1995 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.

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.

World Group
Further information: 1995 Fed Cup World Group
Participating Teams

Austria
Bulgaria
France
Germany

Japan
South Africa
Spain
United States

Draw
  Quarterfinals
21–23 April		 Semifinals
22–23 July		 Final
25–26 November
                           
  Sofia, Bulgaria (Indoor carpet)
  1   Spain 3  
      Bulgaria 2     Santander, Spain (Outdoor clay)
    1   Spain 3  
  Freiburg, Germany (Outdoor clay)   4   Germany 2  
      Japan 1
  4   Germany 4     Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay)
    1   Spain 3
  Metz, France (Outdoor clay)     2   United States 2
  3   France 3  
      South Africa 2     Wilmington, NC, United States (Indoor carpet)
    3   France 2
  Aventura, FL, United States (Outdoor hard)   2   United States 3  
      Austria 0
  2   United States 5  

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

VenueSurfaceHome TeamScoreVisiting Team
San Miguel, ArgentinaOutdoor clay Argentina5–0 Australia
Bloemfontein, South AfricaOutdoor hard South Africa5–0 Bulgaria
Gifu, JapanIndoor carpet Japan5–0 Canada
Noordwijk, NetherlandsOutdoor carpet Netherlands1–4 Austria

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

VenueSurfaceHome TeamScoreVisiting Team
Jakarta, IndonesiaOutdoor hard Indonesia2–3 Argentina
Perth, AustraliaOutdoor grass Australia3–2 Slovakia
Ancona, ItalyOutdoor clay Italy2–3 Canada
Västerås, SwedenIndoor carpet Sweden0–5 Netherlands

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

VenueSurfaceHome TeamScoreVisiting Team
Ostend, BelgiumOutdoor clay Belgium3–2 South Korea
Prague, Czech RepublicIndoor carpet Czech Republic4–1 Sweden
Salerno, ItalyOutdoor clay Italy2–3 Indonesia
Asunción, ParaguayOutdoor clay Paraguay0–5 Slovakia

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
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