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Duration | 27 April β 29 September |
Edition | 34th |
Achievements (singles) | |
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The 1996 Fed Cup was theββ34th 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 28β29 September, with the United States defeating Spainββto give the "USA their 15th title."
World Groupβ»
Participating Teams | |||
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![]() Argentina |
![]() Austria |
![]() France |
![]() Germany |
![]() Japan |
![]() South Africa |
![]() Spain |
![]() United States |
Drawβ»
Quarterfinals 27β28 April | Semifinals 13β14 July | Final 28β29 September | |||||||||||
Murcia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||
Bayonne, France (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||
Amiens, France (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
Atlantic City, NJ, United States (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||||
Tokyo, Japan (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||
Nagoya, Japan (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
Salzburg, Austria (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||
World Group play-offsβ»
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: 13β14 July
Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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PΓΆrtschach, Austria | Outdoor clay | ![]() |
1β4 | ![]() |
Pilsen, Czech Republic | Indoor carpet | ![]() |
3β1 | ![]() |
Bloemfontein, South Africa | Outdoor hard | ![]() |
1β4 | ![]() |
Bratislava, Slovakia | Outdoor clay | ![]() |
2β3 | ![]() |
World Group IIβ»
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1996. Winners advancedββto the World Group play-offs, and loser played in the World Group II play-offs.
Date: 27β28 April
Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Outdoor clay | ![]() |
0β5 | ![]() |
Kampen, Netherlands | Outdoor clay | ![]() |
4β1 | ![]() |
Jakarta, Indonesia | Outdoor hard | ![]() |
2β3 | ![]() |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Outdoor hard | ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
World Group II play-offsβ»
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: 13β14 July
Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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Aurora, Canada | Outdoor clay | ![]() |
2β3 | ![]() |
Jakarta, Indonesia | Outdoor hard | ![]() |
2β3 | ![]() |
ViΓ±a del Mar, Chile | Outdoor clay | ![]() |
0β5 | ![]() |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Outdoor clay | ![]() |
1β4 | ![]() |
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: Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile (outdoor clay)
Dates: 22β28 April
- Participating Teams
Group IIβ»
Venue: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor clay)
Dates: 6β12 May
- 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: 700 Years Anniversary Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand (outdoor hard)
Dates: 21β24 February
- Participating Teams
Group IIβ»
Venue: 700 Years Anniversary Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand (outdoor hard)
Dates: 19β24 January
- 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: 22β24 April
- Participating Teams
Group IIβ»
Venue: Ramat HaSharon, Israel (outdoor hard)
Dates: 25β30 March
- Participating Teams