title: 2011 Fed Cup World Group
text: # 2011 Fed Cup World Group
  
  The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2011. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. Italy was the two-time defending champion, but they were defeated in the semifinals by four-time former champion Russia.
  
  The Russians were defeated in the final by Czech Republic, 3–2, in their first final and title since 1988.
  
  ## Participating teams
  
  Participating teams :
  
  | Australia | Belgium | Czech Republic | France |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Italy | Russia | Slovakia | United States |
  
  ## Draw
  
  | Quarterfinals 5–6 February | Quarterfinals 5–6 February | Quarterfinals 5–6 February | Semifinals 16–17 April | Semifinals 16–17 April | Semifinals 16–17 April | Final 5–6 November | Final 5–6 November | Final 5–6 November |
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  | Hobart, Australia (Outdoor hard) | Hobart, Australia (Outdoor hard) | Hobart, Australia (Outdoor hard) | | | | | | |
  | 1 | Italy | 4 | | | | | | |
  | 1 | Italy | 4 | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | | | |
  | | Australia | 1 | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | | | |
  | | Australia | 1 | 1 | Italy | 0 | | | |
  | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | 1 | Italy | 0 | | | |
  | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | 3 | Russia | 5 | | | |
  | | France | 2 | 3 | Russia | 5 | | | |
  | | France | 2 | | | | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) |
  | 3 | Russia | 3 | | | | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) |
  | 3 | Russia | 3 | | | | 3 | Russia | 2 |
  | Bratislava, Slovakia (Indoor hard) | Bratislava, Slovakia (Indoor hard) | Bratislava, Slovakia (Indoor hard) | | | | 3 | Russia | 2 |
  | Bratislava, Slovakia (Indoor hard) | Bratislava, Slovakia (Indoor hard) | Bratislava, Slovakia (Indoor hard) | | | | 4 | Czech Republic | 3 |
  | 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | | 4 | Czech Republic | 3 |
  | 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | | | |
  | | Slovakia | 2 | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | | | |
  | | Slovakia | 2 | 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | |
  | Antwerp, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Antwerp, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Antwerp, Belgium (Indoor hard) | 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | |
  | Antwerp, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Antwerp, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Antwerp, Belgium (Indoor hard) | | Belgium | 2 | | | |
  | | Belgium | 4 | | Belgium | 2 | | | |
  | 2 | United States | 1 | | | | | | |
  
  ## First round
  
  ### Italy vs. Australia
  
  | Italy 4 | Hobart International Tennis Centre, Hobart, Australia 5–6 February 2011 Plexicushion hard (outdoors) | Hobart International Tennis Centre, Hobart, Australia 5–6 February 2011 Plexicushion hard (outdoors) | Australia 1 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 1 Francesca Schiavone Jarmila Groth $7^7$ $6^4$ 3 6 3 6   2 Flavia Pennetta Samantha Stosur $7^7$ $6^5$ $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 4   3 Francesca Schiavone Samantha Stosur $7^7$ $6^1$ 3 6 7 5   4 Flavia Pennetta Jarmila Groth 6 3 6 2     5 Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci Anastasia Rodionova / Rennae Stubbs 2 6 $7^7$ $6^1$ 6 4 ||||
  
  ### France vs. Russia
  
  | France 2 | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 5–6 February 2011 RuKortHard (indoors) | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 5–6 February 2011 RuKortHard (indoors) | Russia 3 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 1 Alizé Cornet Svetlana Kuznetsova 3 6 6 3 6 4   2 Virginie Razzano Maria Sharapova 6 3 6 4     3 Alizé Cornet Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6 3 3 6 2 6   4 Virginie Razzano Svetlana Kuznetsova 4 6 4 6     5 Julie Coin / Alizé Cornet Svetlana Kuznetsova / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova $6^4$ $7^7$ 0 6 ||||
  
  ### Czech Republic vs. Slovakia
  
  | Czech Republic 3 | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 5–6 February 2011 Latex-ite hard (indoors) | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 5–6 February 2011 Latex-ite hard (indoors) | Slovakia 2 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 1 Lucie Šafářová Daniela Hantuchová 7 5 6 1     2 Petra Kvitová Dominika Cibulková 6 2 6 3     3 Petra Kvitová Daniela Hantuchová 6 4 6 2     4 Lucie Šafářová Jana Čepelová 6 4 $6^5$ $7^7$   retired  5 Květa Peschke / Barbora Záhlavová Strýcová Jana Čepelová / Magdaléna Rybáriková 1 6 6 4 $6^4$ $7^7$ ||||
  
  ### Belgium vs. United States
  
  | Belgium 4 | Sportpaleis Antwerp, Merksem, Belgium 5–6 February 2011 Acrylic hard (indoors) | Sportpaleis Antwerp, Merksem, Belgium 5–6 February 2011 Acrylic hard (indoors) | United States 1 |
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  | 1 2 3 1 Yanina Wickmayer Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6 1 $7^8$ $6^6$     2 Kim Clijsters Melanie Oudin 6 0 6 4     3 Kim Clijsters Bethanie Mattek-Sands $6^{12}$ $7^{14}$ 6 2 6 1   4 Yanina Wickmayer Melanie Oudin 6 2 6 0     5 Kirsten Flipkens / An-Sophie Mestach Liezel Huber / Vania King 3 6 5 7 ||||
  
  ## Semifinals
  
  ### Italy vs. Russia
  
  | Italy 0 | Megasport Arena, Moscow, Russia 16–17 April 2011 RuKortHard (indoors) | Megasport Arena, Moscow, Russia 16–17 April 2011 RuKortHard (indoors) | Russia 5 |
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  | 1 2 3 1 Sara Errani Vera Zvonareva 0 6 2 6     2 Roberta Vinci Svetlana Kuznetsova 2 6 $7^7$ $6^4$ 1 6   3 Roberta Vinci Vera Zvonareva 4 6 2 6     4 Sara Errani Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova $6^5$ $7^7$ $6^4$ $7^7$     5 Alberta Brianti / Maria Elena Camerin Ekaterina Makarova / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova $6^3$ $7^7$ 1 6 ||||
  
  ### Czech Republic vs. Belgium
  
  | Czech Republic 3 | Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium 16–17 April 2011 Acrylic hard (indoors) | Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium 16–17 April 2011 Acrylic hard (indoors) | Belgium 2 |
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  | 1 2 3 1 Petra Kvitová Kirsten Flipkens 6 2 $7^7$ $6^4$     2 Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Yanina Wickmayer 4 6 4 6     3 Petra Kvitová Yanina Wickmayer 5 7 6 4 6 2   4 Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Kirsten Flipkens 2 6 3 6     5 Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Kirsten Flipkens / Yanina Wickmayer 6 4 6 4 ||||
  
  ## Final
  
  ### Russia vs. Czech Republic
  
  | Russia 2 | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 5–6 November 2011 RuKortHard (indoors) | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 5–6 November 2011 RuKortHard (indoors) | Czech Republic 3 |
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  | 1 2 3 1 Maria Kirilenko Petra Kvitová 2 6 2 6     2 Svetlana Kuznetsova Lucie Šafářová 6 2 6 3     3 Svetlana Kuznetsova Petra Kvitová 6 4 2 6 3 6   4 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Lucie Šafářová 6 2 6 4     5 Maria Kirilenko / Elena Vesnina Lucie Hradecká / Květa Peschke 4 6 2 6 ||||
  
  * 2011 Fed Cup champions
  * Czech Republic Sixth title
  