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2004 Fed Cup

{{Short description|2004 edition of the Fed Cup}}

{{ Infobox tennis circuit season

| name = 2004 Fed Cup

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| duration = 24 April – 28 November

| edition = 42nd

| previous = 2003

| next = 2005

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The 2004 Fed Cup was the 42nd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.

The final was held at the Ice Palace Krylatskoye in Moscow, Russia, on 27–28 November. The home team Russia defeated the defending champion France to win their first title after five final appearances.{{cite web|url=https://eu.southcoasttoday.com/story/sports/2004/11/29/russian-women-s-dominance-complete/50346330007/|title=Russian women's dominance complete with Fed Cup|publisher=South Coast Today|accessdate=14 April 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/11/28/tennis.fed/|title=Russia take Fed Cup for first time|publisher=CNN|accessdate=14 April 2025}}

World Group

{{Details|2004 Fed Cup World Group}}

class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
colspan=4|Participating Teams
style="width:25%;"| {{nowrap|{{Fed-big|ARG}}}}

!style="width:25%;"| {{Fed-big|AUS}}

!style="width:25%;"| {{Fed-big|AUT}}

!style="width:25%;"| {{Fed-big|BEL}}

{{Fed-big|CRO}}

! {{nowrap|{{Fed-big|CZE}}}}

! {{Fed-big|FRA}}

! {{Fed-big|GER}}

{{Fed-big|JPN}}

! {{Fed-big|ITA}}

! {{Fed-big|RUS}}

! {{Fed-big|SVK}}

{{Fed-big|SLO}}

! {{Fed-big|ESP}}

! {{nowrap|{{Fed-big|SUI}}}}

! {{nowrap|{{Fed-big|USA}}}}

=Draw=

{{DCWorld

| RD1-date=24–25 April

| RD2-date=10–11 July

| RD3-date=24–25 November

| RD4-date=27–28 November

| RD1T1-loc=Amiens, France (Indoor clay)

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1={{Fed|FRA}} | RD1-score1=5

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{Fed|GER}} | RD1-score2=0

| RD1T2-loc=Lecce, Italy (Outdoor clay)

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{Fed|CZE}} | RD1-score3=1

| RD1-seed4=7 | RD1-team4={{Fed|ITA}} | RD1-score4=3

| RD1T3-loc={{nowrap|Los Belones, Murcia, Spain (Outdoor clay)}}

| RD1-seed5=6 | RD1-team5={{Fed|ESP}} | RD1-score5=3

| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{Fed|SUI}} | RD1-score6=2

| RD1T4-loc=Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay)

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{Fed|CRO}} | RD1-score7=2

| RD1-seed8=3 | RD1-team8={{Fed|BEL}} | RD1-score8=3

| RD1T5-loc=Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet)

| RD1-seed9=4 | RD1-team9={{Fed|RUS}} | RD1-score9=4

| RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{Fed|AUS}} | RD1-score10=1

| RD1T6-loc={{nowrap|Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay)}}

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{Fed|ARG}} | RD1-score11=4

| RD1-seed12=8 | RD1-team12={{Fed|JPN}} | RD1-score12=1

| RD1T7-loc=Sankt Pölten, Austria (Outdoor clay)

| RD1-seed13=5 | RD1-team13={{Fed|SVK}} | RD1-score13=2

| RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{Fed|AUT}} | RD1-score14=3

| RD1T8-loc=Portorož, Slovenia (Outdoor clay)

