2006 Fed Cup

2006 edition of the Fed Cup

2006 Fed CupDetails

Duration| 22 April – 17 September
Edition| 44th
Achievements (singles)

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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

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Further information: 2006 Fed Cup World Group

Participating Teams

Austria |
Belgium |
France |
Germany

Italy |
Russia |
Spain |
United States

### Draw

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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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| | | |
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| 2|  France| 1| |
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## World Group play-offs

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Dates: 20–21 April

Participating Teams

* Hong Kong
* Kazakhstan
* Singapore
* Syria

## Europe/Africa Zone

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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

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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

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

Dates: 26–29 April

Participating Teams

* Georgia
* Greece
* Ireland
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Poland
* Portugal

### Group III

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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

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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

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

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* Australian Open (S, D, X)
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Tier I tournaments|

* Tokyo (S, D)
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* Sydney (S, D)
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