2013 Fed Cup World Group#First round
{{main|2013 Fed Cup}}
{{Infobox tennis tournament year|2013|Fed Cup World Group
| date=9 February – 3 November
| edition=23rd
| champ={{fed-big|ITA}}
| main_name=Fed Cup
}}
The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup (women's tennis) competition in 2013. First seeds Czech Republic were the defending champions, but they were defeated in the semi-finals by Italy. Italy won the final against Russia.{{cite web|url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/nov/03/italy-sara-errani-fed-cup|title= Sara Errani secures Fed Cup for Italy with win over Alisa Kleybanova|date=3 November 2013|work= Guardian |access-date=4 November 2013}}{{cite web|url = http://www.fedcup.com/en/news/160155.aspx|title= Italy wins fourth Fed cup|date=3 November 2013|work= Fedcup.com|access-date=4 November 2013}}{{cite web|url = http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/254101.html|title= Italy claims fourth Fed Cup title|date=3 November 2013|work= ESPN|access-date=4 November 2013}}{{cite web|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/24794627|title= Italy ease past Russia to claim fourth title|date=3 November 2013|work=BBC Sport|access-date=4 November 2013}}
Participating teams
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" |
| colspan=4|Participating teams |
|---|
| style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|AUS}}
!style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|CZE}} !style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|ITA}} !style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|JPN}} |
| {{fed-big|RUS}}
!{{fed-big|SRB}} !{{fed-big|SVK}} !{{fed-big|USA}} |
Draw
{{8TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=9–10 February
| RD2-date=20–21 April
| RD3-date=2–3 November
| teamwidth=16
| RD1T1-loc={{nowrap|Ostrava, Czech Republic (Indoor hard)}}
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1= {{nowrap|{{fed|CZE}}}} | RD1-score1=4
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= {{fed|AUS}} | RD1-score2=0
| RD1T2-loc= Rimini, Italy (Indoor clay)
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= {{fed|USA}} | RD1-score3=2
| RD1-seed4=3 | RD1-team4= {{fed|ITA}} | RD1-score4=3
| RD1T3-loc= Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard)
| RD1-seed5=4 | RD1-team5= {{fed|RUS}} | RD1-score5=3
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= {{fed|JPN}} | RD1-score6=2
| RD1T4-loc= Niš, Serbia (Indoor hard)
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= {{fed|SVK}} | RD1-score7=3
| RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-team8= {{fed|SRB}} | RD1-score8=2
| RD2T1-loc= Palermo, Italy (Outdoor clay)
| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1= {{nowrap|{{fed|CZE}}}} | RD2-score1=1
| RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2= {{fed|ITA}}| RD2-score2=3
| RD2T2-loc= Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay)
| RD2-seed3=4 | RD2-team3= {{fed|RUS}} | RD2-score3=3
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= {{fed|SVK}} | RD2-score4=2
| RD3T1-loc=Cagliari, Italy (Outdoor clay)
| RD3-seed1=3 | RD3-team1= {{fed|ITA}} | RD3-score1=4
| RD3-seed2=4 | RD3-team2= {{fed|RUS}}| RD3-score2=0
}}
First round
=Czech Republic vs. Australia=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Czech Republic
|team2=Australia
|venue=ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019084|title=Czech Republic v Australia|publisher=fedcup.com}}
|date=9–10 February 2013
|surface=Novacrylic ultracushion hard (indoors)
|score1= 4
|score2= 0
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Petra Kvitová | 7 | 6 | |T2P1=Jarmila Gajdošová | 6.015 | 3 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Lucie Šafářová | 7 | 7 | |T2P1=Samantha Stosur | 6.06 | 6.035 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Petra Kvitová | 2 | 7 | 6 |T2P1=Samantha Stosur | 6 | 6.025 |4 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Lucie Šafářová |np= | | |T2P1=Jarmila Gajdošová | | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Andrea Hlaváčková |T1P2=Lucie Hradecká | 6 | 7 | |T2P1=Ashleigh Barty |T2P2=Casey Dellacqua | 0 | 6.005|| }}
|}}
=United States vs. Italy=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=United States
|team2=Italy
|venue=105 Stadium, Rimini, Italy{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019085|title=United States v Italy|publisher=fedcup.com}}
|date=9–10 February 2013
|surface=Red clay (indoors)
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Jamie Hampton | 2 | 1 | |T2P1=Sara Errani | 6 | 6 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Varvara Lepchenko | 2 | 6 | 7 |T2P1=Roberta Vinci | 6 | 4 | 5 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Varvara Lepchenko | 7 | 6 | |T2P1=Sara Errani | 5 | 2 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Jamie Hampton | 2 | 6 | 1 |T2P1=Roberta Vinci | 6 | 4 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Liezel Huber |T1P2=Varvara Lepchenko | 2| 2| |T2P1=Sara Errani |T2P2=Roberta Vinci | 6| 6| }}
