The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced the official team nominations for the 2019 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals and World Group and World Group II play-off ties taking place on 20-21 April.
There will also be Americas Zone Group II action in Peru and Dominican Republic on 17-20 April and Europe/Africa Zone Group III in both Finland and Montenegro on 15-20 April.
Live scoring and live streaming will be available on the official Fed Cup website throughout the week. The English and Spanish websites will both feature reports, photographs and exclusive video content.
WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS
FRANCE v ROMANIA
Venue: Kindarena, Rouen, FRA (clay-indoor)
France
Caroline Garcia
Pauline Parmentier
Alize Cornet
Kristina Mladenovic
Captain: Julien Benneteau
Romania
Simona Halep
Mihaela Buzarnescu
Irina-Camelia Begu
Monica Niculescu
Raluca Olaru
Captain: Florin Segarceanu
AUSTRALIA v BELARUS
Venue: Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane, AUS (hard - outdoor)
Australia
Ashleigh Barty
Daria Gavrilova
Samantha Stosur
Priscilla Hon
Captain: Alicia Molik
Belarus
Aryna Sabalenka
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Victoria Azarenka
Vera Lapko
Lidziya Marozava
Captain: Tatiana Poutchek
WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS
CZECH REPUBLIC v CANADA
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Prostejov, CZE (clay - indoor)
Czech Republic
Marketa Vondrousova
Karolina Muchova
Marie Bouzkova
Lucie Safarova
Barbora Krejcikova
Captain: Petr Pala
Canada
Rebecca Marino
Leylah Annie Fernandez
Gabriela Dabrowski
Sharon Fichman
Captain: Heidi El Tabakh
USA v SWITZERLAND
Venue: Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, USA (hard - indoor)
USA
Sloane Stephens
Madison Keys
Sofia Kenin
Jessica Pegula
Jennifer Brady
Captain: Kathy Rinaldi
Switzerland
Viktorija Golubic
Timea Bacsinszky
Conny Perrin
Ylena In-Albon
Captain: Heinz Guenthardt
LATVIA v GERMANY
Venue: Arena Riga, Riga, LAT (hard - indoor)
Latvia
Anastasija Sevastova
Jelena Ostapenko
Diana Marcinkevica
Daniela Vismane
Patricija Spaka
Captain: Adrians Zguns
Germany
Angelique Kerber
Julia Goerges
Andrea Petkovic
Anna-Lena Groenefeld
Captain: Jens Gerlach
BELGIUM v SPAIN
Venue: Lange Munte Kortrijk, Kortrijk, BEL (hard - indoor)
Belgium
Alison Van Uytvanck
Kirsten Flipkens
Ysaline Bonaventure
Yanina Wickmayer
Captain: Johan Van Herck
Spain
Garbine Muguruza
Carla Suarez Navarro
Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov
Georgina Garcia-Perez
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
Captain: Anabel Medina Garrigues
WORLD GROUP II PLAY-OFFS
RUSSIA v ITALY
Venue: CSKA Indoor Track and Field Complex, Moscow, RUS (clay - indoor)
Russia
Daria Kasatkina
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Anastasia Potapova
Natalia Vikhlyantseva
Vlada Koval
Captain: Igor Andreev
Italy
Camila Giorgi
Martina Trevisan
Jasmine Paolini
Sara Errani
Captain: Tathiana Garbin
JAPAN v NETHERLANDS
Venue: ITC Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, JPN (hard - outdoor)
Japan
Misaki Doi
Nao Hibino
Kurumi Nara
Eri Hozumi
Shuko Aoyama
Captain: Toshihisa Tsuchihashi
Netherlands
Richel Hogenkamp
Bibiane Schoofs
Lesley Kerkhove
Demi Schuurs
Captain: Paul Haarhuis
GREAT BRITAIN v KAZAKHSTAN
Venue: Copper Box Arena, London, GBR (hard - indoor)
Great Britain
Johanna Konta
Katie Boulter
Heather Watson
Harriet Dart
Katie Swan
Captain: Anne Keothavong
Kazakhstan
Yulia Putintseva
Zarina Diyas
Anna Danilina
Galina Voskoboeva
Captain: Dias Doskarayev
SLOVAKIA v BRAZIL
Venue: AXA Arena NTC, Bratislava, SVK (clay - indoor)
Slovakia
Dominika Cibulkova
Viktoria Kuzmova
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
Magdalena Rybarikova
Rebecca Sramkova
Captain: Matej Liptak
Brazil
Beatriz Haddad Maia
Carolina Meligeni Rodrigues Alves
Gabriela Ce
Luisa Stefani
Thaisa Grana Pedretti
Captain: Roberta Burzagli
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