2006 World Group draws

[PierceCheng]

Dear all members:

I was found this year of this tournament from ITF!!

This information is:

• France VS Italy
  
• Spain VS Austria
  
• Germany VS USA
  
• Belgium VS Russia
  

You can post your comments in this topic now!!

PierceCheng
(Location in Hong Kong)

25th February 2006

[PierceCheng]

Starters:

• Nathalie Dechy
  
• Tatiana Golovin
  
• Marion Bartoli
  
• Emilie Loit
  

Substitutes:

• Caroline Dhenin
  
• Stephanie Cohen-Aloro
  
• Stephanie Foretz
  
• Virginie Razzano
  
• Camille Pin
  
• Severine Beltrame-Bremond
  

Suspension:

• Mary Pierce (1 year, because she lost the final match at the critical moment in final of this tournament last year)
  
• Amelie Mauresmo (1 year, the same reason as Pierce)
  

What do you think?

[Calico]

Russia versus Belgium is going to be a great Fed Cup tie! But this sounds more like a Fed Cup final to me than a Fed Cup first round Tie.

[Brinyi]

Myskina to skip Russia's Fed Cup campaign

Russian tennis star Anastasia Myskina announced that she will skip this season's Fed Cup campaign.

The 24-year-old heroine of Russia's triumph in Moscow 15 months ago, who also helped the team defend their title last year, said she wanted to concentrate on her individual performance this season.

"I would like to play for myself this season," Myskina said Friday.

"Before I played for my country every time I was invited but this season I expect a very tough WTA season and I would like to concentrate on my individual performance."

Myskina was ranked world number two in September 2004 after winning the French Open title earlier in the year but has dropped to 12th after struggling last season.

Tennis glamour girl Maria Sharapova also confirmed earlier this week that she won't play for Russia as they launch their defence of the Fed Cup title against Belgium in April.

[Brinyi]

Russia name Dementieva, Petrova for Fed Cup tie v Belgium
Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:57 PM GMT

MOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters) - Elena Dementieva and Nadia Petrova will lead champions Russia in next month's first round Fed Cup tie against Belgium.

With Anastasia Myskina, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Maria Sharapova unavailable, Russia captain Shamil Tarpishchev has called up Fed Cup newcomer Maria Kirilenko and Dinara Safina for the April 22-23 clash in Liege.

Former world number ones Justine Henin-Hardenne and Kim Clijsters are expected to lead the Belgium team.

Former French Open champion Myskina is taking a year off from her Fed Cup duties while 2004 Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova has skipped the tie because it is held on clay.

Former U.S. Open champion Kuznetsova has vowed never to play in Belgium again after being wrongly accused of a doping violation by a Belgian sports minister last year.

Tarpishchev said Russia were aiming for a Fed Cup hat-trick after winning back-to-back titles in the last two years.

"All our girls have been in good form recently and they are all confident of playing well in Liege," he told Reuters. "We don't fear anyone, even if they field Henin and Clijsters."

Petrova won the Qatar Open this month, beating Australian Open champion Amelie Mauresmo in the final, while Dementieva reached the final of last week's Indian Wells tournament where she upset Henin-Hardenne in the semis.

[shenaynay]

Did Justine say she's going to play? She hasn't played Fed Cup in at least 3 years... so, I doubt she'd want to now. Especially after playing for 4 straight weeks.

[Brinyi]

shenaynay said:

Did Justine say she's going to play? She hasn't played Fed Cup in at least 3 years... so, I doubt she'd want to now. Especially after playing for 4 straight weeks.

Yes, she is expecting to play at last word. And she does basically have a week off before Miami. But I am thinking if she plays Miami she'll have developed 11 more injuries and withdraw from FC.

[Grarliner]

Well kids ... would you take Maria on clay against those two over Elena or Nadya?

I guess you wouldn't want Kuznetsova vs. Justine ...

