(CNN) -- Svetlana Kuznetsova drew on her vast experience to keep Russia in contention for a fifth Fed Cup tennis title in the final against the Czech Republic on Saturday.

The 26-year-old, who featured in three of her nation's four winning line-ups between 2004 and 2008, helped Russia end the first day on level terms in Moscow after world No. 2 Petra Kvitova continued her remarkable year.

Kvitova, who last weekend added the season-ending WTA Championships title to her July Wimbledon crown, gave the visiting Czechs a 1-0 lead when she beat Maria Kirilenko 6-2 6-2 in the opening singles rubber.

Kuznetsova lost both of her singles matches in the 2004 final, a 3-2 win over France sealed in the deciding doubles tie, but was undefeated in four finals outings in 2007-08.

The former U.S. Open and French Open champion continued that winning run as she beat Lucie Safarova 6-2 6-3.

"I felt colossal pressure. But if I was playing that rubber in the year 2004, I think I would feel really tight and jittery," she told the Fed Cup website.

"Now I have more expertise, and that expertise helped me to motivate myself and to motivate myself in the right direction."

Kuznetsova, ranked 19th, will take on the 21-year-old Kvitova in Sunday's opening reverse singles rubber in their first career meeting.

Kirilenko has a 4-1 career record over Safarova, but they have not met since 2009.

The Czechs have not won the title since 1988, which came five years before the formation of the republic and Slovakia.

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. What happened over the weekend?
2. Who won?
3. What happened over summer?
4. Were those her only wins?
5. Who lost in 2004?
6. What had she lost?
7. Was she a novice then?
8. Is she ranked top ten?
9. Who is her next match against?
10. When?
11. Have they opposed one another before?
12. Who last met in 2009?
13. When was the czechs last win?
14. What did not exist then?
15. When were they formed?
16. Who beat someone 6-2 6-3?
17. Who did she beat?
18. When is the final?
19. When did someone havea perfect record?
20. Who was it?
1. WTA Championships title
2. Kvitova
3. She won Wimbledon crown.
4. No, her fifth.
5. Kuznetsova.
6. Both of her singles matches
7. Yes.
8. 19th
9. Kvitova
10. Sunday
11. Their first meeting.
12. Kirilenko and Safarova,
13. 1988
14. The republic and Slovakia.
15. five years later.
16. Kuznetsova.
17. She beat Lucie Safarova.
18. On Saturday.
19. 2007-08.
20. Kuznetsova.