia (2)
Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, United States	Hard (i)	United States (3)	2–3	France
Barcelona Tennis Olimpic, Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Spain (4)	2–3	Poland

 Russia remained in the World Group in 2015.
 Canada,  France and  Poland were promoted to the World Group in 2015.
 Argentina remained in World Group II in 2015.
 Slovakia,  Spain and  United States were relegated to World Group II in 2015.

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.

Dates: 19–20 April

Results:

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Arenele BNR, Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Romania	4–1	Serbia (1)
Maaspoort Sports and Events, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Clay (i)	Netherlands	3–2	Japan (2)
Sparbanken Lidköping Arena, Lidköping, Sweden	Hard (i)	Sweden (3)	4–0	Thailand
Clube de Tênis Catanduva, Catanduva, Brazil	Clay	Brazil	1–4	Switzerland (4)

 Sweden and   Switzerland remained in World Group II in 2015.
 Netherlands and  Romania were promoted to World Group II in 2015.
 Brazil and  Thailand remained in Zonal Group I in 2015.
 Japan and  Serbia were relegated to Zonal Group I in 2015.

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: Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambaré, Paraguay (outdoor clay)

Dates: Week commencing 3 February

Participating teams

Play-offs

•  Brazil advanced to World Group II play-offs.
•  Ecuador and  Bahamas were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2015.

Group II

Venue: Palmas Athletic Club, Humacao, Puerto Rico (outdoor hard)

Dates: 7–12 April

Participating teams

Play-offs

•  Bolivia and  Chile were promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2015

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, Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)

Dates: Week commencing 3 February

Participating teams

Play-offs

•  Thailand advanced to World Group II play-offs
•  Indonesia was relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2015

Group II

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan (Indoor hard)

Dates: Week commencing 3 February

Participating teams

Play-offs

•  Hong Kong was promoted to Asia/Oceania Group I in 2015

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: Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary (indoor hard)

Dates: Week commencing 3 February

Participating teams

Remaining team

•  Tunisia

Play-offs

•  Netherlands and  Romania advanced to World Group II play-offs.
•  Luxembourg and  Slovenia were relegated to Europe/Africa Group II in 2015.

Group II

Venue: Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard)

Dates: 16–19 April 2014

Participating teams

Play-offs

•  Georgia and  Liechtenstein were promoted to Europe/Africa Group I in 2015.
•  Lithuania and  Montenegro were relegated to Europe/Africa Group III in 2015.

Group III

Venue: Tere Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)

Dates: 5–8 February 2014

Participating teams

Play-offs

•  Estonia and  Ireland were promoted to Europe/Africa Group II in 2015.

References

1. "Czechs Celebrate Commitment to Team Success". New York Times. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
2. Fed Cup Draws Results World Group
3. "Fed Cup Draws Results World Group II". Archived from the original on 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
4. "Fed Cup Draws Results World Group play-offs". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
5. Fed Cup Draws Results World Group II play-offs

External links

• fedcup.com

• 2014 Fed Cup
• 2014 in tennis
• Billie Jean King Cups by year
• 2014 in women's tennis