Europe/Africa Zone 1 (2008)
Location: Budapest, Hungary (Indoor Carpet)

Group A
1 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/BUL.gif Bulgaria (30)
2 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/NED.gif Netherlands (28)
3 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/LUX.gif Luxembourg (36)
4 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/POR.gif Portugal (46)

Group B
1 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/HUN.gif Hungary (43)
2 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/SUI.gif Switzerland (23)
3 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/GBR.gif Great Britian (31)
4 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/DEN.gif Denmark (41)

Group C
1 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/BLR.gif Belarus (24)
2 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/SWE.gif Sweden (29)
3 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/SLO.gif Slovenia (37)
4 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/GEO.gif Georgia (49)

Group D
1 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/SRB.gif Serbia (19)
2 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/POL.gif Poland (34)
3 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/ROU.gif Romania (42)

Day 1
10:00 am Center court:
Poland- Romania 0-3
Monica Niculescu d. Urszula Radwanska 75 46 64
Sorana-Mihaela Cirstea d. Agnieszka Radwanska 64 75
Cirstea/Niculescu d. Jans/Rosolska 64 63

10:00 am Court 2:
Sweden-Slovenia 3-0
Johanna Larsson d. Masa Zec Peskiric 63 63
Sofia Arvidsson d. Andreja Klepac 62 61
Arvidsson/Larsson d. Klepac/Zec-Peskiric 64 76(4)

10:00 am Court 3:
Belarus- Georgia 3-0
Darya Kustova d. Sofia Kvatsabaia 75 62
Olga Govortsova d. Oksana Kalashnikova 62 36 63
Bohush/Kustova d. Gorgodze/Mikadze 60 60

2:30 pm Center Court:
Denmark- Hungary 0-3
Greta Arn d. Eva Dyrberg 63 63
Agnes Szavay d. Karina Ildor Jacobsgaard 60 63
Arn/Szavay d. Dyrberg/Jacobsgaard 62 62

NB 4:00 pm Court 2:
Netherlands- Luxembourg 2-1
Renee Reinhardt d. Claudine Schaul 61 63
Anne Kremer d. Nicole Thyssen 62 64
Thyssen/Wong d. Minella/Kremer 76(5) 62

NB 4:00 pm Court 3:
Great Britain- Switzerland 1-2
Anne Keothavong d. Emmanuelle Gagliardi 61 64
Patty Schnyder d. Katie O'Brien 76(5) 75
Gagliardi/Schnyder d. Baltacha/South 63 63

NB 4:00 pm Court 4:

Bulgaria- Portugal 3-0
Dia Evtimova d. Ane-Caterina Nogueira 62 75
Tsvetana Pironkova- Neuza Silva 61 60
Evtimova/Pironkova- Koehler/De Lattre 61 62

Its on 31 Jan - 2 Feb and its indoors :p

at least I remember so

Its on 31 Jan - 2 Feb and its indoors :p

at least I remember so

are you sure :confused:


for the europe/africa zone?????

are you sure :confused:


for the europe/africa zone?????

It was posted by a hungarian member in the thread before, which was deleted cause the whole forum was renewed and changed the name .. He even said the venue, budapest's tennis sth :p

It was posted by a hungarian member in the thread before, which was deleted cause the whole forum was renewed and changed the name .. He even said the venue, budapest's tennis sth :p




:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

was me :p

Budapest - Syma Sportcsarnok ;)

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/9126/fedcupemealq0.jpg

Will you go with your amazing Camera Aleksz/ :angel:

i'm waiting for some donations to buy my plane ticket :p

Date is right, its on when the world group 1st round takes place !

i'm waiting for some donations to buy my plane ticket :p

You dont live in Budapest? :p

You dont live in Budapest? :p

In PARIS :angel:

But youre hungarian right? :p

But youre hungarian right? :p

:secret: no :secret:

:p

How is Aleksz french :p

Hopefully on indoor hard so GBR have a better chance to go further.

was me :p

Budapest - Syma Sportcsarnok ;)

does anyone know if this venue is indoors clay? or indoors hard :hearts: :hearts: :hearts: :hearts: :hearts: :hearts: :hearts: :hearts:

does anyone know if this venue is indoors clay? or indoors hard :hearts: :hearts: :hearts: :hearts: :hearts: :hearts: :hearts: :hearts:

on tennis.se they say its hardcourt :worship:

on tennis.se they say its hardcourt :worship:

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

and also hardcourt fits where the competition has been placed.

on tennis.se they say its hardcourt :worship:

:bounce: :D :woohoo:

so who are the teams for 2008, i feel alot more confident for GBR now than I did yesterday lol

Serbia Ivanovic 100 %
Jankovic not so sure

Serbia Ivanovic 100 %
Jankovic not so sure

do they take it in turns :lol:

Finally official confirmation from he Fed Cup Site :rolleyes: :bounce:

Euro/Africa Group Zone 1 - Budapest, Hungary (Indoor Carpet) W/C 28th January

Euro/Africa Group Zone 2 - Tallin, Estonia (Indoor Hard) W/C 28th January

Euro/Africa Group Zone 3 - Yerevan, Armenia (Outdoor Clay) W/C 21st April

Indoor carpet :D Good chance for the British girls to do well here

so which teams are in this group?

Indoor Carpet :)

Ill put teams in 1st post now

Location: Budapest, Hungary (Indoor Carpet)

Teams

01 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/SRB.gif Serbia (19)
02 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/SUI.gif Switzerland (23)
03 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/BLR.gif Belarus (24)
04 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/NED.gif Netherlands (28)
05 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/SWE.gif Sweden (29)
06 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/BUL.gif Bulgaria (30)
07 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/GBR.gif Great Britian (31)
08 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/POL.gif Poland (34)
09 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/SLO.gif Slovenia (37)
10 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/LUX.gif Luxembourg (36)
11 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/DEN.gif Denmark (41)
12 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/ROU.gif Romania (42)
13 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/HUN.gif Hungary (43)
14 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/POR.gif Portugal (46)
15 http://www.fedcup.com/shared/images/flags/GEO.gif Georgia (49)


Team information later



there is only 15 teams there - isnt there suppose to be 16?

