WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND
CZECH REPUBLIC level with SPAIN 1-1
Venue: Ostravar Arena, Ostrava, CZE (hard – indoor)
Garbine Muguruza (ESP) d. Barbora Strycova (CZE) 60 36 61
Karolina Pliskova (CZE) d. Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) 64 75
Karolina Pliskova (CZE) v Garbine Muguruza (ESP)
Barbora Strycova (CZE) v Lara Arruabarrena (ESP)
Lucie Safarova/Katerina Siniakova (CZE) v Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez/Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP)
USA leads GERMANY 1-0
Venue: Royal Lahaina Resort, Maui, USA (hard – outdoor)
Alison Riske (USA) d. Andrea Petkovic (GER) 76(10) 62
CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) leads Julia Goerges (GER) 63 3-1 – play suspended due to rain
CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) v Andrea Petkovic (GER)
Alison Riske (USA) v Julia Goerges (GER)
Bethanie Mattek-Sands/CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) v Laura Siegemund/Carina Witthoeft (GER)
BELARUS level with NETHERLANDS 1-1
Venue: Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk, BLR (hard – indoor)
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) d. Michaella Krajicek (NED) 46 63 62
Kiki Bertens (NED) d. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 36 76(6) 64
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) v Kiki Bertens (NED)
Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) v Michaella Krajicek (NED)
Olga Govortsova/Vera Lapko (BLR) v Cindy Burger/Arantxa Rus (NED)
SWITZERLAND level with FRANCE 1-1
Venue: Palexpo, Geneva, SUI (hard – indoor)
Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) d. Alize Cornet (FRA) 75 64
Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) d. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 63 64
Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) v Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
Belinda Bencic (SUI) v Alize Cornet (FRA)
Viktorija Golubic/Martina Hingis (SUI) v Amandine Hesse/Pauline Parmentier (FRA)
WORLD GROUP II FIRST ROUND
RUSSIA level with CHINESE TAIPEI 1-1
Venue: Druzhba Sport Complex, Moscow, RUS (hard – indoor)
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) d. Ya-Hsuan Lee (TPE) 63 57 61
Kai-Chen Chang (TPE) d. Anna Blinkova (RUS) 63 75
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) v Kai-Chen Chang (TPE)
Anna Blinkova (RUS) v Ya-Hsuan Lee (TPE)
Anna Kalinskaya/Natalia Vikhlyantseva (RUS) v Chin-Wei Chan/Ya-Hsuan Lee (TPE)
BELGIUM leads ROMANIA 2-0
Venue: Sala Polivalenta, Bucharest, ROU (hard – indoor)
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) d. Monica Niculescu (ROU) 63 64
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 76(4) 57 75
Monica Niculescu (ROU) v Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) v Kirsten Flipkens (BEL)
Irina-Camelia Begu/Patricia Maria Tig (ROU) v Elise Mertens/Maryna Zanevska (BEL)
UKRAINE leads AUSTRALIA 2-0
Venue: Palace of Sports ‘Lokomotiv’, Kharkiv, UKR (hard – indoor)
Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) d. Daria Gavrilova (AUS) 62 63
Elina Svitolina (UKR) d. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 46 61 62
Elina Svitolina (UKR) v Daria Gavrilova (AUS)
Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) v Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
Nadiia Kichenok/Olga Savchuk (UKR) v Ashleigh Barty/Casey Dellacqua (AUS)
SLOVAKIA level with ITALY 1-1
Venue: PalaGalassi, Forlì, ITA (clay – indoor)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) 63 61
Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) d. Sara Errani (ITA) 26 63 64
Sara Errani (ITA) v Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) v Rebecca Sramkova (SVK)
Jasmine Paolini/Martina Trevisan (ITA) v Daniela Hantuchova/Rebecca Sramkova (SVK)
ZONE GROUP I RESULTS
