The ITF has announced the draws for the 2009 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals, and World Group and World Group II play-off ties to be played on April 25-26.
WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS
ITALY v RUSSIA
Venue: Nova Yardinia, Castellaneta Marina, ITA (clay – outdoors)
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) v Anna Chakvetadze (RUS)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) v Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) v Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) v Anna Chakvetadze (RUS)
Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci (ITA) v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova/Nadia Petrova (RUS)
CZECH REPUBLIC v USA
Venue: Starobrno Rondo Arena, Brno, CZE (carpet – indoors)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) v Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)
Iveta Benesova (CZE) v Alexa Glatch (USA)
Iveta Benesova (CZE) v Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) v Alexa Glatch (USA)
Iveta Benesova/Kveta Peschke (CZE) v Liezel Huber/Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)
WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS
SPAIN v SERBIA
Venue: Club de Tennis Lleida, Lleida, ESP (clay – outoors)
Maria-Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) v Jelena Jankovic (SRB)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) v Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) v Jelena Jankovic (SRB)
Maria-Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) v Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
Lourdes Dominguez-Lino/ Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) v Ana Ivanovic/Jelena Jankovic (SRB)
FRANCE v SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Venue: Palais des Sports Beaublanc, Limoges, FRA (clay – indoors)
Alize Cornet (FRA) v Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) v Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)
Alize Cornet (FRA) v Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)
Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) v Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
Nathalie Dechy/Mathilde Johansson (FRA) v Dominika Cibulkova/Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
GERMANY v CHINA, P.R.
Venue: Frankfurter TC 1914 Palmengarten, Frankfurt, GER (clay – outdoors)
Sabine Lisicki (GER) v Jie Zheng (CHN)
Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) v Shuai Peng (CHN)
Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) v Jie Zheng (CHN)
Sabine Lisicki (GER) v Shuai Peng (CHN)
Kristina Barrois/Tatjana Malek (GER) v Jing-Jing Lu/Tian-Tian Sun (CHN)
ARGENTINA v UKRAINE
Venue: Club Nautico, Mar del Plata, ARG (clay – outdoors)
Jorgelina Cravero (ARG) v Mariya Koryttseva (UKR)
Maria Irigoyen (ARG) v Alona Bondarenko (UKR)
Jorgelina Cravero (ARG) v Alona Bondarenko (UKR)
Maria Irigoyen (ARG) v Mariya Koryttseva (UKR)
Paula Ormaechea/Aranza Salut (ARG) v Kateryna Bondarenko/ Olga Savchuk (UKR)
WORLD GROUP II PLAY-OFFS
BELGIUM v CANADA
Venue: Grenslandhallen – Ethias Arena, Hasselt, BEL (clay – indoors)
Tamaryn Hendler (BEL) v Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN)
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) v Stephanie Dubois (CAN)
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) v Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN)
Tamaryn Hendler (BEL) v Stephanie Dubois (CAN)
Kirsten Flipkens/An-Sophie Mestach (BEL) v Sharon Fichman/Valerie Tetreault (CAN)
ESTONIA v ISRAEL
Venue: Tondi Tennis Club, Tallinn, EST (hard – indoors)
Kaia Kanepi (EST) v Tzipi Obziler (ISR)
Maret Ani (EST) v Shahar Peer (ISR)
Kaia Kanepi (EST) v Shahar Peer (ISR)
Maret Ani (EST) v Tzipi Obziler (ISR)
Maret Ani/Kaia Kanepi (EST) v Julia Glushko/Shahar Peer (ISR)
POLAND v JAPAN
Venue: Tenisowy Klub Sportowy Arka, Gdynia, POL (clay – outdoors)
Urszula Radwanska (POL) v Ai Sugiyama (JPN)
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) v Akiko Morigami (JPN)
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) v Ai Sugiyama (JPN)
Urszula Radwanska (POL) v Akiko Morigami (JPN)
Klaudia Jans/Alicja Rosolska (POL) v Rika Fujiwara/Ayumi Morita (JPN)
AUSTRALIA v SWITZERLAND
Venue: Mildura Lawn Tennis Club, Mildura, AUS (grass – outdoors)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) v Amra Sadikovic (SUI)
Jelena Dokic (AUS) v Stefanie Voegele (SUI)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) v Stefanie Voegele (SUI)
Jelena Dokic (AUS) v Amra Sadikovic (SUI)
Samantha Stosur/Rennae Stubbs (AUS) v Mateja Kraljevic/Stefanie Voegele (SUI)
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.
