1991 Federation Cup World Group

1991 Federation Cup World Group
1991 Federation Cup World Group
Date	22-28 July
Edition	1st
Champions
	; Spain

The World Group was the highest level of Federation Cup competition in 1991. Thirty-two nations competed in a five-round knockout competition from 22 to 28 July. United States was the two-time defending champion, but Spain won the final to claim its first title.

Participating teams[edit]

Participating teams
Argentina	Australia	Austria	Belgium	Brazil	Bulgaria	Canada	China
Czechoslovakia	Denmark	Finland	France	Germany	Great Britain	Greece	Hungary
Indonesia	Israel	Italy	Japan	Netherlands	New Zealand	Paraguay	Poland
Portugal	Romania	Soviet Union	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States	Yugoslavia

Draw[edit]

First Round 22–23 July			Second Round 24 July			Quarterfinals 25–26 July			Semifinals 27 July			Final 28 July

	United States	2

	Netherlands	0
				United States	3

				Bulgaria	0
	Hungary	0

	Bulgaria	3
							United States	2

							Austria	1
	Finland	3

Q	Romania	0
				Finland	1

				Austria	2
Q	Portugal	0

	Austria	3
										United States	3

										Czechoslovakia	0
	Switzerland	2

	Argentina	0
				Switzerland	2

			Q	China	1
	Brazil	0

Q	China	3
							Switzerland	1

							Czechoslovakia	2
	Czechoslovakia	2

	Sweden	0
				Czechoslovakia	2

				Soviet Union	1
Q	Paraguay	0

	Soviet Union	3
													United States	1

													Spain	2
	Great Britain	2

	New Zealand	0
				Great Britain	0

				Italy	2
Q	Israel	1

	Italy	2
							Italy	1

							Germany	2
	Canada	2

Q	Denmark	1
				Canada	1

				Germany	2
Q	Greece	0

	Germany	3
										Germany	0

										Spain	3
	France	1

Q	Poland	2
			Q	Poland	1

				Indonesia	2
	Yugoslavia	0

	Indonesia	3
							Indonesia	0

							Spain	2
	Australia	2

	Japan	1
				Australia	0

				Spain	3
	Belgium	0

	Spain	2

First round[edit]

United States vs. Netherlands[edit]

United States
2

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard

Netherlands
0

		1	2
1	Zina Garrison-Jackson Nicole Krijger-Jagerman	7 5	6 4
2	Jennifer Capriati Manon Bollegraf	6 2	6 3
3				not played

^[1]

Hungary vs. Bulgaria[edit]

Hungary
0

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
22 July 1991
Hard

Bulgaria
3

		1	2
1	Petra Schmitt Magdalena Maleeva	1 6	2 6
2	Virág Csurgó Katerina Maleeva	0 6	2 6
3	Virág Csurgó / Ágnes Muzamel Katerina Maleeva / Magdalena Maleeva	1 6	2 6

^[2]

Finland vs. Romania[edit]

Finland
3

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
22 July 1991
Hard

Romania
0

		1	2	3
1	Nanne Dahlman Ruxandra Dragomir	6 0	6 4
2	Petra Thorén Irina Spîrlea	6 2	6 2
3	Anne Aallonen / Nanne Dahlman Ruxandra Dragomir / Irina Spîrlea	4 6	6 2	6 2

^[3]

Portugal vs. Austria[edit]

Portugal
0

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard

Austria
3

		1	2
1	Tânia Couto Judith Wiesner	2 6	2 6
2	Sofia Prazeres Barbara Paulus	5 7	0 6
3	Tânia Couto / Sofia Prazeres Marion Maruska / Petra Schwarz	1 6	1 6

^[4]

Switzerland vs. Argentina[edit]

Switzerland
2

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard

Argentina
0

		1	2	3
1	Emanuela Zardo Florencia Labat	2 6	6 2	8 6
2	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Mercedes Paz	6 0	7⁷ 6⁵
3					not played

^[5]

Brazil vs. China[edit]

