1992 Federation Cup World Group
# 1992 Federation Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Federation Cup women's team tennis competition in 1992. Thirty-two nations competed in a five-round knockout competition from 13 to 19 July. Spain was the defending champion, but Germany defeated them in the final to claim their second title and first since the reunification.

## Participating teams

Participating teams :

| Argentina | Australia | Austria | Belgium | Bulgaria | Canada | Chile | China |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CIS | Czechoslovakia | Denmark | Finland | France | Germany | Great Britain | Hungary |
| Indonesia | Israel | Italy | Japan | Mexico | Netherlands | New Zealand | Paraguay |
| Poland | Romania | South Africa | South Korea | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | United States |

## Draw

| First Round 13–14 July | First Round 13–14 July | First Round 13–14 July | Second Round 15 July | Second Round 15 July | Second Round 15 July | Quarterfinals 16–17 July | Quarterfinals 16–17 July | Semifinals 18 July | Semifinals 18 July | Semifinals 18 July | Final 19 July | Final 19 July | Final 19 July |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Spain | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Belgium | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Belgium | 1 | | Spain | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Canada | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Canada | 2 | | Canada | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | South Africa | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | South Africa | 1 | | | | Spain | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Argentina | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Argentina | 3 | | | | | | Argentina | 1 | | | | | | |
| Q | Mexico | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Mexico | 0 | | Argentina | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Japan | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Japan | 2 | | Japan | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Indonesia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Indonesia | 1 | | | | | | | Spain | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Australia | 0 | | | |
| | Austria | 2 | | | | | | | | | Australia | 0 | | | |
| | Romania | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Romania | 1 | | Austria | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Australia | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Bulgaria | 1 | | Australia | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Australia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Australia | 2 | | | | Australia | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | | | | |
| Q | South Korea | 2 | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Italy | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Italy | 1 | Q | South Korea | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Hungary | 0 | | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Spain | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Germany | 2 |
| | Germany | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Germany | 2 |
| | New Zealand | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | New Zealand | 0 | | Germany | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Paraguay | 1 | | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Netherlands | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Netherlands | 2 | | | | Germany | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Poland | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Poland | 3 | | | | | | Poland | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Israel | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Israel | 0 | | Poland | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Sweden | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sweden | 2 | | Sweden | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Switzerland | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Switzerland | 1 | | | | | | | Germany | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | United States | 1 | | | |
| | CIS | 2 | | | | | | | | | United States | 1 | | | |
| | Finland | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Finland | 1 | | CIS | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | France | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | France | 2 | | France | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | China | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | China | 1 | | | | France | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | United States | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Denmark | 2 | | | | | | United States | 2 | | | | | | |
| Q | Chile | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Chile | 1 | | Denmark | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | United States | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Great Britain | 0 | | United States | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | United States | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round

### Spain vs. Belgium

| Spain 2 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 14 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 14 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Belgium 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Conchita Martínez Dominique Monami 6 1 6 4     2 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Sabine Appelmans 6 1 6 2     3 Noelia Pérez Peñate / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Dominique Monami / Sandra Wasserman 5 7 4 6 ||||

### Canada vs. South Africa

| Canada 2 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 14 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 14 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | South Africa 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Rene Simpson Mariaan de Swardt 2 6 6 2 6 2   2 Patricia Hy Amanda Coetzer 2 6 6 2 6 2   3 Jill Hetherington / Helen Kelesi Mariaan de Swardt / Elna Reinach 4 6 3 6 ||||

### Argentina vs. Mexico

| Argentina 3 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 14 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 14 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Mexico 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Florencia Labat Lupita Novelo 6 2 6 1     2 Mercedes Paz Angélica Gavaldón 6 3 5 7 6 2   3 Mercedes Paz / Patricia Tarabini Angélica Gavaldón / Lupita Novelo 4 6 6 4 6 1 ||||

### Japan vs. Indonesia

| Japan 2 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 14 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 14 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Indonesia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Mana Endo Romana Tedjakusuma 6 2 $7^8$ $6^6$     2 Kimiko Date Yayuk Basuki $7^7$ $6^2$ 5 7 6 3   3 Mana Endo / Maya Kidowaki Yayuk Basuki / Suzanna Anggarkusuma 1 6 1 6 ||||

### Austria vs. Romania

| Austria 2 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 14 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 14 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Romania 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Petra Schwarz Ruxandra Dragomir 4 6 1 6     2 Judith Wiesner Irina Spîrlea 6 0 6 3     3 Petra Schwarz / Judith Wiesner Ruxandra Dragomir / Irina Spîrlea 7 5 6 3 ||||

