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USA and Argentina meet for the 4th time with USA holding a 2-1 lead in previous ties. The two nations have not met since Argentina scored a surprise victory in the 1993 quarterfinal in Germany and this is their first meeting under the best-of-five format.
USA has won 17 Fed Cups, although its last triumph came in 2000. It is bidding to reach the semifinals for the 5th consecutive year and suffered its last first-round defeat in 2002.
Argentina has won its last 7 Fed Cup ties and returns to the World Group after gaining a second successive promotion in 2008. It has reached the semifinals twice previously, in 1986 and 1993.
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