# 2018 Fed Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2018.

## Participating teams

Participating teams :
| Belarus | Belgium | Czech Republic | France |
| Germany | Netherlands | Switzerland | United States |

### Seeds

* Belarus (quarterfinals)
* United States (final)
* Czech Republic (champions)
* France (semifinals)

### Draw

| Quarterfinals 10–11 February | Quarterfinals 10–11 February | Quarterfinals 10–11 February | Semifinals 21–22 April | Semifinals 21–22 April | Semifinals 21–22 April | Final 10–11 November | Final 10–11 November | Final 10–11 November |
| Minsk, Belarus (hard, indoor) | Minsk, Belarus (hard, indoor) | Minsk, Belarus (hard, indoor) | | | | | | |
| 1 | Belarus | 2 | | | | | | |
| 1 | Belarus | 2 | Stuttgart, Germany (clay, indoor) | Stuttgart, Germany (clay, indoor) | Stuttgart, Germany (clay, indoor) | | | |
| | Germany | 3 | Stuttgart, Germany (clay, indoor) | Stuttgart, Germany (clay, indoor) | Stuttgart, Germany (clay, indoor) | | | |
| | Germany | 3 | | Germany | 1 | | | |
| Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor) | Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor) | Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor) | | Germany | 1 | | | |
| Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor) | Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor) | Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor) | 3 | Czech Republic | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | Czech Republic | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | | Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor) | Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor) | Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor) |
| | Switzerland | 1 | | | | Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor) | Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor) | Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor) |
| | Switzerland | 1 | | | | 3 | Czech Republic | 3 |
| La Roche-sur-Yon, France (hard, indoor) | La Roche-sur-Yon, France (hard, indoor) | La Roche-sur-Yon, France (hard, indoor) | | | | 3 | Czech Republic | 3 |
| La Roche-sur-Yon, France (hard, indoor) | La Roche-sur-Yon, France (hard, indoor) | La Roche-sur-Yon, France (hard, indoor) | | | | 2 | United States | 0 |
| | Belgium | 2 | | | | 2 | United States | 0 |
| | Belgium | 2 | Aix-en-Provence, France (clay, indoor) | Aix-en-Provence, France (clay, indoor) | Aix-en-Provence, France (clay, indoor) | | | |
| 4 | France | 3 | Aix-en-Provence, France (clay, indoor) | Aix-en-Provence, France (clay, indoor) | Aix-en-Provence, France (clay, indoor) | | | |
| 4 | France | 3 | 4 | France | 2 | | | |
| Asheville, United States (hard, indoor) | Asheville, United States (hard, indoor) | Asheville, United States (hard, indoor) | 4 | France | 2 | | | |
| Asheville, United States (hard, indoor) | Asheville, United States (hard, indoor) | Asheville, United States (hard, indoor) | 2 | United States | 3 | | | |
| | Netherlands | 1 | 2 | United States | 3 | | | |
| 2 | United States | 3 | | | | | | |

## Quarterfinals
### Belarus vs. Germany

| Belarus 2 | Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk, Belarus 10–11 February Hard (indoor) | Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk, Belarus 10–11 February Hard (indoor) | Germany 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Aryna Sabalenka Tatjana Maria 4 6 6 1 6 2   2 Aliaksandra Sasnovich Antonia Lottner 5 7 4 6     3 Vera Lapko Tatjana Maria 4 6 7 5 0 6   4 Aryna Sabalenka Antonia Lottner 6 3 5 7 6 2   5 Lidziya Marozava / Aryna Sabalenka Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Tatjana Maria 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 5 7 4 6 ||||

### Czech Republic vs. Switzerland

| Czech Republic 3 | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 10–11 February Hard (indoor) | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 10–11 February Hard (indoor) | Switzerland 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Petra Kvitová Viktorija Golubic 6 2 1 6 6 3   2 Barbora Strýcová Belinda Bencic 6 2 6 4     3 Petra Kvitová Belinda Bencic 6 2 6 4     4 Barbora Strýcová Viktorija Golubic       not played 5 Lucie Šafářová / Barbora Strýcová Timea Bacsinszky / Jil Teichmann 6 1 4 6 [8] [10] ||||

### France vs. Belgium

| France 3 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France 10–11 February Hard (indoor) | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France 10–11 February Hard (indoor) | Belgium 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Pauline Parmentier Elise Mertens 2 6 1 6     2 Kristina Mladenovic Kirsten Flipkens 6 2 6 4     3 Kristina Mladenovic Elise Mertens 6 4 6 4     4 Pauline Parmentier Alison Van Uytvanck 1 6 3 6     5 Amandine Hesse / Kristina Mladenovic Kirsten Flipkens / Elise Mertens 6 4 2 6 6 2 ||||

### United States vs. Netherlands

| United States 3 | US Cellular Arena, Asheville, United States 10–11 February Hard (indoor) | US Cellular Arena, Asheville, United States 10–11 February Hard (indoor) | Netherlands 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Venus Williams Arantxa Rus 6 1 6 4     2 CoCo Vandeweghe Richèl Hogenkamp 4 6 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 3   3 Venus Williams Richèl Hogenkamp 7 5 6 1     4 CoCo Vandeweghe Arantxa Rus       not played 5 Serena Williams / Venus Williams Lesley Kerkhove / Demi Schuurs 2 6 3 6 ||||

## Semifinals
### Germany vs. Czech Republic

| Germany 1 | Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany 21–22 April Clay (indoor) | Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany 21–22 April Clay (indoor) | Czech Republic 4 |
| 1 2 3 1 Julia Görges Petra Kvitová 3 6 2 6     2 Angelique Kerber Karolína Plíšková 5 7 3 6     3 Julia Görges Karolína Plíšková 6 4 6 2     4 Angelique Kerber Petra Kvitová 2 6 2 6     5 Julia Görges / Anna-Lena Grönefeld Kateřina Siniaková / Barbora Strýcová 5 7 0 0   retired ||||

### France vs. United States

| France 2 | Arena du Pays d'Aix, Aix-en-Provence, France 21–22 April Clay (indoor) | Arena du Pays d'Aix, Aix-en-Provence, France 21–22 April Clay (indoor) | United States 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Pauline Parmentier Sloane Stephens 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 5 7     2 Kristina Mladenovic CoCo Vandeweghe 1 6 6 3 6 2   3 Kristina Mladenovic Sloane Stephens 2 6 0 6     4 Pauline Parmentier Madison Keys 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 4 6     5 Amandine Hesse / Kristina Mladenovic Bethanie Mattek-Sands / CoCo Vandeweghe 6 4 3 6 [10] [6] ||||

## Final
### Czech Republic vs. United States

| Czech Republic 3 | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 10–11 November 2018 Hard (indoors) | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 10–11 November 2018 Hard (indoors) | United States 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Barbora Strýcová Sofia Kenin 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 1 6 4   2 Kateřina Siniaková Alison Riske 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^2$     3 Kateřina Siniaková Sofia Kenin 7 5 5 7 7 5   4 Barbora Strýcová Alison Riske       not played 5 Kateřina Siniaková / Barbora Krejčíková Danielle Collins / Nicole Melichar       not played ||||