1996 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Knockout Stage

The Knockout Stage of the 1996 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.

PlacingPool APool BPool CPool D
1  Russia Italy  Switzerland Romania
2  Belarus Sweden Croatia Hungary
3  Slovenia Latvia Georgia Greece
4  Great Britain Norway Yugoslavia Portugal

The eight teams were then randomly drawn into two two-stage knockout tournaments, with the winners advancing to the World Group II Play-offs.

Draw

  Semifinals
25 April		 Finals
26 April
                 
  Russia 3  
  Sweden 0  
    Russia 1
     Switzerland 2
  Hungary 1
   Switzerland 2  
  Italy 0  
  Belarus 3  
    Belarus 1
    Croatia 2
  Croatia 3
  Romania 0  

Semifinals

Russia vs. Sweden


Russia
3		 La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain
25 April 1996
Red clay (outdoors)
Sweden
0
1 2 3
1 Russia
Sweden		 Elena Likhovtseva
Åsa Carlsson		 6
4		 6
4		    
2 Russia
Sweden		 Anna Kournikova
Anna-Karin Svensson		 6
0		 6
3		    
3 Russia
Sweden		 Anna Kournikova / Elena Makarova
Åsa Carlsson / Maria Lindström		 6
3		 6
3		    

[1]

Hungary vs. Switzerland


Hungary
1		 La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain
25 April 1996
Red clay (outdoors)
Switzerland
2
1 2 3
1 Hungary
Switzerland		 Anna Földényi
Patty Schnyder		 3
6 		65
77		    
2 Hungary
Switzerland		 Andrea Temesvári
Martina Hingis		 0
6 		3
6 		   
3 Hungary
Switzerland		 Petra Mandula / Andrea Temesvári
Angela Bürgis / Emanuela Zardo		 6
4		 6
2		    

[2]

Italy vs. Belarus


Italy
0		 La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain
25 April 1996
Red clay (outdoors)
Belarus
3
1 2 3
1 Italy
Belarus		 Rita Grande
Natasha Zvereva		 6
4		 1
6 		4
6 		 
2 Italy
Belarus		 Adriana Serra Zanetti
Olga Barabanschikova		 5
7 		7
5		 1
6 		 
3 Italy
Belarus		 Nathalie Baudone / Laura Golarsa
Olga Barabanschikova / Tatiana Ignatieva		 0
3		     retired
 

[3]

Croatia vs. Romania


Croatia
3		 La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain
25 April 1996
Red clay (outdoors)
Romania
0
1 2 3
1 Croatia
Romania		 Mirjana Lučić
Cătălina Cristea		 6
0		 6
4		    
2 Croatia
Romania		 Iva Majoli
Ruxandra Dragomir		 6
2		 6
3		    
3 Croatia
Romania		 Maja Murić / Silvija Talaja
Cătălina Cristea / Raluca Sandu		 6
3		 3
6 		7
5		  

[4]

Finals

Russia vs. Switzerland


Russia
1		 La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain
26 April 1996
Red clay (outdoors)
Switzerland
2
1 2 3
1 Russia
Switzerland		 Anna Kournikova
Patty Schnyder		 4
6 		4
6 		   
2 Russia
Switzerland		 Elena Likhovtseva
Martina Hingis		 3
6 		0
6 		   
3 Russia
Switzerland		 Anna Kournikova / Elena Makarova
Angela Bürgis / Emanuela Zardo		 7
5		 6
1		    

[5]

Belarus vs. Croatia


Belarus
1		 La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain
26 April 1996
Red clay (outdoors)
Croatia
2
1 2 3
1 Belarus
Croatia		 Natasha Zvereva
Iva Majoli		 1
6 		2
6 		   
2 Belarus
Croatia		 Olga Barabanschikova
Mirjana Lučić		 4
6 		6
2		 4
6 		 
3 Belarus
Croatia		 Olga Barabanschikova / Olga Glouschenko
Maja Murić / Silvija Talaja		 1
0		      
retired

[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Russia v Sweden". fedcup.com.
  2. ↑ "Hungary v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
  3. ↑ "Italy v Belarus". fedcup.com.
  4. ↑ "Croatia v Romania". fedcup.com.
  5. ↑ "Russia v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
  6. ↑ "Belarus v Croatia". fedcup.com.
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