Fed Cup by BNP Paribas is the largest annual international team competition in women’s sport, with 90 nations entered in 2011. The event was established in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the ITF. The title sponsor is BNP Paribas, the Official Bank of Fed Cup. Adecco (Official HR Sponsor) and BoscoSport (Official Clothing Sponsor) are international sponsors, and Wilson Sporting Goods (Official Ball) is an international partner.
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I
Venue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat , Israel (hard – outdoors)
Date: 2 February
POOL A
Switzerland defeated Great Britain 2-1
Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) d. Heather Watson (GBR) 61 63
Patty Schnyder (SUI) d. Anne Keothavong (GBR) 61 62
Jocelyn Rae / Heather Watson (GBR) d. Timea Bacsinszky / Amra Sadikovic (SUI) 64 63
POOL B
Bulgaria defeated Poland 2-1
Elitsa Kostova (BUL) d. Magda Linette (POL) 64 46 76(5)
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 62 64
Magdalena Maleeva / Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) d. Klaudia Jans / Alicja Rosloska (BUL) 61 63
Israel defeated Luxembourg 3-0
Julia Glushko (ISR) d. Anne Kremer (LUX) 61 57 60
Shahar Peer (ISR) d. Mandy Minella (LUX) 63 63
Julia Glushko / Shahar Peer (ISR) d. Tiffany Commelius / Mandy Minella (LUX) 61 61
POOL C
Belarus defeated Austria 3-0
Olga Govortsova (BLR) d. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (AUT) 62 61
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. Sybille Bammer (AUT) 64 61
Darya Kustova / Tatiana Poutchek (BLR) d. Sandra Klemenschits / Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (AUT) 60 62
Greece defeated Croatia 3-0
Eirini Georgatou (GRE) d. Jelena Pandzic (CRO) 26 61 64
Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) d. Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) 46 63 64
Eleni Daniilidou / Eirini Georgatou (GRE) d. Ani Mijacika / Silvia Njric (CRO) 63 26 62
POOL D
Netherlands defeated Romania 3-0
Michaella Krajicek (NED) d. Monica Niculescu (ROU) 63 61
Arantxa Rus (NED) d. Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) 61 63
Kiki Bertens / Richel Hogenkamp (NED) d. Alexandra Dulgheru / Monica Niculescu (ROU) 76(6) 36 75
Hungary defeated Latvia 3-0
Timea Babos (HUN) d. Irina Kuzmina (LAT) 63 64
Greta Arn (HUN) d. Liga Dekmeijere (LAT) 63 60
Timea Babos / Reka Luba Jani (HUN) d. Liga Dekmeijere / Irina Kuzmina (LAT) 64 63
