2014 Fed Cup World Group#First round
{{main|2014 Fed Cup}}
{{Infobox tennis tournament year|2014|Fed Cup World Group
| date=8 February – 9 November
| edition=24th
| champ={{fed-big|CZE}}
| main_name=Fed Cup
}}
The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2014. The Czech Republic beat Germany in the final to win a third Fed Cup title in four years.{{cite web|url = https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/29968254|title=Czech Republic beat Germany 3-0|date=9 November 2014 |work=BBC Sport|access-date=13 November 2014}}{{cite web|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/11/sports/czechs-celebrate-commitment-to-team-success.html?_r=0|title=Czechs Celebrate Commitment to Team Success|date=10 November 2014 |work=New York Times|access-date=13 November 2014}}
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colspan=4|Participating Teams |
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style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|AUS}}
!style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|CZE}} !style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|GER}} !style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|ITA}} |
{{fed-big|RUS}}
!{{fed-big|SVK}} !{{fed-big|ESP}} !{{fed-big|USA}} |
Draw
{{8TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=8–9 February
| RD2-date=19–20 April
| RD3-date=8–9 November
| teamwidth=16
| RD1T1-loc=Cleveland, United States (indoor hard)
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1= {{nowrap|{{fed|ITA}}}} | RD1-score1=3
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= {{fed|USA}} | RD1-score2=1
| RD1T2-loc= Sevilla, Spain (outdoor clay)
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= {{fed|ESP}} | RD1-score3=2
| RD1-seed4=3 | RD1-team4= {{fed|CZE}} | RD1-score4=3
| RD1T3-loc= Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
| RD1-seed5=4 | RD1-team5= {{fed|SVK}} | RD1-score5=1
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= {{fed|GER}} | RD1-score6=3
| RD1T4-loc= Hobart, Australia (outdoor hard)
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= {{fed|AUS}} | RD1-score7=4
| RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-team8= {{fed|RUS}} | RD1-score8=0
| RD2T1-loc= Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1={{fed|ITA}} | RD2-score1=0
| RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2={{fed|CZE}} | RD2-score2=4
| RD2T2-loc= Brisbane, Australia (outdoor hard)
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{fed|GER}} | RD2-score3=3
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{fed|AUS}} | RD2-score4=1
| RD3T1-loc= Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
| RD3-seed1=3 | RD3-team1={{fed|CZE}} | RD3-score1=3
| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{fed|GER}} | RD3-score2=1
}}
First round
= United States vs. Italy =
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Italy
|team2=United States
|venue=Public Auditorium, Cleveland, United States{{cite web|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020734|title=United States v Italy|work=fedcup.com}}
|date=8–9 February 2014
|surface=Hard (indoors)
|score1=3
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=Christina McHale |6 |3 |6 |T1P1=Karin Knapp |3 |6 |1 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=Madison Keys |6 |6 | |T1P1=Camila Giorgi |2 |1 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=Alison Riske |6 |7 | |T1P1=Karin Knapp |3 |5 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=Christina McHale | | | |T1P1=Camila Giorgi | | | |np=}}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=Lauren Davis |T2P2=Madison Keys |2 |3 | |T1P1=Nastassja Burnett |T1P2=Alice Matteucci |6 |6 | }}
|}}
= Spain vs. Czech Republic =
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Spain
|team2=Czech Republic
|venue=Centro de Tenis Blas Infante, Seville, Spain{{cite web|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020735|title=Spain v Czech Republic|work=fedcup.com}}
|date=8–10 February 2014
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Carla Suárez Navarro |6 |6 | |T2P1=Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová |1 |4 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=María Teresa Torró Flor |3 |6 |1 |T2P1=Klára Zakopalová |6 |2 |6 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Carla Suárez Navarro |1 |6 |6 |T2P1=Klára Zakopalová |6 |3 |3 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Silvia Soler Espinosa |6 |1 |3 |T2P1=Lucie Šafářová |4 |6 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Silvia Soler Espinosa |T1P2=Carla Suárez Navarro |6.061 |3 | |T2P1=Andrea Hlaváčková |T2P2=Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová |7 |6 | }}
|}}
= Slovakia vs. Germany =
