Tara Iyer advanced to the quarterfinals while the rest of the Indians crashed out of the Asian Tennis Championships.
India on Wednesday announced a four-member team with Sania Mirza as the spearhead for the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Group I & II matches scheduled in Bangkok from January 28-February 3.
The Indian went down to top seed Russian Iroda Tulyaganova 2-6, 2-6 in the final of the Asian Tennis Championships.
India finished fourth in the Fed Cup zonal competition after losing 0-3 to Uzbekistan.
Tara Iyer and Ankita Bhambri blanked their opponents as India beat Jordan 3-0 in the Fed Cup.
Fourth seed Maria Kirilenko overcame stiff second set resistance before prevailing over Ekaterina Ivanova to move into the pre-quarter-finals of the WTA Sunfeat Open.
Sunitha Rao and Shikha Uberoi scored impressive wins as India beat Kazakhstan 3-0 in their opening rubber of the Fed Cup zonal qualifiers.
Shiho Hisamatsu of Japan led the charge of the seeds as three Indians crashed out in the University of Mumbai ITF women's tennis tournament.
The two are part of a five-member boys and girls' team which embarks on a six-week tour of Europe on Friday.
Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi entered the third round of the men's doubles at Wimbledon while Paes and partner David Rikl lost their second round match.
They were beaten by Thailand 1-2 in the Asia-Oceania junior girls' Fed Cup qualifier.
Sanaa Bhambri and Tara Iyer gave India a 2-1 victory over Korea in the Asia-Oceania tournament.
The Indian team won both its matches, against New Zealand and Japan, to top Group 3 in the Asia-Oceania zonal qualifier.
India went down to Taiwan in the third-fourth place play-off, in the Asia-Oceania junior girls' Fed Cup tennis.
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