2006 Fed Cup

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2006 Fed Cup
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Duration22 April – 17 September
Edition44th
Achievements (singles)
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The 2006 Fed Cup was the 44th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.

Contents

The final took place at Spiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium, on 16–17 September. The home team, Belgium, lost to Italy, 2–3, giving Italy their first title in their first final and Belgium's second final.

World Group

Participating Teams
Flag of Austria.svg
Austria 		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium 		Flag of France.svg
France 		Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy 		Flag of Russia.svg
Russia 		Flag of Spain.svg
Spain 		Flag of the United States.svg
United States

Draw

Quarterfinals
22–23 April		Semifinals
15–16 July		Final
16–17 September
Liège, Belgium (Indoor hard)
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2
Ostend, Belgium (Indoor hard)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4
Ettenheim, Germany (Outdoor clay)
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard)
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2
Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5
Zaragoza, Spain (Outdoor clay)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
Nancy, France (Indoor clay)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4
2Flag of France.svg  France 1

World Group play-offs

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Austria, France, Germany and Russia), and four winners of the World Group II ties (China, Croatia, Czech Republic and Japan) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs.

Date: 15–16 July

VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Tokyo, Japan Indoor hardFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 5–0Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Outdoor clayFlag of France.svg  France 3–2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Beijing, China Indoor hardFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Umag, Croatia Outdoor clayFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2–3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

World Group II

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2006. Winners will advance to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs.

Date: 22–23 April

VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Tokyo, Japan Indoor hardFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 4–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Zagreb, Croatia Indoor carpetFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 3–2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Bangkok, Thailand Outdoor hardFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1–4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Jakarta, Indonesia Outdoor hardFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0–4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

World Group II play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II (Argentina, Indonesia, Switzerland and Thailand) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Israel and Slovakia), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Australia), and one team from the Americas Zone (Canada).

Date: 14–15 July

VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Ramat HaSharon, Israel Outdoor hardFlag of Israel.svg  Israel w/o Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Edmonton, Canada Outdoor hardFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3–2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Bratislava, Slovakia Indoor hardFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 5–0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Chavannes-de-Bogis, Switzerland Outdoor hardFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 0–5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

Americas Zone

Group I

Venue: Club Campestre de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia (outdoor clay)

Dates: 19–22 April

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor hard)

Dates: 18–20 April

Participating Teams

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Venue: Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea (outdoor hard)

Dates: 20–22 April

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea (outdoor hard)

Dates: 20–21 April

Participating Teams

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Venue: TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (outdoor clay)

Dates: 17–22 April

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)

Dates: 26–29 April

Participating Teams

Group III

Venue: Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)

Dates: 26–29 April

Participating Teams

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]

24 April
RankNationPoints [2] Move
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 35,267.5Steady2.svg
2Flag of France.svg  France 27,910.0Steady2.svg
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 14,502.5Steady2.svg
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14,275.0Steady2.svg
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 9,987.5Increase2.svg 1
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8,855.0Increase2.svg 2
7Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 7,875.0Decrease2.svg 2
8Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 7,077.5Decrease2.svg 1
9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4,762.5Steady2.svg
10Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4,437.5Increase2.svg 4
17 July
RankNationPoints [2] Move
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 31,960.0Steady2.svg
2Flag of France.svg  France 23,292.5Steady2.svg
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 14,592.5Increase2.svg 2
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13,510.0Increase2.svg 2
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11,442.5Decrease2.svg 1
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10,957.5Decrease2.svg 3
7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5,822.5Increase2.svg 6
8Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5,767.5Increase2.svg 2
9Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 5,407.55Decrease2.svg 1
10Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 5,030.0Decrease2.svg 3
18 September
RankNationPoints [2] Move
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 27,860.0Steady2.svg
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21,690.0Increase2.svg 2
3Flag of France.svg  France 21,247.5Decrease2.svg 1
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 14,592.5Decrease2.svg 1
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11,442.5Steady2.svg
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10,957.5Steady2.svg
7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5,822.5Steady2.svg
8Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5,767.5Steady2.svg
9Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 5,030.0Increase2.svg 1
10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3,995.0Increase2.svg 1

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References

  1. ↑ "Rankings Explained". fedcup.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Fed Cup Nations Ranking History. ITF. 2012.
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