1996 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Knockout Stage

Tennis tournament knockout stage 1996 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone The Knockout Stage of the 1996 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools. PlacingPool APool BPool CPool D1 RUS ITA SUI ROU2 BLR SWE CRO HUN3 SLO LAT GEO 1990 GRE4 GBR NOR FR Yugoslavia POR The eight teams were then randomly drawn into two two-stage knockout tournaments, with the winners advancing to the World Group II Play-offs. Draw 2 25 April 26 April Semifinals Finals RUS 3 SWE 0 HUN 1 SUI 2 ITA 0 BLR 3 CRO 3 ROU 0 RUS 1 SUI 2 BLR 1 CRO 2 Semifinals Russia vs. Sweden Russia Sweden La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain 25 April 1996 Red clay (outdoors) 3 0 Elena Likhovtseva 6 6 Åsa Carlsson 4 4 Anna Kournikova 6 6 Anna-Karin Svensson 0 3 Anna Kournikova Elena Makarova 6 6 Åsa Carlsson Maria Lindström 3 3 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004838 Russia v Sweden fedcup.com Hungary vs. Switzerland Hungary Switzerland La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain 25 April 1996 Red clay (outdoors) 1 2 Anna Földényi 3 6.045 Patty Schnyder 6 7 Andrea Temesvári 0 3 Martina Hingis 6 6 Petra Mandula Andrea Temesvári 6 6 Angela Bürgis Emanuela Zardo 4 2 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003814 Hungary v Switzerland fedcup.com Italy vs. Belarus Italy Belarus La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain 25 April 1996 Red clay (outdoors) 0 3 Rita Grande 6 1 4 Natasha Zvereva 4 6 6 Adriana Serra Zanetti 5 7 1 Olga Barabanschikova 7 5 6 Nathalie Baudone Laura Golarsa 0 Olga Barabanschikova Tatiana Ignatieva 3 1 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003520 Italy v Belarus fedcup.com Croatia vs. Romania Croatia Romania La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain 25 April 1996 Red clay (outdoors) 3 0 Mirjana Lučić 6 6 Cătălina Cristea 0 4 Iva Majoli 6 6 Ruxandra Dragomir 2 3 Maja Murić Silvija Talaja 6 3 7 Cătălina Cristea Raluca Sandu 3 6 5 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004844 Croatia v Romania fedcup.com Finals Russia vs. Switzerland Russia Switzerland La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain 26 April 1996 Red clay (outdoors) 1 2 Anna Kournikova 4 4 Patty Schnyder 6 6 Elena Likhovtseva 3 0 Martina Hingis 6 6 Anna Kournikova Elena Makarova 7 6 Angela Bürgis Emanuela Zardo 5 1 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004837 Russia v Switzerland fedcup.com Belarus vs. Croatia Belarus Croatia La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain 26 April 1996 Red clay (outdoors) 1 2 Natasha Zvereva 1 2 Iva Majoli 6 6 Olga Barabanschikova 4 6 4 Mirjana Lučić 6 2 6 Olga Barabanschikova Olga Glouschenko 1 Maja Murić Silvija Talaja 0 1 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003922 Belarus v Croatia fedcup.com See also Fed Cup structure References 30em External links Fed Cup website https://web.archive.org/web/20140107091128/http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx 2014-01-07 Category:1996 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone