2006 Fed Cup
# 2006 Fed Cup

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.

## World Group

Participating Teams :

| Austria | Belgium | France | Germany |
| - | - | - | - |
| Italy | Russia | Spain | United States |

### Draw

| Quarterfinals 22–23 April | Quarterfinals 22–23 April | Quarterfinals 22–23 April | Semifinals 15–16 July | Semifinals 15–16 July | Semifinals 15–16 July | Final 16–17 September | Final 16–17 September | Final 16–17 September |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Liège, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Liège, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Liège, Belgium (Indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| 1 | Russia | 2 | | | | | | |
| 1 | Russia | 2 | Ostend, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Ostend, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Ostend, Belgium (Indoor hard) | | | |
| | Belgium | 3 | Ostend, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Ostend, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Ostend, Belgium (Indoor hard) | | | |
| | Belgium | 3 | | Belgium | 4 | | | |
| Ettenheim, Germany (Outdoor clay) | Ettenheim, Germany (Outdoor clay) | Ettenheim, Germany (Outdoor clay) | | Belgium | 4 | | | |
| Ettenheim, Germany (Outdoor clay) | Ettenheim, Germany (Outdoor clay) | Ettenheim, Germany (Outdoor clay) | 4 | United States | 1 | | | |
| | Germany | 2 | 4 | United States | 1 | | | |
| | Germany | 2 | | | | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) |
| 4 | United States | 3 | | | | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) |
| 4 | United States | 3 | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 2 |
| Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 2 |
| Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | Zaragoza, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Zaragoza, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Zaragoza, Spain (Outdoor clay) | | | |
| | Austria | 0 | Zaragoza, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Zaragoza, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Zaragoza, Spain (Outdoor clay) | | | |
| | Austria | 0 | 3 | Spain | 1 | | | |
| Nancy, France (Indoor clay) | Nancy, France (Indoor clay) | Nancy, France (Indoor clay) | 3 | Spain | 1 | | | |
| Nancy, France (Indoor clay) | Nancy, France (Indoor clay) | Nancy, France (Indoor clay) | | Italy | 3 | | | |
| | Italy | 4 | | Italy | 3 | | | |
| 2 | France | 1 | | | | | | |

## 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

| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Tokyo, Japan | Indoor hard | Japan | 5–0 | Austria |
| Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Outdoor clay | France | 3–2 | Czech Republic |
| Beijing, China | Indoor hard | China | 4–1 | Germany |
| Umag, Croatia | Outdoor clay | Croatia | 2–3 | Russia |

## 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

| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Tokyo, Japan | Indoor hard | Japan | 4–1 | Switzerland |
| Zagreb, Croatia | Indoor carpet | Croatia | 3–2 | Argentina |
| Bangkok, Thailand | Outdoor hard | Thailand | 1–4 | Czech Republic |
| Jakarta, Indonesia | Outdoor hard | Indonesia | 0–4 | China |

## 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

| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Outdoor hard | Israel | w/o | Indonesia |
| Edmonton, Canada | Outdoor hard | Canada | 3–2 | Argentina |
| Bratislava, Slovakia | Indoor hard | Slovakia | 5–0 | Thailand |
| Chavannes-de-Bogis, Switzerland | Outdoor hard | Switzerland | 0–5 | Australia |

## 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**

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

### Group II

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

Dates: 18–20 April

**Participating Teams**

* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Dominican Republic
* Panama
* 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: Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea (outdoor hard)

Dates: 20–22 April

**Participating Teams**

* Australia
* Chinese Taipei
* India
* New Zealand
* Philippines
* South Korea
* Uzbekistan

### Group II

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

Dates: 20–21 April

**Participating Teams**

* Hong Kong
* Kazakhstan
* Singapore
* Syria

## 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**

* Belarus
* Bulgaria
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* Great Britain
* Hungary
* Israel
* Luxembourg
* Netherlands
* Romania
* Serbia and Montenegro
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* South Africa
* Sweden
* Ukraine

### Group II

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

Dates: 26–29 April

**Participating Teams**

* Georgia
* Greece
* Ireland
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Poland
* Portugal

### Group III

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

Dates: 26–29 April

**Participating Teams**

* Azerbaijan
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Botswana
* Egypt
* Iceland
* Liechtenstein
* Moldova
* Namibia
* Norway
* Tunisia
* Turkey

## 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.

24 April :

| Rank | Nation | Points | Move |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Russia | 35,267.5 | |
| 2 | France | 27,910.0 | |
| 3 | Spain | 14,502.5 | |
| 4 | United States | 14,275.0 | |
| 5 | Belgium | 9,987.5 | 1 |
| 6 | Italy | 8,855.0 | 2 |
| 7 | Austria | 7,875.0 | 2 |
| 8 | Slovakia | 7,077.5 | 1 |
| 9 | Germany | 4,762.5 | |
| 10 | Japan | 4,437.5 | 4 |

17 July :

| Rank | Nation | Points | Move |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Russia | 31,960.0 | |
| 2 | France | 23,292.5 | |
| 3 | Belgium | 14,592.5 | 2 |
| 4 | Italy | 13,510.0 | 2 |
| 5 | United States | 11,442.5 | 1 |
| 6 | Spain | 10,957.5 | 3 |
| 7 | China | 5,822.5 | 6 |
| 8 | Japan | 5,767.5 | 2 |
| 9 | Slovakia | 5,407.55 | 1 |
| 10 | Austria | 5,030.0 | 3 |

18 September :

| Rank | Nation | Points | Move |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Russia | 27,860.0 | |
| 2 | Italy | 21,690.0 | 2 |
| 3 | France | 21,247.5 | 1 |
| 4 | Belgium | 14,592.5 | 1 |
| 5 | United States | 11,442.5 | |
| 6 | Spain | 10,957.5 | |
| 7 | China | 5,822.5 | |
| 8 | Japan | 5,767.5 | |
| 9 | Austria | 5,030.0 | 1 |
| 10 | Canada | 3,995.0 | 1 |