Brazil
0

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
22 July 1991
Hard

China
3

		1	2	3
1	Cláudia Chabalgoity Tang Min	5 7	6 4	0 6
2	Luciana Corsato Li Fang	0 6	2 6
3	Luciana Corsato / Sabrina Giusto Yang Li-Hua / Yi Jing-Qian	2 6	3 6

^[6]

Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden[edit]

Czechoslovakia
2

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard

Sweden
0

		1	2
1	Radka Zrubáková Maria Strandlund	6 0	6 1
2	Jana Novotná Cecilia Dahlman	7⁷ 6⁵	6 2
3				not played

^[7]

Paraguay vs. Soviet Union[edit]

Paraguay
0

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
22 July 1991
Hard

Soviet Union
3

		1	2
1	Larissa Schaerer Elena Brioukhovets	4 6	5 7
2	Rossana de los Ríos Natasha Zvereva	2 6	2 6
3	Rossana de los Ríos / Larissa Schaerer Natalia Medvedeva / Larisa Neiland	3 6	2 6

^[8]

Great Britain vs. New Zealand[edit]

Great Britain
2

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard

New Zealand
0

		1	2
1	Clare Wood Claudine Toleafoa	6 3	6 2
2	Monique Javer Belinda Cordwell	6 3	6 1
3				not played

^[9]

Israel vs. Italy[edit]

Israel
1

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard

Italy
2

		1	2	3
1	Ilana Berger Linda Ferrando	6 2	4 6	6 3
2	Yael Segal Raffaella Reggi	6 0	4 6	4 6
3	Ilana Berger / Limor Zaltz Sandra Cecchini / Linda Ferrando	3 6	7⁷ 6¹	3 6

^[10]

Canada vs. Denmark[edit]

Canada
2

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard

Denmark
1

		1	2	3
1	Rene Simpson Karin Ptaszek	2 6	6 2	4 6
2	Patricia Hy Sofie Albinus	7 5	6 1
3	Jill Hetherington / Patricia Hy Sofie Albinus / Karin Ptaszek	6 3	6 4

^[11]

Greece vs. Germany[edit]

Greece
0

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard

Germany
3

		1	2	3
1	Christína Papadáki Anke Huber	6 3	3 6	3 6
2	Angeliki Kanellopoulou Steffi Graf	1 6	2 6
3	Angeliki Kanellopoulou / Christína Papadáki Steffi Graf / Barbara Rittner	3 6	0 6

^[12]

France vs. Poland[edit]

France
1

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
22 July 1991
Hard

Poland
2

		1	2	3
1	Mary Pierce Magdalena Feistel	6 4	6 2
2	Nathalie Tauziat Katarzyna Nowak	6 4	4 6	4 6
3	Mary Pierce / Nathalie Tauziat Magdalena Feistel / Katarzyna Teodorowicz-Lisowska	4 6	4 6

^[13]

Yugoslavia vs. Indonesia[edit]

Yugoslavia
0

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
22 July 1991
Hard

Indonesia
3

		1	2
1	Ljudmila Pavlov Suzanna Anggarkusuma	3 6	3 6
2	Nadin Ercegović Yayuk Basuki	4 6	5 7
3	Nadin Ercegović / Ljudmila Pavlov Yayuk Basuki / Suzanna Anggarkusuma	2 6	2 6

^[14]

Australia vs. Japan[edit]

Australia
2

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
22 July 1991
Hard

Japan
1

		1	2
1	Nicole Provis Akiko Kijimuta	6 0	6 1
2	Rachel McQuillan Naoko Sawamatsu	4 6	3 6
3	Nicole Provis / Elizabeth Smylie Kimiko Date / Maya Kidowaki	6 3	6 3

^[15]

Belgium vs. Spain[edit]

Belgium
0

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard

Spain
2

		1	2
1	Dominique Monami Conchita Martínez	3 6	1 6
2	Sabine Appelmans Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6⁵ 7⁷	3 6
3				not played

^[16]

Second round[edit]

United States vs. Bulgaria[edit]

United States
3

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard

Bulgaria
0

		1	2
1	Jennifer Capriati Magdalena Maleeva	7 5	6 2
2	Mary Joe Fernández Katerina Maleeva	6 2	6 1
3	Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson Katerina Maleeva / Magdalena Maleeva	6 2	6 1

