The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1999. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. Spain was the defending champion, but they were defeated in the first round by Italy. United States defeated Italy, and then Russia in the final to claim their 16th title.
1999 Fed Cup World Group | |
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Date | 17 April – 19 September |
Edition | 9th |
Champions | |
United States |
Participating teams
editParticipating teams | |||
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Croatia |
France |
Italy |
Russia |
Slovakia |
Spain |
Switzerland |
United States |
Draw
editQuarterfinals 17–18 April | Semifinals 24–25 July | Final 18–19 September | |||||||||||
Reggio Calabria, Italy (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Ancona, Italy (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
3 | |||||||||||||
1 | |||||||||||||
Raleigh, NC, United States (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
0 | |||||||||||||
Stanford, CA, United States (Outdoor hard) | |||||||||||||
4 | 5 | ||||||||||||
4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
1 | |||||||||||||
3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) | |||||||||||||
3 | |||||||||||||
3 | |||||||||||||
Zürich, Switzerland (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
2 | |||||||||||||
5 | |||||||||||||
2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
First round
editSpain vs. Italy
editSpain 2 |
Palapentimele, Reggio Calabria, Italy 17–18 April 1999 Carpet (indoors) |
Italy 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Croatia vs. United States
editCroatia 0 |
Raleigh Racquet Club, Raleigh, NC, United States 17–18 April 1999 Har-Tru clay (outdoors) |
United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. Russia
editFrance 2 |
Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 17–18 April 1999 Supreme carpet (indoors) |
Russia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Slovakia vs. Switzerland
editSlovakia 5 |
Saal Sports Hall, Zürich, Switzerland 17–18 April 1999 Greenset Trophy carpet (indoors) |
Switzerland 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
editItaly vs. United States
editItaly 1 |
Ancona Tennis Association, Ancona, Italy 24–25 July 1999 Red clay (outdoors) |
United States 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Russia vs. Slovakia
editRussia 3 |
Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 24–25 July 1999 Red clay (indoors) |
Slovakia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
editUnited States vs. Russia
editUnited States 4 |
Taube Tennis Stadium, Stanford, CA, United States 18–19 September 1999 Plexipave (outdoors) |
Russia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1999 Fed Cup Champions |
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United States Sixteenth title |
References
edit- ^ "Spain v Italy". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Croatia v United States". fedcup.com.
- ^ "France v Russia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Slovakia v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Italy v United States". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Russia v Slovakia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "United States v Russia". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-23. Retrieved 2012-04-25.