[RgtrsKfR]

Tarpishev announced Russian team: Sharapova, Kuznetsova, Pavlyuchenkova, Safina. Kleybanova as a sub.

[NewYorkDoctorD]

JMHO - Tarpishev is making a mistake with Safina.

[selayeffethy]

WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND

AUSTRALIA v ITALY
Venue: Domain Tennis Centre, Hobart, AUS (hard – outdoors)

Australia
Samantha Stosur
Jarmila Groth
Anastasia Rodionova
Rennae Stubbs
Captain: David Taylor

Italy
Francesca Schiavone
Flavia Pennetta
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
Captain: Corrado Barazzutti

RUSSIA v FRANCE
Venue: Olympic Stadium, Moscow, RUS (hard – indoors)

Russia
Maria Sharapova
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Dinara Safina
Captain: Shamil Tarpischev

France
Alize Cornet
Virginie Razzano
Pauline Parmentier
Julie Coin
Captain: Nicolas Escude

SLOVAK REPUBLIC v CZECH REPUBLIC
Venue: Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, SVK (hard – indoors)

Slovak Republic
Daniela Hantuchova
Dominika Cibulkova
Magdalena Rybarikova
Jana Cepelova
Captain: Matej Liptak

Czech Republic
Petra Kvitova
Lucie Safarova
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova
Kveta Peschke
Captain: Petr Pala

BELGIUM v USA
Venue: Sportpaleis Antwerp, Antwerp, BEL (hard – indoors)

Belgium
Kim Clijsters
Justine Henin
Yanina Wickmayer
Kirsten Flipkens
Captain: Sabine Appelmans

USA
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Melanie Oudin
Vania King
Liezel Huber
Captain: Mary Joe Fernandez

WORLD GROUP II FIRST ROUND

ESTONIA v SPAIN
Tere Tennis Club, Tallinn, EST (hard – indoors)

Estonia
Kaia Kanepi
Maret Ani
Margit Ruutel
Anett Kontaveit
Captain: Andrei Luzgin

Spain
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
Carla Suarez Navarro
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Nuria Llagostera Vives
Captain: Miguel Margets

SLOVENIA v GERMANY
Venue: Ljudski vrt Sports Hall, Maribor, SLO (clay – indoors)

Slovenia
Polona Hercog
Masa Zec-Peskiric
Katarina Srebotnik
Tjasa Srimpf
Captain: Iztok Bozic

Germany
Andrea Petkovic
Julia Goerges
Tatjana Malek
Anna-Lena Groenefeld
Captain: Barbara Rittner

SERBIA v CANADA
Venue: Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad, SRB (hard – indoors)

Serbia
Bojana Jovanovski
Ana Jovanovic
Alexsandra Krunic
Tamara Curovic
Captain: Dejan Vranes

Canada
Rebecca Marino
Aleksandra Wozniak
Stephanie Dubois
Marie-Eve Pelletier
Captain: Sylvain Bruneau

SWEDEN v UKRAINE
Venue: Idrottens Hus, Helsingborg, SWE (hard – indoors)

Sweden
Sofia Arvidsson
Johanna Larsson
Anna Brazhnikova
Sandra Roma
Captain: Maria Strandlund Tomsvik

Ukraine
Kateryna Bondarenko
Olga Savchuk
Lesia Tsurenko
Yuliya Beygelzimer
Captain: Igor Dernovskyi

[Nutpoode]

WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND

BELGIUM v USA
Venue: Sportpaleis Antwerp, Antwerp, BEL (hard – indoors)

Belgium
Kim Clijsters
Justine Henin
Yanina Wickmayer
Kirsten Flipkens
Captain: Sabine Appelmans

USA
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Melanie Oudin
Vania King
Liezel Huber
Captain: Mary Joe Fernandez

......

