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ITF World Spring 2020 23 FED CUP BY BNP PARIBAS FINALS With the line-up for the Finals completed, the official draw ceremony at Budapest's Museum of Fine Arts followed. Fed Cup Global Ambassador Billie Jean King was joined on stage by eight Hungarian junior players, who each selected one of the balls from the Fed Cup trophy to complete the draw. Reigning Fed Cup champions France were drawn with Russia and host nation Hungary in Group A. Australia, who qualified automatically for the Finals as last year's beaten finalists, were pitted against Belarus and Belgium in Group B, while 18-time champions USA were joined in Group C by Spain and Slovakia. Eleven-time champions Czech Republic, meanwhile, who received a wild card to the Finals, were drawn alongside Germany and Switzerland in Group D. The ITF will remain in consultation with key stakeholders, including the Hungarian Government, the Hungarian Tennis Association and the Women's Tennis Association to find a suitable new date for the Finals. n DRAW STORIES AT A GLANCE Group A France, Russia, Hungary Group B Australia, Belarus, Belgium Group C USA, Spain, Slovakia Group D Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland Semi-final 1 Group A winners v Group C winners Semi-final 2 Group B winners v Group D winners (c) denotes choice of ground * denotes choice of ground determined by lot ** The Fed Cup Committee determined that the two Qualifier nations drawn against teams from Asia/Oceania Group I – at the time of the draw this event had not yet been played – would be guaranteed choice of ground to enable preparations for those ties to begin immediately. Final Winner of semi-final 1 v winner of semi-final 2 Fed Cup Play-offs Poland (c)* v Brazil Mexico (c)* v Great Britain Serbia (c) v Canada Latvia (c)** v India Japan (c) v Ukraine Romania (c)* v Italy Argentina (c)* v Kazakhstan Netherlands (c)** v China Netherlands 2-3 Belarus Slovakia 3-1 Great Britain Switzerland 3-1 Canada Brazil 0-4 Germany

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