Paraguay Fed Cup team
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The Paraguay Fed Cup team represents Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

 in Fed Cup
Fed Cup
Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...

 tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 competition and are governed by the Federación Paraguaya de Tenis.

Paraguay competed in Americas Zone Group I in 2011
2011 Fed Cup
The 2011 Fed Cup is the 49th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis...

 - its fourth consecutive year at this level.

History

Paraguay's best Fed Cup performance came back in 1995
1995 Fed Cup
The 1995 Fed Cup was the 33rd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis, and the first to bear the name Fed Cup. Major changes to the tournament's structure went into effect for 1995. The format was changed to a multi-tiered league system similar to the...

, when reaching the World Group II play-offs. Its first appearance in the competition was four years earlier in 1991
1991 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1991 Federation Cup was the 29th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 56 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at the Nottingham Tennis Centre in Nottingham, United Kingdom, from 18-28 July...

.

Last tie

Paraguay defeated Argentina and Bolivia but lost to Peru in the round-robin stage of 2011 Americas Zone Group I. Paraguay then defeated Mexico 2-1 to avoid relegation to Group II for 2012.

Next tie

Paraguay will compete in Americas Zone Group I in 2012 - its fifth consecutive year at this level.

Current team

The players nominated to represent Paraguay in the 2011 Fed Cup
2011 Fed Cup
The 2011 Fed Cup is the 49th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis...

 edition are:
  • Veronica Cepede Royg
    Verónica Cepede Royg
    Verónica Cepede Royg is a professional Paraguayan tennis player and a constant member of the Paraguay Fed Cup team. On June 6, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 318 whilst her best doubles ranking was 389 on the same date.-ITF Circuit finals:-Singles finals: 12 :-Doubles finals:...

  • Isaura Enrique Aguilar
  • Isabella Robbiani
  • Monserrat Gonzalez
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