Is it correct there is only 15 teams, due to the fact Ukraine got promoted ?

there is only 15 teams there - isnt there suppose to be 16?

Yes I think so, im looking for missing team. but read my post above this one :)

ok :)


so I presume - one group of 3 teams and then three groups of 4 teams

No I cant find any missing team, I think it is because Australia got beaten by Ukraine in World group 2 play-offs and Australia play in Oceania zone not European zone :confused:

ok :)


so I presume - one group of 3 teams and then three groups of 4 teams

yes I would think so,

Groups will be like this I think

Group A
1: Serbia
2: Sweden, Bulgaria, Great Britian or Poland.
3: Slovenia, Luxembourg, Denmark or Romania
4: Hungary, Portugal, Georgia or Free Space

Group B
1: Switzerland
2: Sweden, Bulgaria, Great Britian or Poland.
3: Slovenia, Luxembourg, Denmark or Romania
4: Hungary, Portugal, Georgia or Free Space


Group C
1: Belarus
2: Sweden, Bulgaria, Great Britian or Poland.
3: Slovenia, Luxembourg, Denmark or Romania
4: Hungary, Portugal, Georgia or Free Space

Group D
1: Netherlands
2: Sweden, Bulgaria, Great Britian or Poland.
3: Slovenia, Luxembourg, Denmark or Romania
4: Hungary, Portugal, Georgia or Free Space

I want

Netherlands
GB
Slovenia
Portugal



Keep romania away :scared:

Wow!! Such strong Countries here!! Should be great!

I want for Georgia:

Switzerland (If No Patty :p)
Bulgaria (Hope sesil wont be :bolt:)
Luxemourg :unsure:
Georgia :rocker2:

We will have a chance to qualify only if Margalita finds her form, with the 07 form 06 06 :(

I want for Sweden...

Netherlands
Sweden
Luxembourg
Portugal

I want for Georgia:

Switzerland (If No Patty :p)
Bulgaria (Hope sesil wont be :bolt:)
Luxemourg :unsure:
Georgia :rocker2:

We will have a chance to qualify only if Margalita finds her form, with the 07 form 06 06 :(

Sesil will play :devil:

i dont want Hungary in our group :scared:

if both ana $ jelena play I don't care about draw

British Squad Announced:

Nigel Sears, Great Britain’s Fed Cup Captain, today announced the squad for Great Britain’s Europe/Africa Zone Group I Fed Cup matches in Budapest, Hungary, week commencing 28th January.

The Great Britain squad will be:

- Anne Keothavong
- Elena Baltacha
- Naomi Cavaday
- Melanie South

16 year old Jocelyn Rae, one of Great Britain’s most promising junior players, will also be travelling with the squad to gain international experience.

Great Britain will compete against 14 other nations and teams will be drawn into four Round Robin pools. The winner of each pool will play-off to determine which two nations will be promoted to the World Group II Play-off in April 2008.

Nigel Sears, GB Fed Cup captain, said: “I have selected a team that I believe has the best possible opportunity to succeed in Budapest. We have had some promising results on the international stage this year and I am confident that the team will perform well in Hungary. Fed Cup is becoming increasingly important as we strive to get more of our players competing in high level international events.

Sears added: “Doubles is a crucial part of Fed Cup and although we are without a doubles specialist this year I feel that with the team I have selected we have a number of options in both singles and doubles. Fed Cup is a tough event and we will come up against world class players but I am looking forward to the challenge.”

Great Britain finished 11th in Euro/Africa Zone Group I in 2007. Matches will be played on indoor carpet at the SYMA Sportkozpont.

There isnt Portugal according to FedCup.com

http://www.fedcup.com/results/ea1.asp

Though they have surface wrong as well :o

I would have chosen that British team :)

so Britain leaves out it's number 1, sounds logical.

Denmarks team:

Fed Cup-hold til januar udtaget

13-12-07: 09:54 | af: Ingrid Mackay

Det hold, der i slutningen af januar skal forsvare de dansk farver i Fed Cuppen - tenniskvindernes svar på Da­vis Cup - kommer til at bestå af Carol­ine Wozniacki, Hanne Skak Jensen, Eva Dyrberg og Karina Ildor Jacobsgaard.

Det er den nye Fed Cup-kaptajn Maria Rasmussen, der i samarbejde med træner Henrik Holm har udtaget holdet til første del af turneringen.

"Vi har valgt at satse på rutinen og stille med det stærkeste hold. Caroline er jo et indlysende valg, og de tre andre har alle spillet på højt niveau. Derudover kender de hinanden og kan alle gå ind i en double, som i Fed Cup-sammenhæng ofte er meget afgørende," siger Maria Rasmussen

Danmarks skal fra den 30. januar til den 2. februar spille Europe/Africa Group 1-kampe i Ungarn. Modstanderne findes først i kampugen.

I think Swedish team is

Sofia Arvidsson
Johanna Larsson
Hanna Nooni
Michaela Johansson

Next In: Nadja Roma

Bulgarian team is

1. Tsveti Pironkova
2. Sesil Karatancheva
3. Dia Evtimova

cap. Dora Rangelova

:)

Seems unfair that South got picked instead of O'Brien. She had a much better year.

Katie may not have put her name forward and may be concentrating on her ranking.

Seems unfair that South got picked instead of O'Brien. She had a much better year.

Wimbledon Quarter Final > Virtually anything any British Woman has done for god knows how long

Also people don't seem to get that 1 of the ties is doubles, and she's our best doubles player.

I'd have picked Katie over Naomi, can't see any reason why Katie wouldn't put her name forward to represent her country for one weekend.

Will be interesting to see which WTA tournaments she enters.

The Netherlands;

Michaella Krajicek ( WTA 33 )
Brenda Schultz ( WTA 190 )
Nicole Thijssen ( WTA 281 )
Aranxta Rus ( WTA 465 )

Reserve is; Pauline Wong ( WTA 326 )

good team for the netherlands:D:D:D:D

who is aranxta rus?????????

arantxa :hearts:

Georgian Team isnt announced yet but it wont include Tatishvili, Devidze, Shapatava, Kavlashvili and some more because of the great GTF President we have :worship: :spit:

Is anybody going? Any information about tickets or something? I've never been to FedCup, but this is a good chance for me to go.

