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Duration | 21 April β 26 November |
Edition | 33rd |
Achievements (singles) | |
← 1994 1996 → |
The 1995 Fed Cup was theββ33rd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis, and the firstββto bear the name Fed Cup.
Major changesββto 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 25β26 November, with Spain defeating the United States to give Spain their third title.
World Groupβ»
Participating Teams | |||
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![]() Austria |
![]() Bulgaria |
![]() France |
![]() Germany |
![]() Japan |
![]() South Africa |
![]() Spain |
![]() United States |
Drawβ»
Quarterfinals 21β23 April | Semifinals 22β23 July | Final 25β26 November | |||||||||||
Sofia, Bulgaria (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||
Santander, Spain (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||
Freiburg, Germany (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||
Metz, France (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||
Wilmington, NC, United States (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||
Aventura, FL, United States (Outdoor hard) | |||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||
World Group play-offsβ»
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: 22β23 July
Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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San Miguel, Argentina | Outdoor clay | ![]() |
5β0 | ![]() |
Bloemfontein, South Africa | Outdoor hard | ![]() |
5β0 | ![]() |
Gifu, Japan | Indoor carpet | ![]() |
5β0 | ![]() |
Noordwijk, Netherlands | Outdoor carpet | ![]() |
1β4 | ![]() |
World Group IIβ»
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: 22β23 April
Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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Jakarta, Indonesia | Outdoor hard | ![]() |
2β3 | ![]() |
Perth, Australia | Outdoor grass | ![]() |
3β2 | ![]() |
Ancona, Italy | Outdoor clay | ![]() |
2β3 | ![]() |
VΓ€sterΓ₯s, Sweden | Indoor carpet | ![]() |
0β5 | ![]() |
World Group II play-offsβ»
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: 22β23 July
Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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Ostend, Belgium | Outdoor clay | ![]() |
3β2 | ![]() |
Prague, Czech Republic | Indoor carpet | ![]() |
4β1 | ![]() |
Salerno, Italy | Outdoor clay | ![]() |
2β3 | ![]() |
AsunciΓ³n, Paraguay | Outdoor clay | ![]() |
0β5 | ![]() |
Americas Zoneβ»
- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group Iβ»
Venue: Caracos Sports Club, Caracas, Venezuela (outdoor hard)
Dates: 11β15 April
- Participating Teams
Group IIβ»
Venue: Trinidad C.C., Maraval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (outdoor hard)
Dates: 27β30 March
- Participating Teams
Asia/Oceania Zoneβ»
- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group Iβ»
Venue: Jang Choong Tennis Centre, Jung-gu, South Korea (outdoor clay)
Dates: 18β22 April
- Participating Teams
Group IIβ»
Venue: Maharashtra L.T.A., Mumbai, India (outdoor clay)
Dates: 8β11 March
- Participating Teams
Europe/Africa Zoneβ»
- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group Iβ»
Venue: La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain (outdoor clay)
Dates: 17β21 April
- Participating Teams
Group IIβ»
Venue: Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya (outdoor clay)
Dates: 8β13 May
- Participating Teams
Referencesβ»
- ^ "1996 Olympic Tennis Notebook". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 27 February 2024.