2006 Fed Cup

The 2006 Fed Cup was the 44th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.

The final took place at Spiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium, on 16–17 September. The home team, Belgium, lost to Italy, 2–3, giving Italy their first title in their first final and Belgium's second final.

World Group

Further information: 2006 Fed Cup World Group

Participating Teams
Austria	Belgium	France	Germany
Italy	Russia	Spain	United States

Draw

	Quarterfinals 22–23 April					Semifinals 15–16 July					Final 16–17 September
	Liège, Belgium (Indoor hard)
	1	Russia	2
						Ostend, Belgium (Indoor hard)
		Belgium	3
							Belgium	4
	Ettenheim, Germany (Outdoor clay)
						4	United States	1
		Germany	2
											Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard)
	4	United States	3
											Belgium		2
	Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay)
											Italy		3
	3	Spain	5
						Zaragoza, Spain (Outdoor clay)
		Austria	0
						3	Spain	1
	Nancy, France (Indoor clay)
							Italy	3
		Italy	4
	2	France	1

World Group Play-offs

Further information: 2006 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Austria, France, Germany and Russia), and four winners of the World Group II ties (China, Croatia, Czech Republic and Japan) entered the draw for the World Group Play-offs.

Date: 15–16 July

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Tokyo, Japan	Indoor hard	Japan	5–0	Austria
Cagnes-sur-Mer, France	Outdoor clay	France	3–2	Czech Republic
Beijing, China	Indoor hard	China	4–1	Germany
Umag, Croatia	Outdoor clay	Croatia	2–3	Russia

World Group II

Further information: 2006 Fed Cup World Group II

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2006. Winners will advance to the World Group Play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II Play-offs.

Date: 22–23 April

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Tokyo, Japan	Indoor hard	Japan	4–1	Switzerland
Zagreb, Croatia	Indoor carpet	Croatia	3–2	Argentina
Bangkok, Thailand	Outdoor hard	Thailand	1–4	Czech Republic
Jakarta, Indonesia	Outdoor hard	Indonesia	0–4	China

World Group II Play-offs

Further information: 2006 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II (Argentina, Indonesia, Switzerland and Thailand) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Israel and Slovakia), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Australia), and one team from the Americas Zone (Canada).

Date: 14–15 July

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Ramat HaSharon, Israel	Outdoor hard	Israel	w/o	Indonesia
Edmonton, Canada	Outdoor hard	Canada	3–2	Argentina
Bratislava, Slovakia	Indoor hard	Slovakia	5–0	Thailand
Chavannes-de-Bogis, Switzerland	Outdoor hard	Switzerland	0–5	Australia

Americas Zone

Further information: 2006 Fed Cup Americas Zone

• Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
• Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I

Venue: Club Campestre de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia (outdoor clay)

Dates: 19–22 April

Participating Teams

• Brazil
• Canada
• Chile
• Colombia

• Cuba
• Mexico
• Puerto Rico
• Uruguay

Group II

Venue: Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor hard)

Dates: 18–20 April

Participating Teams

• Bermuda
• Bolivia
• Dominican Republic

• Panama
• Paraguay
• Venezuela

Asia/Oceania Zone

Further information: 2006 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

• Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
• Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I

Venue: Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea (outdoor hard)

Dates: 20–22 April

Participating Teams

• Australia
• Chinese Taipei
• India
• New Zealand

• Philippines
• South Korea
• Uzbekistan

Group II

Venue: Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea (outdoor hard)

Dates: 20–21 April

Participating Teams

• Hong Kong
• Kazakhstan

• Singapore
• Syria

Europe/Africa Zone

Further information: 2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

• Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
• Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I

Venue: TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (outdoor clay)

Dates: 17–22 April

Participating Teams

• Belarus
• Bulgaria
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• Great Britain
• Hungary
• Israel
• Luxembourg

• Netherlands
• Romania
• Serbia and Montenegro
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• South Africa
• Sweden
• Ukraine

Group II

Venue: Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)

Dates: 26–29 April

Participating Teams

• Georgia
• Greece
• Ireland
• Latvia

• Lithuania
• Poland
• Portugal

Group III

Venue: Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)

Dates: 26–29 April

Participating Teams

• Azerbaijan
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Botswana
• Egypt
• Iceland
• Liechtenstein

• Moldova
• Namibia
• Norway
• Tunisia
• Turkey

Rankings

The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.

24 April Rank Nation Points Move 1 Russia 35,267.5 2 France 27,910.0 3 Spain 14,502.5 4 United States 14,275.0 5 Belgium 9,987.5 1 6 Italy 8,855.0 2 7 Austria 7,875.0 2 8 Slovakia 7,077.5 1 9 Germany 4,762.5 10 Japan 4,437.5 4

17 July Rank Nation Points Move 1 Russia 31,960.0 2 France 23,292.5 3 Belgium 14,592.5 2 4 Italy 13,510.0 2 5 United States 11,442.5 1 6 Spain 10,957.5 3 7 China 5,822.5 6 8 Japan 5,767.5 2 9 Slovakia 5,407.55 1 10 Austria 5,030.0 3

18 September Rank Nation Points Move 1 Russia 27,860.0 2 Italy 21,690.0 2 3 France 21,247.5 1 4 Belgium 14,592.5 1 5 United States 11,442.5 6 Spain 10,957.5 7 China 5,822.5 8 Japan 5,767.5 9 Austria 5,030.0 1 10 Canada 3,995.0 1

External links

• Fed Cup