You live in Budapest? :)

Tickets must be extremely cheap and not saying anything # of places :p Fedcup is very unpopular unfortunately :(

You live in Budapest? :)

Tickets must be extremely cheap and not saying anything # of places :p Fedcup is very unpopular unfortunately :(

http://www.mtsztenisz.hu/fedcup/jegyek

I found it on that website. 14000 HUF is like €55, that is a four day pass for the first ring. That is insanely cheap.

I don't live in Budapest, but I have family living there. So I can crash there, plane/bus/train tickets aren't expensive. Plus, I am free. Good chance to see a lot of tennis! :D

And take me some pics and Videos of Georgian team :angel:

Anyways, have fun and keep us informed :wavey:

Swedish Fed Cup Team

Sofia Arvidsson
Johanna Larsson
Michaela Johansson
Nadja Roma


where the **** is Hanna Nooni :( Johansson cant beat players ranked inside the top 500 at the moment :o

I dont think Johansson will get to play a singles rubber anyways :shrug:

Katie has the shingles or has had shingles so thats prob why she isn't in the team.
I would always have picked Naomi 1st in my team. She is our best player if not in the rankings then in ability.

Portugal team

Neuza Silva
Magali de Lattre
Ana Catarina Nogueira
Maria João Koehler

Katie replaces Naomi in the team. :confused:

Katie O’Brien has replaced Naomi Cavaday in the Great Britain Fed Cup squad. The British number one will travel to Budapest later this month alongside Anne Keothavong, Elena Baltacha and Mel South to take part in the Euro/Africa zone Group I event.

Katie O’Brien, voted 2007’s British female player of the year in the LTA awards, achieved a career high ranking of 121 in July thanks to reaching the last 16 of the WTA event in Eastbourne followed by her first ever main draw win at Wimbledon.

18 year old Cavaday had begun the 2008 season in New Zealand, recording back to back wins at the ASB Classic, a WTA Tour event before losing out to Ahsha Rolle in the final round of qualifying. Cavaday had been struggling with an ankle injury throughout the later part of 2007 and this week she made the decision to withdraw from the Fed Cup.

Nigel Sears commented: “Obviously it is a great shame that Naomi has had to pull out of the Fed Cup squad but we have an excellent replacement in Katie, it was a very tough decision to leave her out of the initial squad and I am delighted to be able to call up a player of her quality. I am confident that the team will perform well in Budapest. It is important that Naomi is able to fully recover and I look forward to seeing her back on the court soon.”

Portugal team

Neuza Silva
Magali de Lattre
Ana Catarina Nogueira
Maria João Koehler

Why are the top 300-players Larcher de Britto en Piedade not in the team??
No.2 is top 700, No.3 is top 800 en No.4 doesn't even have a ranking...

When will the other teams be officially published? --> Serbia, Switserland, Belarus, Poland, Slovenia, Luxemburg, Romania, Hungary and Georgia... :bounce: :bounce:

serbia
jankovic
ivanovic
jovanovic
mircic

from the official site

Hungary:
Agnes Szavay
Greta Arn
Melinda Czink
Kyra Nagy

Belarus:
Viktoria Azarenka
Olga Govortsova
Tatiana Poutchek
Darya Kustova

What official site?

ANd since when is Arn Hungarian again? :eek:

What official site?

ANd since when is Arn Hungarian again? :eek:

http://www.mtsztenisz.hu/fedcup

She has two nationality, and she decided to play in the Hungarian team from now. (maybe the German team too strong? i don't know.)

Szavay :hearts:

I hope Georgia dont draw them. :hysteric:

Bulgaria: Pironkova, Evtimova, Kostova, Karatantcheva

Why are the top 300-players Larcher de Britto en Piedade not in the team??
No.2 is top 700, No.3 is top 800 en No.4 doesn't even have a ranking...
Larcher de Brito and Piedade didn't want to play to focus on ther schedule. With this team we're pretty sure to be relegated, unless Neuza somehow can save us :help:

Serbia :bolt:

Larcher de Brito and Piedade didn't want to play to focus on ther schedule. With this team we're pretty sure to be relegated, unless Neuza somehow can save us :help:

I'm surprised at that since Michelle is under AER and there are alot of qualiy players to gain experience against.

Larcher de Brito and Piedade didn't want to play to focus on ther schedule. With this team we're pretty sure to be relegated, unless Neuza somehow can save us :help:
Unbelievable that Larcher de Brito (only 14-years-old!) doesn't find it an honour to play for her country. Has she already got an attitude or does she feel more American than Portugese as she's been living in the States for almost half her life now?
As for Piedade... she's already 25 years old, she's been in the top 200 (mostly 150-170), in the 11 years she's been playing professional tennis, altogether a whopping 58 weeks. She's now ranked 300 in singles and 211 in doubles. It's not like she's gonna play the Austrlian Open or partake in a 100k tourney, so I really don't get that she can't spend 3 weeks preparing and playing FedCup for her country. Now it's almost certain the team will relegate... :awww:

Serbia :bolt:
:bolt: indeed... :help: :help: :help:

I'm surprised at that since Michelle is under AER and there are alot of qualiy players to gain experience against.

What does AER mean?

& who is the player in your pic? :) She seems familiar...

Thanks for the names of the Serbian, Hungarian, Belarussian, Bulgarian and Portugese teams!

What about the officially nominated players from the teams from Switserland, Poland, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Romania and Georgia? It's a mere 3 weeks before the Fed Cup kicks off so the names should be known by now?

(well, Luxembourg only has 3 players on the rankings but still ;))

What does AER mean?

& who is the player in your pic? :) She seems familiar...

Age eligibilty rule. The restriction on the number of tournaments a young player can play in.

She's Naomi Cavaday.

Thanks for the names of the Serbian, Hungarian, Belarussian, Bulgarian and Portugese teams!

What about the officially nominated players from the teams from Switserland, Poland, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Romania and Georgia? It's a mere 3 weeks before the Fed Cup kicks off so the names should be known by now?

