2013 Fed Cup World Group

Part of tennis tournament 2013 Fed Cup 2013 Fed Cup World Group 9 February – 3 November 23rd ITA Fed Cup The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup (women's tennis) competition in 2013. First seeds Czech Republic were the defending champions, but they were defeated in the semi-finals by Italy. Italy won the final against Russia. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/nov/03/italy-sara-errani-fed-cup Sara Errani secures Fed Cup for Italy with win over Alisa Kleybanova 3 November 2013 Guardian 4 November 2013 http://www.fedcup.com/en/news/160155.aspx Italy wins fourth Fed cup 3 November 2013 Fedcup.com 4 November 2013 http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/254101.html Italy claims fourth Fed Cup title 3 November 2013 ESPN 4 November 2013 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/24794627 Italy ease past Russia to claim fourth title 3 November 2013 BBC Sport 4 November 2013 Participating teams Participating teams AUS CZE ITA JPNRUSSRBSVKUSA Draw 9–10 February 20–21 April 2–3 November 16 Ostrava, Czech Republic (Indoor hard) 1 CZE 4 AUS 0 Rimini, Italy (Indoor clay) USA 2 3 ITA 3 Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) 4 RUS 3 JPN 2 Niš, Serbia (Indoor hard) SVK 3 2 SRB 2 Palermo, Italy (Outdoor clay) 1 CZE 1 3 ITA 3 Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) 4 RUS 3 SVK 2 Cagliari, Italy (Outdoor clay) 3 ITA 4 4 RUS 0 First round Czech Republic vs. Australia Czech Republic Australia ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republichttp://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019084 Czech Republic v Australia fedcup.com 9–10 February 2013 Novacrylic ultracushion hard (indoors) 4 0 Petra Kvitová 7 6 Jarmila Gajdošová 6.015 3 Lucie Šafářová 7 7 Samantha Stosur 6.06 6.035 Petra Kvitová 2 7 6 Samantha Stosur 6 6.025 4 Lucie Šafářová Jarmila Gajdošová Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká 6 7 Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua 0 6.005 United States vs. Italy United States Italy 105 Stadium, Rimini, Italyhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019085 United States v Italy fedcup.com 9–10 February 2013 Red clay (indoors) 2 3 Jamie Hampton 2 1 Sara Errani 6 6 Varvara Lepchenko 2 6 7 Roberta Vinci 6 4 5 Varvara Lepchenko 7 6 Sara Errani 5 2 Jamie Hampton 2 6 1 Roberta Vinci 6 4 6 Liezel Huber Varvara Lepchenko 2 2 Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6 6 Russia vs. Japan Russia Japan Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russiahttp://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019086 Russia v Japan fedcup.com 9–10 February 2013 Hard (RuKortHard) (indoors) 3 2 Maria Kirilenko 7 6 Kimiko Date-Krumm 6.025 4 Ekaterina Makarova 2 2 Ayumi Morita 6 6 Elena Vesnina 4 1 Ayumi Morita 6 6 Ekaterina Makarova 6 6 Kimiko Date-Krumm 1 1 Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina 6 6 Misaki Doi Ayumi Morita 2 2 Slovakia vs. Serbia Slovakia Serbia Čair Sports Center, Niš, Serbiahttp://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019087 Slovakia v Serbia fedcup.com 9–10 February 2013 Hard (RuKortHard) (indoors) 3 2 Daniela Hantuchová 7 6 Bojana Jovanovski 5 2 Dominika Cibulková 6 5 Vesna Dolonc 4 4 2 Jana Čepelová 5 7 11 Bojana Jovanovski 7 5 9 Daniela Hantuchová 6 6 Vesna Dolonc 3 2 Jana Čepelová Magdaléna Rybáriková 2 Vesna Dolonc Aleksandra Krunić Semifinals Czech Republic vs. Italy Czech Republic Italy Country Time Club, Palermo, Italyhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019088 Czech Republic v Italy fedcup.com 20–22 April 2013 Red clay (outdoors) 1 3 Lucie Šafářová 4 2 Sara Errani 6 6 Petra Kvitová 4 1 Roberta Vinci 6 6 Petra Kvitová 2 6 6 Sara Errani 6 2 0 Lucie Šafářová 3 7 3 Roberta Vinci 6 6.015 6 Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká Flavia Pennetta Francesca Schiavone Russia vs. Slovakia Russia Slovakia Sports Center Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russiahttp://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019089 Russia v Slovakia fedcup.com 20–21 April 2013 Red clay (indoor) 3 2 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7 1 4 Dominika Cibulková 5 6 6 Maria Kirilenko 2 4 Daniela Hantuchová 6 6 Maria Kirilenko 7 6 Dominika Cibulková 5 1 Ekaterina Makarova 6 4 6 Daniela Hantuchová 3 6 4 Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina 4 6 6 Dominika Cibulková Daniela Hantuchová 6 3 1 Final Italy vs. Russia Italy Russia Tennis Club Cagliari, Cagliari, Italyhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019090 Italy v Russia fedcup.com 2013-06-12 2013-04-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20130612092425/http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019090 dead 2–3 November 2013 Red clay (outdoors) 4 0 Roberta Vinci 5 7 8 Alexandra Panova 7 5 6 Sara Errani 6 6 Irina Khromacheva 1 4 Sara Errani 6 6 Alisa Kleybanova 1 1 Roberta Vinci Irina Khromacheva Karin Knapp Flavia Pennetta 4 6 10 Margarita Gasparyan Irina Khromacheva 6 2 4 fed 2013 Fed Cup champions ITA Fourth References See also Fed Cup structure World Group