^[17]

Finland vs. Austria[edit]

Finland
1

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard

Austria
2

		1	2
1	Nanne Dahlman Judith Wiesner	5 7	1 6
2	Petra Thorén Barbara Paulus	6 0	6 3
3	Anne Aallonen / Petra Thorén Petra Schwarz / Judith Wiesner	3 6	6⁸ 7¹⁰

^[18]

Switzerland vs. China[edit]

Switzerland
2

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard

China
1

		1	2	3
1	Emanuela Zardo Tang Min	6 2	5 7	6 1
2	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Li Fang	6⁵ 7⁷	7 5	6 2
3	Cathy Caverzasio / Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Li Fang / Yi Jing-Qian	1 3			retired

^[19]

Czechoslovakia vs. Soviet Union[edit]

Czechoslovakia
2

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard

Soviet Union
1

		1	2	3
1	Radka Zrubáková Elena Brioukhovets	6 3	3 6	6 2
2	Jana Novotná Natasha Zvereva	6 4	6 1
3	Eva Švíglerová / Radka Zrubáková Larisa Neiland / Natasha Zvereva	1 6	4 6

^[20]

Great Britain vs. Italy[edit]

Great Britain
0

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard

Italy
2

		1	2	3
1	Monique Javer Raffaella Reggi	6 2	6⁴ 7⁷	7 9
2	Jo Durie Sandra Cecchini	5 7	4 6
3					not played

^[21]

Canada vs. Germany[edit]

Canada
1

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard

Germany
2

		1	2	3
1	Rene Simpson Anke Huber	4 6	3 6
2	Patricia Hy Steffi Graf	3 6	6 3	2 6
3	Jill Hetherington / Patricia Hy Anke Huber / Barbara Rittner	5 7	6 1	6 2

^[22]

Poland vs. Indonesia[edit]

Poland
1

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard

Indonesia
2

		1	2
1	Magdalena Feistel Suzanna Anggarkusuma	6 2	6 1
2	Katarzyna Nowak Yayuk Basuki	1 6	1 6
3	Magdalena Feistel / Katarzyna Teodorowicz-Lisowska Yayuk Basuki / Suzanna Anggarkusuma	1 6	1 6

^[23]

Australia vs. Spain[edit]

Australia
0

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard

Spain
3

		1	2	3
1	Nicole Provis Conchita Martínez	0 6	6 2	5 7
2	Rachel McQuillan Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1 6	6 3	2 6
3	Kristin Godridge / Elizabeth Smylie Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3 6	4 6

^[24]

Quarterfinals[edit]

United States vs. Austria[edit]

United States
2

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
25 July 1991
Hard

Austria
1

		1	2	3
1	Jennifer Capriati Judith Wiesner	2 6	6 0	6 8
2	Mary Joe Fernández Barbara Paulus	6 1	6 1
3	Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson Petra Schwarz / Judith Wiesner	6 4	6 1

^[25]

Switzerland vs. Czechoslovakia[edit]

Switzerland
1

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
25 July 1991
Hard

Czechoslovakia
2

		1	2	3
1	Emanuela Zardo Radka Zrubáková	1 6	7 5	4 6
2	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Jana Novotná	4 6	4 6
3	Cathy Caverzasio / Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Jana Novotná / Regina Rajchrtová	6 4	2 1		retired

^[26]

Italy vs. Germany[edit]

Italy
1

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
26 July 1991
Hard

Germany
2

		1	2	3
1	Raffaella Reggi Barbara Rittner	3 6	6 1	3 6
2	Sandra Cecchini Anke Huber	2 6	3 6
3	Federica Bonsignori / Linda Ferrando Anke Huber / Barbara Rittner	1 0			retired

^[27]

Indonesia vs. Spain[edit]

Indonesia
0

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
26 July 1991
Hard

Spain
2

		1	2	3
1	Suzanna Anggarkusuma Conchita Martínez	2 6	0 6
2	Yayuk Basuki Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6 4	5 7	4 6
3					not played

^[28]

Semifinals[edit]

United States vs. Czechoslovakia[edit]

