{{Short description|Part of tennis tournament}} {{main|2011 Fed Cup}} [[File:Petra Kvitova Final Fed Cup 2011.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|[[Petra Kvitová]] in the final match against [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]]] {{Infobox tennis tournament year|2011|Fed Cup World Group | date=5 February – 6 November | edition=21st | champ={{fed-big|CZE}} | main_name=Fed Cup }}
The '''World Group''' was the highest level of [[Fed Cup]] competition in 2011. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. [[Italy Fed Cup team|Italy]] was the two-time defending champion, but they were defeated in the semifinals by four-time former champion [[Russia Fed Cup team|Russia]].
The Russians were defeated in the final by [[Czech Republic Fed Cup team|Czech Republic]], 3–2, in their first final and title since [[1988 Federation Cup (tennis)|1988]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/7199201/czech-republic-tops-russia-end-fed-cup-title-drought|title=Czechs win Fed Cup title, first since '88|date= 6 November 2011|work=ESPN|access-date=18 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/15612558|title=Fed Cup final 2011: Czech Republic beat Russia in Moscow|date= 6 November 2011|work=BBC Sport|access-date=18 November 2011}}</ref>
==Participating teams== {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" |- !colspan=4|'''Participating teams''' |- !style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|AUS}} !style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|BEL}} !style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|CZE}} !style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|FRA}} |- !{{fed-big|ITA}} !{{fed-big|RUS}} !{{fed-big|SVK}} !{{fed-big|USA}} |}
==Draw== {{8TeamBracket-info | RD1-date=5–6 February | RD2-date=16–17 April | RD3-date=5–6 November | teamwidth=16 | RD1T1-loc= [[Hobart, Australia]] (Outdoor hard) | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1= '''{{fed|ITA}}''' | RD1-score1='''4''' | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= {{fed|AUS}} | RD1-score2=1 | RD1T2-loc= [[Moscow, Russia]] (Indoor hard) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= {{fed|FRA}}| RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=3 | RD1-team4= '''{{fed|RUS}}''' | RD1-score4='''3''' | RD1T3-loc= [[Bratislava, Slovakia]] (Indoor hard) | RD1-seed5=4 | RD1-team5= {{nowrap|'''{{fed|CZE}}'''}} | RD1-score5='''3''' | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= {{fed|SVK}} | RD1-score6=2 | RD1T4-loc= [[Antwerp, Belgium]] (Indoor hard) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= '''{{fed|BEL}}''' | RD1-score7='''4''' | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-team8= {{fed|USA}} | RD1-score8=1 | RD2T1-loc= [[Moscow, Russia]] (Indoor hard) | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1= {{fed|ITA}} | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2= '''{{fed|RUS}}''' | RD2-score2='''5''' | RD2T2-loc= [[Charleroi|Charleroi, Belgium]] (Indoor hard) | RD2-seed3=4 | RD2-team3= {{nowrap|'''{{fed|CZE}}'''}} | RD2-score3='''3''' | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= {{fed|BEL}} | RD2-score4=2 | RD3T1-loc= [[Moscow, Russia]] (Indoor hard) | RD3-seed1=3 | RD3-team1= {{fed|RUS}} | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2=4 | RD3-team2= {{nowrap|'''{{fed|CZE}}'''}}| RD3-score2='''3'''
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==First round== ===Italy vs. Australia=== {{FedCupbox |team1=Italy |team2=Australia |venue=[[Hobart International Tennis Centre]], [[Hobart]], [[Australia]] |date=5–6 February 2011 |surface=Plexicushion hard (outdoors) |score1=4 |score2=1 |R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Francesca Schiavone]] |7 |3 |3 |T2P1=[[Jarmila Groth]] |6.035 |6 |6 }} |R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Flavia Pennetta]] |7 |6.045 |6 |T2P1=[[Samantha Stosur]] |6.045 |7 |4 }} |R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Francesca Schiavone]] |7 |3 |7 |T2P1=[[Samantha Stosur]] |6.005 |6 |5 }} |R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Flavia Pennetta]] |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Jarmila Groth]] |3 |2 | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Sara Errani]] |T1P2=[[Roberta Vinci]] |2 |7 |6 |T2P1=[[Anastasia Rodionova]] |T2P2=[[Rennae Stubbs]] |6 |6.005 |4 }} |}} <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100015614|title=Italy v Australia|publisher=fedcup.com}}</ref>
===France vs. Russia=== {{FedCupbox |team1=France |team2=Russia |venue=[[Olympic Stadium (Moscow arena)|Olympic Stadium]], [[Moscow]], [[Russia]] |date=5–6 February 2011 |surface=RuKortHard (indoors) |score1=2 |score2=3 |R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1= [[Alizé Cornet]] |3 |6 |6 |T2P1= [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] |6 |3 |4 }} |R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1= [[Virginie Razzano]] |6 |6 | |T2P1= [[Maria Sharapova]] |3 |4 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1= [[Alizé Cornet]] |6 |3 |2 |T2P1= [[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]] |3 |6 |6 }} |R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1= [[Virginie Razzano]] |4 |4 | |T2P1= [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] |6 |6 | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1= [[Julie Coin]] |T1P2= [[Alizé Cornet]] |6.035 |0 | |T2P1= [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] |T2P2= [[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]] |7 |6 | }} |}} <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100015615|title=France v Russia|publisher=fedcup.com}}</ref>
