{{Short description|Part of tennis tournament}} {{main|2014 Fed Cup}} {{Infobox tennis tournament year|2014|Fed Cup World Group | date=8 February – 9 November | edition=24th | champ={{fed-big|CZE}} | main_name=Fed Cup }}
The '''World Group''' was the highest level of [[Fed Cup]] competition in 2014. The Czech Republic beat Germany in the final to win a third Fed Cup title in four years.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/29968254|title=Czech Republic beat Germany 3-0|date=9 November 2014 |work=BBC Sport|access-date=13 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/11/sports/czechs-celebrate-commitment-to-team-success.html?_r=0|title=Czechs Celebrate Commitment to Team Success|date=10 November 2014 |work=New York Times|access-date=13 November 2014}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" |- !colspan=4|'''Participating Teams''' |- !style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|AUS}} !style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|CZE}} !style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|GER}} !style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|ITA}} |- !{{fed-big|RUS}} !{{fed-big|SVK}} !{{fed-big|ESP}} !{{fed-big|USA}} |}
== Draw == {{8TeamBracket-info | RD1-date=8–9 February | RD2-date=19–20 April | RD3-date=8–9 November | teamwidth=16 | RD1T1-loc=[[Cleveland]], United States (indoor hard) | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1= '''{{nowrap|{{fed|ITA}}}}''' | RD1-score1='''3''' | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= {{fed|USA}} | RD1-score2=1
| RD1T2-loc= [[Sevilla]], Spain (outdoor clay) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= {{fed|ESP}} | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=3 | RD1-team4= '''{{fed|CZE}}''' | RD1-score4='''3'''
| RD1T3-loc= [[Bratislava]], Slovakia (indoor hard) | RD1-seed5=4 | RD1-team5= {{fed|SVK}} | RD1-score5=1 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= '''{{fed|GER}}''' | RD1-score6='''3'''
| RD1T4-loc= [[Hobart]], Australia (outdoor hard) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= '''{{fed|AUS}}''' | RD1-score7='''4''' | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-team8= {{fed|RUS}} | RD1-score8=0
| RD2T1-loc= [[Ostrava]], Czech Republic (indoor hard) | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1={{fed|ITA}} | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2='''{{fed|CZE}}''' | RD2-score2='''4'''
| RD2T2-loc= [[Brisbane]], Australia (outdoor hard) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3='''{{fed|GER}}''' | RD2-score3='''3''' | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{fed|AUS}} | RD2-score4=1
| RD3T1-loc= [[Prague]], Czech Republic (indoor hard) | RD3-seed1=3 | RD3-team1='''{{fed|CZE}}''' | RD3-score1='''3''' | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{fed|GER}} | RD3-score2=1
}}
== First round ==
=== United States vs. Italy === {{FedCupbox |team1=Italy |team2=United States |venue=[[Public Auditorium]], [[Cleveland]], United States<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020734|title=United States v Italy|work=fedcup.com}}</ref> |date=8–9 February 2014 |surface=Hard (indoors) |score1=3 |score2=1 |R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=[[Christina McHale]] |6 |3 |6 |T1P1=[[Karin Knapp]] |3 |6 |1 }} |R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=[[Madison Keys]] |6 |6 | |T1P1=[[Camila Giorgi]] |2 |1 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=[[Alison Riske]] |6 |7 | |T1P1=[[Karin Knapp]] |3 |5 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=[[Christina McHale]] | | | |T1P1=[[Camila Giorgi]] | | | |np=}} |R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=[[Lauren Davis]] |T2P2=[[Madison Keys]] |2 |3 | |T1P1=[[Nastassja Burnett]] |T1P2=[[Alice Matteucci]] |6 |6 | }} |}}
=== Spain vs. Czech Republic === {{FedCupbox |team1=Spain |team2=Czech Republic |venue=[[Centro de Tenis Blas Infante]], [[Seville]], Spain<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020735|title=Spain v Czech Republic|work=fedcup.com}}</ref> |date=8–10 February 2014 |surface=Red clay (outdoors) |score1=2 |score2=3 |R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Carla Suárez Navarro]] |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová]] |1 |4 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[María Teresa Torró Flor]] |3 |6 |1 |T2P1=[[Klára Zakopalová]] |6 |2 |6 }} |R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Carla Suárez Navarro]] |1 |6 |6 |T2P1=[[Klára Zakopalová]] |6 |3 |3 }} |R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Silvia Soler Espinosa]] |6 |1 |3 |T2P1=[[Lucie Šafářová]] |4 |6 |6 }} |R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Silvia Soler Espinosa]] |T1P2=[[Carla Suárez Navarro]] |6.061 |3 | |T2P1=[[Andrea Hlaváčková]] |T2P2=[[Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová]] |7 |6 | }} |}}
