2004 Fed Cup
# 2004 Fed Cup

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.

## World Group

Participating Teams :

| Argentina | Australia | Austria | Belgium |
| - | - | - | - |
| Croatia | Czech Republic | France | Germany |
| Japan | Italy | Russia | Slovakia |
| Slovenia | Spain | Switzerland | United States |

### Draw

| First round 24–25 April | First round 24–25 April | First round 24–25 April | Quarterfinals 10–11 July | Quarterfinals 10–11 July | Quarterfinals 10–11 July | Semifinals 24–25 November | Semifinals 24–25 November | Semifinals 24–25 November | Final 27–28 November | Final 27–28 November | Final 27–28 November |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amiens, France (Indoor clay) | Amiens, France (Indoor clay) | Amiens, France (Indoor clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | France | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | France | 5 | Rimini, Italy (Outdoor clay) | Rimini, Italy (Outdoor clay) | Rimini, Italy (Outdoor clay) | | | | | | |
| | Germany | 0 | Rimini, Italy (Outdoor clay) | Rimini, Italy (Outdoor clay) | Rimini, Italy (Outdoor clay) | | | | | | |
| | Germany | 0 | 1 | France | 3 | | | | | | |
| Lecce, Italy (Outdoor clay) | Lecce, Italy (Outdoor clay) | Lecce, Italy (Outdoor clay) | 1 | France | 3 | | | | | | |
| Lecce, Italy (Outdoor clay) | Lecce, Italy (Outdoor clay) | Lecce, Italy (Outdoor clay) | 7 | Italy | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Czech Republic | 1 | 7 | Italy | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Czech Republic | 1 | | | | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | | | |
| 7 | Italy | 3 | | | | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | | | |
| 7 | Italy | 3 | | | | 1 | France | 5 | | | |
| Los Belones, Murcia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Los Belones, Murcia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Los Belones, Murcia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | | | | 1 | France | 5 | | | |
| Los Belones, Murcia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Los Belones, Murcia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Los Belones, Murcia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | | | | 5 | Spain | 0 | | | |
| 6 | Spain | 3 | | | | 5 | Spain | 0 | | | |
| 6 | Spain | 3 | Jerez, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Jerez, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Jerez, Spain (Outdoor clay) | | | | | | |
| | Switzerland | 2 | Jerez, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Jerez, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Jerez, Spain (Outdoor clay) | | | | | | |
| | Switzerland | 2 | 5 | Spain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay) | Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay) | Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay) | 5 | Spain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay) | Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay) | Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay) | 3 | Belgium | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Croatia | 2 | 3 | Belgium | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Croatia | 2 | | | | | | | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | | | | | | | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | France | 2 |
| Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | | | | | | | 1 | France | 2 |
| Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | | | | | | | 4 | Russia | 3 |
| 4 | Russia | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | Russia | 3 |
| 4 | Russia | 4 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | | | | | | |
| | Australia | 1 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | | | | | | |
| | Australia | 1 | 4 | Russia | 4 | | | | | | |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | 4 | Russia | 4 | | | | | | |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | | Argentina | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Argentina | 4 | | Argentina | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Argentina | 4 | | | | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | | | |
| 8 | Japan | 1 | | | | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | | | |
| 8 | Japan | 1 | | | | 4 | Russia | 5 | | | |
| Sankt Pölten, Austria (Outdoor clay) | Sankt Pölten, Austria (Outdoor clay) | Sankt Pölten, Austria (Outdoor clay) | | | | 4 | Russia | 5 | | | |
| Sankt Pölten, Austria (Outdoor clay) | Sankt Pölten, Austria (Outdoor clay) | Sankt Pölten, Austria (Outdoor clay) | | | | | Austria | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Slovakia | 2 | | | | | Austria | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Slovakia | 2 | Innsbruck, Austria (Outdoor hard) | Innsbruck, Austria (Outdoor hard) | Innsbruck, Austria (Outdoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | Austria | 3 | Innsbruck, Austria (Outdoor hard) | Innsbruck, Austria (Outdoor hard) | Innsbruck, Austria (Outdoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | Austria | 3 | | Austria | 4 | | | | | | |
| Portorož, Slovenia (Outdoor clay) | Portorož, Slovenia (Outdoor clay) | Portorož, Slovenia (Outdoor clay) | | Austria | 4 | | | | | | |
| Portorož, Slovenia (Outdoor clay) | Portorož, Slovenia (Outdoor clay) | Portorož, Slovenia (Outdoor clay) | 2 | United States | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Slovenia | 1 | 2 | United States | 1 | | | | | | |
| 2 | United States | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

