Draw for 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas to be held in Paris

London-UK, June 04, 2012: The Draw for the 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas will take place at the Musée de la Fédération Française de Tennis at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday 6 June at 12:00 local time (10:00 GMT).

The 2012 finalists are automatically the top two seeds in the 2013 World Group, while the remaining seeds are based on the latest ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking.

The four seeded nations in the 2013 World Group are:

Czech Republic (1)

Serbia (2)

Italy (3)

Russia (4)

Each of the seeds will be drawn against one of the following unseeded nations:

Australia

Japan

Slovak Republic

USA

The four seeded nations in the 2013 World Group II are:

Belgium (1)

Germany (2)

Ukraine (3)

Sweden (4)

Each of the seeds will be drawn against one of the following unseeded nations:

Argentina

France

Spain

Switzerland

The 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final between Czech Republic and Serbia will take place in Prague, Czech Republic on 3-4 November.

Fed Cup by BNP Paribas is the largest annual international team competition in women’s sport, with 90 nations entered in 2012. The event will celebrate its 50th birthday in 2013. The title sponsor is BNP Paribas, the Official Bank of Fed Cup. Adecco (Official HR Sponsor) and BoscoSport (Official Clothing Sponsor) are international sponsors, and Wilson Sporting Goods (Official Ball) is an international partner. Follow all the action on www.fedcup.com, www.fedcup.com/es and www.twitter.com/fedcup.