Order of play for the 2009 Fed Cup semifinal match between the U.S. and the Czech Republic
Saturday, April 25 & Sunday, April 26, 2009, Starobrno Rondo Arena — Brno, Czech Republic
DAY/LOCAL TIME | MATCH | PAIRING |
---|---|---|
Saturday, 1:30 p.m. | Singles A: | Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) vs. Petra Kvitova (CZE) |
Singles B: | Alexa Glatch (USA) vs. Iveta Benesova (CZE) | |
Sunday, 12:00 p.m. | Singles C: | Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) vs. Iveta Benesova (CZE) |
Singles D: | Alexa Glatch (USA) vs. Petra Kvitova (CZE) | |
Doubles: | Liezel Huber/Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) vs. Iveta Benesova/Kveta Peschke (CZE) |
The best-of-five match series begins with two singles matches on Saturday and is followed by two reverse singles matches and the doubles match on Sunday.
This is the eleventh Fed Cup meeting between the two nations, with the USA currently holding an 8-2 lead. The USA won the last encounter 5-0 in the 2003 1st round in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Tennis Channel will broadcast live coverage.
Saturday: 7:30 a.m. ET
Sunday: 6:00 a.m. ET
Stadium Capacity — 4,250
Surface — Indoor, Hard
Fed Cup by BNP Paribas is the world’s largest annual international women’s team competition with 86 countries competing this year. The United States leads all nations with 17 Fed Cup titles — the last coming in 2000 — and is one of eight nations competing for the 2009 Fed Cup title as part of the Fed Cup World Group.
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