2018 Fed Cup


The 2018 Fed Cup is the 56th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The 2018 Fed Cup was expected to feature some structural changes, including a 16-team World Group and the introduction of a Final Four event at a neutral, predetermined location. However, the ITF announced shortly before their annual meeting that they were tabling a vote on the changes for at least one year.
In one of the biggest shocks in the tournament history, Russia was demoted to the Zonal Groups for the first time in two decades, after consecutive losses to Slovakia and Latvia.
The final took place on 10–11 November and was won by the Czech Republic.

World Group

World Group Play-offs

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties and four winners of the World Group II ties will compete in the World Group Play-offs for spots in the 2019 World Group.

Seeds

VenueSurfaceHome TeamScoreVisiting Team
Minsk, BelarusHard '3–2
Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaClay '3–1
Wollongong, AustraliaHard '4–1
Genoa, ItalyClay0–4'

World Group II

Seeds

VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Bratislava, SlovakiaHard '4–1
Canberra, AustraliaGrass'3–2
Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaHard '3–1
Chieti, ItalyClay '3–2

World Group II Play-offs

The four losing teams in the World Group II ties and four winners of the zonal Groups I are scheduled to compete in the World Group II Play-offs for spots in the 2019 World Group II.

Seeds

VenueSurfaceHome TeamScoreVisiting Team
Khanty-Mansiysk, RussiaClay 2–3'
Cartagena, SpainClay'3–1
Montreal, CanadaHard '3–2
Miki, JapanHard '3–2

Americas Zone

Group I

Location: Club Internacional de Tenis, Asunción, Paraguay
Dates: 7–10 February
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Venue 1: Club Deportivo La Asunción, Metepec, Mexico
Venue 2: Centro Nacional de Tenis de la FET, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Dates: 20–23 June and 18–21 July
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Group I

Venue: R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India
Dates: 7–10 February
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Venue: Bahrain Polytechnic, Isa Town, Bahrain
Dates: 6–10 February
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;Pool C
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Group I

Venue: Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
Dates: 7–10 February
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;Pool C
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;Pool D
Venue: Tatoi Club, Athens, Greece
Dates: 18–21 April
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;Pool B
Venue 1: Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia
Venue 2: Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro
Dates: 16–21 April
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