Fed Cup 2007

When is the team for the tie against Slovak Republis announced?

Good Luck girls, 2007 is the year for breaking into the World Group I:D

I don't know, something like in April.

Sometimes we get a Czech article (Idnes) about the team because they need to cut down some girls.

Nicole and Lucie are in 100%. Others?:confused: Girls like Klara, Iveta, Kveta even Barbora are doubtful. Will Birnevora and Ondraskova be on the team?

My prediction is :

Nicole
Lucie

and

Eva/Iveta/Barbora.

Slovakia is goign to be tought if Daniela is playing. If Daniela loses any of her singles, it's over (Nicole and Lucie shold destroys Slovakia #2.).

Key match is Nicole vs Daniela.

I think the Czechs have the upper hand slightly because Lucie is much stronger than the Slovak number 2. But if Daniela wins both her singles then it will be tough for the Czechs as they don't have a great doubles record and Daniela is very experienced in doubles. But Nicole has a very good record against her & I definitely think Lucie has a shot against Daniela if she is on. I think it is going to be a very exciting tie - I just wish I could see it:p I think it will probably end 3-2 either way.

New article: Seems like Nicole's stepfather/coach will be the captain?

http://sport.idnes.cz/fedcupovym-kapitanem-by-mohl-byt-kodat-dyn-/tenis.asp?c=A070320_103001_tenis_ot

Eurosport France:

RTC : Kodat capitaine ?

Ales Kodat, beau-père et entraîneur de la 8e joueuse mondiale Nicole Vaidisova, est pressenti pour diriger l'équipe de République tchèque de Fed Cup, rapporte mardi le quotidien Sport citant une "source bien informée".

M. Kodat, 40 ans, remplacerait à ce poste Tomas Petera, qui a démissionné en février, en raison de ses activités au sein d'une société pour la candidature de Prague aux jeux Olympiques d'été 2016 ou 2020. M. Kodat entraîne Vaidisova, aujourd'hui âgée de 17 ans, depuis l'âge de 8 ans. Il a ensuite épousé sa mère, Riana.

Sa nomination au poste de capitaine de l'équipe tchèque devrait être officialisée au cours de ces prochains jours, selon Sport. L'équipe tchèque, qui comprend outre Nicole Vaidisova aussi la finaliste du récent Open de Paris, Lucie Safarova (N.26), rencontrera les 21 et 22 avril à Bratislava les Slovaques, pour le compte du premier tour du Groupe Mondial II.

http://www.eurosport.fr/tennis/tpfullpage_sto1123026.shtml

This will be on clay, no?

That's arguably Hantuchova's worst surface, which should give the Czechs some advantage.

Tomas Petera is not the captain anymore. He works for an organisation who wants Prague hosting Olympic games.

So maybe Kodat will be the captain.:eek:

LOL. Kodat the Czech captain?!? :unsure:

Of course Nikki and Lucie are going to play singles. The key for the Czechs is doubles.

The last two years they lost the World Group I Play-Off in a deciding doubles match. (2006 2-3 FRA, 2005 2-3 ITA).

Lucie Hradecka has been having great results in doubles. Perhaps she should be considered.

It may also be time to put up some young rookies like Cetkovska and maybe Hlavackova: they are very good dblz players who will go the lenght to prove themselves in a national tournament. Unlike other Czech WTA girls that have alienated themselves from the team effors by running the "girls on tour" rat race for too long...

Lucie Hradecka has been having great results in doubles. Perhaps she should be considered.
Well not only is she having great results, she's been having them with a fellow Czech, Voracova, maybe they could be called up as they are already a team and play together well.
They got to the semis last week in IW losing to the eventual winners Raymond/Stosur.
They also won a title last year in Portoroz together (although they won their semi via a retirement and the final via a walkover :o), I was there and watched them play and they are a solid team.

If doubles is the key - you have to go with the specialist in Peschke

If doubles is the key - you have to go with the specialist in Peschke

Kveta played in 2005 with Nicole, and last year with Iveta, and lost both times. :(

Kveta played in 2005 with Nicole, and last year with Iveta, and lost both times. :(

Last year, Iveta choked the Doubles sooooo bad, it was a-w-f-u-l.
But still, Kveta kinda ruined the Tie against Italy, back in 2005.:tape:

Last year, Iveta choked the Doubles sooooo bad, it was a-w-f-u-l.
But still, Kveta kinda ruined the Tie against Italy, back in 2005.:tape:

Iveta really doesn't play that well in Fed Cup. I remember her losing to Viratprasert in a WGII Play-Off. :help:

I'd like to see some new faces in the team. Strycova is a good doubles player, Hradecka and Voracova have been having good results together. Perhaps even some juniors like Vankova or Kvitova.

