2006 Fed Cup World Group#Italy vs. France
{{Short description|Fed Cup competition}}
{{main|2006 Fed Cup}}
{{Infobox tennis tournament year|2006|Fed Cup World Group
| date=22 April – 17 September
| edition=16th
| champ={{fed-big|ITA}}
| main_name=Fed Cup
}}
The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2006. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. Russia was the defending champion, but they were upset in the first round by Belgium. The Belgians made the final, but they were defeated in the final by Italy.
Participating teams
| 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
}}
First round
=Russia vs. Belgium=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Russia
|team2=Belgium
|venue=Country Hall Ethias Liège, Liège, Belgium
|date=22–23 April 2006
|surface=Red clay (indoors)
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Elena Dementieva |6 |6 | |T2P1=Kim Clijsters |4 |3 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nadia Petrova |7 |4 |3 |T2P1=Justine Henin-Hardenne |6.015 |6 |6 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Maria Kirilenko |1 |4 | |T2P1=Kim Clijsters |6 |6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Elena Dementieva |2 |0 | |T2P1=Justine Henin-Hardenne |6 |6 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Maria Kirilenko |7 |7 | |T1P2=Dinara Safina |T2P1=Kim Clijsters |T2P2=Justine Henin-Hardenne |6.035 |5 | }}
}}
=Germany vs. United States=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Germany
|team2=United States
|venue=Tennis Center Ettenheim, Ettenheim, Germany
|date=22–23 April 2006
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anna-Lena Grönefeld |2 |6 |5 |T2P1=Jamea Jackson |6 |3 |7 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Julia Schruff |6 |2 |5 |T2P1=Jill Craybas |4 |6 |7 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anna-Lena Grönefeld |6 |7 | |T2P1=Jill Craybas |2 |5 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Martina Müller |6.015 |2 | |T2P1=Jamea Jackson |7 |6 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anna-Lena Grönefeld |2 |6 |6 |T1P2=Jasmin Wöhr |T2P1=Vania King |T2P2=Shenay Perry |6 |4 |2 }}
}}
=Spain vs. Austria=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Spain
|team2=Austria
|venue=Club Español de Tenis, Valencia, Spain
|date=22–23 April 2006
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Lourdes Domínguez Lino |7 |3 |6 |T2P1=Sybille Bammer |6.045 |6 |3 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anabel Medina Garrigues |6 |7 | |T2P1=Yvonne Meusburger |3 |5 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anabel Medina Garrigues |6 |6 | |T2P1=Sybille Bammer |0 |3 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=María Sánchez Lorenzo |6 |6.045 |7 |T2P1=Tamira Paszek |4 |7 |5 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Virginia Ruano Pascual |6 |6 | |T1P2=Lourdes Domínguez Lino |T2P1=Sybille Bammer |T2P2=Yvonne Meusburger |4 |2 | }}
}}
=Italy vs. France=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Italy
|team2=France
|venue=Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy, France
|date=22–23 April 2006
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Francesca Schiavone |6.045 |6 |6 |T2P1=Nathalie Dechy |7 |3 |3 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Flavia Pennetta |1 |1 | |T2P1=Amélie Mauresmo |6 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Francesca Schiavone |4 |7 |6 |T2P1=Amélie Mauresmo |6 |6.035 |4 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Flavia Pennetta |6 |6 | |T2P1=Nathalie Dechy |4 |2 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Mara Santangelo |6 |6 | |T1P2=Roberta Vinci |T2P1=Émilie Loit |T2P2=Virginie Razzano |1 |4 | }}
}}
Semifinals
=Belgium vs. United States=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Belgium
|team2=United States
|venue=Sea'rena, Ostend, Belgium
|date=15–16 July
|surface=Decoturf (indoors)
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Kirsten Flipkens |5 |6 |6 |T2P1=Jill Craybas |7 |2 |4 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Kim Clijsters |4 |6 |6 |T2P1=Jamea Jackson |6 |2 |1 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Kim Clijsters |6 |6 | |T2P1=Vania King |0 |1 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Kirsten Flipkens |2 |3 | |T2P1=Mashona Washington |6 |1 | re2=2 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Leslie Butkiewicz |1 |2 | |T1P2=Caroline Maes |T2P1=Jill Craybas |T2P2=Vania King |6 |6 | }}
}}
=Spain vs. Italy=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Spain
|team2=Italy
|venue=Stadium Casablanca, Zaragoza, Spain
|date=15–16 July
|surface=Decoturf (indoors)
|score1=1
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anabel Medina Garrigues |3 |0 | |T2P1=Flavia Pennetta |6 |6 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Lourdes Domínguez Lino |4 |5 | |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |6 |7 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anabel Medina Garrigues |6 |6 | |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |2 |2 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Lourdes Domínguez Lino |2 |4 | |T2P1=Flavia Pennetta |6 |6 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Virginia Ruano Pascual | | | |T1P2=María Sánchez Lorenzo |T2P1=Romina Oprandi |T2P2=Mara Santangelo | | |np= }}
}}
Final
=Belgium vs. Italy=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Belgium
|team2=Italy
|venue=Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium
|date=16–17 September
|surface=Decoturf (indoors)
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Kirsten Flipkens |1 |3 | |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |6 |6 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Justine Henin-Hardenne |6 |7 | |T2P1=Flavia Pennetta |4 |5 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Justine Henin-Hardenne |6 |7 | |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |4 |5 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Kirsten Flipkens |7 |3 |0 |T2P1=Mara Santangelo |6.025 |6 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Kirsten Flipkens |6 |2 |0 |T1P2=Justine Henin-Hardenne |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |T2P2=Roberta Vinci |3 |6 |2 |re1=3 }}
}}
{{winners|fed|2006 Fed Cup champions|ITA|First}}
References
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