HYOGO, Japan (AP)—Russia will host Spain and the Czech Republic will visit Germany in the 2012 Fed Cup quarterfinals in February.
Sunday’s draw also pitted first-round matchups of Serbia at Belgium and Ukraine at Italy on Feb. 4-5.
In the second tier, which determines who will be promoted to the main competition in 2013, the United States will host Belarus, while Slovenia is at Japan, France is at Slovakia and Australia is at Switzerland.
Russia will be aiming for its fifth Fed Cup title in eight years when it hosts the Czech Republic in the 2011 final at Moscow on Nov. 5-6.