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Wednesday April 22, 2009

World Group, Play-off 2009 Spain and Serbia

Club de Tennis Lleida, Lleida, Spain
Stadium Capacity: 1800
25 April - 26 April 2009
Day 1: 1300 hrs (1100 hrs GMT)
Day 2: 1200 hrs (1000 hrs GMT)
Surface: Clay (Red Clay) - Outdoors
Ball Type: Wilson Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

Team Spain

Anabel MEDINA GARRIGUES

Maria-Jose MARTINEZ SANCHEZ

Lourdes DOMINGUEZ-LINO

Team Captain
Miguel MARGETS LOBATO

Team Serbia

Jelena JANKOVIC

Ana IVANOVIC

Ana JOVANOVIC

Aleksandra KRUNIC

Team Captain
Dejan VRANES

A first meeting between the two nations. (Spain lost its only meeting with the former Yugoslavia in 1979.)

Spain has always competed in the World Group of Fed Cup, however after losing to Czech Republic in the 1st round, it is in danger of dropping out of the top division for the first time. Spain finished runner-up last year after reaching its 11th Fed Cup final.

Serbia made a successful World Group II debut, defeating Japan, and is bidding to reach the World Group for the first time. Having been promoted from Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2008, the Serbs have now won their last five Fed Cup ties.

The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour is the world’s leading professional sport for women with more than 2,200 players representing 96 nations competing for more than $86 million in prize money at the Tour’s 51 events and four Grand Slams in 31 countries. More than 4.8 million people attended women’s tennis events in 2008 with millions more watching events on television networks around the world. The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour season concludes with the Sony Ericsson Championships – Doha 2009 in Doha, Qatar, from October 27-November 1, and the inaugural Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali, Indonesia from November 4-8. Further information on the Tour can be found on the Internet at www.sonyericssonwtatour.com