The 1996 Fed Cup was the 34th edition of a competition between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey in the United States on 28–29 September, with the United States defeating Spain to give the USA their 15th title.
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Duration | 27 April – 29 September |
Edition | 34th |
Achievements (singles) | |
← 1995 1997 → |
World Group
editParticipating Teams | |||
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Argentina |
Austria |
France |
Germany |
Japan |
South Africa |
Spain |
United States |
Draw
editQuarterfinals 27–28 April | Semifinals 13–14 July | Final 28–29 September | |||||||||||
Murcia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Bayonne, France (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
2 | |||||||||||||
1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Amiens, France (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | |||||||||||||
Atlantic City, NJ, United States (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Tokyo, Japan (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Nagoya, Japan (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
3 | |||||||||||||
0 | |||||||||||||
Salzburg, Austria (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
2 | |||||||||||||
2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
World Group play-offs
editThe four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Argentina, Austria, Germany and South Africa), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Belgium, Czech Republic, Netherlands and Slovakia) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs.
Date: 13–14 July
Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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Pörtschach, Austria | Outdoor clay | 1–4 | ||
Pilsen, Czech Republic | Indoor carpet | 3–1 | ||
Bloemfontein, South Africa | Outdoor hard | 1–4 | ||
Bratislava, Slovakia | Outdoor clay | 2–3 |
World Group II
editThe World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1996. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and loser played in the World Group II play-offs.
Date: 27–28 April
Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Outdoor clay | 0–5 | ||
Kampen, Netherlands | Outdoor clay | 4–1 | ||
Jakarta, Indonesia | Outdoor hard | 2–3 | ||
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Outdoor hard | 0–3 |
World Group II play-offs
editThe four losing teams from World Group II (Australia, Bulgaria, Canada and Indonesia) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Croatia and Switzerland), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (South Korea), and one team from the Americas Zone (Chile).
Date: 13–14 July
Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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Aurora, Canada | Outdoor clay | 2–3 | ||
Jakarta, Indonesia | Outdoor hard | 2–3 | ||
Viña del Mar, Chile | Outdoor clay | 0–5 | ||
Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Outdoor clay | 1–4 |
Americas Zone
edit- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
editVenue: Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile (outdoor clay)
Dates: 22–28 April
- Participating Teams
Group II
editVenue: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor clay)
Dates: 6–12 May
- Participating Teams
Asia/Oceania Zone
edit- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
editVenue: 700 Years Anniversary Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand (outdoor hard)
Dates: 21–24 February
- Participating Teams
Group II
editVenue: 700 Years Anniversary Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand (outdoor hard)
Dates: 19–24 January
- Participating Teams
Europe/Africa Zone
edit- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
editVenue: La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain (outdoor clay)
Dates: 22–24 April
- Participating Teams
Group II
editVenue: Ramat HaSharon, Israel (outdoor hard)
Dates: 25–30 March
- Participating Teams