1996 Fed Cup World Group

1996 Fed Cup World Group
1996 Fed Cup World Group
Date	27 April – 29 September
Edition	6th
Champions
	; United States

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[edit]

Participating teams
Argentina	Austria	France	Germany
Japan	South Africa	Spain	United States

Draw[edit]


Quarterfinals 27–28 April			Semifinals 13–14 July			Final 28–29 September

Murcia, Spain (Outdoor clay)

1	Spain	3
			Bayonne, France (Indoor carpet)
	South Africa	2
			1	Spain	3
Amiens, France (Outdoor clay)
			3	France	2
	Argentina	2
						Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States (Indoor carpet)
3	France	3
						1	Spain	0
Tokyo, Japan (Indoor hard)
						2	United States	5
4	Germany	2
			Nagoya, Japan (Indoor carpet)
	Japan	3
				Japan	0
Salzburg, Austria (Outdoor clay)
			2	United States	5
	Austria	2

2	United States	3

First round[edit]

Spain vs. South Africa[edit]

Spain
3

Murcia Tennis Club, Murcia, Spain
27–28 April 1996
Red clay (outdoors)

South Africa
2

		1	2
1	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Joannette Kruger	6 3	6 1
2	Conchita Martínez Amanda Coetzer	7 5	6 3
3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Amanda Coetzer	4 6	1 6
4	Conchita Martínez Mariaan de Swardt	6 2	6 3
5	Virginia Ruano Pascual / María Sánchez Lorenzo Amanda Coetzer / Mariaan de Swardt	4 6	6⁶ 7⁸

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Argentina vs. France[edit]

Argentina
2

Amiens Coliseum, Amiens, France
27–28 April 1996
Red clay (outdoors)

France
3

		1	2
1	Florencia Labat Nathalie Tauziat	6 3	6 4
2	Paola Suárez Julie Halard-Decugis	4 6	6⁷ 7⁹
3	Florencia Labat Julie Halard-Decugis	4 6	1 6
4	Paola Suárez Nathalie Tauziat	7⁷ 6⁵	6 1
5	Florencia Labat / Patricia Tarabini Julie Halard-Decugis / Nathalie Tauziat	2 6	4 6

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Germany vs. Japan[edit]

Germany
2

Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
27–28 April 1996
DecoTurf (indoors)

Japan
3

		1	2	3
1	Anke Huber Kimiko Date	6 4	4 6	1 6
2	Steffi Graf Naoko Sawamatsu	6 1	6 3
3	Steffi Graf Kimiko Date	6⁷ 7⁹	6 3	10 12
4	Anke Huber Naoko Sawamatsu	6 4	4 6	6 2
5	Steffi Graf / Anke Huber Kyōko Nagatsuka / Ai Sugiyama	6 4	3 6	3 6

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Austria vs. United States[edit]

Austria
2

Hellbrunn Stadium, Salzburg, Austria
27–28 April 1996
Red clay (outdoors)

United States
3

		1	2
1	Judith Wiesner Mary Joe Fernández	3 6	6⁵ 7⁷
2	Barbara Paulus Jennifer Capriati	6 2	6 4
3	Barbara Paulus Mary Joe Fernández	3 7	6⁴ 7⁷
4	Judith Wiesner Jennifer Capriati	6 1	6 1
5	Petra Schwarz / Judith Wiesner Gigi Fernández / Mary Joe Fernández	0 6	4 6

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Semifinals[edit]

Spain vs. France[edit]

Spain
3

Lauga Hall, Bayonne, France
13–14 July 1996
Supreme carpet (indoors)

France
2

		1	2	3
1	Conchita Martínez Julie Halard-Decugis	1 6	6 4	6 2
2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Mary Pierce	3 6	4 6
3	Conchita Martínez Mary Pierce	7 5	6 1
4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Julie Halard-Decugis	6 2	4 6	5 7
5	Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Julie Halard-Decugis / Nathalie Tauziat	6 4	2 1		retired

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Japan vs. United States[edit]

Japan
0

Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Japan
13–14 July 1996
Supreme carpet (indoors)

United States
5

		1	2
1	Kimiko Date Lindsay Davenport	2 6	1 6
2	Ai Sugiyama Monica Seles	2 6	2 6
3	Kimiko Date Monica Seles	0 6	2 6
4	Ai Sugiyama Lindsay Davenport	6⁸ 7¹⁰	5 7
5	Kyōko Nagatsuka / Ai Sugiyama Lindsay Davenport / Linda Wild	2 6	1 6

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Final[edit]

Spain vs. United States[edit]

Spain
0

Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
28–29 September 1996
Supreme carpet (indoors)