2004 Fed Cup

The 2004 Fed Cup was the 42nd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.

The final was held at the Ice Stadium Krylatskoe in Moscow, Russia, on 27–28 November. The home team Russia defeated the defending champion France to win their first title after five final appearances.

World Group

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Austria	Belgium
Croatia	Czech Republic	France	Germany
Japan	Italy	Russia	Slovakia
Slovenia	Spain	Switzerland	United States

Draw

	First round 24–25 April					Quarterfinals 10–11 July					Semifinals 24–25 November					Final 27–28 November
	Amiens, France (Indoor clay)
	1	France	5
						Rimini, Italy (Outdoor clay)
		Germany	0
						1	France	3
	Lecce, Italy (Outdoor clay)
						7	Italy	2
		Czech Republic	1
											Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet)
	7	Italy	3
											1	France	5
	Los Belones, Murcia, Spain (Outdoor clay)
										5	Spain	0
	6	Spain	3
						Jerez, Spain (Outdoor clay)
		Switzerland	2
						5	Spain	3
	Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay)
						3	Belgium	2
		Croatia	2
																Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet)
	3	Belgium	3
																1	France	2
	Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet)
																4	Russia	3
	4	Russia	4
						Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay)
		Australia	1
						4	Russia	4
	Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay)
							Argentina	1
		Argentina	4
											Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet)
	8	Japan	1
											4	Russia	5
	Sankt Pölten, Austria (Outdoor clay)
											Austria	0
	5	Slovakia	2
						Innsbruck, Austria (Outdoor hard)
		Austria	3
							Austria	4
	Portorož, Slovenia (Outdoor clay)
						2	United States	1
		Slovenia	1
	2	United States	4

World Group Play-offs

Date: 10–11 July

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I sections competed in the World Group Play-offs for spots in the 2005 World Group II.

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Bang Kapi, Thailand	Indoor hard	Thailand	3–2	Australia
São Paulo, Brazil	Outdoor clay	Brazil	1–4	Croatia
Tallinn, Estonia	Outdoor clay	Estonia	2–3	Czech Republic
Illichivsk, Ukraine	Outdoor clay	Ukraine	2–3	Germany
Plovdiv, Bulgaria	Outdoor clay	Bulgaria	2–3	Japan
Bratislava, Slovakia	Outdoor clay	Slovakia	4–0	Belarus
Jakarta, Indonesia	Outdoor hard	Indonesia	4–1	Slovenia
Dorval, Canada	Outdoor clay	Canada	2–3	Switzerland

Americas Zone

• Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
• Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

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.

Europe/Africa Zone

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]

26 April Rank Nation Points[2] Move 1  France 27,265.0 2  United States 18,255.0 2 3  Belgium 17,412.5 4  Spain 16,675.0 1 5  Slovakia 16,487.5 3 6  Russia 14,075.0 7  Italy 8,050.0 8  Austria 7,780.0 9  Argentina 6,825.0 10  Germany 3,600.0

12 July Rank Nation Points[2] Move 1  France 29,870.0 2  Spain 19,855.0 2 3  United States 16,967.5 1 4  Slovakia 16,567.5 1 5  Russia 16,437.5 1 6  Belgium 16,362.5 3 7  Austria 10,435.0 1 8  Italy 7,050.0 1 9  Argentina 5,800.0 10  Germany 4,425.0

29 November Rank Nation Points[2] Move 1  France 30,960.0 2  Russia 28,537.5 3 3  Spain 15,355.0 1 4  Slovakia 13,067.5 5  Belgium 12,112.5 1 6  United States 11,922.5 3 7  Austria 10,435.0 8  Italy 7,050.0 9  Argentina 5,050.0 10  Indonesia 3,869.5 2

References

External links

• Fed Cup