Petra Kvitova will have a chance to cap her remarkable season by leading the Czech Republic to its first Fed Cup win in 23 years this weekend against a Russia team struggling with injuries.
Kvitova is coming off her first WTA Championships title that lifted her to No. 2 in the world rankings, and the Wimbledon champion is expected to play singles along with Lucie Safarova for the Czech team.
Meanwhile, Russia's Vera Zvonareva has inflammation in her right shoulder which could jeopardize her participation in the final. Russia also has Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Maria Kirilenko in the team.
The opening singles are on Saturday, followed by reverse singles and a doubles match on Sunday.
The Czechs are in the final for the first time since 1988, when Czechoslovakia beat the Soviet Union.