=== Slovakia vs. Germany === {{FedCupbox |team1=Slovakia |team2=Germany |venue=[[Aegon Arena]], [[Bratislava]], Slovakia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020736|title=Slovakia v Germany|work=fedcup.com}}</ref> |date=8–9 February 2014 |surface=DecoColor hard (indoors) |score1=1 |score2=3 |R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Dominika Cibulková]] |6 |6.06 |2 |T2P1=[[Andrea Petkovic]] |2 |7 |6 }} |R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Daniela Hantuchová]] |6.061 |1 | |T2P1=[[Angelique Kerber]] |7 |6 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Dominika Cibulková]] |3 |6.04 | |T2P1=[[Angelique Kerber]] |6 |7 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Daniela Hantuchová]] | | | |T2P1=[[Andrea Petkovic]] | | | |np=}} |R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Jana Čepelová]] |T1P2=[[Magdaléna Rybáriková]] |4 |6 |10 |T2P1=[[Julia Görges]] |T2P2=[[Anna-Lena Grönefeld]] |6 |3 |7|mtb= }} |}}
=== Australia vs. Russia === {{FedCupbox |team1=Australia |team2=Russia |venue=[[Hobart International Tennis Centre]], [[Hobart]], Australia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020737|title=Australia v Russia|work=fedcup.com}}</ref> |date=8–9 February 2014 |surface=Plexicushion (outdoors) |score1=4 |score2=0 |R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Casey Dellacqua]] |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Irina Khromacheva]] |0 |2 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Samantha Stosur]] |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Veronika Kudermetova]] |4 |0 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Samantha Stosur]] |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Victoria Kan]] |2 |3 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Casey Dellacqua]] |np= | | |T2P1=[[Veronika Kudermetova]] | | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Ashleigh Barty]] |T1P2=[[Casey Dellacqua]] |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Irina Khromacheva]] |T2P2=[[Valeria Solovyeva]] |1 |3 | }} |}}
== Semifinals ==
=== Czech Republic vs. Italy === {{FedCupbox |team1=Czech Republic |team2=Italy |venue=[[ČEZ Aréna (Ostrava)|ČEZ Aréna]], [[Ostrava]], Czech Republic<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020738|title= Czech Republic v Italia|work=fedcup.com}}</ref> |date=19–20 April 2014 |surface=Hard (indoors) |score1=4 |score2=0 |R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=[[Sara Errani]] |6 |6 | |T1P1=[[Lucie Šafářová]] |4 |1 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=[[Camila Giorgi]] |6 |6 | |T1P1=[[Petra Kvitová]] |4 |2 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=[[Roberta Vinci]] |6 |7 | |T1P1=[[Petra Kvitová]] |3 |5 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=[[Camila Giorgi]] |np= | | |T1P1=[[Lucie Šafářová]] | | | |}} |R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=[[Camila Giorgi]] |T2P2=[[Karin Knapp]] |6 |5 |11 |T1P1=[[Andrea Hlaváčková]]|T1P2=[[Klára Koukalová]] |2 |7 |9 |mtb= }} |}}
=== Germany vs. Australia === {{FedCupbox |team1=Germany |team2=Australia |venue=[[Pat Rafter Arena]], [[Brisbane]], Australia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020739|title= Germany v Australia|work=fedcup.com}}</ref> |date=19–20 April 2014 |surface=Plexicushion (outdoors) |score1=3 |score2=1 |R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Andrea Petkovic]] |6 |7 | |T2P1=[[Samantha Stosur]] |1 |6.065 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Angelique Kerber]] |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Casey Dellacqua]] |1 |0 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Angelique Kerber]] |4 |6 |6 |T2P1=[[Samantha Stosur]] |6 |0 |3 }} |R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Andrea Petkovic]] |np= | | |T2P1=[[Casey Dellacqua]] | | | |}} |R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Julia Görges]] |T1P2=[[Anna-Lena Grönefeld]] |2 |7 |2 |T2P1=[[Ashleigh Barty]] |T2P2=[[Casey Dellacqua]] |6 |6.046 |10 |mtb= }} |}}
==Final==
===Czech Republic vs. Germany=== {{FedCupbox |team1=Czech Republic |team2=Germany |venue=[[O2 Arena (Prague)|O2 Arena]], [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020740|title= Czech Republic v Germany|work=fedcup.com}}</ref> |date=8–9 November 2014 |surface=Novacrylic ultracushion hard (indoors) |score1=3 |score2=1 |R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=[[Andrea Petkovic]] |6|6| |T1P1=[[Petra Kvitová]] |2|4| }} |R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=[[Angelique Kerber]] |6|6| |T1P1=[[Lucie Šafářová]] |4|4| }} |R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=[[Angelique Kerber]] |7|4|6 |T1P1=[[Petra Kvitová]] |6.046|6|4}} |R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=[[Andrea Petkovic]] |np= | | |T1P1=[[Lucie Šafářová]] | | | |}} |R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=[[Julia Görges]] |T2P2=[[Sabine Lisicki]] |4|3| |T1P1=[[Andrea Hlaváčková]] |T1P2=[[Lucie Hradecká]] |6|6| | }} |}}
{{winners|fed|2014 Fed Cup champions|CZE|Eighth}}
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