2005 Fed Cup

International women's tennis competition 2005 Fed Cup 23 April – 18 September 43rd 2004 2006 The 2005 Fed Cup was the 43rd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place at Court Philippe Chatrier in Paris, France, on 17–18 September. The home team, France, lost to Russia, 2–3, giving Russia their second title, consecutively and overall, and their second win against France in a final.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4257998.stm Russia claim dramatic Fed Cup win BBC News 15 April 2025https://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/09/18/tennis.fed/ Russia keep Fed Cup after thriller CNN 15 April 2025 World Group 2005 Fed Cup World Group Participating teams ARG AUT BEL FRA ITA RUS ESP USA Draw 23–24 April 9–10 July 17–18 September 16 Brindisi, Italy (Outdoor clay) 1 RUS 4   ITA 1 Delray Beach, Florida, United States (Outdoor hard)   BEL 0 4 USA 5 Jerez, Spain (Outdoor clay) 3 ESP 3   ARG 2 Pörtschach, Austria (Outdoor clay)   AUT 1 2 FRA 4 Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) 1 RUS 4 4 USA 1 Aix-en-Provence, France (Outdoor hard) 3 ESP 1 2 FRA 3 Paris, France (Outdoor clay) 1 RUS 3 2 FRA 2 World Group play-offs 2005 Fed Cup World Group play-offs The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Argentina, Austria, Belgium and Italy), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany and Switzerland) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs. Date: 9–10 July VenueSurfaceHome team ScoreVisiting teamLausanne, SwitzerlandOutdoor clay SUI 1–4 AUTBree, BelgiumOutdoor hard BEL 3–2 ARGBol, CroatiaOutdoor clay CRO 1–4 GERLiberec, Czech RepublicIndoor carpet CZE 2–3 ITA World Group II 2005 Fed Cup World Group II The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2005. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs. Date: 23–24 April VenueSurfaceHome team ScoreVisiting teamNeuchâtel, SwitzerlandIndoor hard SUI 3–2 SVKEssen, GermanyOutdoor clay GER 4–1 INAPhuket, ThailandOutdoor hard THA 2–3 CROPrague, Czech RepublicOutdoor clay CZE 3–2 JPN World Group II play-offs 2005 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs The four losing teams from World Group II (Indonesia, Japan, Slovakia and Thailand) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Bulgaria and Slovenia), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (China), and one team from the Americas Zone (Puerto Rico). Date: 9–10 July VenueSurfaceHome team ScoreVisiting teamSalinas, Puerto RicoOutdoor hard PUR 1–4 INATokyo, JapanIndoor hard JPN 4–1 BULPathum Thani, ThailandOutdoor hard THA 4–1 SVKBeijing, ChinaIndoor hard CHN 4–1 SLO Americas Zone 2005 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: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay (outdoor clay) Dates: 20–23 April Participating teams 22em BOL BRA CAN CUB MEX PAR PUR URU Group II Venue: Liga de Tenis de Campo de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia (outdoor clay) Dates: 21–23 April Participating teams 22em CHI COL DOM VEN 1930 Asia/Oceania Zone 2005 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: R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India (outdoor hard) Dates: 20–23 April Participating teams 22em AUS CHN TPE IND KAZ NZL SIN KOR Group II Venue: R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India (outdoor hard) Dates: 19–21 April Participating teams 22em PHI SYR 1980 TKM UZB Europe/Africa Zone 2005 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: Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay) Dates: 20–23 April Participating teams 22em BLR BUL DEN EST GBR GRE HUN ISR LUX NED POL SCG SLO RSA SWE UKR Group II Venue: Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor hard) Dates: 27–30 April Participating teams 22em FIN GEO IRL LAT LTU NOR ROU TUN Group III Venue: Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay) Dates: 28–30 April Participating teams 22em ALG BIH BOT CYP EGY ISL KEN MLT MDA NAM POR TUR 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 25 April Rank Nation PointsITF 2012 Fed Cup Nations Ranking History Move 1 FRA 33,547.5 2 RUS 31,637.5 3 ESP 17,955.0 4 USA 15,052.5 2 5 SVK 11,655.0 1 6 BEL 10,550.0 1 7 AUT 9,390.0 8 ITA 5,125.0 9 GER 4,825.0 2 10 CRO 4,260.0 3 11 July Rank Nation Points Move 1 FRA 37,145.0 2 RUS 34,992.5 3 ESP 15,910.0 4 USA 13,765.0 5 BEL 11,600.0 1 6 SVK 10,385.0 1 7 AUT 8,920.0 8 GER 6,425.0 1 9 ITA 6,225.0 1 10 SUI 3,685.0 1 19 September Rank Nation Points Move 1 RUS 37,355.0 1 2 FRA 30,510.0 1 3 ESP 12,910.0 4 USA 12,220.0 5 AUT 8,920.0 2 6 BEL 7,350.0 1 7 SVK 6,885.0 1 8 ITA 6,225.0 1 9 GER 5,675.0 1 10 SUI 3,685.0 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:2005 in women's tennis Category:2005 in women's international sport