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15={{Fed|SLO}} | RD1-score15=1

| RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-team16={{Fed|USA}} | RD1-score16=4

| RD2T1-loc=Rimini, Italy (Outdoor clay)

| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1={{Fed|FRA}} | RD2-score1=3

| RD2-seed2=7 | RD2-team2={{Fed|ITA}} | RD2-score2=2

| RD2T2-loc=Jerez, Spain (Outdoor clay)

| RD2-seed3=5 | RD2-team3={{Fed|ESP}} | RD2-score3=3

| RD2-seed4=3 | RD2-team4={{Fed|BEL}} | RD2-score4=2

| RD2T3-loc={{nowrap|Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay)}}

| RD2-seed5=4 | RD2-team5={{Fed|RUS}} | RD2-score5=4

| RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{Fed|ARG}} | RD2-score6=1

| RD2T4-loc=Innsbruck, Austria (Outdoor hard)

| RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7={{Fed|AUT}} | RD2-score7=4

| RD2-seed8=2 | RD2-team8={{Fed|USA}} | RD2-score8=1

| RD3T1-loc={{nowrap|Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet)}}

| RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1={{Fed|FRA}} | RD3-score1=5

| RD3-seed2=5 | RD3-team2={{Fed|ESP}} | RD3-score2=0

| RD3T2-loc={{nowrap|Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet)}}

| RD3-seed3=4 | RD3-team3={{Fed|RUS}} | RD3-score3=5

| RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{Fed|AUT}} | RD3-score4=0

| RD4T1-loc={{nowrap|Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet)}}

| RD4-seed1=1 | RD4-team1={{Fed|FRA}} | RD4-score1=2

| RD4-seed2=4 | RD4-team2={{Fed|RUS}} | RD4-score2=3

}}

World Group play-offs

{{Main|2004 Fed Cup World Group play-offs}}

Date: 10–11 July

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I sections competed in the World Group play-offs for spots in the 2005 World Group II.

class=wikitable style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;"
VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Bang Kapi, ThailandIndoor hard{{Fed|THA}}align="center"|3–2{{Fed|AUS}}
São Paulo, BrazilOutdoor clay{{Fed|BRA}}align="center"|1–4{{Fed|CRO}}
Tallinn, EstoniaOutdoor clay{{Fed|EST}}align="center"|2–3{{Fed|CZE}}
Illichivsk, UkraineOutdoor clay{{Fed|UKR}}align="center"|2–3{{Fed|GER}}
Plovdiv, BulgariaOutdoor clay{{Fed|BUL}}align="center"|2–3{{Fed|JPN}}
Bratislava, SlovakiaOutdoor clay{{Fed|SVK}}align="center"|4–0{{Fed|BLR}}
Jakarta, IndonesiaOutdoor hard{{Fed|INA}}align="center"|4–1{{Fed|SLO}}
Dorval, CanadaOutdoor clay{{Fed|CAN}}align="center"|2–3{{Fed|SUI}}

Americas Zone

{{details|2004 Fed Cup Americas Zone}}

  • Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
  • Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

=Group I=

Venue: Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil (outdoor clay)

Dates: 19–24 April

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{Fed|BRA}}
  • {{Fed|CAN}}
  • {{Fed|CHI}}
  • {{Fed|COL}}
  • {{Fed|CUB}}
  • {{Fed|ESA}}
  • {{Fed|MEX}}
  • {{Fed|PUR}}
  • {{Fed|URU}}

{{div col end}}

=Group II=

Venue: Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil (outdoor clay)

Dates: 19–24 April

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{Fed|BOL}}
  • {{Fed|DOM}}
  • {{Fed|ECU}}
  • {{Fed|GUA}}
  • {{Fed|JAM}}
  • {{Fed|PAR}}
  • {{Fed|VEN|1930}}

{{div col end}}

Asia/Oceania Zone

{{Details|2004 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone}}

  • Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
  • Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

=Group I=

Venue: New Delhi, India (outdoor hard)

Dates: 19–24 April

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{Fed|CHN}}
  • {{Fed|TPE}}
  • {{Fed|IND}}
  • {{Fed|INA}}
  • {{Fed|NZL}}
  • {{Fed|PHI}}
  • {{Fed|KOR}}
  • {{Fed|THA}}
  • {{Fed|UZB}}

{{div col end}}

=Group II=

Venue: New Delhi, India (outdoor hard)