Myskina is sorta just as good as the other two. I guess Russia pretty much has the best team for this tie.

[shenaynay]

On clay, I'd definitely take Elena or Nadya. If it's their day, they can knock off either of the 2 Belgian stars. Whereas I don't think Maria would have much of a chance.

But, it's probably moot. With Kim sucking and hobbled, I really doubt she plays. And Justine is a question mark. They need both to have any chance of winning. Unless Demented goes in stupid mode against Flipkens, or something.

[Brinyi]

WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND

FRANCE v ITALY
Venue: Nancy, France (clay – indoors)

France
Amelie Mauresmo
Nathalie Dechy
Emilie Loit
Virginie Razzano
Captain: Georges Goven

Italy
Francesca Schiavone
Flavia Pennetta
Mara Santangelo
Roberta Vinci
Captain: Corrado Barazzutti


SPAIN v AUSTRIA
Venue: Valencia, Spain (clay – outdoors)

Spain
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Lourdes Dominguez-Lino
Maria Sanchez Lorenzo
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Captain: Miguel Margets

Austria
Sybille Bammer
Yvonne Meusburger
Tamira Paszek
Sandra Klemenschits
Captain: Alfred Tesar

GERMANY v USA
Venue: Ettenheim, Germany (clay – outdoors)

Germany
Anna-Lena Groenefeld
Julia Schruff
Martina Muller
Sandra Kloesel
Captain: Barbara Rittner

USA
Jill Craybas
Jamea Jackson
Shenay Perry
Vania King

Captain: Zina Garrison

BELGIUM v RUSSIA
Venue: Liege, Belgium (clay – indoors)

Belgium
Kim Clijsters
Justine Henin-Hardenne
Cat fight! Cat fight!
Kirsten Flipkens
Caroline Maes
Captain: Carl Maes (Nepotism!)

Russia
Nadia Petrova
Elena Dementieva
Maria Kirilenko
Dinara Safina
Captain: Shamil Tarpischev

[shenaynay]

PierceCheng said Amelie and Mahree were SUSPENDED?!

Who believing are me??

[DBBN]

He meant he would suspend them if he had his druthers.

[DevilishAttitude]

There's also World Group 2 going on ;D

Japan v Switzerland

JAPAN

Ai SUGIYAMA
Aiko NAKAMURA
Akiko MORIGAMI
Shinobu ASAGOE

SWITZERLAND

Timea BACSINSZKY
Stefania BOFFA
Stefanie VOGELE
Nicole RINER

Croatia v Argentina

CROATIA

Karolina SPREM
Ivana LISJAK
Matea MEZAK
Sanja ANCIC

ARGENTINA

Natalia GUSSONI
Maria-Jose ARGERI

Thailand v Czech Republic

THAILAND

Suchanun VIRATPRASERT
Napaporn TONGSALEE
Montinee TANGPHONG
Nudnida LUANGNAM

CZECH REPUBLIC

Nicole VAIDISOVA
Klara KOUKALOVA
Iveta BENESOVA
Barbora STRYCOVA

Indonesia v China, P.R.

INDONESIA

Angelique WIDJAJA
Romana TEDJAKUSUMA
Ayu-Fani DAMAYANTI
Septi MENDE

CHINA

Na LI
Shuai PENG
Jie ZHENG
Zi YAN

[shenaynay]

Jill Craybas leads the US team!

I felt bad for Maria Jose trying to defend the team during Charleston.