### Bulgaria vs. Australia

| Bulgaria 1 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 14 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 14 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Australia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Magdalena Maleeva Rachel McQuillan $7^7$ $6^4$ 6 2     2 Katerina Maleeva Nicole Provis 6 3 4 6 0 6   3 Katerina Maleeva / Magdalena Maleeva Nicole Provis / Rennae Stubbs 2 6 1 6 ||||

### South Korea vs. Italy

| South Korea 2 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 14 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 14 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Italy 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Kim Il-soon Linda Ferrando 4 6 6 3 6 4   2 Park Sung-hee Sandra Cecchini 4 6 0 6     3 Kim Il-soon / Lee Jeong-myung Sandra Cecchini / Linda Ferrando 2 6 $7^9$ $6^7$ 6 3 ||||

### Hungary vs. Czechoslovakia

| Hungary 0 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 14 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 14 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Czechoslovakia 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Anna Földényi Radka Zrubáková 7 5 2 6 1 6   2 Andrea Temesvári Jana Novotná 2 6 1 6     3 Virág Csurgó / Andrea Temesvári Jana Novotná / Andrea Strnadová 6 1 5 7 5 7 ||||

### Germany vs. New Zealand

| Germany 3 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 13 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 13 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | New Zealand 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Anke Huber Hana Guy 6 1 6 0     2 Steffi Graf Claudine Toleafoa 6 2 6 1     3 Sabine Hack / Barbara Rittner Julie Richardson / Amanda Trail 5 7 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Paraguay vs. Netherlands

| Paraguay 1 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 13 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 13 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Netherlands 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Larissa Schaerer Nicole Krijger-Jagerman 1 6 6 4 6 2   2 Rossana de los Ríos Manon Bollegraf 2 6 2 6     3 Rossana de los Ríos / Larissa Schaerer Manon Bollegraf / Nicole Krijger-Jagerman 1 6 5 7 ||||

### Poland vs. Israel

| Poland 3 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 13 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 13 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Israel 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Magdalena Feistel Yael Segal 4 6 6 0 6 2   2 Katarzyna Nowak Anna Smashnova 6 2 $6^7$ $7^9$ 6 1   3 Magdalena Feistel / Katarzyna Teodorowicz-Lisowska Anna Smashnova / Limor Zaltz 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Sweden vs. Switzerland

| Sweden 2 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 13 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 13 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Switzerland 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Cecilia Dahlman Emanuela Zardo 6 2 6 3     2 Catarina Lindqvist Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere 0 6 2 6     3 Maria Lindström / Maria Strandlund Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere / Michèle Strebel 6 4 5 7 6 4 ||||

### CIS vs. Finland

| CIS 2 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 13 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 13 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Finland 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Elena Makarova Nanne Dahlman $7^7$ $6^2$ 6 4     2 Eugenia Maniokova Petra Thorén 7 5 4 6 5 7   3 Elena Makarova / Eugenia Maniokova Nanne Dahlman / Petra Thorén 6 3 6 2 ||||

### France vs. China

| France 2 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 13 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 13 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | China 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Mary Pierce Chen Li-Ling 6 2 6 2     2 Nathalie Tauziat Li Fang 1 6 $7^7$ $6^5$ 3 6   3 Isabelle Demongeot / Nathalie Tauziat Li Fang / Tang Min 6 3 $7^7$ $6^4$ ||||

### Denmark vs. Chile

| Denmark 2 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 13 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 13 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Chile 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Karin Ptaszek Paulina Sepúlveda 6 1 6 0     2 Sofie Albinus Paula Cabezas 3 6 6 0 0 6   3 Henriette Kjær Nielsen / Karin Ptaszek Paula Cabezas / Macarena Miranda 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Great Britain vs. United States

| Great Britain 0 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 13 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 13 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | United States 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Monique Javer Gigi Fernández 4 6 1 6     2 Jo Durie Lori McNeil 5 7 3 6     3 Jo Durie / Clare Wood Debbie Graham / Pam Shriver 4 6 $6^6$ $7^8$ ||||

## Second round

### Spain vs. Canada

| Spain 2 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 15 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 15 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Canada 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Conchita Martínez Helen Kelesi $6^4$ $7^7$ 2 6     2 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Patricia Hy 6 4 6 2     3 Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Jill Hetherington / Patricia Hy 6 4 6 0 ||||

### Argentina vs. Japan

| Argentina 2 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 15 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 15 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Japan 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Florencia Labat Mana Endo 6 1 6 1     2 Mercedes Paz Kimiko Date 6 4 1 6 3 6   3 Florencia Labat / Patricia Tarabini Kimiko Date / Maya Kidowaki 7 5 6 3 ||||