Just anything so that they don't lose another deciding doubles match. :(

I think it depends more on Daniela's singles because I see both Lucie and Nicole thrashing slovak No.2 be it either Cibulkova or Rybarikova. If Daniela can win both of her singles (which I hope but doubt :o ) let the doubles decide. Although you never know what to expect on clay.

I tought it was Hard courts.

I think on clay Nicole has the edge against Daniela and she never lost a set against her. Even Lucie will have a good shot against Danka on clay.

Whenever someone beats Daniela, it's over.:lol:

The Doubles, I don't know what they're gonna do, they always try Benesova/Peschke or Benesova/Strycova. But they needs to change that.

Daniela probably wouldn't play on hard-courts. She takes it more as a preparation for the upcoming claycourt season.

Nicole's daddy is now officialy the captain.

He seems to have decided Lucie and Nicole will play.

And he will decide between :

Kodat už má jasno o širší nominaci, v níž semifinalistku Australian Open Vaidišovou a čtvrtfinalistku úvodního grandslamu sezony Lucii Šafářovou doplňují Eva Birnerová, Iveta Benešová, Květa Peschkeová a Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová. Zúžení na konečnou čtveřici přijde po turnaji v Miami.

http://sport.idnes.cz/kodat-povede-ceske-tenistky-ve-fed-cupu-d94-/tenis.asp?c=A070327_145510_tenis_rou

Daniela Hantuchova will lead Slovakia in their Fed Cup encounter with Czech Republic next month.
"Other members of our team will be Dominika Cibulkova, Janette Husarova and Magdalena Rybarikova.

http://www.sportinglife.com/tennis/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=international_feed/07/03/28/TENNIS_Svk-Slovakia_Fed_Cup.html

The Slovaks will be tough to beat in doubles with Hantuchova and Husarova.

But really the Czechs should wrap up the tie with at least 3 wins in singles.

when do the czechs announce their team

Any news on rest of the team? The tie is not that far off now.

??

Nothing on Idnes or Sportplus.

I guess they will announce this week or when Kodat comes back in Czech Republic.

I think he should pick Peschke for doubles. Strycova is a great player in doubles also. But Peschke/Benesova had great success together.

btw, her name is not Peschkeová !
It's a german name.

I think he should pick Peschke for doubles. Strycova is a great player in doubles also. But Peschke/Benesova had great success together.

btw, her name is not Peschkeová !
It's a german name.

They always add ova. sometimes it's even Peschkeovou.:confused:

I agree Kveta and Iveta were great. But in France they sucked (Iveta:help:) and they didn't seemed to have the chemistry they had.

I don't think they will try Juniors there because if they loose it's another year to wait until WGI.

I don't think they will go with Doubles specialist like Navratilova or Uhlirova because if Lucie or Nicole lis injuried, there is no way they are going to beat Daniela or even Cibulkova.

Kveta hasn't play Singles this year.

In my oponion they will pick Nicole, Lucie, Iveta (or Kveta) and Barbora. Because it's a young team who likes each others (they're all "friends"). And they can play Singles and Doubles.

But Iveta sucked 2 straight times last year so she might be out of the team. And they won't put Lucie in Doubles and neither Nicole/Barbora. So they will put Kveta.

They always add ova. sometimes it's even Peschkeovou.:confused:

I agree Kveta and Iveta were great. But in France they sucked (Iveta:help:) and they didn't seemed to have the chemistry they had.

I don't think they will try Juniors there because if they loose it's another year to wait until WGI.

I don't think they will go with Doubles specialist like Navratilova or Uhlirova because if Lucie or Nicole lis injuried, there is no way they are going to beat Daniela or even Cibulkova.

Kveta hasn't play Singles this year.

In my oponion they will pick Nicole, Lucie, Iveta (or Kveta) and Barbora. Because it's a young team who likes each others (they're all "friends"). And they can play Singles and Doubles.

