1996 Fed Cup World Group
Tennis tournament
1996 Fed Cup World Group | ||||
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Date | 27 April – 29 September | |||
Edition | 6th | |||
Champions | ||||
United States | ||||
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The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1996. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. Spain was the three-time defending champion, but they were defeated in the final by the finalist from the last two years, the United States, who captured their fifteenth title.
Participating teams
Participating teams | |||
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Argentina | Austria | France | Germany |
Japan | South Africa | Spain | United States |
Draw
Quarterfinals 27–28 April | Semifinals 13–14 July | Final 28–29 September | |||||||||||
Murcia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
1 | Spain | 3 | |||||||||||
Bayonne, France (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
South Africa | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | Spain | 3 | |||||||||||
Amiens, France (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
3 | France | 2 | |||||||||||
Argentina | 2 | ||||||||||||
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
3 | France | 3 | |||||||||||
1 | Spain | 0 | |||||||||||
Tokyo, Japan (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
2 | United States | 5 | |||||||||||
4 | Germany | 2 | |||||||||||
Nagoya, Japan (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
Japan | 3 | ||||||||||||
Japan | 0 | ||||||||||||
Salzburg, Austria (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
2 | United States | 5 | |||||||||||
Austria | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | United States | 3 | |||||||||||
First round
Spain vs. South Africa
Spain 3 | Murcia Tennis Club, Murcia, Spain 27–28 April 1996 Red clay (outdoors) | South Africa 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Argentina vs. France
Argentina 2 | Amiens Coliseum, Amiens, France 27–28 April 1996 Red clay (outdoors) | France 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Germany vs. Japan
Germany 2 | Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan 27–28 April 1996 DecoTurf (indoors) | Japan 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Austria vs. United States
Austria 2 | Hellbrunn Stadium, Salzburg, Austria 27–28 April 1996 Red clay (outdoors) | United States 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
Spain vs. France
Spain 3 | Lauga Hall, Bayonne, France 13–14 July 1996 Supreme carpet (indoors) | France 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Japan vs. United States
Japan 0 | Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Japan 13–14 July 1996 Supreme carpet (indoors) | United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Spain vs. United States
Spain 0 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 28–29 September 1996 Supreme carpet (indoors) | United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1996 Fed Cup Champions |
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United States Fifteenth title |
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