2011 Fed Cup
# 2011 Fed Cup

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

Participating Teams :

| Australia | Belgium | Czech Republic | France |
| - | - | - | - |
| Italy | Russia | Slovakia | United States |

### Draw

| Quarterfinals 5–6 February | Quarterfinals 5–6 February | Quarterfinals 5–6 February | Semifinals 16–17 April | Semifinals 16–17 April | Semifinals 16–17 April | Final 5–6 November | Final 5–6 November | Final 5–6 November |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hobart, Australia (Outdoor hard) | Hobart, Australia (Outdoor hard) | Hobart, Australia (Outdoor hard) | | | | | | |
| 1 | Italy | 4 | | | | | | |
| 1 | Italy | 4 | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | | | |
| | Australia | 1 | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | | | |
| | Australia | 1 | 1 | Italy | 0 | | | |
| Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | 1 | Italy | 0 | | | |
| Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | 3 | Russia | 5 | | | |
| | France | 2 | 3 | Russia | 5 | | | |
| | France | 2 | | | | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | | | | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | | | | 3 | Russia | 2 |
| Bratislava, Slovakia (Indoor hard) | Bratislava, Slovakia (Indoor hard) | Bratislava, Slovakia (Indoor hard) | | | | 3 | Russia | 2 |
| Bratislava, Slovakia (Indoor hard) | Bratislava, Slovakia (Indoor hard) | Bratislava, Slovakia (Indoor hard) | | | | 4 | Czech Republic | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | | 4 | Czech Republic | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | | | |
| | Slovakia | 2 | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | | | |
| | Slovakia | 2 | 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | |
| Antwerp, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Antwerp, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Antwerp, Belgium (Indoor hard) | 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | |
| Antwerp, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Antwerp, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Antwerp, Belgium (Indoor hard) | | Belgium | 2 | | | |
| | Belgium | 4 | | Belgium | 2 | | | |
| 2 | United States | 1 | | | | | | |

## 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

| Venue | Surface | Home Team | Score | Visiting Team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany | Indoor clay | Germany | 5–0 | United States (1) |
| Club de Tenis Lleida, Lleida, Spain | Outdoor clay | Spain (2) | 4–1 | France |
| Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia | Indoor clay | Slovakia (3) | 2–3 | Serbia |
| Glen Iris Valley Recreational Club, Melbourne, Australia | Outdoor clay | Australia (4) | 2–3 | Ukraine |

## 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

| Venue | Surface | Home Team | Score | Visiting Team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Tere Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia | Indoor hard | Estonia | 1–4 | Spain (1) |
| Ljudski vrt Sports Hall, Maribor, Slovenia | Indoor clay | Slovenia | 1–4 | Germany (4) |
| Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad, Serbia | Indoor hard | Serbia (3) | 3–2 | Canada |
| Idrottens Hus, Helsingborg, Sweden | Indoor hard | Sweden | 2–3 | Ukraine (2) |

## 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

| Venue | Surface | Home Team | Score | Visiting Team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk, Belarus | Indoor hard | Belarus | 5–0 | Estonia (1) |
| Bourbon Beans Dome, Kobe, Japan | Indoor hard | Japan | 4–0 | Argentina (2) |
| Teniski Klub Koper, Koper, Slovenia | Outdoor clay | Slovenia | 3–2 | Canada (3) |
| TC Lido Lugano, Lugano, Switzerland | Outdoor clay | Switzerland (4) | 4–1 | Sweden |

## 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**

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Bolivia
* Chile
* Colombia
* Mexico
* Paraguay
* Peru

### Group II

Venue: Centro Nacional de Tenis, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor hard)

Dates: May 16–22

**Participating Teams**

* Bahamas
* Costa Rica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* Guatemala
* Panama
* Puerto Rico
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

## 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**

* China
* Chinese Taipei
* India
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* South Korea
* Thailand
* Uzbekistan

### Group II

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Nonthaburi, Thailand (outdoor hard)

Dates: February 2–5

**Participating Teams**

* Hong Kong
* Indonesia
* Kyrgyzstan
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Turkmenistan

## 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**

* Austria
* Belarus
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Denmark
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Israel
* Latvia
* Luxembourg
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Romania
* Switzerland

### Group II

Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (outdoor clay)

Dates: May 4–7

**Participating Teams**

* Armenia
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Finland
* Georgia
* Morocco
* Portugal
* Turkey

### Group III

Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (outdoor clay)

Dates: May 2–7

**Participating Teams**

* Algeria
* Egypt
* Ireland
* Lithuania
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Norway
* South Africa
* Tunisia

## 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.

7 February :

| Rank | Nation | Points | 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 | 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 | 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 | |
