1995 Fed Cup

International women's tennis competition 1995 Fed Cup 21 April – 26 November 33rd 1994 1996 The 1995 Fed Cup was the 33rd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis, and the first to bear the name Fed Cup. Major changes to the tournament's structure went into effect for 1995. The format was changed to a multi-tiered league system similar to the Davis Cup, and a Group II was added to the existing Group I at Zonal level. The World Group I was reduced to eight teams and the World Group II was added with another eight teams. Ties were played at home sites rather than all in one location as before. Play-offs determined promotion and relegation between World Group and World Group II and Zonal Group I. Two singles rubbers were added to the ties, which became the best of five matches. The final took place on 25–26 November, with Spain defeating the United States to give Spain their third title.1996 Olympic Tennis Notebook https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/tennis/olympic.htm washingtonpost.com 27 February 2024 World Group 1995 Fed Cup World Group Participating teams AUT BUL FRA GER JPN RSA ESP USA Draw 21–23 April 22–23 July 25–26 November 16 Sofia, Bulgaria (Indoor carpet) 1 ESP 3   BUL 2 Freiburg, Germany (Outdoor clay)   JPN 1 4 GER 4 Metz, France (Outdoor clay) 3 FRA 3   RSA 2 Aventura, FL, United States (Outdoor hard)   AUT 0 2 USA 5 Santander, Spain (Outdoor clay) 1 ESP 3 4 GER 2 Wilmington, NC, United States (Indoor carpet) 3 FRA 2 2 USA 3 Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay) 1 ESP 3 2 USA 2 World Group play-offs 1995 Fed Cup World Group play-offs The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Austria, Bulgaria, Japan and South Africa), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Argentina, Australia, Canada and Netherlands) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs. Date: 22–23 July Venue Surface Home team Score Visiting teamSan Miguel, Argentina Outdoor clay ARG 5–0 AUSBloemfontein, South Africa Outdoor hard RSA 5–0 BULGifu, Japan Indoor carpet JPN 5–0 CANNoordwijk, Netherlands Outdoor carpet NED 1–4 AUT World Group II 1995 Fed Cup World Group II The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1995. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and loser played in the World Group II play-offs. Date: 22–23 April Venue Surface Home team Score Visiting teamJakarta, Indonesia Outdoor hard INA 2–3 ARGPerth, Australia Outdoor grass AUS 3–2 SVKAncona, Italy Outdoor clay ITA 2–3 CANVästerås, Sweden Indoor carpet SWE 0–5 NED World Group II play-offs 1995 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs The four losing teams from World Group II (Indonesia, Italy, Slovakia and Sweden) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Belgium and Czech Republic), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (South Korea), and one team from the Americas Zone (Paraguay). Date: 22–23 July Venue Surface Home team Score Visiting teamOstend, Belgium Outdoor clay BEL 3–2 KORPrague, Czech Republic Indoor carpet CZE 4–1 SWESalerno, Italy Outdoor clay ITA 2–3 INAAsunción, Paraguay Outdoor clay PAR 0–5 SVK Americas Zone 1995 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: Caracos Sports Club, Caracas, Venezuela (outdoor hard) Dates: 11–15 April Participating teams 22em BRA CHI COL CUB MEX PAR PER VEN 1930 Group II Venue: Trinidad C.C., Maraval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (outdoor hard) Dates: 27–30 March Participating teams 22em BAH BAR BOL CRC DOM ECU ESA GUA JAM PUR TRI URU Asia/Oceania Zone 1995 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: Jang Choong Tennis Centre, Jung-gu, South Korea (outdoor clay) Dates: 18–22 April Participating teams 22em CHN TPE HKG 1959 KAZ NZL PHI 1986 KOR THA Group II Venue: Maharashtra L.T.A., Mumbai, India (outdoor clay) Dates: 8–11 March Participating teams 22em IND MAS Pacific Oceania SIN SRI SYR 1980 UZB Europe/Africa Zone 1995 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: 17–21 April Participating teams 22em BLR 1991 BEL CRO CZE FIN GEO 1990 GBR HUN ISR LAT POL ROU RUS SLO SUI UKR Group II Venue: Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya (outdoor clay) Dates: 8–13 May Participating teams 22em BOT CYP DEN EGY EST GRE IRL KEN LTU LUX Macedonia 1992 MLT MAR NOR POR SEN TUN TUR FR Yugoslavia ZIM 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 Fed Cup Category:1995 in women's tennis