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2006 Fed Cup

{{Short description|International women's tennis competition}}

{{ Infobox tennis circuit season

| name = 2006 Fed Cup

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| duration = 22 April – 17 September

| edition = 44th

| previous = 2005

| next = 2007

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The 2006 Fed Cup was the 44th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.

The final took place at Spiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium, on 16–17 September. The home team, Belgium, lost to Italy, 2–3, giving Italy their first title in their first final and Belgium's second final.{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2006/09/17/Italy-tops-Belgium-for-Fed-Cup-title/43671158526819/|title=Italy tops Belgium for Fed Cup title|publisher=upi.com|accessdate=15 April 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://timesofmalta.com/article/italy-claim-3-2-win-after-henin-hardenne-withdraws.41049|title=Italy claim 3-2 win after Henin-Hardenne withdraws|publisher=Times of Malta|accessdate=15 April 2025}}

World Group

{{Details|2006 Fed Cup World Group}}

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

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

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

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

{{Fed-big|ITA}}

! {{Fed-big|RUS}}

! {{Fed-big|ESP}}

! {{Fed-big|USA}}

=Draw=

{{8TeamBracket-info

| RD1-date=22–23 April

| RD2-date=15–16 July

| RD3-date=16–17 September

| teamwidth=16

| RD1T1-loc=Liège, Belgium (Indoor hard)

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1={{Fed|RUS}} | RD1-score1=2

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{Fed|BEL}} | RD1-score2=3

| RD1T2-loc={{nowrap|Ettenheim, Germany (Outdoor clay)}}

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{Fed|GER}} | RD1-score3=2

| RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-team4={{Fed|USA}} | RD1-score4=3

| RD1T3-loc=Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay)

| RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5={{Fed|ESP}} | RD1-score5=5

| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{Fed|AUT}} | RD1-score6=0

| RD1T4-loc=Nancy, France (Indoor clay)

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{Fed|ITA}} | RD1-score7=4

| RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-team8={{Fed|FRA}} | RD1-score8=1

| RD2T1-loc={{nowrap|Ostend, Belgium (Indoor hard)}}

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{Fed|BEL}} | RD2-score1=4

| RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-team2={{Fed|USA}} | RD2-score2=1

| RD2T2-loc={{nowrap|Zaragoza, Spain (Outdoor clay)}}

| RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team3={{Fed|ESP}} | RD2-score3=1

| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{Fed|ITA}} | RD2-score4=3

| RD3T1-loc={{nowrap|Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard)}}

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{Fed|BEL}} | RD3-score1=2

| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{Fed|ITA}} | RD3-score2=3

}}

World Group play-offs

{{details|2006 Fed Cup World Group play-offs}}

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Austria, France, Germany and Russia), and four winners of the World Group II ties (China, Croatia, Czech Republic and Japan) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs.

Date: 15–16 July

class=wikitable style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;"
VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Tokyo, JapanIndoor hard{{Fed|JPN}}align="center"|5–0{{Fed|AUT}}
Cagnes-sur-Mer, FranceOutdoor clay{{Fed|FRA}}align="center"|3–2{{Fed|CZE}}
Beijing, ChinaIndoor hard{{Fed|CHN}}align="center"|4–1{{Fed|GER}}
Umag, CroatiaOutdoor clay{{Fed|CRO}}align="center"|2–3{{Fed|RUS}}

World Group II

{{Details|2006 Fed Cup World Group II}}

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2006. Winners will advance to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs.

Date: 22–23 April

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VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Tokyo, JapanIndoor hard{{Fed|JPN}}align="center"|4–1{{Fed|SUI}}
Zagreb, CroatiaIndoor carpet{{Fed|CRO}}align="center"|3–2{{Fed|ARG}}
Bangkok, ThailandOutdoor hard{{Fed|THA}}align="center"|1–4{{Fed|CZE}}
Jakarta, IndonesiaOutdoor hard{{Fed|INA}}align="center"|0–4{{Fed|CHN}}

World Group II play-offs

{{details|2006 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs}}

The four losing teams from World Group II (Argentina, Indonesia, Switzerland and Thailand) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Israel and Slovakia), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Australia), and one team from the Americas Zone (Canada).

