2015 Fed Cup

International women's tennis competition 2015 Fed Cup 7 February – 15 November 53rd 2014 2016 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.https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/34828032 Fed Cup: Czech Republic beat Russia to retain title BBC Sport 15 November 2015 15 November 2015https://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/15/tennis/czech-republic-russia-fed-cup/index.html Fed Cup 2015: Czech Republic defeats Russia in dramatic final CNN 14 April 2025https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/nov/15/fed-cup-final-czech-republic-russia Karolina Pliskova does her bit as Czech Republic retain Fed Cup The Guardian 14 April 2025 Mozambique made its first appearance in the tournament. World Group 2015 Fed Cup World Group Participating teams AUS CAN CZE GER FRA ITA POL RUS Seeds 30em CZE (champions) GER (semifinals) ITA (first round) RUS (final) Draw 7–8 February 18–19 April 14–15 November 16 Quebec City, Canada (indoor hard) 1 CZE 4 CAN 0 Genoa, Italy (indoor clay) FRA 3 3 ITA 2 Kraków, Poland (indoor hard) 4 RUS 4 POL 0 Stuttgart, Germany (indoor hard) AUS 1 2 GER 4 Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) 1 CZE 3 FRA 1 Sochi, Russia (indoor clay) 4 RUS 3 2 GER 2 Prague, Czech Republic 1 CZE 3 4 RUS 2 Final Czech Republic vs Russia Czech Republic Russia O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 14–15 November 2015 Novacrylic ultracushion hard (indoors) 3 2 Petra Kvitová 2 6 6 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6 1 1 Karolína Plíšková 3 4 Maria Sharapova 6 6 Petra Kvitová 6 4 2 Maria Sharapova 3 6 6 Karolína Plíšková 6 6 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3 4 Karolína Plíšková Barbora Strýcová 4 6 6 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Elena Vesnina 6 3 2 World Group play-offs 2015 Fed Cup 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 ITA (1) 3–2 USA 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Clay (i) NED 4–1 AUS (2) Zielona Góra, Poland Hard (i) POL (3) 2–3 SUI Montreal, Canada Hard (i) CAN (4) 2–3 ROU ITA remained in the World Group in 2016. NED, ROU, and SUI were promoted to the World Group in 2016. USA remained in World Group II in 2016. AUS, CAN, and POL were relegated to World Group II in 2016. World Group II 2015 Fed Cup 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 30em SVK (World Group II play-off) ARG (World Group II play-off) ESP (World Group II play-off) SUI (World Group play-off) Date: 7–8 February VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team Apeldoorn, Netherlands Clay (i) NED4–1 SVK (1) Galați, Romania Hard (i) ROU3–2 ESP (3) Helsingborg, Sweden Hard (i) SWE1–3 SUI (4) Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay ARG (2)1–4 USA World Group II play-offs 2015 Fed Cup 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) SRB (1) 4–1 PAR Bratislava, Slovakia Clay (i) SVK (2) 4–0 SWE Tokyo, Japan Hard (i) JPN (3) 2–3 BLR Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay ARG 0–4 ESP (4) SVK and ESP remained in World Group II in 2016. BLR and SRB were promoted to World Group II in 2016. JPN and PAR remained in Zonal Group I in 2016. ARG and SWE were relegated to Zonal Group I in 2016. Americas Zone 2015 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I Venue: La Loma Sports Centre, San Luis Potosí, Mexico (outdoor hard) Dates: 4–7 February Participating teams Pool A BRA CHI COL Pool B BOL MEX PAR VEN Play-offs 2015 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs PAR advanced to World Group II play-offs CHI and VEN 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 BAR ECU URU Pool B BAH CRC TRI Pool C DOM HON PER Pool D BER GUA PUR Withdrawn PAN Inactive teams ATG CUB ESA ECA HAI JAM Play-offs 2015 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs ECU and PER were promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2016. Asia/Oceania Zone 2015 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I Venue: Guangdong Olympic Tennis Centre, Guangzhou, China (outdoor hard) Dates: 4–7 February Participating teams Pool A HKG JPN KOR UZB Pool B CHN TPE KAZ THA Play-offs 2015 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs JPN advanced to World Group II play-offs HKG 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 PHI SIN Pool B TKM KGZ IRI Pool C IND MAS PAK Pool D INA SRI POC Withdrawn IRQ NZL VIE Inactive teams BRN JOR LBN OMA SYR 1980 TJK Play-offs 2015 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs IND was promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 2016. Europe/Africa Zone 2015 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I Venue: Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary (indoor hard) Dates: 4–7 February Participating teams Pool A AUT HUN SRB Pool B GBR LIE TUR UKR Pool C BLR BUL GEO POR Pool D BEL CRO ISR LAT Play-offs 2015 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs BLR and SRB advanced to World Group II play-offs AUT and LIE 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 BIH EST EGY RSA Pool B FIN IRL LUX SLO Play-offs 2015 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs EST and RSA were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2016 IRL and LUX 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 LTU CYP ISL Pool B MNE GRE ARM Pool C DEN NOR ALG Pool D MDA NAM Macedonia MOZ Withdrawn MAD MLT Inactive teams AZE BOT CMR CGO ETH KEN LES MAR MRI SMR SEN TUN ZIM Play-offs 2015 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs LTU and DEN were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2016 References External links fedcup.com Category:2015 in women's international sport 2015 Category:2015 in women's tennis