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 play-offs

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and four winners of the World Group II ties entered the draw for the World Group play-offs.
Date: 15–16 July
VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Tokyo, JapanIndoor hard'5–0
Cagnes-sur-Mer, FranceOutdoor clay'3–2
Beijing, ChinaIndoor hard'4–1
Umag, CroatiaOutdoor clay2–3'

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
VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Tokyo, JapanIndoor hard'4–1
Zagreb, CroatiaIndoor carpet'3–2
Bangkok, ThailandOutdoor hard1–4'
Jakarta, IndonesiaOutdoor hard0–4'

World Group II play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone, one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone, and one team from the Americas Zone.
Date: 14–15 July
VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Ramat HaSharon, IsraelOutdoor hard'w/o
Edmonton, CanadaOutdoor hard'3–2
Bratislava, SlovakiaIndoor hard'5–0
Chavannes-de-Bogis, SwitzerlandOutdoor hard0–5'

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
Dates: 19–22 April
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Group II

Venue: Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Dates: 18–20 April
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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
Dates: 20–22 April
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Group II

Venue: Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea
Dates: 20–21 April
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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
Dates: 17–22 April
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Group II

Venue: Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
Dates: 26–29 April
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Group III

Venue: Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
Dates: 26–29 April
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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.