2018 Fed Cup World Group
Date10 February – 11 November
Edition28th
Champions

Czech Republic

The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2018.

Participating teams

Participating teams

Belarus
Belgium
Czech Republic
France

Germany
Netherlands
Switzerland
United States

Seeds

  1.  Belarus (quarterfinals)
  2.  United States (final)
  3.  Czech Republic (champions)
  4.  France (semifinals)

Draw

Quarterfinals
10–11 February		Semifinals
21–22 April		Final
10–11 November
Minsk, Belarus (hard, indoor)[1]
1 Belarus2
Stuttgart, Germany (clay, indoor)[2]
 Germany3
 Germany1
Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor)[3]
3 Czech Republic4
3 Czech Republic3
Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor)[4]
  Switzerland1
3 Czech Republic3
La Roche-sur-Yon, France (hard, indoor)[5]
2 United States0
 Belgium2
Aix-en-Provence, France (clay, indoor)[6]
4 France3
4 France2
Asheville, United States (hard, indoor)[7]
2 United States3
 Netherlands1
2 United States3

Quarterfinals

Belarus vs. Germany


Belarus
2		 Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk, Belarus[1]
10–11 February
Hard (indoor)
Germany
3
1 2 3
1 Belarus
Germany		 Aryna Sabalenka
Tatjana Maria		 4
6 		6
1		 6
2		  
2 Belarus
Germany		 Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Antonia Lottner		 5
7 		4
6 		   
3 Belarus
Germany		 Vera Lapko
Tatjana Maria		 4
6 		7
5		 0
6 		 
4 Belarus
Germany		 Aryna Sabalenka
Antonia Lottner		 6
3		 5
7 		6
2		  
5 Belarus
Germany		 Lidziya Marozava / Aryna Sabalenka
Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Tatjana Maria		 77
64		 5
7 		4
6 		 

Czech Republic vs. Switzerland


Czech Republic
3		 O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[3]
10–11 February
Hard (indoor)
Switzerland
1
1 2 3
1 Czech Republic
Switzerland		 Petra Kvitová
Viktorija Golubic		 6
2		 1
6 		6
3		  
2 Czech Republic
Switzerland		 Barbora Strýcová
Belinda Bencic		 6
2		 6
4		    
3 Czech Republic
Switzerland		 Petra Kvitová
Belinda Bencic		 6
2		 6
4		    
4 Czech Republic
Switzerland		 Barbora Strýcová
Viktorija Golubic		       not
played
5 Czech Republic
Switzerland		 Lucie Šafářová / Barbora Strýcová
Timea Bacsinszky / Jil Teichmann		 6
1		 4
6 		[8]
[10] 		 

France vs. Belgium


France
3		 Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France[5]
10–11 February
Hard (indoor)
Belgium
2
1 2 3
1 France
Belgium		 Pauline Parmentier
Elise Mertens		 2
6		 1
6		    
2 France
Belgium		 Kristina Mladenovic
Kirsten Flipkens		 6
2		 6
4		    
3 France
Belgium		 Kristina Mladenovic
Elise Mertens		 6
4		 6
4		    
4 France
Belgium		 Pauline Parmentier
Alison Van Uytvanck		 1
6		 3
6		    
5 France
Belgium		 Amandine Hesse / Kristina Mladenovic
Kirsten Flipkens / Elise Mertens		 6
4		 2
6		 6
2		  

United States vs. Netherlands


United States
3		 US Cellular Arena, Asheville, United States[7]
10–11 February
Hard (indoor)
Netherlands
1
1 2 3
1 United States
Netherlands		 Venus Williams
Arantxa Rus		 6
1		 6
4		    
2 United States
Netherlands		 CoCo Vandeweghe
Richèl Hogenkamp		 4
6 		78
66		 6
3		  
3 United States
Netherlands		 Venus Williams
Richèl Hogenkamp		 7
5		 6
1		    
4 United States
Netherlands		 CoCo Vandeweghe
Arantxa Rus		       not
played
5 United States
Netherlands		 Serena Williams / Venus Williams
Lesley Kerkhove / Demi Schuurs		 2
6 		3
6 		   

Semifinals

Germany vs. Czech Republic


Germany
1		 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany[2]
21–22 April
Clay (indoor)
Czech Republic
4
1 2 3
1 Germany
Czech Republic		 Julia Görges
Petra Kvitová		 3
6 		2
6 		   
2 Germany
Czech Republic		 Angelique Kerber
Karolína Plíšková		 5
7 		3
6 		   
3 Germany
Czech Republic		 Julia Görges
Karolína Plíšková		 6
4		 6
2		    
4 Germany
Czech Republic		 Angelique Kerber
Petra Kvitová		 2
6 		2
6		    
5 Germany
Czech Republic		 Julia Görges / Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Kateřina Siniaková / Barbora Strýcová		 5
7 		0
0		   retired
 

France vs. United States


France
2		 Arena du Pays d'Aix, Aix-en-Provence, France[6]
21–22 April
Clay (indoor)
United States
3
1 2 3
1 France
United States		 Pauline Parmentier
Sloane Stephens		 63
77		 5
7 		   
2 France
United States		 Kristina Mladenovic
CoCo Vandeweghe		 1
6 		6
3		 6
2		  
3 France
United States		 Kristina Mladenovic
Sloane Stephens		 2
6 		0
6 		   
4 France
United States		 Pauline Parmentier
Madison Keys		 64
77		 4
6 		   
5 France
United States		 Amandine Hesse / Kristina Mladenovic
Bethanie Mattek-Sands / CoCo Vandeweghe		 6
4		 3
6 		[10]
[6]		  

Final

Czech Republic vs. United States


Czech Republic
3		 O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[4]
10–11 November 2018
Hard (indoors)
United States
0
1 2 3
1 Czech Republic
United States		 Barbora Strýcová
Sofia Kenin		 65
77		 6
1		 6
4		  
2 Czech Republic
United States		 Kateřina Siniaková
Alison Riske		 6
3		 77
62		    
3 Czech Republic
United States		 Kateřina Siniaková
Sofia Kenin		 7
5		 5
7 		7
5		  
4 Czech Republic
United States		 Barbora Strýcová
Alison Riske		       not
played
5 Czech Republic
United States		 Kateřina Siniaková / Barbora Krejčíková
Danielle Collins / Nicole Melichar		       not
played

References

  1. 1 2 "Belarus v Germany". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  2. 1 2 "Germany v Czech Republic". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  3. 1 2 "Czech Republic v Switzerland". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  4. 1 2 "Czech Republic v United States". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  5. 1 2 "France v Belgium". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  6. 1 2 "France v United States". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  7. 1 2 "United States v Netherlands". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
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