Fed Cup Qualifiers - Day 1 status

The status after Day One of the Fed Cup Qualifiers.

The Fed Cup Qualifiers, played this week, will determine the eight countries to join Hungary (host nation), France and Australia (2019 finalists), and Czech Republic (wildcard) in the 2020 finals in April.

USA (1) v Latvia (currently 2-0)

at Angel of the Winds Arena, Everett, Washington, USA, 7-8 February 2020.

Results 

Sofia Kenin (USA) defeated Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) 6-2 6-2

Serena Williams (USA) defeated Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) 7-6(4) 7-6(3)

Netherlands v Belarus (2) (currently 1-1)

at Sportcampus Zuiderpark, The Hague, Netherlands, 7-8 February 2020.

Results

Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Belarus) 6-7(5) 6-2 6-1

Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) defeated Arantxa Rus (Netherlands) 6-2 5-3 (retired)

Romania (3) v Russia (currently 1-1)

at Sala Polivalenta Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 7-8 February 2020.

Results 

Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia) defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse (Romania) 6-1 6-4

Ana Bogdan (Romania) defeated Veronika Kudermetova (Russia) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1

Brazil v Germany (4) (currently 0-2)

at Costao do Santinho Resort, Florianopolis SC, Brazil, 7-8 February 2020.

Results 

Laura Siegemund (Germany) defeated Teliana Pereira (Brazil) 6-3 6-3

Tatjana Maria (Germany) defeated Gabriela Ce (Brazil) 6-3 7-6(5)

Spain (5) v Japan (currently 2-0)

at Centro de Tenis La Manga Club, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain, 7-8 February 2020.

Results 

Sara Sorribes Tormo (Spain) defeated Naomi Osaka (Japan) 6-0 6-3

Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) defeated Misaki Doi (Japan) 6-3 6-4

Switzerland (6) v Canada (currently 2-0)

at Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel, Switzerland, 7-8 February 2020.

Results 

Jil Teichmann (Switzerland) defeated Leylah Annie Fernandez (Canada) 7-6(4) 6-4

Belinda Bencic (Switzerland) defeated Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) 6-1 6-2

Belgium (7) v Kazakhstan (currently 1-1)

at SC Lange Munte, Kortrijk, Belgium, 7-8 February 2020.

Results 

Elise Mertens (Belgium) defeated Zarina Diyas (Kazakhstan) 1-6 6-2 6-1

Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) defeated Ysaline Bonaventure (Belgium) 3-6 7-6(2) 6-2

Slovakia v Great Britain (8) (currently 2-0)

at AXA Arena NTC, Bratislava, Slovakia, 7-8 February 2020.

Results 

Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (Slovakia) defeated Heather Watson (Great Britain) 6-2 6-3

Viktoria Kuzmova (Slovakia) defeated Harriet Dart (Great Britain) 6-7(3) 6-3 7-5