Great Britain will play their first Fed Cup home tie in 26 years when Johanna Konta and co take to the court at the University of Bath from February 6-9.
Anne Keothavong’s team, which also includes Katie Boulter, Heather Watson, Harriet Dart and Katie Swan, will be looking to earn a place in April’s World Group II play-offs, a stage they have reached in four of the last seven years without ever managing to win and secure promotion.
Last year GB lost 3-2 in Japan meaning they must compete again in Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2019 – basically the third tier of the women’s ‘World Cup of Tennis’.
At least this year they will have home advantage (matches will be played on an indoor hardcourt surface) and they have been drawn in the same group as Hungary, Greece and Slovenia.
The winner of the pool will progress to a play-off match against the other pool winner to determine which nation goes into the World Group II play-off draw.
Here are all the details you need to know regarding the action in Bath.
Results
Saturday February 9
Promotion play-off
Great Britain 2-0 Serbia
Katie Boulter beat Ivana Jorovic 6-4 6-3
Johanna Konta beat Aleksandra Krunic 7-6 3-6 6-2
Relegation play-off
Slovenia 2-0 Georgia
Kaja Juvan beat Mariam Bolkvadze 6-1 3-0 ret
Dalila Jakupovic beat Ekaterine Gorgodze 6-4 6-4
Positional play-offs
Hungary 2-0 Croatia
Adrienn Nagy beat Tena Lukas 6-3 4-6 6-4
Reka-Luca Jani beat Jana Fett 3-6 5-2 ret
Doubles not played
Greece 1-2 Turkey
Despina Papamichail beat Ipek Soylu 3-6 6-2 6-2
Valentini Grammatikopoulou lost to Berfu Cengiz 3-5 ret
Anna Arkadianou & Despina Papamichail lost to Berfu Cengiz & Ipek Oz 6-7 4-6
Friday February 8
Pool A
Great Britain 2-0 Hungary
Katie Boulter beat Dalma Galfi 6-4 6-7 7-6
Johanna Konta beat Anna Bondar 6-2 6-7 7-6
Doubles not played
Greece 2-1 Slovenia
Valentini Grammatikopoulou beat Kaja Juvan 7-6 5-7 6-3
Maria Sakkari beat Dalila Jakupovic 4-6 6-4 6-3
Doubles not played – Slovenia awarded 6-0 6-0 win
Pool B
Serbia 2-1 Croatia
Olga Danilovic beat Jana Fett 2-6 6-2 7-6
Aleksandra Krunic lost to Donna Vekic 6-1 5-7 1-6
Olga Danilovic & Aleksandra Krunic beat Darija Jurak & Ana Konjuh 1-6 6-1 6-4
Turkey 3-0 Georgia
Cagla Buyukakcay beat Mariam Bolkvadze 6-4 6-1
Pemra Ozgen beat Ekaterine Gorgodze 7-6 6-3
Doubles not played – Turkey awarded 6-0 6-0 win
Thursday February 7
Pool A
Great Britain 3-0 Greece
Katie Boulter beat Valentini Grammatikopoulou 6-3 4-6 6-3
Johanna Konta beat Maria Sakkari 4-6 6-2 6-3
Harriet Dart & Katie Swan v Anna Arkadianou & Despina Papamichail 6-1 6-4
Hungary 3-0 Slovenia
Dalma Galfi beat Kaja Juvan 6-1 6-4
Ana Bondar beat Dalila Jakupovic 4-6 6-1 6-4
Reka-Luca Jani & Adrienn Nagy beat Nina Potocnik & Nika Radisic 7-6 4-6 6-2
Pool B
Croatia 2-1 Georgia
Ana Konjuh beat Mariam Bolkvadze 6-4 6-3
Jana Fett lost to Ekaterine Gorgodze 6-4 3-6 5-7
Darija Jurak & Ana Konjuh beat Ekaterine Gorgodze & Oksana Kalashnikova 7-5 6-1
Serbia 3-0 Turkey
Ivana Jorovic beat Cagla Buyukakcay 6-2 6-3
Aleksandra Krunic beat Pemra Ozgen 3-6 6-4 6-2
Olga Danilovic & Aleksandra Krunic beat Berfu Cengz & Ipek Soylu 6-2 6-3
Wednesday February 6
Pool A
Great Britain 3-0 Slovenia
Katie Boulter beat Kaja Juvan 6-4 6-2
Johanna Konta beat Dalila Jakupovic 7-6 6-2
Harriet Dart & Katie Swan beat Dalila Jakupovic & Kaja Juvan 6-2 6-2