(well, Luxembourg only has 3 players on the rankings but still ;))

Well, I asked Sofia Shapatava some time ago but she said that she wont go 100% cause the GTF president hates her and only takes players she likes. (Leila Meshi btw :o) I'm waiting for an answer from Manana Shapakidze now, but most likely she wont go either, I predict the same squad as last year which is:

Chakhnashvili
Gorgodze
Kalashnikova
Kvatsabaia

The last one might be changed my Mikadze or Jikia, noone else.

But on the other hand, Gorgodze and Kalashnikova are the future of our tennis, imagine the experience they'll (especially Gorgodze) will get if she gets to play Ana or Jelena. :bolt:

Unbelievable that Larcher de Brito (only 14-years-old!) doesn't find it an honour to play for her country. Has she already got an attitude or does she feel more American than Portugese as she's been living in the States for almost half her life now?
As for Piedade... she's already 25 years old, she's been in the top 200 (mostly 150-170), in the 11 years she's been playing professional tennis, altogether a whopping 58 weeks. She's now ranked 300 in singles and 211 in doubles. It's not like she's gonna play the Austrlian Open or partake in a 100k tourney, so I really don't get that she can't spend 3 weeks preparing and playing FedCup for her country. Now it's almost certain the team will relegate... :awww:
Right now, Michelle still doesn't decide anything about her career. It's the IMG that controls everything, she even said to a newspaper that she didn't even know that the Portuguese Tennis Federation was in negotiations with the IMG for her to play Fed Cup :o .
As for Frederica, she has been in fight with the Portuguese Tennis Federation for years. And this year, they gave her just 3 days to decide if she was going to play or not. She had already planned to play in the USA, and the thing is that they usually don't even pay the plane ticket from the USA to Portugal, and the prize money that the players should receive for representing the team is only received months or years later! The players outside the top 200 struggle financially to continue their career, so I completly understand her decision. Although I'm sad, because I'm pretty sure that we'll be relegated. Unless Neuza can win her singles macthes and in doubles with Ana Nogueira, they make a good team, so maybe they have a chance.

No Chakhnashvili GIGI

still not know why?

TEAM Kalashnikova, Kvatsabaia, Gorgodze and Mikadze

team is without top 6 !!! players!!! fuck

Rato :speakles: Exa tavs moviklav :hysteric:

i would LOVE Serbia to draw Georgia :inlove:
and TRASH them :drool:

i would LOVE Serbia to draw Georgia :inlove:
and TRASH them :drool:

:weirdo:

I would love Ivanovic and Jankovic to get injured @ 60 50 40-0 :inlove: and Forever :drool:

:weirdo:

I would love Ivanovic and Jankovic to get injured @ 60 50 40-0 :inlove: and Forever :drool:

:haha:
:rolleyes: my dream is more likely to happen :p

ps:i really dont have anything against you,i just love to fight with you :haha:

:rolls:

But its strange to see 2 Top5 playing against some NR. :rolls:

But its strange to see 2 Top5 playing against some NR. :rolls:

who is playing for Georgia ?

No Chakhnashvili GIGI

still not know why?

TEAM Kalashnikova, Kvatsabaia, Gorgodze and Mikadze

team is without top 6 !!! players!!! fuck

who is playing for Georgia ?

Now how can I think you're not a :weirdo: ??? :scratch:

Now how can I think you're not a :weirdo: ??? :scratch:

:haha:
sorry
i just didnt noticed that one
why arent
top 6 playing
:help:

Ask Meskhi :o She hates some, but if THEY didnt take chakhnasvili then :boxing:

What official site?

ANd since when is Arn Hungarian again? :eek:


Originally Arn born in Hungary, but her family went to Germany. She live in Budapest since lots of years, and now, she assimilated by the nation. But on the tour she will play as German, only in Fed Cup play Hungarian...

maybe she wants to play Olympics :shrug:

Maka wants to go to Olympics

why not in Australia? ვიზის პრობლემა - ტეხავს

:sad:

But Olympics :inlove:

Webpage:

http://www.mtsztenisz.hu/fedcup

I think Serbia will be without Jankovic here... I hope I'm wrong but we will see. She will probably say that she is tired, injured and that she played last year, and that she didn't think she would have so many problems and the begigining of the year. We will find out in next 7 days

Yay :banana: :p

Yay :banana: :p


you will be last anyway :p

:lol:

:ras: We'll see.

Portugal are weaker I think :tape:

:lol:

officially:
BLR: Azarenka, Govortsova, Poutchek, Kustova
BUL: Pironkova, Evtimova, Kostova, Karatantcheva
DEN: Wozniacki, Jensen, Jacobsgaard, Dyrberg
GEO: Kalashnikova, Kvatsabaia, Gorgodze, Mikadze
GBR: O'Brien, Keothavong, Baltacha, South
HUN: Szavay, Arn, Czink, Nagy
LUX: Kremer, Schaul, Minella
NED: Krajicek, Schultz-McCarthy, Thyssen, Rus
POL: Radwanska x 2, Piter, Rosolska
POR: Silva, De Lattre, Nogueira, Koehler
ROU: Olaru, Cirstea, Niculescu, Halep
SRB: Jankovic, Ivanovic, Jovanovic, Mircic
SLO: Klepac, Zec-Peskiric, Hercog, Nakic
SWE: Arvidsson, Larsson, Johansson, Roma
SUI: Schnyder, Gagliardi, Voegele, Riner
* up to 2 changes before the draw

Yay :banana: Decent team, though Dunno who should play except Mikadze. :scratch:

I'd go for Gorgodze, Oksana's cant qualify in a 10K so she MUSTNT play, Gorgodze didnt finish the season well, though she may have trained hard for the past 3 months. Kvatsabaia isnt jsut as good as them, though if it were clay, she had to play.