But Iveta sucked 2 straight times last year so she might be out of the team. And they won't put Lucie in Doubles and neither Nicole/Barbora. So they will put Kveta.

uhlirova/peschke would be:drool:

hmmm I think Nicole, Lucie, Iveta and Kveta(Barbora) will be a good team :D

when will they anounce it?

I don't know, it's like 2 weeks from now.:confused:

Maybe since Alex is in Charleston he will not "host" a conference and let Fed Cup Organization announces his team.

OFFICIAL TEAM

Nicole, Lucie, Iveta and Barbora.

OFFICIAL TEAM

Nicole, Lucie, Iveta and Barbora.


Yup, I saw it here too:
http://sport.idnes.cz/na-slovenky-pujdou-vaidisova-i-safarova-f0s-/tenis.asp?c=A070410_182458_tenis_rou

wonder who's gonna be the substitute. Probably Kveta.

So Iveta and Barbora play doubles.

Nicole and Luci just can't volley.

I love Daniela, but if Nicole and Lucie are in decent form, they'll beat her on red clay without too many problems.

Singles is really crucial for the Czechs, because the Slovaks probably would win the doubles.

I wouldn't underestimate Daniela, especially after todays Nicole's loss. And to say Lucie will beat her easily is similar to Matt Croning's prediciton about Golovin.

Nice team, the match can go all directions, but i hope on a Czech win...

I wouldn't say that Lucie can't volley, the last time i was in Rosmalen (back in 2005) she did well at the net partnering Koukalova....

OFFICIAL TEAM

Nicole, Lucie, Iveta and Barbora.
Nicole lost to Krajicek last night and hasn't been in too good a form, hopefully she'll be ready for Fed Cup.
I wonder in what form Lucie will show up as well.
With Iveta's Fed Cup record in recent years, she's obviously a risky pick, but seeing how she'll probably only play doubles, it's not really important, esp. since the tie could likely be decided by then.

Not really surprised by the team.

Still not too keen on Iveta playing a deciding doubles match with Barbora. Last year @ the AO I saw Barbora and Nikki play really well against Hantuchova/Sugiyama.

Nicole isn't as bad at doubles as everyone thinks.

But, again, it's crucial for the Czechs to have wrapped up the tie before the doubles.

If Nicole is 2-0 in Singles, she will play Doubles.

They will not let play Iveta:tape: :help:

Team pic (hope for no watermark pix soon) :D

Český fedcupový tým, (zleva) nehrající kapitán Aleš Kodat, tenistky Petra Kvitová, Iveta Benešová, Nicole Vaidišová, Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, Lucie Šafářová a trenér Cyril Suk pózovali 17. dubna v Bratislavě fotografům před prvním tréninkem na utkání Světové skupiny II se Slovenskem.

http://i13.tinypic.com/4cjse2o.jpg

Here is the counter team pic: same source...
http://fotobanka.ctk.cz/archiv/fotoarchiv/FO02026890.jpg

Team pic w/o watermark but smaller

http://i18.tinypic.com/3z05e9g.jpg
http://aktualne.centrum.cz/sport/fotodne.phtml?date=18.4.2007&section=285

Petre Kvitova is the 5th?:eek:

R1 - D.HANTUCHOVA (SVK) v L.SAFAROVA (CZE)
R2 - D.CIBULKOVA (SVK) v N.VAIDISOVA (CZE)
R3 - D.HANTUCHOVA (SVK) v N.VAIDISOVA (CZE)
R4 - D.CIBULKOVA (SVK) v L.SAFAROVA (CZE)
R5 - D.HANTUCHOVA / J.HUSAROVA (SVK) v I.BENESOVA / B.ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA (CZE)

Czechs off to a good start on day 1 after Lucie clinched an important win over Daniela. :worship:

Lucie:worship:

Great fight from Lucie, will be much easier to win the tie now, they mustn't get complacent though.

Czechs now up 2-0 after 2 big battles from Lucie and Nicole. Just one more win girls!!!

Nicole MUST beat Daniela. Must be over quick.

czech republic will win for sure

Go girls!!!

Czechs advance after Nicole's win over Daniela.

Czechs 5-0!

