After the quarterfinals in the World Group and World Group two of the tournament "Fed Cup" became clear which teams go to the semi-finals and which in the playoffs. On 18 and 19 April will be determined finalists in the matches Russia - Germany and Czech Republic - France.
In World Group surprise brought the Frenchwomen with captain Amelie Mauresmo. They made a turnaround from 0-2 to 3-2 against Italy in Genoa. In the decisive fifth match by pairs, Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic won the leaders in the world rankings Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci categorical with 6:1, 6:2.
Champions of the Czech Republic had no problems in their visit in Montreal Canada and won 4-0 sets with the second composition, in which the first rocket was Karolina Pliskova and second - Tereza Smitkova.
For the playoffs for entry into World Group qualified configurations of Netherlands, Romania, Switzerland and the United States. They will compete for four seats with the losers in the first round of the elite teams in Australia - Canada, Italy and Poland. The draw will be drawn on 10 April.
The teams of Belarus and Serbia reached promotion for entry into the World Group two. They were joined by Japan and Paraguay. They will play play-offs for entry / stay in the group with Argentina, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden.
Results World Group:
Canada - Czech Republic 0-4
Italy - France 2-3
Poland - Russia 0-4
Germany - Australia 4-1
Results World Group II:
Netherlands - Slovakia 4-1
Romania - Spain 3-2
Sweden - Switzerland 1-3
Argentina - USA 1-4
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