[ghosts]

1. GREECE (GRE)
1. Eleni Daniilidou 19.09.82
2. Anna Gerasimou 15.10.87
3. Asmina Kaplani 27.10.83
4. Anna Koumantou 03.12.82

Captain: Mr. George Kalovelonis 23.04.59

2. POLAND (POL)
1. Karolina Kosinska 17.06.86
2. Joanna Sakowicz 01.05.84
3. Klaudia Jans 24.09.84
4. Alicja Rosolska 01.12.85

Captain: Mrs Magdalena Grzybowska 22.11.78

3. ISRAEL (ISR)
1. Anna Smashnova 16.07.76
2. Tzipora Obziler 19.04.73
3. Shahar Peer 01.05.87
4. Elana Agranovich 12.07.88

Captain: Mr. Oded Jackob 19.01.65

4. LUXEMBOURG (LUX)
1. Claudine Schaul 20.08.83
2. Anne Kremer 17.10.75
3. Mandy Minella 22.11.85
4. Lynn Philippe 02.12.88

Captain: Mr. Alioune Toure 22.06.66

5. NETHERLANDS (NED)
1. Michaella Krajicek 09.01.89
2. Elise Tamaela 22.01.84
3. Michelle Gerards 08.07.84
4 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 28.12.70

Captain: Mr. Hans Felius 24.10.55

6. SWEDEN (SWE)
1. Sofia Arvidsson 16.02.84
2. Hanna Nooni 09.03.84
3. Sousan Massi 31.07.84
4. Johanna Larsson 17.08.88

Captain: Miss Catarina Lindqvist 13.06.63

7. BELARUS (BLR)
1. Anastasia Yakimova 01.11.86
2. Tatiana Poutchek 09.01.79
3. Ekaterina Dzehalevich 03.05.86
4. Viktoria Azarenka 31.07.89

Captain: Mr. Dmitri Tatur 22.06.68

8. BULGARIA (BUL)
1. Magdalena Maleeva 01.04.75
2. Sesil Karatantcheva 08.08.89
3. Tsvetana Pironkova 13.09.87
4. Maria Penkova 23.06.84

Playing Captain: Miss Magdalena Maleeva 01.04.75

9. HUNGARY (HUN)
1. Zsofia Gubacsi 06.04.81
2. Virag Nemeth 19.06.85
3. Agnes Szavay 29.12.88
4. Barbara Pocza 06.04.86

Captain: Mr. Gabor Juhasz

10 GREAT BRITAIN (GBR)
1. Elena Baltacha 14.08.83
2. Anne Keothavong 16.09.83
3. Jane O’Donoghue 29.03.83
4. Katie O’Brien 02.05.86

Captain: Mr. Nick Brown 03.09.61

11 DENMARK (DEN)
1. Karina Jacobsgaard 01.01.80
2. Caroline Wozniacki 11.07.90
3. Hanne Skak-Jensen 29.04.86
4. Gluay Kampookaew 16.04.88

Captain: Mr. Morten Christensen 15.06.65

12 UKRAINE (UKR)
1. Alyona Bondarenko 13.08.84
2. Olga Savchuk 20.09.87
3. Katerina Bondarenko 08.08.86
4. Valeria Bondarenko 20.06.82

Captain: Mr. Yuriy Snopko 09.08.55

13 SOUTH AFRICA (RSA)
1. Natalie Grandin 27.02.81
2. Chanelle Scheepers 13.03.84
3. Lizaan Du Plessis 23.02.86
4. Alicia Pillay 24.03.80

Captain: Mrs Rowena Sanders 30.06.53

14 ESTONIA (EST)
1. Maret Ani 31.01.82
2. Margit Ruutel 04.09.83
3. Kaia Kanepi 10.06.85
4. Anett Kaasik 05.06.86

Captain: Mr. Tiit Kivistik 07.02.52

15 SLOVENIA (SLO)
1. Katarina Srebotnik 12.03.81
2. Tina Pisnik 19.02.81
3. Andreja Klepac 13.03.86
4. Tina Krizan 18.03.74

Captain: Miss Mima Jausovec 20.07.56

16 SERBIA & MONTENEGRO (SCG)
1. Jelena Jankovic 28.02.85
2. Ana Timotic 30.12.82
3. Ana Jovanovic 28.12.84
4. Dragana Zaric 01.08.77