Barbora 6-2 2-1 ret.
Iveta/Barbora 6-3 6-2

:bounce:

Congrats Czech team!!!!

WGI play-offs for the 3rd straight year:tape:

China
Japan
Spain
(Belgium).

They can beat all of them. Especially if Li and Henin aren't playing.

Good job team for making it a clean sweep. :yeah:



They can beat all of them. Especially if Li and Henin aren't playing.

I think so too.

Some scans from czech press.

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/4758/fedcupscan03gs6.th.jpg (http://img404.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fedcupscan03gs6.jpg) click on it

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/4462/fedcupscan02qq4.jpg http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9301/fedcupscan01wn7.jpg

Czech Republic drew Spain in the playoffs in July in Spain.
I think the girls can do it. Will have to rap it up in singles as the Spanish are strong in doubles.

great news . the tie will be in Europe and not in China or Japan .

Draws for the World Group play-offs and World Group II Play-offs
The Draws for the 2007 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Play-offs and World Group II Play-offs has now been made at the ITF headquarters in London.

The ties will be held the weekend of July 15-16, alongside the World Group semifinals.

WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS
Home nations listed first, seeded nations in capitals

AUSTRIA v Israel

BELGIUM v China, P.R.

JAPAN v Germany

SPAIN v Czech Republic

The four winning nations will qualify for the 2008 World Group, while the four losers will start in World Group II in 2008.

Going to be on clay. They should wins this 5-0.

ALL but 2-3:tape: :help:

World Group, Play-offs 2007
Club de Tenis Llafranc, Palafrugell (Girona), Spain
14 July - 15 July 2007
Day 1: 1500 hours (1300 hours GMT) tbc
Day 2: 1300 hours (1100 hours GMT) tbc
Surface: Clay (Red Clay) - Outdoors

the teams are announced for Fed Cup next week
for spain:
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Lourdes Dominguez-Lino
Virginia Ruano-Pascual
Nuria Llagostera Vives

Czech republic:
Nicole Vaidisova
Lucie Safarova
Iveta Benesova
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova

Seriously, if the Czech's don't win this...

:tape:

Yeah Czech rep. should win this easily

Iveta starts on saturday at 11.00 am CET against Medina-Garrigues, then Lucie against Llagostera-Vives.

Lucie starts on saturday at 11.00 am CET against Llagostera-Vives, then Iveta against Medina-Garrigues.

NO NO! I think first is Iveta vs. Medina and then Lucie :)

NO NO! I think first is Iveta vs. Medina and then Lucie :)
You are right. I read on one of those websites you posted in another thread that Lucie is playing first, but now I see it has been edited. :rolleyes:

Cmon Lucie :bounce:

veta Benešová nastoupí jako česká dvojka do dvouher fedcupové baráže ve Španělsku. Nehrající kapitán Aleš Kodat o tom rozhodl těsně před pátečním losem, který zápas s domácí dničkou Anabel edinaovou-Garriguesovou zařadil hned na úvod zápasu. o nich bude v sobotu následovat utkání Lucie Šafářová s Nurii Llagosteraovou-Vivesovou.

I found that on www.sport.cz

Good luck girls.

Pressure will be on Lucie to win both her singles, and for Iveta to win one of hers.

Good luck girls.

Pressure will be on Lucie to win both her singles, and for Iveta to win one of hers.

Iveta will not play Sunday if Lucie hasn't won her 2 Singles.
If Iveta beats Anabel, the win is 80% guaranted.

Good luck to the Czechs!

Hopefully Lucie can win both singles. :unsure:

Maybe Iveta will surprise us with a win.

Jedem!

1-1.
Nice fight by Iveta,(still wasted a SP's).
Good trashing score, Lucie.

Jdem!

an off-court team photo:
http://mm.denik.cz/1/59/safarova_kvitova_benesova_strycova_denik-galerie.jpg

and here one on arrival:
http://i3.cn.cz/3/1184334273_FOTOFOTO.jpg

Lost 1-4.

Iveta wasted many opportunities.
Lucie : Sunday ?????

I hope next year they will get a nice draw cuz it's ridiculous.

:sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

Kodat said that maybe PETRA will play Singles and Doubles next year.

He's really building the team about Nicole, Lucie and Petra.