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I
Venue: Club Deportivo la Asunción, Metepec, MEX (hard – outdoors) Dates: 6-11 February
Saturday 11 February
Promotion play-off
CANADA defeated CHILE 2-0
Katherine Sebov (CAN) d. Barbara Gatica (CHI) 62 62
Bianca Andreescu (CAN) d. Daniela Seguel (CHI) 61 63
Bianca Andreescu/Charlotte Robillard-Millette (CAN) v Barbara Gatica/Daniela Seguel (CHI) – not played
3rd to 4th place play-off
PARAGUAY defeated ARGENTINA 2-0
Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR) d. Maria Irigoyen (ARG) 63 64
Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR) d. Guadalupe Perez Rojas (ARG) 64 60
Veronica Cepede Royg/Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR) v Maria Irigoyen/Guadalupe Perez Rojas (ARG) – not played
Relegation play-offs
VENEZUELA defeated MEXICO 2-0
Adriana Perez (VEN) d. Giuliana Olmos (MEX) 46 64 62
Andrea Gamiz (VEN) d. Renata Zarazua (MEX) 63 75
Andrea Gamiz/Adriana Perez (VEN) v Giuliana Olmos/Renata Zarazua (MEX) – not played
BRAZIL defeated BOLIVIA 2-0
Luisa Stefani (BRA) d. Maria-Fernanda Alvarez-Teran (BOL) 64 67(0) 76(3)
Gabriela Ce (BRA) d. Noelia Zeballos (BOL) 63 63
Maria-Fernanda Alvarez-Teran/Noelia Zeballos (BOL) v Gabriela Ce/Luisa Stefani (BRA) – not played
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, KAZ (hard – indoor) Dates: 8-11 February
Saturday 11 February
Promotion play-off
KAZAKHSTAN defeated JAPAN 2-1
Naomi Osaka (JPN) d. Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 16 62 63
Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) d. Misaki Doi (JPN) 76(4) 62
Yaroslava Shvedova/Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) d. Shuko Aoyama/Eri Hozumi (JPN) 63 76(2)
3rd to 4th place play-off
CHINA, P.R. defeated KOREA, REP. 2-0
Zhaoxuan Yang (CHN) d. Ji-Hee Choi (KOR) 60 60
Lin Zhu (CHN) d. Na-Lae Han (KOR) 76(6) 57 75
Zhaoxuan Yang/Kai-Lin Zhang (CHN) v Ji-Hee Choi/Na Ri Kim (KOR) – not played
Relegation play-off
THAILAND defeated PHILIPPINES 2-0
Peangtarn Plipuech (THA) d. Khim Iglupas (PHI) 60 60
Luksika Kumkhum (THA) d. Katharina Lehnert (PHI) 62 57 63
Kamonwan Buayam/Nicha Lertpitaksinchai (THA) v Khim Iglupas/Anna Clarice Patrimonio (PHI) – not played
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I
Venue: Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, EST (hard – indoor) Dates: 8-11 February
Saturday 11 February
Promotion play-offs
SERBIA defeated POLAND 2-1
Ivana Jorovic (SRB) d. Katarzyna Piter (POL) 62 46 64
Magda Linette (POL) d. Nina Stojanovic (SRB) 62 61
Ivana Jorovic/Nina Stojanovic (SRB) d. Magda Linette/Katarzyna Piter (POL) 46 64 61
GREAT BRITAIN defeated CROATIA 2-1
Heather Watson (GBR) d. Donna Vekic (CRO) 62 64
Ana Konjuh (CRO) d. Johanna Konta (GBR) 64 63
Johanna Konta/Heather Watson (GBR) d. Darija Jurak/Ana Konjuh (CRO) 46 64 63
5th to 8th place play-offs
HUNGARY defeated LATVIA 2-0
Agnes Bukta (HUN) d. Daniela Vismane (LAT) 62 63
Fanni Stollar (HUN) d. Diana Marcinkevica (LAT) 62 46 63
Dalma Galfi/Fanni Stollar (HUN) v Diana Marcinkevica/Daniela Vismane (LAT) – not played
AUSTRIA defeated ESTONIA 2-1
Tamira Paszek (AUT) d. Maileen Nuudi (EST) 62 63
Barbara Haas (AUT) d. Maria Lota Kaul (EST) 63 26 60
Valeria Gorlats/Maileen Nuudi (EST) d. Julia Grabher/Pia Konig (AUT) 75 75
Relegation play-offs
PORTUGAL defeated BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA 2-1
Ines Murta (POR) d. Jelena Simic (BIH) 64 60
Michelle Larcher De Brito (POR) d. Dea Herdzelas (BIH) 61 62
Nefisa Berberovic/Anita Husaric (BIH) d. Francisca Jorge/Rita Vilaca (POR) 64 76(4)
GEORGIA defeated ISRAEL 2-1
Ekaterine Gorgodze (GEO) d. Deniz Khazaniuk (ISR) 64 46 75
Julia Glushko (ISR) d. Sofia Shapatava (GEO) 64 26 62
Ekaterine Gorgodze/Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) d. Julia Glushko/Shelly Krolitzky (ISR) 64 46 63
