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2015 Fed Cup

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Duration	7 February – 15 November
Edition	53rd
Achievements (singles)
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The 2015 Fed Cup (also known as the 2015 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 53rd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 14–15 November and was won by the Czech Republic for the second year in a row, and for the fourth time in five years.[1]

Participating teams
Australia	Canada	Czech Republic	Germany
France	Italy	Poland	Russia

Czech Republic vs Russia

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Czech Republic3	O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic14–15 November 2015Novacrylic ultracushion hard (indoors)	Russia2
1 2 3 1 Petra KvitováAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2 6 6 1 6 1 2 Karolína PlíškováMaria Sharapova 3 6 4 6 3 Petra KvitováMaria Sharapova 6 3 4 6 2 6 4 Karolína PlíškováAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6 3 6 4 5 Karolína Plíšková / Barbora StrýcováAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Elena Vesnina 4 6 6 3 6 2

World Group play-offs

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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.

Date: 18–19 April

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Brindisi, Italy	Clay	Italy (1)	3–2	United States
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Clay (i)	Netherlands	4–1	Australia (2)
Zielona Góra, Poland	Hard (i)	Poland (3)	2–3	Switzerland
Montreal, Canada	Hard (i)	Canada (4)	2–3	Romania

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2015. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs.

Date: 7–8 February

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Apeldoorn, Netherlands	Clay (i)	Netherlands	4–1	Slovakia (1)
Galați, Romania	Hard (i)	Romania	3–2	Spain (3)
Helsingborg, Sweden	Hard (i)	Sweden	1–3	Switzerland (4)
Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Argentina (2)	1–4	United States

World Group II play-offs

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The four losing teams from World Group II played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone, one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone, and one team from the Americas Zone.

Date: 18–19 April

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Novi Sad, Serbia	Hard (i)	Serbia (1)	4–1	Paraguay
Bratislava, Slovakia	Clay (i)	Slovakia (2)	4–0	Sweden
Tokyo, Japan	Hard (i)	Japan (3)	2–3	Belarus
Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Argentina	0–4	Spain (4)