1996 Fed Cup

The 1996 Fed Cup was the 34th edition of a competition between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey in the United States on 28–29 September, with the United States defeating Spain to give the USA their 15th title.

World Group

Participating Teams

Argentina
Austria
France
Germany

Japan
South Africa
Spain
United States

Draw

  Quarterfinals
27–28 April		 Semifinals
13–14 July		 Final
28–29 September
                           
  Murcia, Spain (Outdoor clay)
  1   Spain 3  
      South Africa 2     Bayonne, France (Indoor carpet)
    1   Spain 3  
  Amiens, France (Outdoor clay)   3   France 2  
      Argentina 2
  3   France 3     Atlantic City, NJ, United States (Indoor carpet)
    1   Spain 0
  Tokyo, Japan (Indoor hard)     2   United States 5
  4   Germany 2  
      Japan 3     Nagoya, Japan (Indoor carpet)
        Japan 0
  Salzburg, Austria (Outdoor clay)   2   United States 5  
      Austria 2
  2   United States 3  

World Group Play-offs

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Argentina, Austria, Germany and South Africa), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Belgium, Czech Republic, Netherlands and Slovakia) entered the draw for the World Group Play-offs.

Date: 13–14 July

VenueSurfaceHome TeamScoreVisiting Team
Pörtschach, AustriaOutdoor clay Austria1–4 Germany
Pilsen, Czech RepublicIndoor carpet Czech Republic3–1 Argentina
Bloemfontein, South AfricaOutdoor hard South Africa1–4 Belgium
Bratislava, SlovakiaOutdoor clay Slovakia2–3 Netherlands

World Group II

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1996. Winners advanced to the World Group Play-offs, and loser played in the World Group II Play-offs.

Date: 27–28 April

VenueSurfaceHome TeamScoreVisiting Team
Plovdiv, BulgariaOutdoor clay Bulgaria0–5 Slovakia
Kampen, NetherlandsOutdoor clay Netherlands4–1 Australia
Jakarta, IndonesiaOutdoor hard Indonesia2–3 Belgium
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaOutdoor hard Canada0–3 Czech Republic

World Group II Play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II (Australia, Bulgaria, Canada and Indonesia) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Croatia and Switzerland), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (South Korea), and one team from the Americas Zone (Chile).

Date: 13–14 July

VenueSurfaceHome TeamScoreVisiting Team
Aurora, CanadaOutdoor clay Canada2–3 Australia
Jakarta, IndonesiaOutdoor hard Indonesia2–3  Switzerland
Viña del Mar, ChileOutdoor clay Chile0–5 Croatia
Plovdiv, BulgariaOutdoor clay Bulgaria1–4 South Korea

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 Palestino, Santiago, Chile (outdoor clay)

Dates: 22–28 April

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor clay)

Dates: 6–12 May

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: 700 Years Anniversary Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand (outdoor hard)

Dates: 19–24 January

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: 700 Years Anniversary Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand (outdoor hard)

Dates: 19–24 January

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: La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain (outdoor clay)

Dates: 22–24 April

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: Ramat HaSharon, Israel (outdoor hard)

Dates: 25–30 March

Participating Teams
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