===Czech Republic vs. Slovakia=== {{FedCupbox |team1=Czech Republic |team2=Slovakia |venue=[[Sibamac Arena]], [[Bratislava]], [[Slovakia]] |date=5–6 February 2011 |surface=Latex-ite hard (indoors) |score1=3 |score2=2 |R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1= [[Lucie Šafářová]] |7 |6 | |T2P1= [[Daniela Hantuchová]] |5 |1 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1= [[Petra Kvitová]] |6 |6 | |T2P1= [[Dominika Cibulková]] |2 |3 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1= [[Petra Kvitová]] |6 |6 | |T2P1= [[Daniela Hantuchová]] |4 |2 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1= [[Lucie Šafářová]] |6 |6.045 | |T2P1= [[Jana Čepelová]] |4 |7 |re1=3 }} |R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1= [[Květa Peschke]] |T1P2= [[Barbora Záhlavová Strýcová]] |1 |6 |6.035 |T2P1=[[Jana Čepelová]] |T2P2= [[Magdaléna Rybáriková]] |6 |4 |7 }} |}} <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100015616|title=Czech Republic v Slovakia|publisher=fedcup.com}}</ref>
===Belgium vs. United States=== {{FedCupbox |team1=Belgium |team2=United States |venue=[[Sportpaleis Antwerp]], [[Merksem]], [[Belgium]] |date=5–6 February 2011 |surface=Acrylic hard (indoors) |score1=4 |score2=1 |R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1= [[Yanina Wickmayer]] |6 |7 | |T2P1= [[Bethanie Mattek-Sands]] |1 |6.055 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1= [[Kim Clijsters]] |6 |6 | |T2P1= [[Melanie Oudin]] |0 |4 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1= [[Kim Clijsters]] |6.115 |6 |6 |T2P1= [[Bethanie Mattek-Sands]] |7 |2 |1 }} |R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1= [[Yanina Wickmayer]] |6 |6 | |T2P1= [[Melanie Oudin]] |2 |0 | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1= [[Kirsten Flipkens]] |T1P2= [[An-Sophie Mestach]] |3 |5 | |T2P1= [[Liezel Huber]] |T2P2= [[Vania King]] |6 |7 | }} |}} <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100015617|title=Belgium v United States|publisher=fedcup.com}}</ref>
==Semifinals== ===Italy vs. Russia=== {{FedCupbox |team1=Italy |team2=Russia |venue=[[Megasport Arena]], [[Moscow]], [[Russia]] |date=16–17 April 2011 |surface=RuKortHard (indoors) |score1=0 |score2=5 |R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Sara Errani]] |0 |2 | |T2P1=[[Vera Zvonareva]] |6 |6 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Roberta Vinci]] |2 |7 |1 |T2P1=[[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] |6 |6.035 |6 }} |R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Roberta Vinci]] |4 |2 | |T2P1=[[Vera Zvonareva]] |6 |6 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Sara Errani]] |6.045 |6.035 | |T2P1=[[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]] |7 |7 | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Alberta Brianti]] |T1P2=[[Maria Elena Camerin]] |6.025 |1 | |T2P1=[[Ekaterina Makarova]] |T2P2=[[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]] |7 |6 | }} |}} <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100015618|title=Italy v Russia|publisher=fedcup.com}}</ref>
===Czech Republic vs. Belgium=== {{FedCupbox |team1=Czech Republic |team2=Belgium |venue=[[Spiroudome]], [[Charleroi]], [[Belgium]] |date=16–17 April 2011 |surface=Acrylic hard (indoors) |score1=3 |score2=2 |R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Petra Kvitová]] |6 |7 | |T2P1=[[Kirsten Flipkens]] |2 |6.035 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová]] |4 |4 | |T2P1=[[Yanina Wickmayer]] |6 |6 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Petra Kvitová]] |5 |6 |6 |T2P1=[[Yanina Wickmayer]] |7 |4 |2 }} |R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová]] |2 |3 | |T2P1=[[Kirsten Flipkens]] |6 |6 | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Iveta Benešová]] |T1P2=[[Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová]] |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Kirsten Flipkens]] |T2P2=[[Yanina Wickmayer]] |4 |4 | }} |}} <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100015619|title=Belgium v Czech Republic|publisher=fedcup.com}}</ref>
==Final== ===Russia vs. Czech Republic=== {{FedCupbox |team1=Russia |team2=Czech Republic |venue=[[Olympic Stadium (Moscow arena)|Olympic Stadium]], [[Moscow]], [[Russia]] |date=5–6 November 2011 |surface=RuKortHard (indoors) |score1=2 |score2=3 |R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Maria Kirilenko]] |2 |2 | |T2P1=[[Petra Kvitová]] |6 |6 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Lucie Šafářová]] |2 |3 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] |6 |2 |3 |T2P1=[[Petra Kvitová]] |4 |6 |6 }} |R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]] |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Lucie Šafářová]] |2 |4 | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Maria Kirilenko]] |T1P2=[[Elena Vesnina]] |4 |2 | |T2P1=[[Lucie Hradecká]] |T2P2=[[Květa Peschke]] |6 |6 | }} |}} <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100015620|title=Russia v Czech Republic|publisher=fedcup.com}}</ref> {{winners|fed|2011 Fed Cup champions|CZE|Sixth}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==See also== *[[Fed Cup structure]]
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