By Laura Weydandt
April 27 2004

Results of the first round of the World Group 1 2004. France beat Germany 5:0, USA defeated Slovenia 4:1, Argentina won against Japan 4:1, Belgium defeated Croatia 3:2, Spain beat Switzerland 3:2, Italy beats Czech Republic 3:1, Russia beats Australia 4:1, Austria defeats Slovak Republic 3:2. USA defeated Slovenia 4-1 in Slovenia

R1 - T.PISNIK (SLO) def. L.RAYMOND (USA)
7-5 7-5
R2 - V.WILLIAMS (USA) def. K.SREBOTNIK (SLO)
6-1 6-2
R3 - V.WILLIAMS (USA) def. T.PISNIK (SLO)
6-3 6-1
R4 - L.RAYMOND (USA) def. K.SREBOTNIK (SLO)
5-7 6-3 6-4
R5 - M.NAVRATILOVA / L.RAYMOND (USA) def. T.KRIZAN / K.SREBOTNIK (SLO)
6-1 1-6 6-0

Austria defeated Slovak Republic 3-2 in Austria

R1 - B.SCHETT (AUT) def. J.HUSAROVA (SVK)
4-6 6-1 6-4
R2 - B.SCHWARTZ (AUT) def. L.CERVANOVA (SVK)
3-6 7-6(1) 6-2
R3 - B.SCHETT (AUT) def. M.SUCHA (SVK)
7-5 1-6 6-2
R4 - J.HUSAROVA (SVK) def. S.BAMMER (AUT)
6-3 6-2
R5 - L.CERVANOVA / J.HUSAROVA (SVK) def. B.SCHWARTZ / P.WARTUSCH (AUT)
6-3 3-6 6-4


Russia defeated Australia 4-1 in Russia

R1 - A.MYSKINA (RUS) def. S.STOSUR (AUS)
6-4 6-1
R2 - S.KUZNETSOVA (RUS) def. A.MOLIK (AUS)
6-4 3-6 6-4
R3 - A.MOLIK (AUS) def. A.MYSKINA (RUS)
6-3 6-3
R4 - V.ZVONAREVA (RUS) def. S.STOSUR (AUS)
6-2 6-3
R5 - S.KUZNETSOVA / E.LIKHOVTSEVA (RUS) def. A.MOLIK / R.STUBBS (AUS)
6-2 3-6 7-6


Argentina defeated Japan 4-1 in Argentina
R1 - G.DULKO (ARG) def. A.SUGIYAMA (JPN)
6-3 6-4
R2 - P.SUAREZ (ARG) def. A.MORIGAMI (JPN)
6-4 6-0
R3 - P.SUAREZ (ARG) def. A.SUGIYAMA (JPN)
6-7 6-3 7-6 - Retired
R4 - A.MORIGAMI (JPN) def. G.DULKO (ARG)
6-2 6-2
R5 - P.TARABINI / M.DIAZ-OLIVA (ARG) def. S.ASAGOE / S.OBATA (JPN)
7-6(4) 6-7(4) 6-2


Italy defeated Czech Republic 3-1 in Italy

R1 - F.SCHIAVONE (ITA) def. B.STRYCOVA (CZE)
5-7 6-1 6-0
R2 - S.FARINA ELIA (ITA) def. K.KOUKALOVA (CZE)
6-3 7-6(6)
R3 - B.STRYCOVA (CZE) def. M.CAMERIN (ITA)
7-5 3-6 7-5
R4 - F.SCHIAVONE (ITA) def. K.KOUKALOVA (CZE)
1-6 6-2 6-2
R5 - S.FARINA ELIA / F.SCHIAVONE (ITA) vs L.PRUSOVA / N.VAIDISOVA (CZE)
Not played


France defeated Germany 5-0 in France

R1 - N.DECHY (FRA) def. A.GROENEFELD (GER)
6-7(4) 6-1 6-4
R2 - A.MAURESMO (FRA) def. B.RITTNER (GER)
6-1 6-2
R3 - A.MAURESMO (FRA) def. A.GROENEFELD (GER)
6-2 6-3
R4 - E.LOIT (FRA) def. J.SCHRUFF (GER)
6-2 6-2
R5 - N.DECHY / A.MAURESMO (FRA) def. A.GROENEFELD / J.SCHRUFF (GER)
6-2 6-0

Spain defeated Switzerland 3-2 in Spain

R1 - P.SCHNYDER (SUI) def. M.MARRERO (ESP)
3-6 7-6(6) 7-5
R2 - C.MARTINEZ (ESP) def. E.GAGLIARDI (SUI)
2-6 6-1 6-0
R3 - C.MARTINEZ (ESP) def. P.SCHNYDER (SUI)
6-3 6-4
R4 - M.CASANOVA (SUI) def. M.MARRERO (ESP)
6-7(4) 6-4 6-0
R5 - C.MARTINEZ / V.RUANO PASCUAL (ESP) def. M.CASANOVA / E.GAGLIARDI (SUI)
7-6(3) 6-2

Belgium defeated Croatia 3-2 in Belgium

R1 - K.CLIJSTERS (BEL) def. J.KOSTANIC (CRO)
6-1 4-6 6-1
R2 - K.SPREM (CRO) def. K.FLIPKENS (BEL)
6-2 6-0
R3 - K.CLIJSTERS (BEL) def. K.SPREM (CRO)
6-1 6-3
R4 - E.CALLENS (BEL) def. J.KOSTANIC (CRO)
6-2 3-6 6-4
R5 - D.JURAK / I.MAJOLI (CRO) def. E.CLIJSTERS / K.FLIPKENS (BEL)
6-4 6-1