Fed Cup Results
Tennis newsWORLD GROUP
Semifinals.
Winners to final, Nov. 7-8
United States 3, Czech Republic 2
At Starobrno Rondo Arena
Brno, Czech Republic
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles
Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, 6-3, 7-6 (2).
Alexa Glatch, United States, def. Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-2.
Reverse Singles
Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, 6-3, 6-1.
Alexa Glatch, United States, def. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-1.
Doubles
Liezel Huber and Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, def. Iveta Benesova and Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1.
Italy 4, Russia 1
At Nova Yardinia
Castellaneta Marina, Italy
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Flavia Pennetta, Italy, def. Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, 6-4, 6-0.
Francesca Schiavone, Italy, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Reverse Singles
Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, def. Flavia Pennetta, Italy, 6-0, 6-3.
Fancesca Schiavone, Italy, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-2.
Doubles
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci, Italy, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Nadia Petrova, Russia, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Playoffs
Winners to 2010 World Group; losers to 2010 Zonal Group I
Serbia 4, Spain 0
At Club de Tennis Lleida
Lleida, Spain
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, def. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain, 6-3, 6-4.
Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.
Reverse Singles
Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Ana Jovanovic, Serbia, def. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (0).
France 3, Slovakia 2
At Palais des Sports Beaublanc
Limoges, France
Surface: Clay-Indoor
Singles
Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, def. Alize Cornet, France, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4.
Amelie Mauresmo, France, def. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Reverse Singles
Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, def. Alize Cornet, France, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.
Amelie Mauresmo, France, def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 7-5, 6-4.
Doubles
Mauresmo and Nathalie Dechy, France, def. Cibulkova and Hantuchova, Slovakia, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Germany 3, China 2
At Frankfurter TC 1914 Palmengarten
Frankfurt, Germany
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Sabine Lisicki, Germany, def. Zheng Jie, China, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, def. Peng Shuai, China, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Reverse Singles
Zheng Jie, China, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, 7-5, 6-4.
Peng Shuai, China, def. Tatjana Malek, Germany, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5.
Doubles
Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Sabine Lisicki, Germany, def. Zheng Jie and Peng Shuai, China, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.
Ukraine 5, Argentina 0
At Club Nautico Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata, Argentina
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Mariya Koryttseva, Ukraine, def. Jorgelina Cravero, Argentina, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.
Alona Bondarenko, Ukraine, def. Maria Irigoyen, Argentina, 6-3, 6-3.
Reverse Singles
Alona Bondarenko, Ukraine, def. Jorgelina Cravero, Argentina, 6-1, 6-2.
Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, def. Aranxa Salut, Argentina, 6-2, 6-1.
Doubles
Koryttseva and Savchuk, Ukraine, def. Irigoyen and Paula Ormaechea, Argentina, 6-2, 6-0.
WORLD GROUP II
Playoffs
Winners to 2010 World Group II; losers to 2010 Zonal Group I
Belgium 3, Canada 2
At Grenslandhallen – Ethias Arena
Hasselt, Belgium
Surface: Clay-Indoor
Singles
Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, def. Tamaryn Hendler, Belgium, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.
Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, def. Stephanie Dubois, Canada, 6-1, 6-3.
Reverse Singles
Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, def. Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, 6-2, 6-4.
Stephanie Dubois, Canada, def. Tamaryn Hendler, Belgium, 7-5, 7-5.
Doubles
Kirsten Flipkens and Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, def. Stephanie Dubois and Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, 6-1, 6-3.
Estonia 3, Israel 2
At Tondi Tennis Club
Tallinn, Estonia
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles
Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Tzipi Obziler, Israel, 6-1, 6-3.
Shahar Peer, Israel, def. Maret Ani, Estonia, 6-1, 6-0.
Reverse Singles
Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Shahar Peer, Israel, 6-3, 6-4.
Tzipi Obziler, Israel, def. Maret Ani, Estonia, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
Doubles
Maret Ani and Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Tzipi Obziler and Shahar Peer, Israel, 1-6, 6-4, 8-6.
Poland 3, Japan 2
At Tenisowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia
Gdynia, Poland
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Ai Sugiyama, Japan, def. Urszula Radwanska, Poland, 6-3, 6-1.
Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, def. Akiko Morigami, Japan, 6-2, 6-1.
Reverse Singles
Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, def. Ai Sugiyama, Japan, 7-6 (5), 6-1.