So its Mikadze + Gorgodze if you ask me :) And Kvatsabaia+Kalashnikova doubles. ;)

I hope we draw Portugal and Denmark. :hysteric:

Does the site say the date of the draws? :)

officially:
BLR: Azarenka, Govortsova, Poutchek, Kustova
BUL: Pironkova, Evtimova, Kostova, Karatantcheva
DEN: Wozniacki, Jensen, Jacobsgaard, Dyrberg
GEO: Kalashnikova, Kvatsabaia, Gorgodze, Mikadze
GBR: O'Brien, Keothavong, Baltacha, South
HUN: Szavay, Arn, Czink, Nagy
LUX: Kremer, Schaul, Minella
NED: Krajicek, Schultz-McCarthy, Thyssen, Rus
POL: Radwanska x 2, Piter, Rosolska
POR: Silva, De Lattre, Nogueira, Koehler
ROU: Olaru, Cirstea, Niculescu, Halep
SRB: Jankovic, Ivanovic, Jovanovic, Mircic
SLO: Klepac, Zec-Peskiric, Hercog, Nakic
SWE: Arvidsson, Larsson, Johansson, Roma
SUI: Schnyder, Gagliardi, Voegele, Riner
* up to 2 changes before the draw

Krajicek and Schultz won't play due to injuries :sad:
The Netherlands: Thijssen, Rus, Wong, Reinhard

I hope we draw Portugal and Denmark. :hysteric:

Last year Portugal defeated Georgia.

But Portugal and Georgia can't be in the same group.

Does the site say the date of the draws? :)
Europe/Africa Zone Group I 2008

Venue: Budapest, Hungary

Surface: Clay, outdoors

Dates: Week commencing 28th January

Nations: Belarus, Bulgaria, Denmark, Georgia, Great Britain, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland.

Format: Round-robin: fifteen teams divided into three pools of four teams and one pool of three. The four pool winners will play off with the two winning nations advancing to the World Group Play-offs in April 2008. The nations finishing with the two losing nations being relegated the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2009. Please note that the format is subject to change if any nation withdraws.

http://www.fedcup.com/results/ea1.asp

Best possible Slovenian team, since Srebotnik doesnt wanna play:rolleyes:

Why carpet:help: Slovenians suck on carpet

Does the site say the date of the draws? :)

draw on Tuesday about noon

Good luck GB, nice team :)

draw on Tuesday about noon

You mean today? :eek: :banana:

You mean today? :eek: :banana:

no, I mean next Tuesday :lol:

officially:

HUN: Szavay, Arn, Czink, Nagy



Auf geht's, Schätzelein!!! :)

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I

Venue: SYMA Sportkozpont, Budapest, Hungary
Winning nation advances to World Group II Play-offs in April

BELARUS
Viktoria Azarenka, Olga Govortsova, Tatiana Poutchek, Darya Kustova
Captain: Dmitri Tatur

BULGARIA
Tsvetana Pironkova, Dia Evtimova, Elitsa Kostova, Sesil Karatantcheva
Captain: Dora Rangelova

DENMARK
Caroline Wozniacki, Hanne-Skak Jensen, Karina Ildor Jacobsgaard, Eva Dyrberg
Captain: Maria Ramussen

GEORGIA
Oksana Kalashnikova, Sofia Kvatsabaia, Ekaterine Gorgodze, Tatia Mikadze
Captain: Lali Zerekidze

GREAT BRITAIN
Katie O’Brien, Anne Keothavong, Elena Baltacha, Melanie South
Captain: Nigel Sears

HUNGARY
Agnes Szavay, Greta Arn, Melinda Czink, Kyra Nagy
Captain: Robert Machan

LUXEMBOURG
Anne Kremer, Claudine Schaul, Mandy Minella
Captain: Alioune Toure

NETHERLANDS
Michaella Krajicek, Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, Nicole Thyssen, Arantxa Rus
Captain: Manon Bollegraf

POLAND
Agnieszka Radwanska, Urszula Radwanska, Katarzyna Piter, Alicja Rosolska
Captain:Robert Piotr Radwanski

PORTUGAL
Neuza Silva, Magali De Lattre, Ana-Caterina Nogueira, Maria Joao Koehler
Captain: Pedro Cordeiro

ROMANIA
Iona-Raluca Olaru, Sorana-Mihaela Cirstea, Monica Niculescu, Simona Halep
Captain: Ruxandra Dragomir-Ilie

SERBIA
Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic, Ana Jovanovic, Teodora Mircic
Captain: Dejan Vranes

SLOVENIA
Andreja Klepac, Masa Zec-Peskiric, Polona Hercog, Diana Nakic
Captain: Iztok Bozic

SWEDEN
Sofia Arvidsson, Johanna Larsson, Michaela Johansson, Nadja Roma
Captain: Maria Strandlund-Tomsvik

SWITZERLAND
Patty Schnyder, Emmanuelle Gagliardi, Stafanie Voegele, Nicole Riner
Captain: Christiane Jolissaint

since when Greta Arn is hungarian??

good luck Serbia :)

Feom the semi final of grand slam to Europe/africa Zone 1....

since when Greta Arn is hungarian??

From now on. She wants to play Fed Cup and Olympics and has no chance of entering the German Fed Cup team. So she took advantage of her double citizenship.

good luck serbia and uk :yeah:

Ana And Jelena will play together as a team for first time ever?????? Wow wonderful!

BELARUS
Viktoria Azarenka, Olga Govortsova, Tatiana Poutchek, Darya Kustova
Captain: Dmitri Tatur

BULGARIA
Tsvetana Pironkova, Dia Evtimova, Elitsa Kostova, Sesil Karatantcheva
Captain: Dora Rangelova

DENMARK
Caroline Wozniacki, Hanne-Skak Jensen, Karina Ildor Jacobsgaard, Eva Dyrberg
Captain: Maria Ramussen

GEORGIA
Oksana Kalashnikova, Sofia Kvatsabaia, Ekaterine Gorgodze, Tatia Mikadze
Captain: Lali Zerekidze

GREAT BRITAIN
Katie O’Brien, Anne Keothavong, Elena Baltacha, Melanie South
Captain: Nigel Sears

HUNGARY
Agnes Szavay, Greta Arn, Melinda Czink, Kyra Nagy
Captain: Robert Machan

LUXEMBOURG
Anne Kremer, Claudine Schaul, Mandy Minella
Captain: Alioune Toure

NETHERLANDS
Nicole Thyssen, Pauline Wong, Arantxa Rus, Renee Reinhard
Captain: Manon Bollegraf

