2018 Fed Cup World Group II

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The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2018. The winning nations advanced to the World Group play-offs, and the losing nations were relegated to the World Group II play-offs.

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Participating teams
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Australia
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Canada
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Italy
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Romania
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Russia
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Slovakia
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Spain
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Ukraine

Slovakia vs. Russia

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Slovakia
4
Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia [1]
10–11 February
Hard (indoor)
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Russia
1
123
1 Flag of Slovakia.svg
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Viktória Kužmová
Natalia Vikhlyantseva
4
6
2
6
  
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg
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Magdaléna Rybáriková
Anna Kalinskaya
5
7
6
3
6
4
 
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg
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Jana Čepelová
Natalia Vikhlyantseva
6
4
6
4
  
4 Flag of Slovakia.svg
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Viktória Kužmová
Anastasia Potapova
3
6
6
3
6
4
 
5 Flag of Slovakia.svg
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Jana Čepelová  /  Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Anna Kalinskaya  /  Veronika Kudermetova
6
3
6
2
  

Australia vs. Ukraine

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Australia
3
Canberra Tennis Centre, Canberra, Australia [2]
10–11 February
Grass
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Ukraine
2
123
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
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Ashleigh Barty
Lyudmyla Kichenok
4
6
6
1
6
4
 
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
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Daria Gavrilova
Marta Kostyuk
63
77
3
6
  
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
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Ashleigh Barty
Marta Kostyuk
6
2
6
3
  
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
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Daria Gavrilova
Nadiia Kichenok
6
4
2
6
3
6
 
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
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Ashleigh Barty  /  Casey Dellacqua
Lyudmyla Kichenok  /  Nadiia Kichenok
6
3
6
4
  

Romania vs. Canada

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Romania
3
BT Arena, Cluj-Napoca, Romania [3]
10–11 February
Hard (indoor)
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Canada
1
123
1 Flag of Romania.svg
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Sorana Cîrstea
Carol Zhao
6
2
6
2
  
2 Flag of Romania.svg
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Irina-Camelia Begu
Bianca Andreescu
6
3
64
77
6
2
 
3 Flag of Romania.svg
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Irina-Camelia Begu
Katherine Sebov
6
2
6
4
  
4 Flag of Romania.svg
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Sorana Cîrstea
Bianca Andreescu
   not
played
5 Flag of Romania.svg
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Ana Bogdan  /  Raluca Olaru
Gabriela Dabrowski  /  Carol Zhao
6
4
1
6
[6]
[10]
 

Italy vs. Spain

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Italy
3
PalaTricalle Sandro Leombroni, Chieti, Italy [4]
10–11 February
Clay (indoor)
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Spain
2
123
1 Flag of Italy.svg
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Jasmine Paolini
Carla Suárez Navarro
2
6
3
6
  
2 Flag of Italy.svg
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Sara Errani
Lara Arruabarrena
6
1
6
1
  
3 Flag of Italy.svg
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Sara Errani
Carla Suárez Navarro
6
3
3
6
6
3
 
4 Flag of Italy.svg
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Deborah Chiesa
Lara Arruabarrena
6
4
2
6
79
67
 
5 Flag of Italy.svg
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Elisabetta Cocciaretto  /  Jasmine Paolini
Georgina García Pérez  /  María José Martínez Sánchez
4
6
3
6
  

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References

  1. "Slovakia v Russia". FedCup.com.
  2. "Australia v Ukraine". FedCup.com.
  3. "Romania v Canada". FedCup.com.
  4. "Italy v Spain". FedCup.com.