## 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.

| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Bang Kapi, Thailand | Indoor hard | Thailand | 3–2 | Australia |
| São Paulo, Brazil | Outdoor clay | Brazil | 1–4 | Croatia |
| Tallinn, Estonia | Outdoor clay | Estonia | 2–3 | Czech Republic |
| Illichivsk, Ukraine | Outdoor clay | Ukraine | 2–3 | Germany |
| Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Outdoor clay | Bulgaria | 2–3 | Japan |
| Bratislava, Slovakia | Outdoor clay | Slovakia | 4–0 | Belarus |
| Jakarta, Indonesia | Outdoor hard | Indonesia | 4–1 | Slovenia |
| Dorval, Canada | Outdoor clay | Canada | 2–3 | Switzerland |

## 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**

* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* El Salvador
* Mexico
* Puerto Rico
* Uruguay

### Group II

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

Dates: 19–24 April

**Participating Teams**

* Bolivia
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* Guatemala
* Jamaica
* Paraguay
* Venezuela

## 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**

* China
* Chinese Taipei
* India
* Indonesia
* New Zealand
* Philippines
* South Korea
* Thailand
* Uzbekistan

### Group II

Venue: New Delhi, India (outdoor hard)

Dates: 19–24 April

**Participating Teams**

* Kazakhstan
* Pacific Oceania
* Singapore
* Syria
* Turkmenistan

## Europe/Africa Zone

### Group I

Venue: Athens, Greece (outdoor clay)

Dates: 19–24 April

**Participating Teams**

* Belarus
* Bulgaria
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Greece
* Israel
* Hungary
* Lithuania
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Serbia and Montenegro
* South Africa
* Sweden
* Ukraine

### Group II

Venue: Marsa, Malta (outdoor hard)

Dates: 26 April – 1 May

**Participating Teams**

* Egypt
* Finland
* Georgia
* Great Britain
* Ireland
* Latvia
* Luxembourg
* Romania
* Turkey

### Group III

Venue: Marsa, Malta (outdoor hard)

Dates: 26 April – 1 May

**Participating Teams**

* Algeria
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Botswana
* Kenya
* Malta
* Namibia
* Norway
* Tunisia

## 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.

26 April :

| Rank | Nation | Points | Move |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | France | 27,265.0 | |
| 2 | United States | 18,255.0 | 2 |
| 3 | Belgium | 17,412.5 | |
| 4 | Spain | 16,675.0 | 1 |
| 5 | Slovakia | 16,487.5 | 3 |
| 6 | Russia | 14,075.0 | |
| 7 | Italy | 8,050.0 | |
| 8 | Austria | 7,780.0 | |
| 9 | Argentina | 6,825.0 | |
| 10 | Germany | 3,600.0 | |

12 July :

| Rank | Nation | Points | Move |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | France | 29,870.0 | |
| 2 | Spain | 19,855.0 | 2 |
| 3 | United States | 16,967.5 | 1 |
| 4 | Slovakia | 16,567.5 | 1 |
| 5 | Russia | 16,437.5 | 1 |
| 6 | Belgium | 16,362.5 | 3 |
| 7 | Austria | 10,435.0 | 1 |
| 8 | Italy | 7,050.0 | 1 |
| 9 | Argentina | 5,800.0 | |
| 10 | Germany | 4,425.0 | |

29 November :

| Rank | Nation | Points | Move |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | France | 30,960.0 | |
| 2 | Russia | 28,537.5 | 3 |
| 3 | Spain | 15,355.0 | 1 |
| 4 | Slovakia | 13,067.5 | |
| 5 | Belgium | 12,112.5 | 1 |
| 6 | United States | 11,922.5 | 3 |
| 7 | Austria | 10,435.0 | |
| 8 | Italy | 7,050.0 | |
| 9 | Argentina | 5,050.0 | |
| 10 | Indonesia | 3,869.5 | 2 |