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Slovakia
|team2=Germany
|venue=Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia{{cite web|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020736|title=Slovakia v Germany|work=fedcup.com}}
|date=8–9 February 2014
|surface=DecoColor hard (indoors)
|score1=1
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Dominika Cibulková |6 |6.06 |2 |T2P1=Andrea Petkovic |2 |7 |6 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Daniela Hantuchová |6.061 |1 | |T2P1=Angelique Kerber |7 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Dominika Cibulková |3 |6.04 | |T2P1=Angelique Kerber |6 |7 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Daniela Hantuchová | | | |T2P1=Andrea Petkovic | | | |np=}}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Jana Čepelová |T1P2=Magdaléna Rybáriková |4 |6 |10 |T2P1=Julia Görges |T2P2=Anna-Lena Grönefeld |6 |3 |7|mtb= }}
|}}
= Australia vs. Russia =
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Australia
|team2=Russia
|venue=Hobart International Tennis Centre, Hobart, Australia{{cite web|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020737|title=Australia v Russia|work=fedcup.com}}
|date=8–9 February 2014
|surface=Plexicushion (outdoors)
|score1=4
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Casey Dellacqua |6 |6 | |T2P1=Irina Khromacheva |0 |2 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Samantha Stosur |6 |6 | |T2P1=Veronika Kudermetova |4 |0 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Samantha Stosur |6 |6 | |T2P1=Victoria Kan |2 |3 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Casey Dellacqua |np= | | |T2P1=Veronika Kudermetova | | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ashleigh Barty |T1P2=Casey Dellacqua |6 |6 | |T2P1=Irina Khromacheva |T2P2=Valeria Solovyeva |1 |3 | }}
|}}
Semifinals
= Czech Republic vs. Italy =
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Czech Republic
|team2=Italy
|venue=ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic{{cite web|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020738|title= Czech Republic v Italia|work=fedcup.com}}
|date=19–20 April 2014
|surface=Hard (indoors)
|score1=4
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=Sara Errani |6 |6 | |T1P1=Lucie Šafářová |4 |1 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=Camila Giorgi |6 |6 | |T1P1=Petra Kvitová |4 |2 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=Roberta Vinci |6 |7 | |T1P1=Petra Kvitová |3 |5 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=Camila Giorgi |np= | | |T1P1=Lucie Šafářová | | | |}}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=Camila Giorgi |T2P2=Karin Knapp |6 |5 |11 |T1P1=Andrea Hlaváčková|T1P2=Klára Koukalová |2 |7 |9 |mtb= }}
|}}
= Germany vs. Australia =
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Germany
|team2=Australia
|venue=Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane, Australia{{cite web|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020739|title= Germany v Australia|work=fedcup.com}}
|date=19–20 April 2014
|surface=Plexicushion (outdoors)
|score1=3
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Andrea Petkovic |6 |7 | |T2P1=Samantha Stosur |1 |6.065 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Angelique Kerber |6 |6 | |T2P1=Casey Dellacqua |1 |0 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Angelique Kerber |4 |6 |6 |T2P1=Samantha Stosur |6 |0 |3 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Andrea Petkovic |np= | | |T2P1=Casey Dellacqua | | | |}}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Julia Görges |T1P2=Anna-Lena Grönefeld |2 |7 |2 |T2P1=Ashleigh Barty |T2P2=Casey Dellacqua |6 |6.046 |10 |mtb= }}
|}}
Final
=Czech Republic vs. Germany=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Czech Republic
|team2=Germany
|venue=O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic{{cite web|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020740|title= Czech Republic v Germany|work=fedcup.com}}
|date=8–9 November 2014
|surface=Novacrylic ultracushion hard (indoors)
|score1=3
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=Andrea Petkovic |6|6| |T1P1=Petra Kvitová |2|4| }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=Angelique Kerber |6|6| |T1P1=Lucie Šafářová |4|4| }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=Angelique Kerber |7|4|6 |T1P1=Petra Kvitová |6.046|6|4}}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=Andrea Petkovic |np= | | |T1P1=Lucie Šafářová | | | |}}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=Julia Görges |T2P2=Sabine Lisicki |4|3| |T1P1=Andrea Hlaváčková |T1P2=Lucie Hradecká |6|6| | }}
|}}
{{winners|fed|2014 Fed Cup champions|CZE|Eighth}}