|}}
=Russia vs. Japan=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Russia
|team2=Japan
|venue=Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019086|title=Russia v Japan|publisher=fedcup.com}}
|date=9–10 February 2013
|surface=Hard (RuKortHard) (indoors)
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Maria Kirilenko | 7 | 6 | |T2P1=Kimiko Date-Krumm | 6.025 | 4 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ekaterina Makarova | 2 | 2 | |T2P1=Ayumi Morita | 6 | 6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Elena Vesnina | 4 | 1 | |T2P1=Ayumi Morita | 6 | 6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ekaterina Makarova | 6 | 6 | |T2P1=Kimiko Date-Krumm | 1 | 1 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ekaterina Makarova |T1P2=Elena Vesnina | 6 | 6 | |T2P1=Misaki Doi |T2P2=Ayumi Morita | 2 | 2 | }}
|}}
=Slovakia vs. Serbia=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Slovakia
|team2=Serbia
|venue=Čair Sports Center, Niš, Serbia{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019087|title=Slovakia v Serbia|publisher=fedcup.com}}
|date=9–10 February 2013
|surface=Hard (RuKortHard) (indoors)
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Daniela Hantuchová | 7 | 6 | |T2P1=Bojana Jovanovski | 5 | 2 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Dominika Cibulková | 6 | 5 | |T2P1=Vesna Dolonc | 4 | 4 |re1=2 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Jana Čepelová | 5 | 7 | 11 |T2P1=Bojana Jovanovski | 7 | 5 | 9 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Daniela Hantuchová |6 |6 | |T2P1=Vesna Dolonc |3 |2 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Jana Čepelová |T1P2=Magdaléna Rybáriková |wo=2 | | |T2P1=Vesna Dolonc |T2P2=Aleksandra Krunić | | |}}
|}}
Semifinals
=Czech Republic vs. Italy=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Czech Republic
|team2=Italy
|venue=Country Time Club, Palermo, Italy{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019088|title=Czech Republic v Italy|publisher=fedcup.com}}
|date=20–22 April 2013
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1= 1
|score2= 3
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Lucie Šafářová |4 |2 | |T2P1=Sara Errani |6 |6 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Petra Kvitová |4 |1 | |T2P1=Roberta Vinci |6 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Petra Kvitová |2 |6 |6 |T2P1=Sara Errani |6 |2 |0 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Lucie Šafářová |3 | 7 |3 |T2P1=Roberta Vinci |6 | 6.015 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Andrea Hlaváčková |T1P2=Lucie Hradecká | | | |T2P1=Flavia Pennetta |T2P2=Francesca Schiavone | | ||np= }}
|}}
=Russia vs. Slovakia=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Russia
|team2=Slovakia
|venue=Sports Center Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russia{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019089|title=Russia v Slovakia|publisher=fedcup.com}}
|date=20–21 April 2013
|surface=Red clay (indoor)
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |7 |1 |4 |T2P1=Dominika Cibulková |5 |6 |6 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Maria Kirilenko |2 |4 | |T2P1=Daniela Hantuchová |6 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Maria Kirilenko |7 |6 | |T2P1=Dominika Cibulková |5 |1 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ekaterina Makarova |6 |4 |6 |T2P1=Daniela Hantuchová |3 |6 |4 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ekaterina Makarova |T1P2=Elena Vesnina |4 |6 |6 |T2P1=Dominika Cibulková |T2P2=Daniela Hantuchová |6 |3 |1| }}
|}}
Final
=Italy vs. Russia=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Italy
|team2=Russia
|venue=Tennis Club Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019090|title=Italy v Russia|publisher=fedcup.com}}
|date=2–3 November 2013
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=4
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Roberta Vinci |5 |7 |8 |T2P1=Alexandra Panova |7 |5 |6 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Sara Errani |6 |6 | |T2P1=Irina Khromacheva |1 |4 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Sara Errani |6 |6 | |T2P1=Alisa Kleybanova |1 |1 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Roberta Vinci |np= | | |T2P1=Irina Khromacheva | | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Karin Knapp |T1P2=Flavia Pennetta |4 |6 |10 |T2P1=Margarita Gasparyan |T2P2=Irina Khromacheva |6 |2 |4 |mtb=}}
|}}
{{winners|fed|2013 Fed Cup champions|ITA|Fourth}}
References
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