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Duration | 23 April – 18 September |
Edition | 43rd |
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The 2005 Fed Cup was the 43rd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.
The final took place at Court Philippe Chatrier in Paris, France, on 17–18 September. The home team, France, lost to Russia, 2–3, giving Russia their second title, consecutively and overall, and their second win against France in a final.
Participating Teams | |||
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Argentina | Austria | Belgium | France |
Italy | Russia | Spain | United States |
Quarterfinals 23–24 April | Semifinals 9–10 July | Final 17–18 September | |||||||||||
Brindisi, Italy (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
1 | Russia | 4 | |||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) | |||||||||||||
Italy | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Russia | 4 | |||||||||||
Delray Beach, Florida, United States (Outdoor hard) | |||||||||||||
4 | United States | 1 | |||||||||||
Belgium | 0 | ||||||||||||
Paris, France (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
4 | United States | 5 | |||||||||||
1 | Russia | 3 | |||||||||||
Jerez, Spain (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
2 | France | 2 | |||||||||||
3 | Spain | 3 | |||||||||||
Aix-en-Provence, France (Outdoor hard) | |||||||||||||
Argentina | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Spain | 1 | |||||||||||
Pörtschach, Austria (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
2 | France | 3 | |||||||||||
Austria | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | France | 4 | |||||||||||
The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Argentina, Austria, Belgium and Italy), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany and Switzerland) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs.
Date: 9–10 July
Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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Lausanne, Switzerland | Outdoor clay | Switzerland | 1–4 | Austria |
Belgium | Outdoor hard | Belgium | 3–2 | Argentina |
Bol, Croatia | Outdoor clay | Croatia | 1–4 | Germany |
Liberec, Czech Republic | Indoor carpet | Czech Republic | 2–3 | Italy |
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2005. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs.
Date: 23–24 April
Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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Neuchâtel, Switzerland | Indoor hard | Switzerland | 3–2 | Slovakia |
Essen, Germany | Outdoor clay | Germany | 4–1 | Indonesia |
Phuket, Thailand | Outdoor hard | Thailand | 2–3 | Croatia |
Prague, Czech Republic | Outdoor clay | Czech Republic | 3–2 | Japan |
The four losing teams from World Group II (Indonesia, Japan, Slovakia and Thailand) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Bulgaria and Slovenia), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (China), and one team from the Americas Zone (Puerto Rico).
Date: 9–10 July
Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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Salinas, Puerto Rico | Outdoor hard | Puerto Rico | 1–4 | Indonesia |
Tokyo, Japan | Indoor hard | Japan | 4–1 | Bulgaria |
Pathum Thani, Thailand | Outdoor hard | Thailand | 4–1 | Slovakia |
Beijing, China | Indoor hard | China | 4–1 | Slovenia |
Venue: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay (outdoor clay)
Dates: 20–23 April
Venue: Liga de Tenis de Campo de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia (outdoor clay)
Dates: 21–23 April
Venue: R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India (outdoor hard)
Dates: 20–23 April
Venue: R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India (outdoor hard)
Dates: 19–21 April
Venue: Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)
Dates: 20–23 April
Venue: Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor hard)
Dates: 27–30 April
Venue: Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)
Dates: 28–30 April
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]
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