Date: 14–15 July

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VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Ramat HaSharon, IsraelOutdoor hard{{Fed|ISR}}align="center"|w/o{{Fed|INA}}
Edmonton, CanadaOutdoor hard{{Fed|CAN}}align="center"|3–2{{Fed|ARG}}
Bratislava, SlovakiaIndoor hard{{Fed|SVK}}align="center"|5–0{{Fed|THA}}
Chavannes-de-Bogis, SwitzerlandOutdoor hard{{Fed|SUI}}align="center"|0–5{{Fed|AUS}}

Americas Zone

{{Details|2006 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: Club Campestre de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia (outdoor clay)

Dates: 19–22 April

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

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

{{div col end}}

=Group II=

Venue: Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor hard)

Dates: 18–20 April

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{Fed|BER}}
  • {{Fed|BOL}}
  • {{Fed|DOM}}
  • {{Fed|PAN}}
  • {{Fed|PAR}}
  • {{Fed|VEN}}

{{div col end}}

Asia/Oceania Zone

{{Details|2006 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: Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea (outdoor hard)

Dates: 20–22 April

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{Fed|AUS}}
  • {{Fed|TPE}}
  • {{Fed|IND}}
  • {{Fed|NZL}}
  • {{Fed|PHI}}
  • {{Fed|KOR}}
  • {{Fed|UZB}}

{{div col end}}

=Group II=

Venue: Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea (outdoor hard)

Dates: 20–21 April

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{Fed|HKG}}
  • {{Fed|KAZ}}
  • {{Fed|SIN}}
  • {{Fed|SYR}}

{{div col end}}

Europe/Africa Zone

{{Details|2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa 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: TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (outdoor clay)

Dates: 17–22 April

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{Fed|BLR}}
  • {{Fed|BUL}}
  • {{Fed|DEN}}
  • {{Fed|EST}}
  • {{Fed|FIN}}
  • {{Fed|GBR}}
  • {{Fed|HUN}}
  • {{Fed|ISR}}
  • {{Fed|LUX}}
  • {{Fed|NED}}
  • {{Fed|ROU}}
  • {{Fed|SCG}}
  • {{Fed|SVK}}
  • {{Fed|SLO}}
  • {{Fed|RSA}}
  • {{Fed|SWE}}
  • {{Fed|UKR}}

{{div col end}}

=Group II=

Venue: Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)

Dates: 26–29 April

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{Fed|GEO}}
  • {{Fed|GRE}}
  • {{Fed|IRL}}
  • {{Fed|LAT}}
  • {{Fed|LTU}}
  • {{Fed|POL}}
  • {{Fed|POR}}

{{div col end}}

=Group III=

Venue: Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)

Dates: 26–29 April

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{Fed|AZE}}
  • {{Fed|BIH}}
  • {{Fed|BOT}}
  • {{Fed|EGY}}
  • {{Fed|ISL}}
  • {{Fed|LIE}}
  • {{Fed|MDA}}
  • {{Fed|NAM}}
  • {{Fed|NOR}}
  • {{Fed|TUN}}
  • {{Fed|TUR}}

{{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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! colspan="4" | 24 April

RankNationPoints{{cite book |publisher=ITF |year=2012 |title=Fed Cup Nations Ranking History}}Move
1{{fed|RUS}}35,267.5{{steady}}
2{{fed|FRA}}27,910.0{{steady}}
3{{fed|ESP}}14,502.5{{steady}}
4{{fed|USA}}14,275.0{{steady}}
5{{fed|BEL}}9,987.5{{increase}} 1
6{{fed|ITA}}8,855.0{{increase}} 2
7{{fed|AUT}}7,875.0{{decrease}} 2
8{{fed|SVK}}7,077.5{{decrease}} 1
9{{fed|GER}}4,762.5{{steady}}
10{{fed|JPN}}4,437.5{{increase}} 4

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! colspan="4" | 17 July

RankNationPointsMove
1{{fed|RUS}}31,960.0{{steady}}
2{{fed|FRA}}23,292.5{{steady}}
3{{fed|BEL}}14,592.5{{increase}} 2
4{{fed|ITA}}13,510.0{{increase}} 2
5{{fed|USA}}11,442.5{{decrease}} 1
6{{fed|ESP}}10,957.5{{decrease}} 3
7{{fed|CHN}}5,822.5{{increase}} 6
8{{fed|JPN}}5,767.5{{increase}} 2
9{{fed|SVK}}5,407.55{{decrease}} 1
10{{fed|AUT}}5,030.0{{decrease}} 3

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! colspan="4" | 18 September

RankNationPointsMove
1{{fed|RUS}}27,860.0{{steady}}
2{{fed|ITA}}21,690.0{{increase}} 2
3{{fed|FRA}}21,247.5{{decrease}} 1
4{{fed|BEL}}14,592.5{{decrease}} 1
5{{fed|USA}}11,442.5{{steady}}
6{{fed|ESP}}10,957.5{{steady}}
7{{fed|CHN}}5,822.5{{steady}}
8{{fed|JPN}}5,767.5{{steady}}
9{{fed|AUT}}5,030.0{{increase}} 1
10{{fed|CAN}}3,995.0{{increase}} 1

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.fedcup.com/ Fed Cup]

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