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2017 Fed Cup

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Edition
  
55th

Duration
  
11 February – 12 November

The 2017 Fed Cup is the 55th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis.

Contents

World Group Play-offs

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and four winners of the World Group II ties 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.

World Group II

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2017. Winners advanced to the World Group Play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II Play-offs.

World Group II Play-offs

The four losing teams in World Group II play off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I.

Group I

Location: Club Deportivo la Asunción, Metepec, Mexico (outdoor hard)

Dates: 6–11 February

Participating teams

Play-offs

  •  Canada was promoted to the 2017 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs.
  •  Mexico and  Bolivia were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2018.
  • Group II

    Venue: Centro de Alto Rendimiento Fred Maduro, Panama City, Panama (outdoor clay)

    Dates: 19–22 July

    Participating teams

    Group I

    Venue: Daulet National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)

    Dates: 8–11 February

    Participating teams

    Play-offs

  •  Kazakhstan was promoted to the 2017 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs.
  •  Philippines were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2018.
  • Group II

    Venue: Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan (outdoor hard)

    Dates: 16–22 July

    Participating teams

    Group I

    Venue: Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)

    Dates: 8–11 February

    Participating teams

    Play-offs

  •  Great Britain and  Serbia were promoted to the 2017 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs.
  •  Israel and  Bosnia and Herzegovina were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2018.
  • Group II

    Venue: Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard)

    Dates: 19–22 April

    Participating teams

    Group III

    Venue: National Tennis School & Tennis Club Acvila, Chișinău, Moldova (outdoor clay)

    Dates: 12–17 June

    Participating teams
    Inactive teams

    References

    2017 Fed Cup Wikipedia