1995_Fed_Cup

1995 Fed Cup

1995 Fed Cup

1995 edition of the Fed Cup

The 1995 Fed Cup was the 33rd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis, and the first to bear the name Fed Cup.

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Major changes to the tournament's structure went into effect for 1995. The format was changed to a multi-tiered league system similar to the Davis Cup, and a Group II was added to the existing Group I at Zonal level. The World Group I was reduced to eight teams and the World Group II was added with another eight teams.

Ties were played at home sites rather than all in one location as before. Play-offs determined promotion and relegation between World Group and World Group II and Zonal Group I. Two singles rubbers were added to the ties, which became the best of five matches.

The final took place on 25–26 November, with Spain defeating the United States to give Spain their third title.[1]

World Group

Further information: 1995 Fed Cup World Group
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Draw

Quarterfinals
21–23 April		Semifinals
22–23 July		Final
25–26 November
Sofia, Bulgaria (Indoor carpet)
1 Spain3
Santander, Spain (Outdoor clay)
  Bulgaria2
1 Spain3
Freiburg, Germany (Outdoor clay)
4 Germany2
  Japan1
Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay)
4 Germany4
1 Spain3
Metz, France (Outdoor clay)
2 United States2
3 France3
Wilmington, NC, United States (Indoor carpet)
  South Africa2
3 France2
Aventura, FL, United States (Outdoor hard)
2 United States3
  Austria0
2 United States5

World Group play-offs

Further information: 1995 Fed Cup World Group play-offs

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Austria, Bulgaria, Japan and South Africa), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Argentina, Australia, Canada and Netherlands) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs.

Date: 22–23 July

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World Group II

Further information: 1995 Fed Cup World Group II

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1995. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and loser played in the World Group II play-offs.

Date: 22–23 April

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World Group II play-offs

Further information: 1995 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II (Indonesia, Italy, Slovakia and Sweden) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Belgium and Czech Republic), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (South Korea), and one team from the Americas Zone (Paraguay).

Date: 22–23 July

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Americas Zone

Further information: 1995 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: Caracos Sports Club, Caracas, Venezuela (outdoor hard)

Dates: 11–15 April

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: Trinidad C.C., Maraval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (outdoor hard)

Dates: 27–30 March

Participating Teams

Asia/Oceania Zone

Further information: 1995 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: Jang Choong Tennis Centre, Jung-gu, South Korea (outdoor clay)

Dates: 18–22 April

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: Maharashtra L.T.A., Mumbai, India (outdoor clay)

Dates: 8–11 March

Participating Teams

Europe/Africa Zone

Further information: 1995 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: La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain (outdoor clay)

Dates: 17–21 April

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya (outdoor clay)

Dates: 8–13 May

Participating Teams

References

  1. [1]
    "1996 Olympic Tennis Notebook". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
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