2008 Fed Cup Semifinals and Play-Offs Draws
Posted by Aaress Lawless on Apr 25, 2008 | Print |
The draws for the 2008 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas semifinals and play-offs have been announced.
Top players in action this weekend include world No. 2 Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anna Chakvetadze, and Amelie Mauresmo.
WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS
RUSSIA v USA
Small Sport Arena “Luzhniki”, Moscow, Russia (clay – indoors)
Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) v Vania King (USA)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v Ahsha Rolle (USA)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v Vania King (USA)
Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) v Ahsha Rolle (USA)
Elena Vesnina/Vera Zvonareva (RUS) v Liezel Huber/Vania King (USA)
CHINA, P.R. v SPAIN
Beijing International Tennis Center, Beijing, China, P.R. (hard – indoors)
Shuai Peng (CHN) v Carla Suarez-Navarro (ESP)
Jie Zheng (CHN) v Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP)
Shuai Peng (CHN) v Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP)
Jie Zheng (CHN) v Carla Suarez-Navarro (ESP)
Zi Yan/ Jie Zheng (CHN) v Maria-Jose Martinez Sanchez/ Arantxa Parra-Santonja (ESP)
WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS
ITALY v UKRAINE
Geovillage, Olbia, Italy (clay – outdoors)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) v Mariya Koryttseva (UKR)
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) v Alona Bondarenko (UKR
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) v Alona Bondarenko (UKR)
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) v Mariya Koryttseva (UKR)
Sara Errani/Karin Knapp (ITA) v Alona Bondarenko/Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR)
JAPAN v FRANCE
Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan (hard – indoors)
Ayumi Morita (JPN) v Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
Ai Sugiyama (JPN) v Virginie Razzano (FRA)
Ai Sugiyama (JPN) v Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
Ayumi Morita (JPN) v Virginie Razzano (FRA)
Ayumi Morita/Ai Sugiyama (JPN) v Nathalie Dechy/Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
ARGENTINA v GERMANY
Pilara Tenis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay – outdoors)
Gisela Dulko (ARG) v Sabine Lisicki (GER)
Jorgelina Cravero (ARG) v Martina Muller (GER)
Gisela Dulko (ARG) v Martina Muller (GER)
Jorgelina Cravero (ARG) v Sabine Lisicki (GER)
Betina Jozami/Maria-Emilia Salerni (ARG) v Angelique Kerber/Jasmin Woehr (GER)
ISRAEL v CZECH REPUBLIC
Israel Tennis Center - Canada Stadium, Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard – outdoors)
Shahar Peer (ISR) v Petra Kvitova (CZE)
Tzipora Obziler (ISR) v Lucie Safarova (CZE)
Shahar Peer (ISR) v Lucie Safarova (CZE)
Tzipora Obziler (ISR) v Petra Kvitova (CZE)
Julia Glushko/Shahar Peer (ISR) v Iveta Benesova/Kveta Peschke (CZE)
WORLD GROUP II PLAY-OFFS
BELGIUM v COLOMBIA
Mons Expo, Mons, Belgium (hard – indoors)
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) v Catalina Castano (COL)
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) v Mariana Duque-Marino (COL)
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) v Catalina Castano (COL)
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) v Mariana Duque-Marino (COL)
Debbrich Feys/Caroline Maes (BEL) v Catalina Castano/Mariana Duque-Marino (COL)
AUSTRIA v SWITZERLAND
Messestadion Dornbirn (Halle 6), Dornbirn, Austria (hard – indoors)
Sybille Bammer (AUT) v Emmanuelle Gagliardi (SUI)
Tamira Paszek (AUT) v Patty Schnyder (SUI)
Sybille Bammer (AUT) v Patty Schnyder (SUI)
Tamira Paszek (AUT) v Emmanuelle Gagliardi (SUI)
Melanie Klaffner/Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) v Emmanuelle Gagliardi/Patty Schnyder (SUI)
SLOVAK REPUBLIC v UZBEKISTAN
Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovak Republic (clay – indoors)
Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) v Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB)
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) v Iroda Tulyaganova (UZB)
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) v Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB)
Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) v Iroda Tulyaganova (UZB)
Dominika Cibulkova/Janette Husarova (SVK) v Akgul Amanmuradova/Iroda Tulyaganova (UZB)
CROATIA v SERBIA
Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia (hard – indoors)
Jelena Kostanic-Tosic (CRO) v Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
Nika Ozegovic (CRO) v Jelena Jankovic (SRB)
Nika Ozegovic (CRO) v Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
Jelena Kostanic-Tosic (CRO) v Jelena Jankovic (SRB)
Jelena Kostanic-Tosic/Sanda Mamic (CRO) v Ana Ivanovic/Jelena Jankovic (SRB)
Fed Cup by BNP Paribas is the largest annual international team competition in women’s sport, with 86 nations entered in 2008. The event was established in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the ITF.
Live scoring for the World Group Semifinals and World Group Play-off ties will be available on the Fed Cup website www.fedcup.com throughout the weekend.
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