2013 Fed Cup

International women's tennis competition 2013 Fed Cup 250px 9 February– 3 November 51st 2012 2014 The 2013 Fed Cup (also known as the 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 51st edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The draw took place on 6 June 2012 in Paris, France.http://www.fedcup.com/en/news/articles/draw-made-for-2013-fed-cup.aspx Draw made for 2013 Fed Cup 14 July 2012 fedcup.com The final took place at the Tennis Club Cagliari in Cagliari, Italy on 1–2 November. The home and three time champions Italy defeated the fourth-seeded Russia, to win their fourth title. 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 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/24794627 Fed Cup final: Italy ease past Russia to claim fourth title BBC Sport 15 April 2025 3 Vietnam made its first appearance in the tournament. World Group 2013 Fed Cup World Group Participating teams 18em AUS CZE ITA JPN RUS SRB SVK USA 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 World Group II 2013 Fed Cup World Group II The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2013. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and the losers played in the World Group II play-offs. Date: 9–10 February VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team Sporthalle Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland Indoor hardSUI4–1BEL (1) Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss, Buenos Aires, Argentina Outdoor clayARG 2–3SWE (4) Club Atlético Montemar, Alicante, Spain Outdoor clayESP3–1UKR (3) Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, Limoges, France Indoor clayFRA1–3GER (2) World Group play-offs 2013 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: 20–21 April VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany Indoor clay DEU 3–2 SRB (1) Tennis Club Chiasso, Chiasso, Switzerland Outdoor clay SUI1–3 AUS (3) Real Club de Polo, Barcelona, Spain Outdoor clay ESP4–0 JPN (4) Delray Beach Tennis Center, Delray Beach, United States Outdoor hard USA (2)3–2 SWE World Group II play-offs 2013 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: 20–21 April VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team Tennisclub Koksijde, Koksijde, Belgium Indoor hard BEL (1)1–4 POL Palais des Sports de Besançon, Besançon, France Indoor hard FRA (3)4–1 KAZ Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss, Buenos Aires, Argentina Outdoor clay ARG3–1 GBR (4) Sport Club Meridian, Kiev, Ukraine Indoor clay UKR (2)2–3 CAN Americas Zone 2013 Fed Cup 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: Country Club de Ejecutivos, Medellín, Colombia (outdoor clay) Dates: 6–9 February Participating teams 18em BRA CAN CHI COL MEX PAR PER VEN Group II Venue: Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador Dates: 17–20 July Participating teams 18em BAH BOL CRC DOM ECU ESA GUA HON PUR TRI URU Asia/Oceania Zone 2013 Fed Cup 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: 6–9 February Participating teams 18em CHN TPE IND KAZ KOR THA UZB Group II Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) Dates: 4–9 February Participating teams 18em HKG INA IRI KGZ MAS NZL PAK PHI SIN TKM VIE Europe/Africa Zone 2013 Fed Cup 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: 6–10 February Participating teams 18em AUT BLR BIH BUL CRO GEO GBR HUN ISR LUX NED POL POR ROM SLO TUR Pools 35em Pool A CRO CRO (3–0) BLR BLR (2–1) AUT AUT (1–2) GEO GEO (0–3) 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–3 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 35em Pool B GBR GBR (3–0) HUN HUN (2–1) POR POR (1–2) BIH BIH (0–3) 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 35em Pool C POL POL (3–0) ISR ISR (1–2) ROU ROU (1–2) TUR TUR (1–2) 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 35em Pool D BUL BUL (3–0) NED NED (2–1) SLO SLO (1–2) LUX LUX (0–3) 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 3–0 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 0–3 0–3 Play-offs 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs PlacingA TeamScoreC TeamPromotional CRO 1–2 POL5th–8th BLR 0–2 ISR9th–12th AUT 2–1 ROURelegation GEO 1–2 TUR PlacingB TeamScoreD TeamPromotional GBR 2–0 BUL5th–8th HUN 2–0 NED9th–12th POR W/O SLORelegation BIH 0–2 LUX POL and GBR advanced to World Group II play-offs. GEO and BIH were relegated to Europe/Africa Group II in 2014. Group II Venue: Bellevue Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro (outdoor clay) Dates: 17–20 April Participating teams 18em EST FIN GRE LAT LTU MNE RSA TUN Group III Venue: Terraten Club, Chișinău, Moldova (outdoor clay) Dates: 8–11 May Participating teams 18em ARM CYP DEN EGY IRE KEN LIE MAD MLT MDA MAR NAM NOR 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.http://www.fedcup.com/en/rankings/rankings-explained.aspx Rankings Explained 20 November 2013 fedcup.com 17 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190417221711/https://www.fedcup.com/en/rankings/rankings-explained.aspx dead auto 11 February Rank Nation PointsITF 2013 Fed Cup Nations Ranking History Move 1 CZE 35,525.0 2 ITA 21,180.0 3 RUS 15,025.0 4 SRB 12,272.5 5 SVK 9,017.5 3 6 USA 9,010.0 1 7 AUS 5,120.0 1 8 JPN 5,090.0 1 9 GER 4,572.5 1 10 ESP 4,562.5 3 22 April Rank Nation Points Move 1 CZE 32,430.0 2 ITA 24,285.0 3 RUS 19,655.0 4 SRB 9,645.0 5 SVK 7,942.5 6 USA 7,482.5 7 ESP 5,900.0 3 8 AUS 5,870.0 1 9 GER 5,670.0 10 JPN 4,552.5 2 4 November Rank Nation Points Move 1 ITA 28,375.0 1 2 CZE 28,340.0 1 3 RUS 19,655.0 4 SRB 9,645.0 5 SVK 7,942.5 6 USA 7,482.5 7 ESP 5,900.0 8 AUS 5,870.0 9 GER 5,670.0 10 JPN 4,282.5 See also 2013 Davis Cup References External links 2013 Fed Cup Fed Cup Category:Billie Jean King Cups by year Category:2013 in women's tennis