The 2011 Fed Cup (also known as the 2011 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 49th edition of the tournament between national teams in women's
tennis
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The final took place at the
Olympic Stadium
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in
Moscow, Russia, on 5–6 November.
Czech Republic
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defeated the home team,
Russia
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, to win their sixth title and first as an
independent nation.
World Group
Draw
World Group play-offs
The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Australia, France, Slovakia and United States), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Spain, Germany, Serbia and Ukraine) 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
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
World Group II play-offs
The four losing teams from World Group II (Estonia, Slovenia, Canada and Sweden) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Belarus and Switzerland), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Japan), and one team from the Americas Zone (Argentina).
Date: 16–17 April
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
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Argentina
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(outdoor clay)
Dates: February 2–5
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Group II
Venue:
Centro Nacional de Tenis,
Santo Domingo
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Dominican Republic
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(outdoor hard)
Dates: May 16–22
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Asia/Oceania Zone
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Group I
Venue:
National Tennis Centre,
Nonthaburi,
Thailand
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Dates: February 2–5
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Group II
Venue:
National Tennis Centre,
Nonthaburi,
Thailand
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Dates: February 2–5
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Europe/Africa Zone
* Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
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Group I
Venue:
Municipal Tennis Club,
Eilat
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Israel
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(outdoor hard)
Dates: February 2–5
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Group II
Venue:
Smash Tennis Academy,
Cairo
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Egypt
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Dates: May 4–7
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Group III
Venue:
Smash Tennis Academy,
Cairo
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Egypt
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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.
See also
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2012 Fed Cup
References
External links
2011 Fed Cup
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Fed Cup
The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ...
Billie Jean King Cups by year
2011 in women's tennis