United States
3

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
27 July 1991
Hard

Czechoslovakia
0

		1	2	3
1	Jennifer Capriati Radka Zrubáková	6 3	6 1
2	Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná	6 4	0 6	9 7
3	Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson Regina Rajchrtová / Eva Švíglerová	6 2	6 3

^[29]

Germany vs. Spain[edit]

Germany
0

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
27 July 1991
Hard

Spain
3

		1	2	3
1	Barbara Rittner Conchita Martínez	4 6	1 6
2	Anke Huber Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1 6	6 2	2 6
3	Anke Huber / Barbara Rittner Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1 6	1 6

^[30]

Final[edit]

United States vs. Spain[edit]

United States
1

Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
28 July 1991
Hard

Spain
2

		1	2	3
1	Jennifer Capriati Conchita Martínez	4 6	7⁷ 6³	6 1
2	Mary Joe Fernández Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3 6	4 6
3	Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6 3	1 6	1 6

^[31]

1991 Federation Cup Champions
Spain First title

References[edit]

^ "United States v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
^ "Hungary v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
^ "Finland v Romania". fedcup.com.
^ "Portugal v Austria". fedcup.com.
^ "Switzerland v Argentina". fedcup.com.
^ "Brazil v China". fedcup.com.
^ "Czechoslovakia v Sweden". fedcup.com.
^ "Paraguay v Soviet Union". fedcup.com.
^ "Great Britain v New Zealand". fedcup.com.
^ "Israel v Italy". fedcup.com.
^ "Canada v Denmark". fedcup.com.
^ "Greece v Germany". fedcup.com.
^ "France v Poland". fedcup.com.
^ "Yugoslavia v Indonesia". fedcup.com.
^ "Australia v Japan". fedcup.com.
^ "Belgium v Spain". fedcup.com.
^ "United States v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
^ "Finland v Austria". fedcup.com.
^ "Switzerland v China". fedcup.com.
^ "Czechoslovakia v Soviet Union". fedcup.com.
^ "Great Britain v Italy". fedcup.com.
^ "Canada v Germany". fedcup.com.
^ "Poland v Indonesia". fedcup.com.
^ "Australia v Spain". fedcup.com.
^ "United States v Austria". fedcup.com.
^ "Switzerland v Czechoslovakia". fedcup.com.
^ "Italy v Germany". fedcup.com.
^ "Indonesia v Spain". fedcup.com.
^ "United States v Czechoslovakia". fedcup.com.
^ "Germany v Spain". fedcup.com.
^ "United States v Spain". fedcup.com.

External links[edit]

Fed Cup website

[1] "United States v Netherlands". fedcup.com.

[2] "Hungary v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.

[3] "Finland v Romania". fedcup.com.

[4] "Portugal v Austria". fedcup.com.

[5] "Switzerland v Argentina". fedcup.com.

[6] "Brazil v China". fedcup.com.

[7] "Czechoslovakia v Sweden". fedcup.com.

[8] "Paraguay v Soviet Union". fedcup.com.

[9] "Great Britain v New Zealand". fedcup.com.

[10] "Israel v Italy". fedcup.com.

[11] "Canada v Denmark". fedcup.com.

[12] "Greece v Germany". fedcup.com.

[13] "France v Poland". fedcup.com.

[14] "Yugoslavia v Indonesia". fedcup.com.

[15] "Australia v Japan". fedcup.com.

[16] "Belgium v Spain". fedcup.com.

[17] "United States v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.

[18] "Finland v Austria". fedcup.com.

[19] "Switzerland v China". fedcup.com.

[20] "Czechoslovakia v Soviet Union". fedcup.com.

[21] "Great Britain v Italy". fedcup.com.

[22] "Canada v Germany". fedcup.com.

[23] "Poland v Indonesia". fedcup.com.

[24] "Australia v Spain". fedcup.com.

[25] "United States v Austria". fedcup.com.

[26] "Switzerland v Czechoslovakia". fedcup.com.

[27] "Italy v Germany". fedcup.com.

[28] "Indonesia v Spain". fedcup.com.

[29] "United States v Czechoslovakia". fedcup.com.

[30] "Germany v Spain". fedcup.com.

[31] "United States v Spain". fedcup.com.

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