Dates: 19–24 April

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

{{div col end}}

Europe/Africa Zone

{{Details|2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone}}

=Group I=

Venue: Athens, Greece (outdoor clay)

Dates: 19–24 April

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{Fed|BLR}}
  • {{Fed|BUL}}
  • {{Fed|DEN}}
  • {{Fed|EST}}
  • {{Fed|GRE}}
  • {{Fed|ISR}}
  • {{Fed|HUN}}
  • {{Fed|LTU}}
  • {{Fed|NED}}
  • {{Fed|POL}}
  • {{Fed|SCG}}
  • {{Fed|RSA}}
  • {{Fed|SWE}}
  • {{Fed|UKR}}

{{div col end}}

=Group II=

Venue: Marsa, Malta (outdoor hard)

Dates: 26 April – 1 May

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{Fed|EGY}}
  • {{Fed|FIN}}
  • {{Fed|GEO}}
  • {{Fed|GBR}}
  • {{Fed|IRL}}
  • {{Fed|LAT}}
  • {{Fed|LUX}}
  • {{Fed|ROU}}
  • {{Fed|TUR}}

{{div col end}}

=Group III=

Venue: Marsa, Malta (outdoor hard)

Dates: 26 April – 1 May

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{Fed|ALG}}
  • {{Fed|BIH}}
  • {{Fed|BOT}}
  • {{Fed|KEN}}
  • {{Fed|MLT}}
  • {{Fed|NAM}}
  • {{Fed|NOR}}
  • {{Fed|TUN}}

{{div col end}}

Rankings

The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/rankings/rankings-explained.aspx|title=Rankings Explained|access-date=21 June 2012|publisher=fedcup.com}}

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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

! colspan="4" | 26 April

RankNationPoints{{cite book |publisher=ITF |year=2012 |title=Fed Cup Nations Ranking History}}Move
1{{fed|FRA}}27,265.0{{steady}}
2{{nowrap|{{fed|USA}}}}18,255.0{{increase}} 2
3{{fed|BEL}}17,412.5{{steady}}
4{{fed|ESP}}16,675.0{{increase}} 1
5{{fed|SVK}}16,487.5{{decrease}} 3
6{{fed|RUS}}14,075.0{{steady}}
7{{fed|ITA}}8,050.0{{steady}}
8{{fed|AUT}}7,780.0{{steady}}
9{{fed|ARG}}6,825.0{{steady}}
10{{fed|GER}}3,600.0{{steady}}

|

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

! colspan="4" | 12 July

RankNationPointsMove
1{{fed|FRA}}29,870.0{{steady}}
2{{fed|ESP}}19,855.0{{increase}} 2
3{{nowrap|{{fed|USA}}}}16,967.5{{decrease}} 1
4{{fed|SVK}}16,567.5{{increase}} 1
5{{fed|RUS}}16,437.5{{increase}} 1
6{{fed|BEL}}16,362.5{{decrease}} 3
7{{fed|AUT}}10,435.0{{increase}} 1
8{{fed|ITA}}7,050.0{{decrease}} 1
9{{fed|ARG}}5,800.0{{steady}}
10{{fed|GER}}4,425.0{{steady}}

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class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

! colspan="4" | 29 November

RankNationPointsMove
1{{fed|FRA}}30,960.0{{steady}}
2{{fed|RUS}}28,537.5{{increase}} 3
3{{fed|ESP}}15,355.0{{decrease}} 1
4{{fed|SVK}}13,067.5{{steady}}
5{{fed|BEL}}12,112.5{{increase}} 1
6{{nowrap|{{fed|USA}}}}11,922.5{{decrease}} 3
7{{fed|AUT}}10,435.0{{steady}}
8{{fed|ITA}}7,050.0{{steady}}
9{{fed|ARG}}5,050.0{{steady}}
10{{fed|INA}}3,869.5{{increase}} 2

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References

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External links

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