The premier international dedicated women’s event, Fed Cup 2015, is all set to kick-off from February 7 to keep the fans glued to the sport. The 52^nd edition of the tournament will see 8 teams competing for the coveted title.

Here are the comprehensive details concerning the World Group stage…

TEAM LISTS

Czech Republic – Karolina Pliskova, Tereza Smitkova, Denisa Allertova, Lucie Hradecká

Canada – Sharon Fichman, Gabriela Dabrowski, Francoise Abanda, Charlotte Robillard-Millette

Italy – Sara Errani, Camila Giorgi, Roberta Vinci and Karin Knapp

France – Alize Cornet, Caroline Garcia, Kristina Mladenovic and Pauline Parmentier

Poland – Agnieszka Radwanska, Urszula Radwanska, Alicja Rosolska and Klaudia Jans Ignacik

Russia – Maria Sharapova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vitalia Diatchenko

Australia – Sam Stosur, Casey Dellacqua, Jarmila Gajdosova and Olivia Rogowska

Germany – Angelique Kerber, Andrea Petkovic, Sabine Lisicki and Julia Goerges

FIXTURES

Czech Republic vs. Canada

Italy vs. France

Poland vs. Russia

Australia vs. Germany

SCHEDULE

The above-mentioned first round match-ups are scheduled to be held from February 7-8. The four winning teams qualify for the semifinals that will be contested in April. Furthermore, the two victorious teams will advance to the November’s title-clash, and the winner of that tie will take home the prestigious trophy.

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