22-23 April 2017
Chizhovka Arena*, Minsk
World Cup of Tennis - World Group. Semifinal
Teams
Belarus:
Aleksandra Sasnovich (96th**)
Arina Sobolenko (125th, 1256th in the doubles)
Olga Govortsova (147th, 187th)
Vera Lapko (241st, 171st)
Switzerland:
Timea Bacsinszky (22nd, 124th)
Viktorija Golubic (54th, 84th)
Belinda Bencic (129th, 451st)
Martina Hingis (8th in the doubles)
Program:
22 April
12.40 – opening ceremony
13.00 – two singles rubbers: Sasnovich vs Golubic, Sobolenko vs Bacsinszky
23 April
12.00 - two singles rubbers: Sasnovich vs Bacsinszky, Sobolenko vs Golubic
a doubles rubber: Govortsova, Lapko vs Hingis, Bencic ***
ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking:
Belarus 5th
Switzerland 4th
The teams faced each other on the Fed Cup court three times before, with Switzerland leading 2-1.
*19 Tashkentskaya street
** WTA rankings
*** Under Fed Cup rules, team captains may introduce substitutions after the first matchday.
Source: Belarusian Tennis Federation