1996 Fed Cup World Group
The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1996. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. Spain was the three-time defending champion, but they were defeated in the final by the finalist from the last two years, the United States, who captured their fifteenth title.
Participating Teams[]
Participating Teams | |||
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![]() Argentina |
![]() Austria |
![]() France |
![]() Germany |
![]() Japan |
![]() South Africa |
![]() Spain |
![]() United States |
Draw[]
Quarterfinals 27–28 April |
Semifinals 13–14 July |
Final 28–29 September | |||||||||||||
Murcia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||||
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2 | Bayonne, France (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
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Amiens, France (Outdoor clay) | 3 | ![]() |
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3 | Atlantic City, NJ, United States (Indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||
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Tokyo, Japan (Indoor hard) | 2 | ![]() |
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3 | Nagoya, Japan (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
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Salzburg, Austria (Outdoor clay) | 2 | ![]() |
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First round[]
Spain vs. South Africa[]
![]() Spain 3 |
, Murcia, Spain 27–28 April 1996 Red clay (outdoors) |
![]() South Africa 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Argentina vs. France[]
![]() Argentina 2 |
Amiens Coliseum, Amiens, France 27–28 April 1996 Red clay (outdoors) |
![]() France 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Germany vs. Japan[]
![]() Germany 2 |
Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan 27–28 April 1996 DecoTurf (indoors) |
![]() Japan 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Austria vs. United States[]
![]() Austria 2 |
, Salzburg, Austria 27–28 April 1996 Red clay (outdoors) |
![]() United States 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals[]
Spain vs. France[]
![]() Spain 3 |
, Bayonne, France 13–14 July 1996 Supreme carpet (indoors) |
![]() France 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Japan vs. United States[]
![]() Japan 0 |
Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Japan 13–14 July 1996 Supreme carpet (indoors) |
![]() United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final[]
Spain vs. United States[]
![]() Spain 0 |
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 28–29 September 1996 Supreme carpet (indoors) |
![]() United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1996 Fed Cup Champions |
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![]() United States Fifteenth title |
References[]
- ^ "Spain v South Africa". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Argentina v France". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Germany v Japan". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Austria v United States". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Spain v France". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Japan v United States". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Spain v United States". fedcup.com.
See also[]
- Fed Cup structure
Categories:
- 1996 Fed Cup