Heather Watson and Johanna Konta both claimed wins to secure Great Britain an unassailable 2-0 lead against Latvia in their Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I match in Budapest.
Watson defeated Jelena Ostapenko 7-5 6-1 to give Britain the ideal start to the Group B
round-robin encounter.
Konta then claimed a battling 6-3 4-6 7-5 victory over Diana Marcinkevica.
The British team, captained by Judy Murray, faces Romania on Friday and then hosts Hungary on Saturday.
Britain are one of 17 nations competing for a play-off tie in the Fed Cup World Group II, the second highest level of competition.
Last year, Britain reached the play-off stage but were denied a place in the World Group II when they were beaten 3-1 by Argentina.
Number one Laura Robson had withdrawn with a wrist injury, so the GB team consists of Watson, Konta, Tara Moore and Jocelyn Rae.
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