While the Monte Carlo Masters event occupied the majority of the ATP World Tour’s top competitors this week, the 18-19th April saw several of the WTA’s notable star compete for their respective nations in Fed Cup semi-final and playoff matches.

The main takeaway from the weekend is that both the Czech Republic and Russia are through to the final of the tournament, which will take place in November. It marked the fourth final in five years for the Czech team — a remarkable achievement.

WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS

Czech Republic def. France 3-1
Venue: Cez Arena, Ostrava, CZE (hard – indoors)

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Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 46 76(1) 61
Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 63 64
Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 64 64
Lucie Safarova (CZE) v Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) not played
Kristina Mladenovic/Pauline Parmentier (FRA) d. Lucie Safarova/Barbora Strycova (CZE) 06 63 [10-8]

Russia defeated Germany 3-2
Venue: Adler Arena, Sochi, RUS (clay – indoors)

Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d. Julia Goerges (GER) 64 64
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d. Sabine Lisicki (GER) 46 76(4) 63
Andrea Petkovic (GER) d. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 62 61
Angelique Kerber (GER) d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 61 60
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova/Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. Sabine Lisicki/Andrea Petkovic (GER) 62 63

WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS

Italy defeated USA 3-2
Venue: Circolo Tennis Brindisi, Brindisi, ITA (clay – outdoors)

Serena Williams (USA) d. Camila Giorgi (ITA) 76(5) 62
Sara Errani (ITA) d. Lauren Davis (USA) 61 62
Serena Williams (USA) d. Sara Errani (ITA) 46 76(3) 63
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Christina McHale (USA) 61 61
Sara Errani/Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Alison Riske/Serena Williams (USA) 60 63

Netherlands defeated Australia 4-1
Venue: Maaspoort Sports & Events, ’s-Hertogenbosch, NED (clay – indoors)

Kiki Bertens (NED) d. Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 61 63
Casey Dellacqua (AUS) d. Arantxa Rus (NED) 75 63
Kiki Bertens (NED) d. Casey Dellacqua (AUS) 62 63
Arantxa Rus (NED) d. Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 06 75 75
Richel Hogenkamp/Michaella Krajicek (NED) d. Casey Dellacqua/Olivia Rogowska (AUS) 62 76(3)

Switzerland def. Poland 3-2
Venue: Centrum Rekreacyjno Sportowe, Zielona Gora, POL (hard – indoors)

Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. Martina Hingis (SUI) 64 60
Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) d. Urszula Radwanska (POL) 62 61
Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) d. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 61 61
Urszula Radwanska (POL) d. Martina Hingis (SUI) 46 75 61
Timea Bacsinszky/Viktorija Golubic (SUI) d. Agnieszka Radwanska/Alicja Rosolska (POL) 26 64 97

Romania defeated Canada 3-2
Venue: Arena Maurice Richard, Montreal, CAN (hard – indoors)

Francoise Abanda (CAN) d. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 46 75 64
Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) d. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 64 64
Andreea Mitu (ROU) d. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 46 64 61
Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) d. Francoise Abanda (CAN) 36 75 62
Gabriela Dabrowski/Sharon Fichman (CAN) d. Andreea Mitu/Raluca Olaru (ROU) 61 46 [10-5]

The draw for the 2016 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas will be held in Paris on Wednesday 3 June. The top two seeds in the 2016 World Group will be the 2015 finalists, while the remaining seeds will be based on the ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking of 20 April.