Akiko Morigami, Japan, def. Urszula Radwanska, Poland, 6-2, 6-4.
Doubles
Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska, Poland, def. Ai Sugiyama and Ayumi Morita, Japan, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Australia 3, Switzerland 1
At Mildura Lawn Tennis Club
Mildura, Australia
Surface: Grass-Outdoor
Singles
Samantha Stosur, Australia, def. Amra Sadikovic, Switzerland, 6-1, 6-2.
Jelena Dokic, Australia, def. Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 7-6 (1), 6-4.
Reverse Singles
Samantha Stosur, Australia, def. Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-3.
Mateja Kraljevic, Switzerland, def. Jessica Moore, Australia 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles
Jelena Dokic and Rennae Stubbs, Australia, led Amra Sadikovic and Mateja Kraljevic, Switzerland, 6-3, 1-4, abandoned, darkness.
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE
Group II
Winners to 2010 Group I; bottom nation in each group to 2010 Group III
At Attaleya Shine Tennis Club
Antalya, Turkey
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Round Robin
Wednesday
Group A: Portugal 3, Morocco 0
Group B: South Africa 2, Turkey 1
Thursday
Group A: Latvia 3, Morocco 0
Group B: Georgia 3, Turkey 0
Friday
Group A: Latvia 2, Portugal 1
Group B: South Africa 2, Georgia 1
Pool Standings: Group A, Latvia 2-0, Portugal 1-1, Morocco 0-2.
Pool Standings: Group B, South Africa 2-0, Georgia 1-1, Turkey 0-2.
Saturday
Promotion Playoffs
Latvia 3, Georgia 0
Portugal 2, South Africa 0
Group III
Group winners to 2010 Group II
At Marsa Sport Club
Marsa, Malta
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Tuesday
Group A: Finland 3, Malta 0
Group A: Ireland 3, Algeria 0
Group B: Norway 2, Liechtenstein 1
Group B: Egypt 3, Iceland 0
Group B: Armenia 3, Moldova 0
Wednesday
Group A: Greece 3, Ireland 0
Group A: Malta 2, Algeria 1
Group B: Norway 3, Iceland 0
Group B: Egypt 2, Moldova 1
Group B: Armenia 2, Liechtenstein 1
Thursday
Group A: Greece 3, Algeria 0
Group A: Finland 2, Ireland 1
Group B: Armenia 3, Norway 0
Group B: Liechtenstein 3, Egypt 0
Group B: Moldova 3, Iceland 0
Friday
Group A: Greece 2, Malta 1
Group A: Finland 3, Algeria 0
Group B: Norway 3, Moldova 0
Group B: Armenia 3, Egypt 0
Group B: Liechtenstein 3, Iceland 0
Saturday
Group A: Greece 3, Finland 0
Group A: Ireland 2, Malta 1
Group B: Norway 3, Egypt 0
Group B: Armenia 3, Iceland 0
Group B: Liechtenstein 3, Moldova 0
Final Standings: Group A, Greece 4-0, Finland 3-1, Ireland 2-2, Malta 1-3, Algeria 0-4.
Final Standings: Group B, Armenia 5-0, Norway 4-1, Liechtenstein 3-2, Egypt 2-3, Moldova 1-4, Iceland 0-5.
AMERICAS ZONE
Group II
Pool winners to 2010 Group I
At Parque del Este
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Tuesday
Group B: Dominican Republic 2, Guatemala 1
Group B: Cuba 3, Trinidad Tobago 0
Wednesday
Group B: Bolivia 3, Trinidad Tobago 0
Group B: Cuba 3, Dominican Republic 0
Thursday
Group A: Chile 3, Panama 0
Group A: Mexico 2, Peru 1
Group B: Cuba 3, Bolivia 0
Group B: Guatemala 3, Trinidad Tobago 0
Friday
Group A: Peru 2, Chile 1
Group A: Mexico 3, Panama 0
Group B: Guatemala 2, Bolivia 1
Group B: Trinidad Tobago 2, Dominican Republic 1
Standings: Group A, Mexico 2-0, Chile 1-1, Peru 1-1, Panama 0-2.
Standings: Group B, Cuba 3-0, Guatemala 2-1, Bolivia 1-2, Dominican Republic 1-2, Trinidad Tobago 1-3.
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