2011 Fed Cup


The 2011 Fed Cup was the 49th edition of the tournament between national teams in women's tennis.
The final took place at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 5–6 November. Czech Republic defeated the home team, Russia, to win their sixth title and first as an independent nation.

World Group play-offs

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and four winners of the World Group II ties entered the draw for the World Group play-offs. Four seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, were drawn against four unseeded teams.
Date: 16–17 April
VenueSurfaceHome TeamScoreVisiting Team
Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, GermanyIndoor clay'5–0
Club de Tenis Lleida, Lleida, SpainOutdoor clay 4–1
Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, SlovakiaIndoor clay 2–3'
Glen Iris Valley Recreational Club, Melbourne, AustraliaOutdoor clay 2–3

World Group II

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2011. The winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and the loser playing in the World Group II play-offs.
Date: 5–6 February
VenueSurfaceHome TeamScoreVisiting Team
Tere Tennis Club, Tallinn, EstoniaIndoor hard1–4
Ljudski vrt Sports Hall, Maribor, SloveniaIndoor clay1–4
Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad, SerbiaIndoor hard 3–2
Idrottens Hus, Helsingborg, SwedenIndoor hard2–3

World Group II play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone, one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone, and one team from the Americas Zone.
Date: 16–17 April
VenueSurfaceHome TeamScoreVisiting Team
Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk, BelarusIndoor hard'5–0
Bourbon Beans Dome, Kobe, JapanIndoor hard'4–0
Teniski Klub Koper, Koper, SloveniaOutdoor clay3–2
TC Lido Lugano, Lugano, SwitzerlandOutdoor clay 4–1

Americas Zone

  • Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
  • Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I

Venue: Tenis Club Argentino, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dates: February 2–5
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Group II

Venue: Centro Nacional de Tenis, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Dates: May 16–22
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Asia/Oceania Zone

  • Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
  • Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Dates: February 2–5
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Group II

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Dates: February 2–5
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Europe/Africa Zone

  • Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
  • Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I

Venue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
Dates: February 2–5
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Group II

Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt
Dates: May 4–7
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Group III

Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt
Dates: May 2–7
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Rankings

The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.