### Austria vs. Australia

| Austria 1 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 15 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 15 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Australia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Petra Schwarz Rachel McQuillan 6 4 2 6 0 6   2 Judith Wiesner Nicole Provis 5 7 6 3 6 4   3 Petra Schwarz / Judith Wiesner Nicole Provis / Rennae Stubbs 2 6 0 6 ||||

### South Korea vs. Czechoslovakia

| South Korea 0 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 15 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 15 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Czechoslovakia 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Kim Yeon-sook Helena Suková 1 6 $6^3$ $7^7$     2 Park Sung-hee Jana Novotná 6 4 2 6 3 6   3 Kim Il-soon / Lee Jeong-myung Jana Novotná / Andrea Strnadová 3 6 3 6 ||||

### Germany vs. Netherlands

| Germany 2 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 15 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 15 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Netherlands 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Anke Huber Nicole Krijger-Jagerman 7 5 3 6 6 1   2 Steffi Graf Brenda Schultz 6 3 $7^8$ $6^6$     3 Sabine Hack / Barbara Rittner Nicole Krijger-Jagerman / Manon Bollegraf 6 2 5 7 4 6 ||||

### Poland vs. Sweden

| Poland 2 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 15 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 15 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Sweden 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Magdalena Feistel Cecilia Dahlman 2 6 1 6     2 Katarzyna Nowak Catarina Lindqvist $7^7$ $6^4$ $6^4$ $7^7$ 6 3   3 Magdalena Feistel / Katarzyna Teodorowicz-Lisowska Maria Lindström / Maria Strandlund 6 3 6 2 ||||

### CIS vs. France

| CIS 0 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 15 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 15 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | France 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Elena Makarova Mary Pierce 1 6 2 6     2 Eugenia Maniokova Nathalie Tauziat 1 6 3 6     3 Elena Makarova / Elena Pogorelova Isabelle Demongeot / Nathalie Tauziat 3 6 3 6 ||||

### Denmark vs. United States

| Denmark 0 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 15 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 15 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | United States 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Karin Ptaszek Gigi Fernández 6 4 3 6 0 6   2 Sofie Albinus Lori McNeil 5 7 0 6     3 Henriette Kjær Nielsen / Karin Ptaszek Debbie Graham / Pam Shriver 4 6 2 6 ||||

## Quarterfinals

### Spain vs. Argentina

| Spain 2 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 17 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 17 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Argentina 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Conchita Martínez Florencia Labat 6 0 6 1     2 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Mercedes Paz 6 2 6 1     3 Noelia Pérez Peñate / Virginia Ruano Pascual Mercedes Paz / Patricia Tarabini 4 6 $6^7$ $7^9$ ||||

### Australia vs. Czechoslovakia

| Australia 2 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 17 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 17 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Czechoslovakia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Rachel McQuillan Helena Suková $6^6$ $7^8$ 6 4 1 6   2 Nicole Provis Jana Novotná 7 5 6 0     3 Nicole Provis / Rennae Stubbs Jana Novotná / Andrea Strnadová 6 3 6 3 ||||

### Germany vs. Poland

| Germany 3 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 16 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 16 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Poland 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Anke Huber Magdalena Feistel 6 0 6 3     2 Steffi Graf Katarzyna Nowak 6 0 6 0     3 Steffi Graf / Anke Huber Magdalena Feistel / Katarzyna Teodorowicz-Lisowska 6 4 7 5 ||||

### France vs. United States

| France 1 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 16 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 16 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | United States 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Mary Pierce Gigi Fernández 1 6 4 6     2 Nathalie Tauziat Lori McNeil 6 4 7 5     3 Isabelle Demongeot / Nathalie Tauziat Gigi Fernández / Pam Shriver 4 6 2 6 ||||

## Semifinals

### Spain vs. Australia

| Spain 3 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 18 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 18 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Australia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Conchita Martínez Rachel McQuillan 6 1 6 4     2 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Nicole Provis 6 2 6 0     3 Virginia Ruano Pascual / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Jenny Byrne / Rennae Stubbs 6 3 6 3 ||||

### Germany vs. United States

| Germany 2 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 18 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 18 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | United States 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Anke Huber Gigi Fernández 7 5 6 3     2 Steffi Graf Lori McNeil 6 0 6 3     3 Sabine Hack / Barbara Rittner Debbie Graham / Pam Shriver 2 6 2 6 ||||

## Final

### Spain vs. Germany

| Spain 1 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 19 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 19 July 1992 Clay (outdoors) | Germany 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Conchita Martínez Anke Huber 3 6 $7^7$ $6^0$ 1 6   2 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Steffi Graf 4 6 2 6     3 Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Anke Huber / Barbara Rittner 6 1 6 2 ||||

* 1992 Federation Cup Champions
* Germany Second title
