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.
World Group
Participating teams
Draw
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 team ScoreVisiting teamTokyo, Japan Indoor hard 5–0 Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Outdoor clay 3–2 Beijing, China Indoor hard 4–1 Umag, Croatia Outdoor clay 2–3
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 team ScoreVisiting teamTokyo, JapanIndoor hard 4–1 Zagreb, CroatiaIndoor carpet 3–2 Bangkok, Thailand Outdoor hard 1–4 Jakarta, Indonesia Outdoor hard 0–4
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 team ScoreVisiting teamRamat HaSharon, IsraelOutdoor hard w/o Edmonton, CanadaOutdoor hard 3–2 Bratislava, SlovakiaIndoor hard 5–0 Chavannes-de-Bogis, SwitzerlandOutdoor hard 0–5
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. 24 April Rank Nation Points Move 1 35,267.5 2 27,910.0 3 14,502.5 4 14,275.0 5 9,987.5 1 6 8,855.0 2 7 7,875.0 2 8 7,077.5 1 9 4,762.5 10 4,437.5 4 17 July Rank Nation Points Move 1 31,960.0 2 23,292.5 3 14,592.5 2 4 13,510.0 2 5 11,442.5 1 6 10,957.5 3 7 5,822.5 6 8 5,767.5 2 9 5,407.55 1 10 5,030.0 3 18 September Rank Nation Points Move 1 27,860.0 2 21,690.0 2 3 21,247.5 1 4 14,592.5 1 5 11,442.5 6 10,957.5 7 5,822.5 8 5,767.5 9 5,030.0 1 10 3,995.0 1
References
External links Fed Cup