WORLD GROUP II FIRST ROUND

SERBIA v CANADA
Venue: Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad, SRB (hard – indoors)

Serbia
Bojana Jovanovski
Ana Jovanovic
Alexsandra Krunic
Tamara Curovic
Captain: Dejan Vranes

Canada
Rebecca Marino
Aleksandra Wozniak
Stephanie Dubois
Marie-Eve Pelletier
Captain: Sylvain Bruneau

With Henin's retirement, this becomes a tiny bit easier for the US. I thought I read somewhere this morning that Kim is also questionable. In which case the US's doubles strength could be the deciding factor.

Canada could have a chance here. Only one Serb above the top 400 (more or less). Not that Canada has any top 100 (okay, top 85) players, either. Wozniak is just coming back from a four-month injury layoff, and was terrible (hopefully just due to effect of the injury) for quite a while before that. Marino-Jovanovski is the critical matchup here.

[RgtrsKfR]

Tarpishev announced Russian team: Sharapova, Kuznetsova, Pavlyuchenkova, Safina. Kleybanova as a sub.

JMHO - Tarpishev is making a mistake with Safina.

I kind of read this as "Shamil's list of players who need my psychological expertise right now" rather than "the best Russian team."

A (winning) week with Shama at Fed/Davis Cup always seems to perk up players for a couple weeks' worth of good results

[selayeffethy]

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I
Venue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel (hard – outdoors) 2-5 February

Austria

Sybille Bammer
Yvonne Meusburger
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
Sandra Klemenschits
Captain: Jurgen Waber

Belarus

Victoria Azarenka
Olga Govortsova
Darya Kustova
Tatiana Poutchek
Captain: Sergei Teterin

Bulgaria

Tsvetana Pironkova
Elitsa Kostova
Dia Evtimova
Magdalena Maleeva
Captain: Dora Rangelova

Croatia

Mirjana Lucic
Ajla Tomljanovic
Jelena Pandzic
Silvia Njiric
Captain: Goran Prpic

Denmark

Caroline Wozniacki
Karen Barbat
Mai Grage
Cecilie Melsted
Captain: Michael Mortensen

Great Britain

Elena Baltacha
Anne Keothavong
Heather Watson
Laura Robson
Captain: Nigel Sears

Greece

Eleni Daniilidou
Eirini Georgatou
Anna Gerasimou
Despina Papamichail
Captain: George Kalovelonis

Hungary

Agnes Szavay
Greta Arn
Timea Babos
Melinda Czink
Captain: Laszlo Keller

Israel

Shahar Peer
Julia Glushko
Keren Shlomo
Valeria Patiuk
Captain: Lior Mor

Latvia

Anastasija Sevastova
Liga Dekmeijere
Lina Lileikite
Irina Kuzmina
Captain: Juska Daiga

Luxembourg

Mandy Minella
Anne Kremer
Claudine Schaul
Tiffany Cornelius
Captain: Frank Eicher

Netherlands

Arantxa Rus
Michaella Krajicek
Kiki Bertens
Richel Hogenkamp
Captain: Manon Bollegraf

Poland

Magda Linette
Urszula Radwanska
Klaudia Jans
Alicja Rosolska
Captain: Tomasz Wiktorowski

Romania

Alexandra Dulgheru
Monica Niculescu
Simona Halep
Sorana Cirstea
Captain: Irina Spirlea

Switzerland

Patty Schnyder
Timea Bacsinszky
Stefanie Voegele
Myriam Casanova
Captain: Christiane Jolissaint

[finasteridonline]

Captain: Irina Spirlea

Wow. And we complain about the U.S. education system?

I wonder if she has finally stopped worshiping Steffi...

[hoarrimilsora]

Poland

Magda Linette
Urszula Radwanska
Klaudia Jans
Alicja Rosolska
Captain: Tomasz Wiktorowski

No Agnieszka? She has not pulled out of the AO yet, but I'm guessing that if her name is not here, the announcement on the aussie has to be imminent.

[selayeffethy]

Asia/Oceania Zone Group I
National Tennis Centre, Nonthaburi, Thailand, Hard (outdoor)

China, P.R.

