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- ↑ "Israel wins Fed Cup match when Indonesian team refuses to play," USA Today.
- ↑ "Indonesia pulls out of Fed Cup match against Israel," ESPN.
- ↑ "Roundup: Indonesia refuses to play in Israel," The New York Times.
- 1 2 "Israel wins Fed Cup match vs. Indonesia by forfeit," ESPN.
- ↑ "2006 Fed Cup Women's Tennis Results," QuickSports.
- 1 2 3 "Indonesia fined by Tennis Federation," The Jerusalem Post .
- ↑ (in Indonesian)