POLAND
Agnieszka Radwanska, Urszula Radwanska, Katarzyna Piter, Alicja Rosolska
Captain:Robert Piotr Radwanski

PORTUGAL
Neuza Silva, Magali De Lattre, Ana-Caterina Nogueira, Maria Joao Koehler
Captain: Pedro Cordeiro

ROMANIA
Iona-Raluca Olaru, Sorana-Mihaela Cirstea, Monica Niculescu, Simona Halep
Captain: Ruxandra Dragomir-Ilie

SERBIA
Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic, Ana Jovanovic, Teodora Mircic
Captain: Dejan Vranes

SLOVENIA
Andreja Klepac, Masa Zec-Peskiric, Polona Hercog, Diana Nakic
Captain: Iztok Bozic

SWEDEN
Sofia Arvidsson, Johanna Larsson, Michaela Johansson, Nadja Roma
Captain: Maria Strandlund-Tomsvik

SWITZERLAND
Patty Schnyder, Emmanuelle Gagliardi, Stafanie Voegele, Nicole Riner
Captain: Christiane Jolissaint

i would be really surprised if jelena and ana play after all their matches at the Oz Open. Might bring them in if Serbia are looking in trouble I guess

BELARUS
Viktoria Azarenka, Olga Govortsova, Tatiana Poutchek, Darya ...

so you think in every new page someone should put up the list again?

Any info/news about if both Ana I. and Jelena will play in the Serbian team?

or any news about possible change in teams?

Azarenka (BLR) and Karatantcheva (BUL) withdrew

Any info/news about if both Ana I. and Jelena will play in the Serbian team?

or any news about possible change in teams?Ana said in her post-match interview today that she's going to play. Not sure about Jelena, her injury seemed serious and I wouldn't be surprised if she didn't play.

Anyone know when the draw is to be made?

Tuesday as written before in this thread. ;)

Good luck Team Luxembourg! :worship:

Tuesday as written before in this thread. ;)

Thanks. :)

Jankovic confirmed that she will play in Fed Cup, so for the first time Serbia will be with Ivanovic and Jankovic together :)

Hope Sweden dont draw Serbia :(

Hope Sweden dont draw Serbia :(

I think all teams hope, not to draw Serbia:rolleyes:

i don't care who we are going to draw :)

i don't care who we are going to draw :)

I wonder why? :lol: :p

when does it start anyone? is it wednesday???


good luck serbia and gb :D

Yes it starts Wednesday with 3 days Round Robin and Play-off for the 4 winning teams Saturday.

Hopefully Britain will draw Georgia Portugal or Sweden :unsure:

I'm not expecting Britain to really bring fireworks so to stay afloat would be good, all things considered. Depends on the draw but the same goes for all the teams.
Not Switzerland and not Serbia though. That would be the devil's touch. Or sod's law. Whichever sounds more imposing...

Hopefully Britain will draw Georgia Portugal or Sweden :unsure:

Swedish players own us. :help:

I'm not expecting Britain to really bring fireworks so to stay afloat would be good, all things considered. Depends on the draw but the same goes for all the teams.
Not Switzerland and not Serbia though. That would be the devil's touch. Or sod's law. Whichever sounds more imposing...

We're not on Clay anymore, staying afloat is a poor ambition.

I'd be happy if Georgia stay in the group, though we wont have chances to go to play offs even for 2-3 years till the new generation arrives cause the talanted middle aged ones seem to or be in slump or not wanting to play in the team. :rolleyes:

I have big expectations from Gorgodze and Mikadze, and they should be put for the singles, cause Kalashnikova's current form is so terrible that she didnt deserve to be taken to the team.

No draw yet? I thought it starts today?
Where I can get which groups and which teams would be on those groups? I cant find any info anywhere..
I really would like to know which countries.. which groups for Europe/Africa and Asian/Pasific group 1 please..

No draw yet? I thought it starts today?
Where I can get which groups and which teams would be on those groups? I cant find any info anywhere..
I really would like to know which countries.. which groups for Europe/Africa and Asian/Pasific group 1 please..

It starts on WEDNESDAY! ;)

and oh crap - NL is looking at finishing last in whatever group it's in. :help: Bloody injuries!

The Draw Is On Tuesday Play Starts On Wednesday.

GO Serbia:bounce:

http://www.tennis.se/files/%7B60EFF700-5E82-4C84-A147-6091AF9143E9%7D.jpg
Swedish Team

Top Row: (Far Right, Nadja Roma)
Bottom Row: (From Left, Michaela Johansson, Johanna Larsson and Sofia Arvidsson)

http://www.mtsztenisz.hu/_Images/fedcup/galeria/000003050_p1060126.jpg.jpg_big.jpg

Courts

photos of practice, are on the link of page 4 in this thread

No pics of the Georgian team as expected.

:yawn:

loads of the Swede's though :banana:

Just looked on the site and there are photos of the GB girls practising on Day 1 :)

Is there a website that you can follow the draw at noon? And results and live scores by set or by game? Is there a website? Which website is it?

Draw: SUI,GB,DEN,HUN

Go Denmark a tough draw they got Hungary!

thats a nightmare draw for Britain.

Really thought we could get to the play-offs again this year, but can't see it happening now :(

A: Netherlands, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Portugal

Group A is incredibly weak!

A csoport (Group A)
Hollandia (The Netherlands)
Bulgária (Bulgaria)
Luxemburg (Luxembourg)
Portugália (Portugal)

B csoport (Group B)
Svájc (Switzerland)
Nagy-Britannia (Great-Britain)
Dánia (Denmark)
Magyarország (Hungary)

C csoport (Group C)
Fehéroroszország (Belarus)
Svédország (Sweden)
Szlovénia (Slovenia)
Grúzia (Georgia)

D csoport (Group D)
Szerbia (Serbia)
Lengyelország (Poland)
Románia (Romania)

Group D is very strong :eek:

Group A :spit: :haha: Well a good draw for The Netherlands :p

Group D!! Wow!!

