2006 Fed Cup

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

2006 Fed Cup
Details
Duration22 April – 17 September
Edition44th
Achievements (singles)
2005
2007

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

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 Russia2
Ostend, Belgium (Indoor hard)
 Belgium3
 Belgium4
Ettenheim, Germany (Outdoor clay)
4 United States1
 Germany2
Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard)
4 United States3
 Belgium2
Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay)
 Italy3
3 Spain5
Zaragoza, Spain (Outdoor clay)
 Austria0
3 Spain1
Nancy, France (Indoor clay)
 Italy3
 Italy4
2 France1

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

VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Tokyo, JapanIndoor hard Japan5–0 Austria
Cagnes-sur-Mer, FranceOutdoor clay France3–2 Czech Republic
Beijing, ChinaIndoor hard China4–1 Germany
Umag, CroatiaOutdoor clay Croatia2–3 Russia

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

VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Tokyo, JapanIndoor hard Japan4–1  Switzerland
Zagreb, CroatiaIndoor carpet Croatia3–2 Argentina
Bangkok, ThailandOutdoor hard Thailand1–4 Czech Republic
Jakarta, IndonesiaOutdoor hard Indonesia0–4 China

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

VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Ramat HaSharon, IsraelOutdoor hard Israelw/o Indonesia
Edmonton, CanadaOutdoor hard Canada3–2 Argentina
Bratislava, SlovakiaIndoor hard Slovakia5–0 Thailand
Chavannes-de-Bogis, SwitzerlandOutdoor hard  Switzerland0–5 Australia

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

Group II

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

Dates: 18–20 April

Participating Teams

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

Group II

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

Dates: 20–21 April

Participating Teams

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

Group II

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

Dates: 26–29 April

Participating Teams

Group III

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

Dates: 26–29 April

Participating Teams

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.[1]

24 April
RankNationPoints[2]Move
1 Russia35,267.5Steady
2 France27,910.0Steady
3 Spain14,502.5Steady
4 United States14,275.0Steady
5 Belgium9,987.5Increase 1
6 Italy8,855.0Increase 2
7 Austria7,875.0Decrease 2
8 Slovakia7,077.5Decrease 1
9 Germany4,762.5Steady
10 Japan4,437.5Increase 4
17 July
RankNationPoints[2]Move
1 Russia31,960.0Steady
2 France23,292.5Steady
3 Belgium14,592.5Increase 2
4 Italy13,510.0Increase 2
5 United States11,442.5Decrease 1
6 Spain10,957.5Decrease 3
7 China5,822.5Increase 6
8 Japan5,767.5Increase 2
9 Slovakia5,407.55Decrease 1
10 Austria5,030.0Decrease 3
18 September
RankNationPoints[2]Move
1 Russia27,860.0Steady
2 Italy21,690.0Increase 2
3 France21,247.5Decrease 1
4 Belgium14,592.5Decrease 1
5 United States11,442.5Steady
6 Spain10,957.5Steady
7 China5,822.5Steady
8 Japan5,767.5Steady
9 Austria5,030.0Increase 1
10 Canada3,995.0Increase 1

References

  1. "Rankings Explained". fedcup.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  2. Fed Cup Nations Ranking History. ITF. 2012.
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