Hungary 2-1 Greece
Dalma Galfi beat Valentini Grammatikopoulou 6-0 6-3
Anna Bondar lost to Maria Sakkari 3-6 2-6
Dalma Galfi & Reka-Luca Jani beat Despina Papamichail & Maria Sakkari 6-3 6-4
Pool B
Serbia 2-1 Georgia
Ivana Jorovic beat Mariam Bolkvadze 6-3 6-1
Olga Danilovic beat Ekaterine Gorgodze 7-5 6-3
Ivana Jorovic & Olga Danilovic lost to Mariam Bolkvadze & Oksana Kalashnikova 3-6 5-7
Croatia 2-1 Turkey
Ana Konjuh lost to Cagla Buyukakcay 5-7 6-2 3-6
Donna Vekic beat Pemra Ozgen 7-6 6-3
Jana Fett & Darija Jurak beat Cagla Buyukakcay & Pemra Ozgen 6-4 6-4
Draw and Group Standings
Pool A
Gt Britain 3-0 (8-0; 16-4)
Hungary 2-1 (5-3; 12-8)
Greece 1-2 (3-6; 8-14)
Slovenia 0-3 (1-8; 6-16)
Pool B
Serbia 3-0 (7-2; 15-7)
Croatia 2-1 (5-4; 14-9)
Turkey 1-2 (4-5; 9-11)
Georgia 0-3 (2-7; 4-15)
- Ties won/lost (Matches won/lost; Sets won/lost).
- If two nations are level on ties won, the head-to-head result shall separate them.
- If three or more nations are level on ties won, the following criteria will be used to separate them: Matches won; percentage of sets won (v all teams in pool); percentage of games won (v all teams in pool).
Schedule/Order of play
Wednesday February 6
1000 – Serbia v Georgia, Croatia v Turkey
1630 – Great Britain v Slovenia, Hungary v Greece
Thursday February 7
1000 – Croatia v Georgia, Serbia v Turkey
1630 – Great Britain v Greece, Hungary v Slovenia
Centre Court looking good at @TeamBathTennis ahead of the @FedCup #tennis pic.twitter.com/u3kecoK3r2
— Team Bath (@TeamBath) February 4, 2019
Friday February 8
1000 – Serbia v Croatia, Turkey v Georgia
1630 – Great Britain v Hungary, Greece v Slovenia
Saturday February 9
1000 – Hungary v Croatia, Greece v Turkey
1630 – Great Britain v Serbia (promotion play-off), Slovenia v Georgia (relegation play-off)
- First match listed in each session will be played on Centre Court (1,800 seats); second match on Court 1 (300 seats)
Team nominations
(Figures in brackets are WTA singles and doubles rankings as at February 4)
Great Britain
Johanna Konta (39, 110)
Heather Watson (110, 45)
Katie Boulter (83, 442)
Harriet Dart (122, 109)
Katie Swan (174, 610)
Hungary
Anna Bondar (224, 258)
Reka-Luca Jani (308, 149)
Dalma Galfi (311, 247)
Adrienn Nagy (-, 940)
Greece
Maria Sakkari (pictured, 38, 657)
Valentini Grammatikopoulou (171, 266)
Despina Papamichail (462, 252)
Anna Arkadianou (-, -)
Slovenia
Dalila Jakupovic (86, 49)
Kaja Juvan (169, -)
Nina Potocnik (382, 486)
Nika Radisic (-, -)
Serbia
Aleksandra Krunic (57, 46)
Olga Danilovic (112, 124)
Ivana Jorovic (117, 690)
Nina Stojanovic (248, 99)
Croatia
Donna Vekic (25, 370)
Jana Fett (262, 444)
Tena Lukas (272, 404)
Ana Konjuh (547, -)
Darija Jurak (-, 44)
Turkey
Pemra Ozgen (238, 356)
Cagla Buyukakcay (258, -)
Berfu Cengiz (331, 251)
Ipek Soylu (516, 461)
Ipek Oz (727, 703)
Georgia
Ekaterine Gorgodze (151, 259)
Mariam Bolkvadze (312, 467)
Zoziya Kardava (-, -)
Oksana Kalashnikova (-, 88)
Margalita Chaknashvili-Ranzinger (-, -)
Live TV broadcast & online streaming coverage
BT Sport will televise Great Britain’s ties live in the UK. Their coverage will begin at 1615 GMT each day.
Clare Balding will host with former British number ones Jo Durie, Laura Robson and Sam Smith part of the commentary team.
The ties will also be streamed online via the British Tennis Facebook page.