World Group Nominations

The nominations for the eight World Group first round ties to be played April 24-25 are as follows:

Slovenia v USA
Venue: SRC Marina Portoroz, Portoroz, SLO
Surface: Clay - Outdoors
SLOVENIA
Tina Pisnik
Katarina Srebotnik
Maja Matevzic
Tina Krizan
Captain:
Ms Mima Jausovec
USA
Venus Williams
Lisa Raymond
Martina Navratilova
Laura Granville
Captain: Ms Zina Garrison

Austria v Slovak Republic
Venue: St Polten Tennis Centre, St Polten, AUT
Surface: Clay - Outdoors
AUSTRIA
Barbara Schett
Barbara Schwartz
Sybille Bammer
Patricia Wartusch
Captain:Mr Alfred Tesar
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Ludmila Cervanova
Lubomira Kurhajcova
Martina Sucha
Janette Husarova
Captain:Mr Tomas Malik

Russia v Australia
Venue: Small Sports Arena “Luzhniki”, Moscow, RUS
Surface: Carpet - Indoors
RUSSIA
Anastasia Myskina
Nadia Petrova
Vera Zvonareva
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Captain: Shamil Tarpischev
AUSTRALIA
Alicia Molik
Nicole Pratt
Rennae Stubbs
Samantha Stosur
Captain: Mrs Evonne Goolagong-Cawley

Argentina v Japan
Venue: Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, ARG
Surface: Clay - Outdoors
ARGENTINA
Paola Suarez
Gisela Dulko
Mariana Diaz-Oliva
Patricia Tarabini
Captain: Mr Ricardo Rivera
JAPAN
Ai Sugiyama
Saori Obata
Shinobu Asagoe
Akiko Morigami
Captain: Mr Takeshi Koura

Italy v Czech Republic
Venue: Circolo Tennis Maglie, Lecce, ITA
Surface: Clay - Outdoors
ITALY
Silvia Farina Elia
Francesca Schiavone
Maria-Elena Camerin
Mara Santangelo
Captain:
Mr Corrado Barazzutti
CZECH REPUBLIC
Barbora Strycova
Klara Koukalova
Libuse Prusova
Nicole Vaidisova
Captain: Ms Petra Pichalova-Langrova

France v Germany
Venue: Coliseum, Amiens, FRA
Surface: Clay - Indoors
FRANCE
Amelie Mauresmo
Nathalie Dechy
Mary Pierce
Emilie Loit
Captain: Mr Guy Forget
GERMANY
Marlene Weingartner
Anna-Lena Groenefeld
Julia Schruff
Barbara Rittner
Captain: Mr Klaus Eberhard

Spain v Switzerland
Venue: Centro Tenis La Manga Club, ESP
Surface: Clay - Outdoors
SPAIN
Maria Sanchez Lorenzo
Conchita Martinez
Marta Marrero
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Captain: Mr Miguel Margets
SWITZERLAND
Patty Schnyder
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Myriam Casanova
Martina Lautenschlager
Captain: Mr Zoltan Kuharszky

Belgium v Croatia
Venue: Expodroom Bree, Bree, BEL
Surface: Clay - Indoors
BELGIUM
Kim Clijsters
Els Callens
Kirsten Flipkens
Elke Clijsters
Captain: Mr Ivo Van Aken
CROATIA
Karolina Sprem
Jelena Kostanic
Silvija Talaja
Iva Majoli
Captain: Mr Goran Prpic