Good luck GBR. Do your best :)

Serbians probably don't care, but Poland and Romania are really unlucky...

I would guess - Netherlands, Switzerland, Belarus and Serbia in play-offs.

Serbia against Poland & Romania. :rolleyes:

Agnieszka def . JJ
Ana Ivanovic def. Urszula Radwanska
Aga/Ala def. JJ/AI

Aga def. Olaru
Ula def. Cristea
Ula/Kasia def. ?

Slovenia should be in group A:mad:

Good luck anyway:bounce:

tough draw for Poland, but anyway I'm interesting what Radwanskas can make against Ana and Jelena?!:p

Is there OOP for tomorrow yet?

Luxembourg vs Netherlands as usual :spit:

It looks like last Euro quali in football with Bulgaria and the Netherlands. :lol:


Allez Lëtzebuerg! :kiss:

Great group for us :) .
Group D :eek:

i think it's a great draw, so aga and ula will have a great chance to play top players as a test b4 they go to pattaya. go POLSKA!

Group A is incredibly weak!

wich is great btw :devil:

thats a nightmare draw for Britain.

Really thought we could get to the play-offs again this year, but can't see it happening now :(

It's really not. Neither Hungary or Switzerland are easy, but they are both beatable.

Plus we've done well against the home favourites the last 2 years. :devil::p

A csoport (Group A)
Hollandia (The Netherlands)
Bulgária (Bulgaria)
Luxemburg (Luxembourg)
Portugália (Portugal)

B csoport (Group B)
Svájc (Switzerland)
Nagy-Britannia (Great-Britain)
Dánia (Denmark)
Magyarország (Hungary)

C csoport (Group C)
Fehéroroszország (Belarus)
Svédország (Sweden)
Szlovénia (Slovenia)
Grúzia (Georgia)

D csoport (Group D)
Szerbia (Serbia)
Lengyelország (Poland)
Románia (Romania)

Nice group for Georgia. :yeah: Hopefully they win a match ot two.

Is there an OOP? :scratch:

http://www.mtsztenisz.hu/fedcup/jatekrend/?article_hid=3823

10:00 AM

Ct Center: Poland vs Romania
Ct 2: Sweden vs Slovenia
Ct 3: Belarus vs Georgia

2:30 PM

Ct Center: Denmark vs Hungary

4:00 PM

Ct 2: Netherlands vs Luxembourg
Ct 3: Great Britain vs Switzerland
Ct 4: Bulgaria vs Portugal

Papa Radwański said yesterday that Aga and Ula may withdraw if they reach play-off's (how clever :tape:) in order to go to Pattaya.

looks like there will not be a need for that

Interesting groups :)

http://www.mtsztenisz.hu/fedcup/jatekrend/?article_hid=3823

10:00 AM

Ct Center: Poland vs Romania
Ct 2: Sweden vs Slovenia
Ct 3: Belarus vs Georgia

2:30 PM

Ct Center: Denmark vs Hungary

4:00 PM

Ct 2: Netherlands vs Luxembourg
Ct 3: Great Britain vs Switzerland
Ct 4: Bulgaria vs Georgia


I think it's Bulgaria vs Portugal.

I think it's Bulgaria vs Portugal.

Edited...

Go Aga and Ula

So tomorrow at nb 16:15 Caro vs Agnes! Go Caro!

btw, about the relegation playoff, will the 4. team in group C play the 3rd finished team in group D or will the 4. team in G.C be relegated with no playoff?

If they make livescore, I will worship Hungary forever. :worship:

http://www.msofsport.com/img1.aspx?id=1462&w=200

Got this on a georgian site. :p

So tomorrow at nb 16:15 Caro vs Agnes! Go Caro!

btw, about the relegation playoff, will the 4. team in group C play the 3rd finished team in group D or will the 4. team in G.C be relegated with no playoff?

• The nations in last position in each pool will play-off to determine which two (2) nations will be relegated to Zone Group II in 2008. Again the two (2) teams with the highest Nations Ranking will be drawn against the other two (2) teams.

http://www.mtsztenisz.hu/fedcup/informacio

Poland, Serbia and Romania in one group :help:

An Ok draw for Britain...it could be worse but it could be better...Good Luck Girls :rocker2:

With this draw Bulgaria can win the group even without Sesil :eek:

Go Sweden, Denmark and for tommorow Georgia

Any steams or live scores for tomorrow ?

Go Sweden, Denmark and for tommorow Georgia

:ras: ;)

Good draw fot The Netherlands :)

c'mon Belarus !!!!!!!

:spit:gp D ........Romania :sad: :help:

Wow, a strong group d...

Solid draw for Slovenia. Zec Peškirič & Hercog should play singles i think, Klepac is in a bad form. Doubt it will happen though :p

Didnt Klepac beat Peskiric at AO? :scratch:

Will it be televised?

Didnt Klepac beat Peskiric at AO? :scratch:

Nope she lost to Zec-Peskiric at AO. :p

Oh, thnx. :p Got it the wrong way around. ;)

I cant wait! :bounce:

Nope she lost to Zec-Peskiric at AO. :p

Yep :)

Allthough in some way Klepac has a more powerful game and better mental, but I think Zec Peškirič is getting better. I think she will play either way, so...

good draw for Radwanskas - they will be able to practice against good Serbs and go to Pattaya :p

:woohoo: Group A! NL have a chance not to play degradation match. :p

Ana Ivanovic in Budapest.

http://www.mtsztenisz.hu/fedcup/?article_hid=3894

:armed:

Group A :spit: Why couldn't GB get the cakewalk group?!
Not too bad, could have been a lot worse for the girls. If they play well, they could get a win or two

Go Netherlands! I hope Arantxa will play.

Will it be televised?

I don't know about international/sports channels, but M1 Hungary will show the Szavay match every day. M1 has livestream here: http://www.mtv.hu/videotar/?id=231. Commentary will be hungarian of course. Show starts at 16.30 CET every day. (and lasts for 2hrs according to the EPG).

Good draw for the Netherlands,but they are young...
Go girls!

Where i can see the results? In Fed Cup Official Site?

