United States vs. Czech Republic Fed Cup by BNP Paribas 2017 World Group Semifinal Saddlebrook Resort Tampa Bay, Florida * April 22-23 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREVIEW NOTES PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES (U.S. AND CZECH REPUBLIC) U.S. FED CUP TEAM RECORDS U.S. FED CUP INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ALL-TIME U.S. FED CUP TIES RELEASES/TRANSCRIPTS 2017 World Group (8 nations) First Round Semifinals Final February 11-12 April 22-23 November 11-12 Czech Republic at Ostrava, Czech Republic Czech Republic, 3-2 Spain at Tampa Bay, Florida USA at Maui, Hawaii USA, 4-0 Germany Champion Nation Belarus at Minsk, Belarus Belarus, 4-1 Netherlands at Minsk, Belarus Switzerland at Geneva, Switzerland Switzerland, 4-1 France United States vs. Czech Republic Fed Cup by BNP Paribas 2017 World Group Semifinal Saddlebrook Resort Tampa Bay, Florida * April 22-23 For more information, contact: Amanda Korba, (914) 325-3751, [email protected] PREVIEW NOTES The United States will face the Czech Republic in the 2017 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinal. The best-of-five match series will take place on an outdoor clay court at Saddlebrook Resort in Tampa Bay. The United States is competing in its first Fed Cup Semifinal since 2010. Captain Rinaldi named 2017 Australian Open semifinalist and world No. 24 CoCo Vandeweghe, No. 36 Lauren Davis, No. 49 Shelby Rogers, and world No. 1 doubles player and 2017 Australian Open women’s doubles champion Bethanie Mattek-Sands to the U.S. team. Vandeweghe, Rogers, and Mattek- Sands were all part of the team that swept Germany, 4-0, earlier this year in Maui. Vandeweghe has played in five Fed Cup ties for the U.S., holding a 3-0 record in doubles and a 3-3 record in singles, including two singles wins in Maui. She has played in the last three Fed Cup ties for the United States. Davis is competing in her first Fed Cup tie since 2015, while Rogers made her debut in Maui and won the dead doubles rubber with Mattek- Sands. Mattek-Sands has the most experience in Fed Cup, holding a 6-0 record in Fed Cup doubles and a 2-6 record in singles, playing in eight ties. The Czech Republic’s Fed Cup Captain Petr Pala named No. 38 Katerina Siniakova, No. 58 Kristyna Pliskova, No. 107 Denisa Allertova, and No. 233 Marketa Vondrousova to face Team USA. Siniakova and Allertova have played in one Fed Cup tie, while Pliskova and Vondrousova are making their Fed Cup debuts. Kathy Rinaldi, of Orlando, is in her first year as U.S. Fed Cup Captain. She was named the 19th U.S. Fed Cup Captain on December 8, 2016, succeeding Mary Joe Fernandez after eight years at the post. Rinaldi currently serves as Lead National Coach, Team USA – Pro Women for USTA Player Development, focused on helping American pros achieve Top-100 rankings. She has coached the U.S. to multiple junior international team competition titles and coached the U.S. women in the Pan-American Games in 2015. Rinaldi, 50, was ranked as high as No. 7 in the world in singles (May 1986) and No. 13 in the world in doubles (February 1993). She led the U.S. team to a 4-0 sweep against Germany in her debut in February. Tampa Bay will be hosting Fed Cup for the first time. The U.S. Fed Cup team has never lost a tie played in Florida, holding a 4-0 record in the Sunshine State. The U.S. competed in Delray Beach in 2005, 2007 and 2013. It also competed in Aventura in 1995. The U.S. holds a 9-2 head-to-head record over the Czech Republic in Fed Cup play. The U.S. last faced the Czech Republic in the 2009 World Group Semifinals in Brno, Czech Republic, winning the tie, 3-2, in a fifth-and-decisive doubles rubber to go to the final. The Czech Republic has not defeated the U.S. in Fed Cup competition since 1985. The winner of this matchup will advance to the Fed Cup Final, Nov. 11-12. The U.S. Fed Cup team made its last appearance in the final in 2010, falling to Italy, 3-1, in San Diego. The U.S. won the last of its record 17 Fed Cup titles in 2000. The Czech Republic has been dominant in Fed Cup in recent years, winning five titles in the last six years (2011-12, 2014-16). Fed Cup by BNP Paribas is the World Cup of Tennis. It is the largest annual international team competition in women’s sport, with approximately 100 nations