Hello folks. Found this on youtube. It's a video of the Fed Cup gala a few months ago for the Czech-Slovak tie. Looks interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMZUIP39IsY

I wonder if in the video the Czechs spoke Czech and the Slovak spoke Slovak? The reporter just seemed to talk to both groups of players at will. Or are the two languages close enough for them to understand each other?

tried to translate and read this article http://www.deniksport.cz/clanek506346.htm about Czech Fed Cup captain placing Iveta in the critical fourth rubber "despite her pendulous training in Costa Brava. From one practice, she walked out with an absent-minded face only to sit alone for an hour under a parasol." It also tells about Iveta pretending to be without emotions and "after losing an exchange, she walks with a look of a girl who just got stood-up by a boyfriend. When she wins a point, her look is not that much different..." Very few can figure her out, but overall, Iveta is a great team player. Her ups and downs throuhout her career are compared to Forrest Gump (?).
http://mm.denik.cz/1/07/fed_cup_tenis_spain_denik-galerie.jpg

some pics of Spain-Czech Republic Fed Cup tie available on http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/dospordos/Fotos%20de%20torneos/Fed%20Cup%202007%20Spain-Czech%20Rep/ (http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/dospordos/Fotos%20de%20torneos/Fed%20Cup%202007%20Spain-Czech%20Rep/)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/dospordos/temp/benesova6.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/dospordos/temp/safarova8.jpg

muchas gracias, Juan! Los fotos del equipo español en la piscina son muy bonitas :)
Aqui es una foto con ambos equipos:
http://i34.tinypic.com/nly0k1.jpg
Luna Amarilla

tried to translate and read this article http://www.deniksport.cz/clanek506346.htm about Czech Fed Cup captain placing Iveta in the critical fourth rubber "despite her pendulous training in Costa Brava. From one practice, she walked out with an absent-minded face only to sit alone for an hour under a parasol." It also tells about Iveta pretending to be without emotions and "after losing an exchange, she walks with a look of a girl who just got stood-up by a boyfriend. When she wins a point, her look is not that much different..." Very few can figure her out, but overall, Iveta is a great team player. Her ups and downs throuhout her career are compared to Forrest Gump (?).
http://mm.denik.cz/1/07/fed_cup_tenis_spain_denik-galerie.jpg

LOVES IT:devil: .
The Forrest Gump part is ... interesting.

President of czech tennis federation Ivo Kaderka (:weirdo:) confirmed that Aleš Kodat will continue as a captain of our Fed Cup team in the next season.

Kodat said that maybe PETRA will play Singles and Doubles next year.

He's really building the team about Nicole, Lucie and Petra.

Who is Petra? :confused:

President of czech tennis federation Ivo Kaderka (:weirdo:) confirmed that Aleš Kodat will continue as a captain of our Fed Cup team in the next season.

I wish he choose Klara to replace Iveta to play with Nicole, Lucie & Petra in next two years. :rolleyes:

Our girls are playing Slovakia again. 2-3 February, this time at home. :rolleyes: :fiery:

yeah... I hope and think they can win again :-)

I know it's early and it was her first match of this indoor season but if Lucie continues with this kind of performances, we may as well lose to Slovakia at home in February and be relegated again. :help:
I hate when they have to play each other. :fiery:

Did you heard that? Kodat won't practise next year!!!! False alarm or not?

Did you heard that? Kodat won't practise next year!!!! False alarm or not?
Do you mean that he won't be coaching our team next year? No, I didn't hear anything like that. From what I know Kodat extended the contract with czech tennis federation to coach our Fed Cup team in 2008. Anyway even if he didn't both Nicole and Lucie are already confirmed to play at least in February against Slovakia and I am sure both will be very motivated to win regardless of who is the coach.

Nice to hear Nicole and Lucie are confirmed :D
It's going to be a tought battle.

It's true.Kodat isn't a captain. Ales ended!!!!!!!!!

http://www.rds.ca/tennis/chroniques/242756.html
http://sport.idnes.cz/tenistky-budou-mit-noveho-kapitana-kodat-konci-flw-/tenis.asp?c=A071225_190649_tenis_ot

It's now official.
It's for private reasons. The new one will be decided in about a week.

http://www.rds.ca/tennis/chroniques/242820.html

Petr Pala is the new captain. He was "manager" of the Davis Cup and Fed Cup team for the last 2 years.