[Brinyi]

Kim Clijsters (BEL) v Elena Dementieva (RUS)
Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL) v Nadia Petrova (RUS)
Kim Clijsters (BEL) v Nadia Petrova (RUS)
Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL) v Elena Dementieva (RUS)
Kirsten Flipkens/Caroline Maes (BEL) v Maria KIrilenko/Dinara Safina (RUS)

[Brinyi]

Programme de France-Italie :
Samedi dès 14h00 :
Dechy - Schiavone
Mauresmo - Pennetta
Dimanche :
Mauresmo - Schiavone
Dechy - Pennetta
Mauresmo/Loit - Santangelo/ Vinci

[Brinyi]

Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) v Jamea Jackson (USA)
Julia Schruff (GER) v Jill Craybas (USA)
Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) v Jill Craybas (USA)
Julia Schruff (GER) v Jamea Jackson (USA)
Martina Muller/Jasmin Woehr (GER) v Vania King/Shenay Perry (USA)


Lourdes Dominguez-Lino (ESP) v Sybille Bammer (AUT)
Anabel Medina-Garrigues (ESP) v Yvonne Meusburger (AUT)
Anabel Medina-Garrigues (ESP) v Sybille Bammer (AUT)
Lourdes Dominguez-Lino (ESP) v Yvonne Meusburger (AUT)
Virginia Ruano-Pascual/Maria Sanchez-Lorenzo (ESP) v Sandra Klemenschits/Tamira Paszek (AUT)

[Brinyi]

Group 2

Karolina Sprem (CRO) v Maria-Jose Argeri (ARG)
Ivana Lisjak (CRO) v Mariana Diaz-Oliva (ARG)
Karolina Sprem (CRO) v Marina Diaz-Oliva (ARG)
Ivana Lisjak (CRO) v Maria-Jose Argeri (ARG)
Matea Mezak/Karolina Sprem (CRO) v Marina Diaz-Oliva/Natalia Gussoni (ARG)

Aiko Nakamura (JPN) v Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)
Ai Sugiyama (JPN) v Stefanie Vögele (SUI)
Ai Sugiyama (JPN) v Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)
Aiko Nakamura (JPN) v Stefanie Vögele (SUI)
Shinobu Asagoe/Ai Sugiyama (JPN) v Timea Bacsinszky/Stefania Boffa (SUI)

Suchanan Viratprasert (THA) v Iveta Benesova (CZE)
Montinee Tangphong (THA) v Nicole Vaidisova (CZE)
Suchanan Viratprasert (THA) v Nicole Vaidisova (CZE)
Montinee Tangphong (THA) v Iveta Benesova (CZE)
Nudnida Luangnam/Napaporn Tongsalee (THA) v Iveta Benesova/Barbora Strycova (CZE)

Angelique Widjaja (INA) v Na Li (CHN)
Romana Tedjakusuma (INA) v Shuai Peng (CHN)
Romana Tedjakusuma (INA) v Na Li (CHN)
Angelique Widjaja (INA) v Shuai Peng (CHN)
Ayu Fani Damayanti/Septi Mende (INA) v Zi Yan/Jie Zheng (CHN)

[Brinyi]

Thailand took a surprise 1-0 lead over the Czech Republic on the opening day of its Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II tie on Saturday when Suchanun Viratprasert, playing as the Thai number one in the absence of Tamarine Tanasugarn, defeated Czech number two Iveta Benesova 64 64.

[Brinyi]

Na Li defeated Angelique Widjaja 63 46 63 to give China P.R. a 1-0 lead over Indonesia in their World Group II tie in Jakarta.

[Brinyi]

Vaidisova def Tahgphong so it's 1-1

Tedjakusuma leads Peng 6-2

[Brinyi]

brinyi said:

Tedjakusuma leads Peng 6-2

6-2 4-6
Go Ted!

[Brinyi]

Jackson def Al Groenefeld 6-2 3-6 7-5

[Brinyi]

Ted got bagelled in the third.

[Brinyi]

ED leads Kim 6-4

[Brinyi]

brinyi said:

ED leads Kim 6-4

64 63

[Grarliner]

Yes ED yes!

[janie]

ED, woohoo!! This deserves a mini-multi-banana dance!

[Brinyi]

Craybas gives USA a 2-0 lead.

[janie]

Great work, Jill & Jamea! You're America's Best! :lust:

And Justine, finally a decent win.