Jing-Jing Lu
Yi-Miao Zhou
Ran Tian
Hao Chen Tang
Captain: Zhong Fu

Chinese Taipei

Chin-Wei Chan
Yi Chen
Ting-Fei Juan
Yui-Lynn Miao
Captain: Shi-Ting Wang

India

Sanja Mirza
Poojashree Venkatesh
Rushmi Chakravarthi
Ashvarya Shrivastava
Captain: Rohit Rajpal

Japan

Ayumi Morita
Kurumi Nara
Misaki Doi
Rika Fujiwara
Captain: Takeshi Murakami

Kazakhstan

Yaroslava Shvedova
Zarina Diyas
Galina Voskoboeva
Sessil Karatantcheva
Captain: Yegor Shaldunov

Korea, Rep.

Jin-A Lee
Na Ri Kim
So-Jung Kim
Ye-Ra Lee
Captain: Il Soon Kim

New Zealand

Sacha Jones
Marina Erakovic
Leela Beattie
Emily Fanning
Captain: Marcel Vos

Thailand

Tamarine Tanasugarn
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Nudnida Luangnam
Nicha Lertpitaksinchai
Captain: Vittaya Samrej

Uzbekistan

Akgul Amanmuradova
Sabina Sharipova
Nigina Abduraimova
Albina Khabibulina
Captain: Dmitriy Tomashevich

Americas Zone Group 1
Tennis Club Argentino, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Clay (outdoor)

Argentina

Gisela Dulko
Maria Irigoyen
Florencia Molinero
Mailen Auroux
Captain: Bettina Fulco

Brazil

Ana-Clara Duarte
Maria-Fernanda Alves
Roxane Vaisemberg
Teliana Pereira
Captain: Marcelo Pereira Vecchio Rebelo

Bolivia
To be advised

Chile

Camila Silva
Andrea Koch-Benvenuto
Daniela Seguel
Fernanda Brito
Captain: Carlos Marchant

Colombia

Mariana Duque-Marino
Catalina Castano
Karen Emilia Castiblanco Duarte
Yuliana Lizarazo
Captain: Pablo Gonzalez

Mexico

Ximena Hermoso
Giuliana Olmos
Nadia Abdala
Laila Abdala
Captain: Alejandra Vallejo

Paraguay

Veronica Cepede Royg
Isabella Robbiani
Isaura Enrique
Montserrat Gonzalez
Captain: Alfredo de Brix

Peru

Bianca Botto
Patricia Ku
Ximena Siles Luna
Ferny Angeles
Captain: Laura Arraya

Asia Oceania Zone Group II
National Tennis Centre, Nonthaburi, Thailand, Hard (outdoor)

Hong Kong China

Ling Zhang
Ho Ching Wu
Katherine Ip
Yan Tung Ki
Captain: Hiu Tung Yu

Indonesia

Lavinia Tananta
Jessy Rompies
Ayu-Fani Damayanti
Yayuk Basuki
Captain: Surya Wijaya Budi

Iraq
To be advised

Krygyzstan

Bermet Duvanaeva
Zhamilia Duisheeva
Erika Tenizbaeva
Emilia Tenizbaeva
Captain: Ulan Akimmaliev

Singapore

Khee Yen Wee
Ming Ming Joy Chia
Stefanie Tan
Clare Fong
Captain: Daniel Heryanta Dewandaka

Philippines

Anna Clarice Patrimonio
Anna Christine Patrimonio
Marinel Rudas
Michelle Pang
Captain: Chris Cuarto

Turkmenistan

Anastasiya Prenko
Jennet Halliyeva
Amangul Mollayeva
Ayna Ereshova
Captain: Gulcha Byashimov

Syria

Ranim Mkahal
Kim Sadi
Kett Sadi
Diala Jamaleddine
Captain: tbc

Oman

Fatma Al Nabhani
Azza Al Hinai
Sarah Al Balushi
Maliha Al Awaidy
Captain: Hadia Mustafa

Pakistan

Ushna Suhail
Sarah Mahboob Khan
Sara Mansoor
Saba Aziz
Captain: Nosheen Ehtisham

[hoarrimilsora]

The Belgian team confirmed yesterday that Kim and Justine will be on the squad that faces the US in February. Yanina and Kirsten Flipkens will also be on the team.