Is there any pics from the swedes? I didnt find anything at page 4 in this thread like you said.. :(

is there any livescore?

Draw2bad 4 Romania :(

Go Romania !!!

Who will play today for the netherlands against Luxemburg?

Who will play today for the netherlands against Luxemburg?

Can't you call Manon and ask?

Belarus- Georgia
Darya Kustova- Sofia Kvatsabaia
Tatiana Poutchek- Oksana Kalashnikova
Bohush/Poutchek-Gorgodze-Mikadze

This is TOO funny. :rolls:

Hopefully they update scores after 1st set. :)

how can there be no ls? :o

how can there be no ls? :o

easily.

Is it only me or they dont have a contact number on the website? :help:

Why are people so surprised? It's shit every year! ;)

Why are people so surprised? It's shit every year! ;)
It's ridiculous! We are in 2008 people!

It's ridiculous! We are in 2008 people!

It's an ITF tournament, it's FED CUP, in eastern Europe, and it's a ZONAL tie - they think no one cares! ;)

Can someone plz get a number, I wanna call. :p

I'll as all results btw. :angel:

easily.

:lol:

It's an ITF tournament, it's FED CUP, in eastern Europe, and it's a ZONAL tie - they think no one cares! ;)

but in fact there is a lot tennis freaks that can`t live without a livescore :lol:
BTW I`ll check for a phone number but the Hungarian website is extreamly slow for me , dont know why :shrug:

but in fact there is a lot tennis freaks that can`t live without a livescore :lol:
BTW I`ll check for a phone number but the Hungarian website is extreamly slow for me , dont know why :shrug:

Well I wish there was live scores too, but it just doesn't surprise me that there isn't. ;)

Well I wish there was live scores too, but it just doesn't surprise me that there isn't. ;)

me too ;)
There was no livescore in Bulgaria in the last few years :( BTW there is no problem to post at least the results when the match are finished , there was an internet in the courts but it seems noone ever think that its possible so much people to be interested in the scores...

:spit:

BTW, anyone knows why they put kustova instead of Govortsova? :scratch:

me too ;)
There was no livescore in Bulgaria in the last few years :( BTW there is no problem to post at least the results when the match are finished , there was an internet in the courts but it seems noone ever think that its possible so much people to be interested in the scores...

Actually, one of my Dutch friends went last year, and she did use the net there to keep us updated a bit (then mostly the Dutch scores) on Misa's site - so that was good. But this year it's different - last year she managed to get a press pass (no idea how, coz she ain't anything to do with the press, and doesn't do the website of misa either :lol: ). So she was hoping to get one this year, but I don't think she did.

BTW, anyone knows why they put kustova instead of Govortsova? :scratch:

Maybe Olga didn't want to play?

me too ;)
There was no livescore in Bulgaria in the last few years :( BTW there is no problem to post at least the results when the match are finished , there was an internet in the courts but it seems noone ever think that its possible so much people to be interested in the scores...
In Bulgaria, after each set, they added de result on fedcup.com. Now, nothing:(.

Why not? :shrug:

Maybe Kustova is in better form, though I cant imagine anything worse than Poutchek. :p

In Bulgaria, after each set, they added de result on fedcup.com. Now, nothing:(.

http://www.fedcup.com/results/ea1.asp

They didnt even put the draw.

BTW, in the link above, it says Clay, Outdoors. :spit:

but in fact there is a lot tennis freaks that can`t live without a livescore :lol:
BTW I`ll check for a phone number but the Hungarian website is extreamly slow for me , dont know why :shrug:

Incredibly slow here as well, most hungarian pages are btw. must be the language :p

For me the site works perfect. :shrug:

http://www.mtsztenisz.hu/fedcup/eredmenyek/?article_hid=3683

This one, right? :p

In Bulgaria, after each set, they added de result on fedcup.com. Now, nothing:(.

really ? I didnt knew this , maybe coz I watch it live :p BTW I was thinking to send SMS to one girl for the wtaworld and she was thinking to post the result here but something goes wrong , I cant remember what :scratch:
BTW I hope next year the FedCup to be in Romania. I was in Bucharest for one day in a trip and it was amazing !!! If there is a fedcup there I`ll be in Bucharest for sure :)

I live in Bucharest, I wouldnt skip a match. :lol: :hearts:

:secret: National tennis association courts are 5 min from where I love. :hearts: :p

Incredibly slow here as well, most hungarian pages are btw. must be the language :p

:lol:

I live in Bucharest, I wouldnt skip a match. :lol: :hearts:

:secret: National tennis association courts are 5 min from where I love. :hearts: :p

you are lucky :) I wish i have an appartment there and to go in Bucharest from time to time

Believe me I hate it here the life is extremely boring. :zzz:

I was in Bulgaria, Russe, I liked it more. :rolls:

Believe me I hate it here the life is extremely boring. :zzz:

I was in Bulgaria, Russe, I liked it more. :rolls:

Russe ... I dont like it at all ... maybe coz it something new , thats why we like Russe and Bucharest :lol:

really ? I didnt knew this , maybe coz I watch it live :p BTW I was thinking to send SMS to one girl for the wtaworld and she was thinking to post the result here but something goes wrong , I cant remember what :scratch:
BTW I hope next year the FedCup to be in Romania. I was in Bucharest for one day in a trip and it was amazing !!! If there is a fedcup there I`ll be in Bucharest for sure :)
In Romania:lol:. We don't have conditions to organize a competition with 15-16 teams.
We will play with France in Davis Cup in a arena with 2.200 places, and the ITF rules requires 4.500.

This website sucks when i take a look on this website. I can't call Manon Dutchiegirl. Any Scores?

Kustova def Kvatsabaia 75 62
Larsson def Peskiric 63 63


Sofia. :hysteric: But good fight. :)

Ok, so its impossible for Kalashnikova to win cause Poutchek return every ball. :p

In Romania:lol:. We don't have conditions to organize a competition with 15-16 teams.
We will play with France in Davis Cup in a arena with 2.200 places, and the ITF rules requires 4.500.

La federatia acolo, n-ar fi suficient? :scratch: Sunt cam 10-15 terenuri.