LONDON, U.K. -- The ITF announced the draw for the 2020 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Qualifiers on Wednesday, as 16 nations will pair off to compete for eight spots in the 2020 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Finals.
The Qualifiers will be held on February 7th and 8th of next year, with the winners of each tie advancing to the Fed Cup Finals, to be held in Budapest, Hungary, from April 14th to 19th.
Those eight winners will be joined by this year's finalists Australia and France, host nation Hungary, and wild card team Czech Republic in the 12-team Finals.
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The eight nations which lose in the Qualifiers will compete in the 2020 Fed Cup Play-offs, held during the same week as the Finals.
Qualifier ties will consist of four singles matches and one doubles match, with all matches played in best-of-three tiebreak sets. Two singles matches will be played on Friday, February 7th, with the two reverse singles matches followed by the doubles match on Saturday, February 8th.
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“Today’s draw is the start of a new chapter for Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, and it is very exciting that 20 teams will begin next season with the chance to be crowned Fed Cup champions," said ITF President David Haggerty.
"The Qualifiers will be the first step on the road to Budapest, and I am sure that this will be evident from the passion on display from both players and fans at the eight ties," Haggerty continued. "I would like to wish all nations competing in the Qualifiers the best of luck.”
The 2019 Fed Cup champion is still yet to be determined, as Australia and France will face off in November's final in Perth, Australia.
The 2020 Qualifiers draw (February 7-8) is as follows:
USA (c*) v Latvia
Netherlands (c) v Belarus
Romania (c*) v Russia
Brazil (c*) v Germany
Spain (c) v Japan
Switzerland (c) v Canada
Belgium (c*) v Kazakhstan
Slovakia (c*) v Great Britain
Seeded nations in bold
(c) denotes choice of ground
(*) denotes choice of ground determined by lot