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

For more details on this topic, see 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
		Belgium	3	Ostend, Belgium (Indoor hard)
					Belgium	4
Ettenheim, Germany (Outdoor clay)				4	United States	1
		Germany	2
	4	United States	3				Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard)
								Belgium	2
	Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay)							Italy	3
	3	Spain	5
		Austria	0	Zaragoza, Spain (Outdoor clay)
				3	Spain	1
Nancy, France (Indoor clay)					Italy	3
		Italy	4
	2	France	1

World Group Play-offs

For more details on this topic, see 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

For more details on this topic, see 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

For more details on this topic, see 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

For more details on this topic, see 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

Group II

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

Dates: 18–20 April

Participating Teams

Asia/Oceania Zone

For more details on this topic, see 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

Group II

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

Dates: 20–21 April

Participating Teams

Hong Kong
Kazakhstan

Europe/Africa Zone

For more details on this topic, see 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

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
Rank	Nation	Points^[2]	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^[2]	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^[2]	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

References

↑ "Rankings Explained". fedcup.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
1 2 3 Fed Cup Nations Ranking History. ITF. 2012.

External links

Fed Cup

Fed Cup

Current champions (2016): Czech Republic

Editions	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

World Group	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

World Group II	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

2017 World Group teams	Belarus Czech Republic France Germany Netherlands Spain Switzerland United States

Former World Group teams in the current format (since 1995)	Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada China Colombia Croatia Denmark Finland Great Britain Haiti Hungary Indonesia Israel Italy Japan New Zealand Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Sweden Ukraine

List of champions

2006 in tennis

Grand Slam	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open

Tours	Men: ATP Tour Tennis Masters Cup ATP Masters Series Women: WTA Tour Tour Championships Tier I Series ITF Circuit

National teams	Davis Cup (World Group) Fed Cup (World Group) Hopman Cup

Other events	Asian Games Central American and Caribbean Games

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