2004 Fed Cup

2004 edition of the Fed Cup 2004 Fed Cup 24 April – 28 November 42nd 2003 2005 The 2004 Fed Cup was the 42nd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The final was held at the Ice Palace Krylatskoye in Moscow, Russia, on 27–28 November. The home team Russia defeated the defending champion France to win their first title after five final appearances.https://eu.southcoasttoday.com/story/sports/2004/11/29/russian-women-s-dominance-complete/50346330007/ Russian women's dominance complete with Fed Cup South Coast Today 14 April 2025https://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/11/28/tennis.fed/ Russia take Fed Cup for first time CNN 14 April 2025 World Group 2004 Fed Cup World Group Participating teams ARG AUS AUT BEL CRO CZE FRA GER JPN ITA RUS SVK SLO ESP SUI USA Draw 24–25 April 10–11 July 24–25 November 27–28 November Amiens, France (Indoor clay) 1 FRA 5 GER 0 Lecce, Italy (Outdoor clay) CZE 1 7 ITA 3 Los Belones, Murcia, Spain (Outdoor clay) 6 ESP 3 SUI 2 Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay) CRO 2 3 BEL 3 Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) 4 RUS 4 AUS 1 Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) ARG 4 8 JPN 1 Sankt Pölten, Austria (Outdoor clay) 5 SVK 2 AUT 3 Portorož, Slovenia (Outdoor clay) SLO 1 2 USA 4 Rimini, Italy (Outdoor clay) 1 FRA 3 7 ITA 2 Jerez, Spain (Outdoor clay) 5 ESP 3 3 BEL 2 Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) 4 RUS 4 ARG 1 Innsbruck, Austria (Outdoor hard) AUT 4 2 USA 1 Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) 1 FRA 5 5 ESP 0 Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) 4 RUS 5 AUT 0 Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) 1 FRA 2 4 RUS 3 World Group play-offs 2004 Fed Cup World Group play-offs Date: 10–11 July The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I sections competed in the World Group play-offs for spots in the 2005 World Group II. Venue Surface Home team Score Visiting teamBang Kapi, Thailand Indoor hard THA 3–2 AUSSão Paulo, Brazil Outdoor clay BRA 1–4 CROTallinn, Estonia Outdoor clay EST 2–3 CZEIllichivsk, Ukraine Outdoor clay UKR 2–3 GERPlovdiv, Bulgaria Outdoor clay BUL 2–3 JPNBratislava, Slovakia Outdoor clay SVK 4–0 BLRJakarta, Indonesia Outdoor hard INA 4–1 SLODorval, Canada Outdoor clay CAN 2–3 SUI Americas Zone 2004 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: Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil (outdoor clay) Dates: 19–24 April Participating teams 22em BRA CAN CHI COL CUB ESA MEX PUR URU Group II Venue: Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil (outdoor clay) Dates: 19–24 April Participating teams 22em BOL DOM ECU GUA JAM PAR VEN 1930 Asia/Oceania Zone 2004 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: New Delhi, India (outdoor hard) Dates: 19–24 April Participating teams 22em CHN TPE IND INA NZL PHI KOR THA UZB Group II Venue: New Delhi, India (outdoor hard) Dates: 19–24 April Participating teams 22em KAZ Pacific Oceania SIN SYR 1980 TKM Europe/Africa Zone 2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I Venue: Athens, Greece (outdoor clay) Dates: 19–24 April Participating teams 22em BLR BUL DEN EST GRE ISR HUN LTU NED POL SCG RSA SWE UKR Group II Venue: Marsa, Malta (outdoor hard) Dates: 26 April – 1 May Participating teams 22em EGY FIN GEO GBR IRL LAT LUX ROU TUR Group III Venue: Marsa, Malta (outdoor hard) Dates: 26 April – 1 May Participating teams 22em ALG BIH BOT KEN MLT NAM NOR TUN 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.http://www.fedcup.com/en/rankings/rankings-explained.aspx Rankings Explained 21 June 2012 fedcup.com 17 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190417221711/https://www.fedcup.com/en/rankings/rankings-explained.aspx dead 26 April Rank Nation PointsITF 2012 Fed Cup Nations Ranking History Move 1 FRA 27,265.0 2 USA 18,255.0 2 3 BEL 17,412.5 4 ESP 16,675.0 1 5 SVK 16,487.5 3 6 RUS 14,075.0 7 ITA 8,050.0 8 AUT 7,780.0 9 ARG 6,825.0 10 GER 3,600.0 12 July Rank Nation Points Move 1 FRA 29,870.0 2 ESP 19,855.0 2 3 USA 16,967.5 1 4 SVK 16,567.5 1 5 RUS 16,437.5 1 6 BEL 16,362.5 3 7 AUT 10,435.0 1 8 ITA 7,050.0 1 9 ARG 5,800.0 10 GER 4,425.0 29 November Rank Nation Points Move 1 FRA 30,960.0 2 RUS 28,537.5 3 3 ESP 15,355.0 1 4 SVK 13,067.5 5 BEL 12,112.5 1 6 USA 11,922.5 3 7 AUT 10,435.0 8 ITA 7,050.0 9 ARG 5,050.0 10 INA 3,869.5 2 References External links Fed Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20101007224436/http://www.fedcup.com/ 2010-10-07 Category:Billie Jean King Cups by year Category:2004 in women's tennis Category:2004 in women's international sport