2018 Fed Cup World Group

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	Belarus	2
		Germany	3			Stuttgart, Germany (clay, indoor)[2]
							Germany	1
	Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor)[3]					3	Czech Republic	4
	3	Czech Republic	3
		Switzerland	1								Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor)[4]
											3	Czech Republic	3
	La Roche-sur-Yon, France (hard, indoor)[5]										2	United States	0
		Belgium	2
	4	France	3			Aix-en-Provence, France (clay, indoor)[6]
						4	France	2
	Asheville, United States (hard, indoor)[7]					2	United States	3
		Netherlands	1
	2	United States	3

Quarterfinals

Belarus vs. Germany

Belarus 2	Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk, Belarus[1] 10–11 February Hard (indoor)		Germany 3
1 2 3 1 Aryna Sabalenka Tatjana Maria 4 6 6 1 6 2   2 Aliaksandra Sasnovich Antonia Lottner 5 7 4 6     3 Vera Lapko Tatjana Maria 4 6 7 5 0 6   4 Aryna Sabalenka Antonia Lottner 6 3 5 7 6 2   5 Lidziya Marozava / Aryna Sabalenka Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Tatjana Maria 7^7 6^4 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 Petra Kvitová Viktorija Golubic 6 2 1 6 6 3   2 Barbora Strýcová Belinda Bencic 6 2 6 4     3 Petra Kvitová Belinda Bencic 6 2 6 4     4 Barbora Strýcová Viktorija Golubic       not played 5 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 Pauline Parmentier Elise Mertens 2 6 1 6     2 Kristina Mladenovic Kirsten Flipkens 6 2 6 4     3 Kristina Mladenovic Elise Mertens 6 4 6 4     4 Pauline Parmentier Alison Van Uytvanck 1 6 3 6     5 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 Venus Williams Arantxa Rus 6 1 6 4     2 CoCo Vandeweghe Richèl Hogenkamp 4 6 7^8 6^6 6 3   3 Venus Williams Richèl Hogenkamp 7 5 6 1     4 CoCo Vandeweghe Arantxa Rus       not played 5 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 Julia Görges Petra Kvitová 3 6 2 6     2 Angelique Kerber Karolína Plíšková 5 7 3 6     3 Julia Görges Karolína Plíšková 6 4 6 2     4 Angelique Kerber Petra Kvitová 2 6 2 6     5 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 Pauline Parmentier Sloane Stephens 6^3 7^7 5 7     2 Kristina Mladenovic CoCo Vandeweghe 1 6 6 3 6 2   3 Kristina Mladenovic Sloane Stephens 2 6 0 6     4 Pauline Parmentier Madison Keys 6^4 7^7 4 6     5 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 Barbora Strýcová Sofia Kenin 6^5 7^7 6 1 6 4   2 Kateřina Siniaková Alison Riske 6 3 7^7 6^2     3 Kateřina Siniaková Sofia Kenin 7 5 5 7 7 5   4 Barbora Strýcová Alison Riske       not played 5 Kateřina Siniaková / Barbora Krejčíková Danielle Collins / Nicole Melichar       not played

References

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