1996 Fed Cup

International women's tennis competition August 2023 1996 Fed Cup 27 April – 29 September 34th 1995 1997 The 1996 Fed Cup was the 34th edition of a competition between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey in the United States on 28–29 September, with the United States defeating Spain to give the USA their 15th title.https://www.deseret.com/1996/9/30/19268651/u-s-team-sweeps-spain-to-win-first-fed-cup-title-since-1990/ U.S. TEAM SWEEPS SPAIN TO WIN FIRST FED CUP TITLE SINCE 1990 deseret.com 14 April 2025 World Group 1996 Fed Cup World Group Participating teams ARG AUT FRA GER JPN RSA ESP USA Draw 27–28 April 13–14 July 28–29 September 16 Murcia, Spain (Outdoor clay) 1 ESP 3   RSA 2 Amiens, France (Outdoor clay)   ARG 2 3 FRA 3 Tokyo, Japan (Indoor hard) 4 GER 2   JPN 3 Salzburg, Austria (Outdoor clay)   AUT 2 2 USA 3 Bayonne, France (Indoor carpet) 1 ESP 3 3 FRA 2 Nagoya, Japan (Indoor carpet)   JPN 0 2 USA 5 Atlantic City, NJ, United States (Indoor carpet) 1 ESP 0 2 USA 5 World Group play-offs 1996 Fed Cup World Group play-offs The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Argentina, Austria, Germany and South Africa), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Belgium, Czech Republic, Netherlands and Slovakia) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs. Date: 13–14 July Venue Surface Home team Score Visiting teamPörtschach, Austria Outdoor clay AUT 1–4 GERPilsen, Czech Republic Indoor carpet CZE 3–1 ARGBloemfontein, South Africa Outdoor hard RSA 1–4 BELBratislava, Slovakia Outdoor clay SVK 2–3 NED World Group II 1996 Fed Cup World Group II The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1996. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and loser played in the World Group II play-offs. Date: 27–28 April Venue Surface Home team Score Visiting teamPlovdiv, Bulgaria Outdoor clay BUL 0–5 SVKKampen, Netherlands Outdoor clay NED 4–1 AUSJakarta, Indonesia Outdoor hard INA 2–3 BEL Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Outdoor hard CAN 0–3 CZE World Group II play-offs 1996 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs The four losing teams from World Group II (Australia, Bulgaria, Canada and Indonesia) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Croatia and Switzerland), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (South Korea), and one team from the Americas Zone (Chile). Date: 13–14 July Venue Surface Home team Score Visiting teamAurora, Canada Outdoor clay CAN 2–3 AUSJakarta, Indonesia Outdoor hard INA 2–3 SUIViña del Mar, Chile Outdoor clay CHI 0–5 CROPlovdiv, Bulgaria Outdoor clay BUL 1–4 KOR Americas Zone 1996 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: Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile (outdoor clay) Dates: 22–28 April Participating teams 22em BRA CHI COL MEX PAR PUR URU VEN 1930 Group II Venue: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor clay) Dates: 6–12 May Participating teams 22em BAH BAR BER BOL CRC CUB DOM ECU ESA GUA JAM PER TRI Asia/Oceania Zone 1996 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: 700 Years Anniversary Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand (outdoor hard) Dates: 21–24 February Participating teams 22em CHN HKG 1959 IND KAZ MAS PHI 1986 KOR THA Group II Venue: 700 Years Anniversary Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand (outdoor hard) Dates: 19–24 January Participating teams 22em BRU TPE NZL Pacific Oceania SIN SYR 1980 UZB Europe/Africa Zone 1996 Fed Cup Europe/Africa 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: La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain (outdoor clay) Dates: 22–24 April Participating teams 22em BLR CRO GEO 1990 GBR GRE HUN ITA LAT NOR POR ROU RUS SLO SWE SUI FR Yugoslavia Group II Venue: Ramat HaSharon, Israel (outdoor hard) Dates: 25–30 March Participating teams 22em BOT CYP DEN EST ETH 1996 FIN ISL IRL ISR LIE LTU LUX Macedonia MLT POL TUN 1959 TUR UKR ZIM References External links Fed Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20101007224436/http://www.fedcup.com/ October 7, 2010 Category:Billie Jean King Cups by year Fed Cup Category:1996 in women's tennis