1995 Fed Cup
# 1995 Fed Cup

The 1995 Fed Cup was the 33rd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis, and the first to bear the name Fed Cup.

Major changes to the tournament's structure went into effect for 1995. The format was changed to a multi-tiered league system similar to the Davis Cup, and a Group II was added to the existing Group I at Zonal level. The World Group I was reduced to eight teams and the World Group II was added with another eight teams.

Ties were played at home sites rather than all in one location as before. Play-offs determined promotion and relegation between World Group and World Group II and Zonal Group I. Two singles rubbers were added to the ties, which became the best of five matches.

The final took place on 25–26 November, with Spain defeating the United States to give Spain their third title.

## World Group

Participating Teams :

| Austria | Bulgaria | France | Germany |
| - | - | - | - |
| Japan | South Africa | Spain | United States |

### Draw

| Quarterfinals 21–23 April | Quarterfinals 21–23 April | Quarterfinals 21–23 April | Semifinals 22–23 July | Semifinals 22–23 July | Semifinals 22–23 July | Final 25–26 November | Final 25–26 November | Final 25–26 November |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sofia, Bulgaria (Indoor carpet) | Sofia, Bulgaria (Indoor carpet) | Sofia, Bulgaria (Indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | | | | | | |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | Santander, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Santander, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Santander, Spain (Outdoor clay) | | | |
| | Bulgaria | 2 | Santander, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Santander, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Santander, Spain (Outdoor clay) | | | |
| | Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | Spain | 3 | | | |
| Freiburg, Germany (Outdoor clay) | Freiburg, Germany (Outdoor clay) | Freiburg, Germany (Outdoor clay) | 1 | Spain | 3 | | | |
| Freiburg, Germany (Outdoor clay) | Freiburg, Germany (Outdoor clay) | Freiburg, Germany (Outdoor clay) | 4 | Germany | 2 | | | |
| | Japan | 1 | 4 | Germany | 2 | | | |
| | Japan | 1 | | | | Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay) |
| 4 | Germany | 4 | | | | Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay) |
| 4 | Germany | 4 | | | | 1 | Spain | 3 |
| Metz, France (Outdoor clay) | Metz, France (Outdoor clay) | Metz, France (Outdoor clay) | | | | 1 | Spain | 3 |
| Metz, France (Outdoor clay) | Metz, France (Outdoor clay) | Metz, France (Outdoor clay) | | | | 2 | United States | 2 |
| 3 | France | 3 | | | | 2 | United States | 2 |
| 3 | France | 3 | Wilmington, NC, United States (Indoor carpet) | Wilmington, NC, United States (Indoor carpet) | Wilmington, NC, United States (Indoor carpet) | | | |
| | South Africa | 2 | Wilmington, NC, United States (Indoor carpet) | Wilmington, NC, United States (Indoor carpet) | Wilmington, NC, United States (Indoor carpet) | | | |
| | South Africa | 2 | 3 | France | 2 | | | |
| Aventura, FL, United States (Outdoor hard) | Aventura, FL, United States (Outdoor hard) | Aventura, FL, United States (Outdoor hard) | 3 | France | 2 | | | |
| Aventura, FL, United States (Outdoor hard) | Aventura, FL, United States (Outdoor hard) | Aventura, FL, United States (Outdoor hard) | 2 | United States | 3 | | | |
| | Austria | 0 | 2 | United States | 3 | | | |
| 2 | United States | 5 | | | | | | |

## World Group play-offs

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Austria, Bulgaria, Japan and South Africa), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Argentina, Australia, Canada and Netherlands) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs.

Date: 22–23 July

| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| San Miguel, Argentina | Outdoor clay | Argentina | 5–0 | Australia |
| Bloemfontein, South Africa | Outdoor hard | South Africa | 5–0 | Bulgaria |
| Gifu, Japan | Indoor carpet | Japan | 5–0 | Canada |
| Noordwijk, Netherlands | Outdoor carpet | Netherlands | 1–4 | Austria |

## World Group II

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1995. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and loser played in the World Group II play-offs.

Date: 22–23 April

| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Jakarta, Indonesia | Outdoor hard | Indonesia | 2–3 | Argentina |
| Perth, Australia | Outdoor grass | Australia | 3–2 | Slovakia |
| Ancona, Italy | Outdoor clay | Italy | 2–3 | Canada |
| Västerås, Sweden | Indoor carpet | Sweden | 0–5 | Netherlands |

## World Group II play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II (Indonesia, Italy, Slovakia and Sweden) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Belgium and Czech Republic), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (South Korea), and one team from the Americas Zone (Paraguay).

Date: 22–23 July

| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ostend, Belgium | Outdoor clay | Belgium | 3–2 | South Korea |
| Prague, Czech Republic | Indoor carpet | Czech Republic | 4–1 | Sweden |
| Salerno, Italy | Outdoor clay | Italy | 2–3 | Indonesia |
| Asunción, Paraguay | Outdoor clay | Paraguay | 0–5 | Slovakia |

## 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: Caracos Sports Club, Caracas, Venezuela (outdoor hard)

Dates: 11–15 April

**Participating Teams**

* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Mexico
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Venezuela

### Group II

Venue: Trinidad C.C., Maraval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (outdoor hard)

Dates: 27–30 March

**Participating Teams**

* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Bolivia
* Costa Rica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Jamaica
* Puerto Rico
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Uruguay

## 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: Jang Choong Tennis Centre, Jung-gu, South Korea (outdoor clay)

Dates: 18–22 April

**Participating Teams**

* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Hong Kong
* Kazakhstan
* New Zealand
* Philippines
* South Korea
* Thailand

### Group II

Venue: Maharashtra L.T.A., Mumbai, India (outdoor clay)

Dates: 8–11 March

**Participating Teams**

* India
* Malaysia
* Pacific Oceania
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Uzbekistan

## 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: La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain (outdoor clay)

Dates: 17–21 April

**Participating Teams**

* Belarus
* Belgium
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Finland
* Georgia
* Great Britain
* Hungary
* Israel
* Latvia
* Poland
* Romania
* Russia
* Slovenia
* Switzerland
* Ukraine

### Group II

Venue: Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya (outdoor clay)

Dates: 8–13 May

**Participating Teams**

* Botswana
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Egypt
* Estonia
* Greece
* Ireland
* Kenya
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Morocco
* Norway
* Portugal
* Senegal
* Tunisia
* Turkey
* FR Yugoslavia
* Zimbabwe