taking part each year. The United States leads all nations with 17 Fed Cup titles, the last coming in 2000. The U.S. holds an overall 147-36 record in Fed Cup competition with a 39-6 record at home. Play begins on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 11:30 a.m., with two singles matches. On Sunday, play will continue, starting at 10:30 a.m., with two reverse singles matches and the doubles match. A revised schedule for Sunday may take place if a team clinches in the third or fourth match. Tickets may be purchased by visiting www.usta.com/fedcup or by calling 888-334-USTA (8782). TABLE OF CONTENTS Order of Play Rankings/Fed Cup Career Comparisons U.S. Television Schedule U.S.-Czech Republic Player Head-to-Head Records Anticipated Participants Team Results on Clay Courts Fed Cup Team Comparison: U.S. vs. Czech Republic Records in the World Group Semifinal Did You Know? 2017 Fed Cup Results Individual Player Results (as of Monday, April 10) Head-to-Head: U.S. vs. Czech Republic ORDER OF PLAY DAY/LOCAL TIME MATCH PAIRING Saturday, 12:00 p.m. Singles A: USA No. 1 vs. CZE No. 2 (or CZE No. 1 vs. USA No. 2) Singles B: Opposite Pairing of Singles A Sunday, 11:00 a.m. Singles C: USA No. 1 vs. CZE No. 1 Singles D: USA No. 2 vs. CZE No. 2 Doubles: To follow DOMESTIC TELEVISION SCHEDULE Tennis Channel will air live daily coverage on Saturday at 12 p.m. ET and on Sunday at 11 a.m. ET. ANTICIPATED PARTICIPANTS Both captains submitted an initial four-woman roster 10 days prior to play but can change two of the four players originally nominated up to one hour before Friday’s draw ceremony, when they are required to submit their official lineups. TEAM USA TEAM CZECH REPUBLIC CoCo Vandeweghe Katerina Siniakova Lauren Davis Kristyna Pliskova Shelby Rogers Denisa Allertova Bethanie Mattek-Sands Marketa Vondrousova Kathy Rinaldi Captain Petr Pala FED CUP TEAM COMPARISON UNITED STATES CZECH REPUBLIC 1963 First year played 1963 54 Years played 47 183 (147-36) Ties played 139 (103-36) 17-time champion Best Finish 10-time champion (17-11 in finals) (3-time defending champion) DID YOU KNOW? The United States has won more Fed Cup titles (17) and more Fed Cup ties (147) than any other country. The United States owns a 147-36 overall Fed Cup record. Since the home-away format began in 1995, the U.S. owns a 21-5 record at home. It is 10-12 in ties played in its opponent's home country and 1-1 on neutral ground. Since Fed Cup began in 1963, 74 players have had the privilege of representing the United States. INDIVIDUAL PLAYER RESULTS All records as of Monday, April 10 UNITED STATES SINGLES RECORD Player 2017 Career TITLES Best finish at the French Open (clay court) Coco Vandeweghe 8-5 244-196 2 Second round in 2014 and 2016 Lauren Davis 16-6 222-139 1 Second round in 2012 Shelby Rogers 12-8 190-152 0 Quarterfinals in 2016 Bethanie Mattek-Sands 11-6 349-281 0 Fourth round in 2013 DOUBLES RECORD TITLES Coco Vandeweghe 2-4 82-72 1 Second round in 2016 Lauren Davis 1-3 19-32 0 Second round in 2013 Shelby Rogers 2-4 49-51 0 First round in 2015 Bethanie Mattek-Sands 18-2 347-173 25 Champion in 2015 CZECH REPUBLIC SINGLES RECORD Player 2017 Career TITLES Best finish at the French Open (clay court) Katerina Siniakova 8-6 164-92 1 First round in 2015 and 2016 Kristyna Pliskova 8-7 301-243 1 First round in 2013 and 2016 Denisa Allertova 8-6 190-107 0 Second round in 2015 Marketa Vondrousova 32-4 79-19 0 Has not competed DOUBLES RECORD TITLES Katerina Siniakova 11-8 84-54 2 Semifinalist in 2016 Kristyna Pliskova 4-3 120-104 3 Second round in 2015 Denisa Allertova 0-0 34-36 0 First round in 2015 Marketa Vondrousova 3-0 21-4 0 Has not competed RANKINGS*/FED CUP CAREER COMPARISONS *Rankings as of Monday, April 10 U.S. FED CUP TEAM Singles Doubles Ties Singles Doubles Overall Player Ranking Ranking Played Record Record Record Coco Vandeweghe No. 24 No. 39 5 3-3 3-0 6-3 Lauren Davis No. 36 No. 283 2 0-1 1-0 1-1 Shelby Rogers No. 49 No. 118 1 --- 1-0 1-0 Bethanie Mattek-Sands No. 123 No. 1 8 2-6 6-0 8-6 CZECH REPUBLIC FED CUP TEAM Singles Doubles Ties Singles Doubles Overall Player Ranking Ranking Played Record Record Record Katerina Siniakova No. 38 No. 17 1 --- 0-1 0-1 Kristyna Pliskova No. 58 No. 108 0 -- -- 0-0 Denisa Allertova No. 107 No. 576 1 -- 1-0 1-0 Marketa Vondrousova No.