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}}

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|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| | }}

|}}

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