1996 Fed Cup World Group

1996 Fed Cup World Group
Date	27 April – 29 September
Edition	6th
Champions
United States
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The World Group was the highest level of

, who captured their fifteenth title.

Participating teams

Participating teams
Argentina	Austria	France	Germany
Japan	South Africa	Spain	United States

Draw

First round

Spain vs. South Africa

Spain 3	Murcia Tennis Club, Murcia, Spain 27–28 April 1996 Red clay (outdoors)		South Africa 2
1 2 3 1 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Joannette Kruger 6 3 6 1     2 Conchita Martínez Amanda Coetzer 7 5 6 3     3 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Amanda Coetzer 4 6 1 6     4 Conchita Martínez Mariaan de Swardt 6 2 6 3     5 Virginia Ruano Pascual / María Sánchez Lorenzo Amanda Coetzer / Mariaan de Swardt 4 6 66 78

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Argentina vs. France

Argentina 2	Amiens Coliseum, Amiens , France 27–28 April 1996 Red clay (outdoors)		France 3
1 2 3 1 Florencia Labat Nathalie Tauziat 6 3 6 4     2 Paola Suárez Julie Halard-Decugis 4 6 67 79     3 Florencia Labat Julie Halard-Decugis 4 6 1 6     4 Paola Suárez Nathalie Tauziat 77 65 6 1     5 Florencia Labat / Patricia Tarabini Julie Halard-Decugis / Nathalie Tauziat 2 6 4 6

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Germany vs. Japan

Germany 2	Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan 27–28 April 1996 DecoTurf (indoors)		Japan 3
1 2 3 1 Anke Huber Kimiko Date 6 4 4 6 1 6   2 Steffi Graf Naoko Sawamatsu 6 1 6 3     3 Steffi Graf Kimiko Date 67 79 6 3 10 12   4 Anke Huber Naoko Sawamatsu 6 4 4 6 6 2   5 Steffi Graf / Anke Huber Kyōko Nagatsuka / Ai Sugiyama 6 4 3 6 3 6

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Austria vs. United States

Austria 2	Hellbrunn Stadium, Salzburg, Austria 27–28 April 1996 Red clay (outdoors)		United States 3
1 2 3 1 Judith Wiesner Mary Joe Fernández 3 6 65 77     2 Barbara Paulus Jennifer Capriati 6 2 6 4     3 Barbara Paulus Mary Joe Fernández 3 7 64 77     4 Judith Wiesner Jennifer Capriati 6 1 6 1     5 Petra Schwarz / Judith Wiesner Gigi Fernández / Mary Joe Fernández 0 6 4 6

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Semifinals

Spain vs. France

Spain 3	Lauga Hall, Bayonne, France 13–14 July 1996 Supreme carpet (indoors)		France 2
1 2 3 1 Conchita Martínez Julie Halard-Decugis 1 6 6 4 6 2   2 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Mary Pierce 3 6 4 6     3 Conchita Martínez Mary Pierce 7 5 6 1     4 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Julie Halard-Decugis 6 2 4 6 5 7   5 Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Julie Halard-Decugis / Nathalie Tauziat 6 4 2 1     retired

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Japan vs. United States

Japan 0	Rainbow Hall, Nagoya , Japan 13–14 July 1996 Supreme carpet (indoors)		United States 5
1 2 3 1 Kimiko Date Lindsay Davenport 2 6 1 6     2 Ai Sugiyama Monica Seles 2 6 2 6     3 Kimiko Date Monica Seles 0 6 2 6     4 Ai Sugiyama Lindsay Davenport 68 710 5 7     5 Kyōko Nagatsuka / Ai Sugiyama Lindsay Davenport / Linda Wild 2 6 1 6

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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
1 2 3 1 Conchita Martínez Monica Seles 2 6 4 6     2 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Lindsay Davenport 5 7 1 6     3 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Monica Seles 6 3 3 6 1 6   4 Gala León García Lindsay Davenport 5 7 2 6     5 Gala León García / Virginia Ruano Pascual Mary Joe Fernández / Linda Wild 1 6 4 6

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1996 Fed Cup Champions
United States Fifteenth title

References

See also

• Fed Cup structure