2006 Fed Cup

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The 2006 Fed Cup was the 44th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.


The final took place at Spiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium, on 16–17 September. The home team, Belgium, lost to Italy, 2–3, giving Italy their first title in their first final and Belgium's second final.




Contents





  • 1 World Group

    • 1.1 Draw



  • 2 World Group Play-offs


  • 3 World Group II


  • 4 World Group II Play-offs


  • 5 Americas Zone

    • 5.1 Group I


    • 5.2 Group II



  • 6 Asia/Oceania Zone

    • 6.1 Group I


    • 6.2 Group II



  • 7 Europe/Africa Zone

    • 7.1 Group I


    • 7.2 Group II


    • 7.3 Group III



  • 8 Rankings


  • 9 References


  • 10 External links




World Group












Participating Teams


Austria


Belgium


France


Germany


Italy


Russia


Spain


United States


Draw









































































































 

Quarterfinals
22–23 April


Semifinals
15–16 July


Final
16–17 September
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Liège, Belgium (Indoor hard)
 
1
  Russia
2
 
 

  Belgium

3
 
 

Ostend, Belgium (Indoor hard)
 
 

  Belgium

4
 
 

Ettenheim, Germany (Outdoor clay)
 
4
  United States
1
 
 

  Germany
2
 
4
  United States

3
 
 

Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard)
 
 

  Belgium
2
 

Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay)
 
 

  Italy

3
 
3
  Spain

5
 
 

  Austria
0
 
 

Zaragoza, Spain (Outdoor clay)
 
 
3
  Spain
1
 

Nancy, France (Indoor clay)
 

  Italy

3
 
 

  Italy

4
 
2
  France
1
 


World Group Play-offs



The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Austria, France, Germany and Russia), and four winners of the World Group II ties (China, Croatia, Czech Republic and Japan) entered the draw for the World Group Play-offs.


Date: 15–16 July



























VenueSurfaceHome TeamScoreVisiting Team

Tokyo, Japan
Indoor hard Japan5–0
 Austria

Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
Outdoor clay France3–2
 Czech Republic

Beijing, China
Indoor hard China4–1
 Germany

Umag, Croatia
Outdoor clay
 Croatia
2–3
 Russia


World Group II



The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2006. Winners will advance to the World Group Play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II Play-offs.


Date: 22–23 April



























VenueSurfaceHome TeamScoreVisiting Team

Tokyo, Japan
Indoor hard Japan4–1
  Switzerland

Zagreb, Croatia
Indoor carpet Croatia3–2
 Argentina

Bangkok, Thailand
Outdoor hard
 Thailand
1–4
 Czech Republic

Jakarta, Indonesia
Outdoor hard
 Indonesia
0–4
 China


World Group II Play-offs



The four losing teams from World Group II (Argentina, Indonesia, Switzerland and Thailand) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Israel and Slovakia), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Australia), and one team from the Americas Zone (Canada).


Date: 14–15 July



























VenueSurfaceHome TeamScoreVisiting Team

Ramat HaSharon, Israel
Outdoor hard Israelw/o
 Indonesia

Edmonton, Canada
Outdoor hard Canada3–2
 Argentina

Bratislava, Slovakia
Indoor hard Slovakia5–0
 Thailand

Chavannes-de-Bogis, Switzerland
Outdoor hard
  Switzerland
0–5
 Australia


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 Campestre de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia (outdoor clay)


Dates: 19–22 April


Participating Teams






Group II


Venue: Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor hard)


Dates: 18–20 April


Participating Teams






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: Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea (outdoor hard)


Dates: 20–22 April


Participating Teams






Group II


Venue: Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea (outdoor hard)


Dates: 20–21 April


Participating Teams






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: TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (outdoor clay)


Dates: 17–22 April


Participating Teams






Group II


Venue: Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)


Dates: 26–29 April


Participating Teams






Group III


Venue: Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)


Dates: 26–29 April


Participating Teams






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.[1]


















































24 April
RankNationPoints[2]Move
1
 Russia
35,267.5Steady
2
 France
27,910.0Steady
3
 Spain
14,502.5Steady
4 United States14,275.0Steady
5
 Belgium
9,987.5
Increase 1
6
 Italy
8,855.0
Increase 2
7
 Austria
7,875.0
Decrease 2
8
 Slovakia
7,077.5
Decrease 1
9
 Germany
4,762.5Steady
10
 Japan
4,437.5
Increase 4













































17 July
RankNationPoints[2]Move
1
 Russia
31,960.0Steady
2
 France
23,292.5Steady
3
 Belgium
14,592.5
Increase 2
4
 Italy
13,510.0
Increase 2
5 United States11,442.5
Decrease 1
6
 Spain
10,957.5
Decrease 3
7
 China
5,822.5
Increase 6
8
 Japan
5,767.5
Increase 2
9
 Slovakia
5,407.55
Decrease 1
10
 Austria
5,030.0
Decrease 3













































18 September
RankNationPoints[2]Move
1
 Russia
27,860.0Steady
2
 Italy
21,690.0
Increase 2
3
 France
21,247.5
Decrease 1
4
 Belgium
14,592.5
Decrease 1
5 United States11,442.5Steady
6
 Spain
10,957.5Steady
7
 China
5,822.5Steady
8
 Japan
5,767.5Steady
9
 Austria
5,030.0
Increase 1
10
 Canada
3,995.0
Increase 1


References




  1. ^ "Rankings Explained". fedcup.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012. 


  2. ^ abc Fed Cup Nations Ranking History. ITF. 2012. 




External links


  • Fed Cup





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