Captain: Tatjana Jecmenica 04.07.78

 

[ghosts]

Provisional seeding (done by me using country's top 2 player ranking)

1 Bulgaria 127
2 Israel 147
3 Luxembourg 179
4 Slovenia 225

5 Netherlands 295
6 Ukraine 312
7 Hungary 326
8 Great Britain 346

9 Serbia & Montenegro 347
10 Sweden 357
11 Belarus 358
12 South Africa 379

13 Estonia 428
14 Poland 615
15 Greece 779
16 Denmark 1809+

 

[Jorn]

Thanks for the info!

Good luck SLO and DAN

 

[..ikke..]

Good luck to the Netherlands and Sweden

 

[Babolatpro880]

No Jelena But Brenda Schultz is playing

 

[Wojtek]

No Domachowska again

 

[crazillo]

Thanx.

 

[Highlandman]

Thanks

 

[Swider]

2. POLAND (POL)
1. Karolina Kosinska 17.06.86
2. Joanna Sakowicz 01.05.84
3. Klaudia Jans 24.09.84
4. Alicja Rosolska 01.12.85

Captain: Mrs Magdalena Grzybowska 22.11.78

No Marta, what a surprise
I didn't know that Magda is the boss

 

[GBTG_Fan]

south africa not feilding surina de beer? i know she's part-time but she can still kick alot of ass at #2 and in doubles

 

[Nimrodg]

israel

 

[Shonami Slam]

pfffft!
why isn't yeffi (yevgenia) savransky is for israel?!
she's our best doubles player and she's on a rise almost in 300!

 

[Sharapova's_Boy]

Thanks for posting.

No Tati Perebiynis for Ukraine?

Good to see little Vika Azarenka playing, hope she plays singles along with Nastya Yakimova.

 

[Blackbeat]

No Marta, what a surprise
I didn't know that Magda is the boss

I think, if that been in another week, not before warsaw, Marta would be play...or what du u think, it the reason?!?!?!

 

[Swider]

I think, if that been in another week, not before warsaw, Marta would be play...or what du u think, it the reason?!?!?!

I don't think it's because of J&S. More because of exams, but... Everone knows, that her parents/sponsors (don't know what's her personal attitude) hate PZT (Polish Tennis Association) and everything which is connected with them. Think, when she played for Polish team last time.

Sadly, I know sth more about this case. Remember, that she didn't play in FedCup last year. Before J&S there was an unofficial gentlemen's agreement between Marta's parents and PZT: She will get WC for J&S 2004 AND she will play in Fed Cup 2005.

 

[Blackbeat]

I don't think it's because of J&S. More because of exams, but... Everone knows, that her parents/sponsors (don't know what's her personal attitude) hate PZT (Polish Tennis Association) and everything which is connected with them. Think, when she played for Polish team last time.

Sadly, I know sth more about this case. Remember, that she didn't play in FedCup last year. Before J&S there was an unofficial gentlemen's agreement between Marta's parents and PZT: She will get WC for J&S 2004 AND she will play in Fed Cup 2005.

Phew...i don´t know...hmmmm

 

[M&M]

magda

 

[controlfreak]

Looking good; could somebody remind me of the format of this competition? Is it a round-robin and then play-offs? How many teams get promoted?

 

[Jorn]

Venue: Club Ali bey Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
Surface: Red Clay (Outdoor)
Dates: Week Commencing April 18, 2005

Nations: 16
Belarus, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Ukraine

Format: Sixteen (16) teams are currently scheduled to compete and they will be drawn into four Round Robin pools of four (4) teams. The Round Robin will be played Wednesday through Friday. On Saturday, the following play off matches will be played:·

The four teams that finish in 1st position in their pool will play off to determine which two teams will be promoted to the 2005 World Group II Play-offs in July.

The four teams that finish in fourth position in their pool will play off and the two losing teams will be relegated to Europe/Africa Group II in 2006.

The four teams that finish in second position in their pool will play off to determine the joint 5/6 and 7/8 positions, and the four teams that finish in third position in their pool will play off to determine the joint 9/10 and 11/12 positions

 

[crazillo]

When will the groups be drawn?