The Fed Cup (until 1995 Federation Cup) is the most important tennis tournament for female national teams, very similar to the men's Davis Cup. Both events are sanctioned by the International Tennis Federation. The chief difference between the 2 events used to be that the Fed Cup was typically contested in a much shorter period of time (2 weeks or less) whereas the Davis Cup is staggered over many months. Recently the format of the Fed Cup has been modified along the lines of the Davis Cup with one notable difference: each tie extends for only two days with doubles being the last rubber. Image File history File links Fed_Cup. ... A tennis net Tennis is a sport played between either two players (Singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a ball, a hollow rubber ball covered in felt, over a net into the opponents court. ... Logo The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in mens tennis. ... The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 202 national tennis associations. ...

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Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain currently holds the record for the most singles and doubles wins in Fed Cup competition with 72 total victories and most years played (17).Israel's Anna Smashnova holds the records for most ties played (59) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario1 (born December 18, 1971, in Barcelona, Spain) is a former World No. ... Anna Smashnova Hits A Backhand Anna Smashnova (Анна Смашнова; born July 16, 1976 in Minsk, Soviet Union) is a professional tennis player from Israel. ...

Previous finals

Year	Venue	City	Winner	Score	Runner-up
2006	Spiroudome	Charleroi, Belgium	Final: Italy vs. Belgium	? - ?
2005	Court Philippe Chatrier	Paris, France	Russia (2)	3 - 2	France
2004	Ice Stadium Krylatskoe	Moscow, Russia	Russia	3 - 2	France
2003	Olympic Stadium	Moscow, Russia	France (2)	4 - 1	United States
2002	Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas	Gran Canaria, Spain	Slovakia	3 - 1	Spain
2001	Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I	Madrid, Spain	Belgium	2 - 1	Russia
2000	Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas, USA	United States	5 - 0	Spain
1999	Taube Tennis Stadium	Stanford, USA	United States	4 - 1	Russia
1998	Palexpo Hall	Geneva, Switzerland	Spain (5)	3 - 2	Switzerland
1997	Brabant Hall	Den Bosch, Netherlands	France	4 - 1	Netherlands
1996	Convention Center	Atlantic City, USA	United States	5 - 0	Spain
1995	Valencia T.C.	Valencia, Spain	Spain (4)	3 - 2	United States
1994	Waldstadion T.C.	Frankfurt, Germany	Spain (3)	3 - 0	United States
1993	Waldstadion T.C.	Frankfurt, Germany	Spain (2)	3 - 0	Australia
1992	Waldstadion T.C.	Frankfurt, Germany	Germany	2 - 1	Spain
1991	City of Nottingham T.C.	Nottingham, UK	Spain	2 - 1	United States
1990	Peachtree W.O.T.	Atlanta, USA	United States	2 - 1	Soviet Union
1989	Ariake Forest Park Centre	Tokyo, Japan	United States	3 - 0	Spain
1988	Flinders Park	Melbourne, Australia	Czechoslovakia (5)	2 - 1	Soviet Union
1987	Hollyburn C.C.	Vancouver, Canada	West Germany	2 - 1	United States
1986	Stvanice Stadium	Prague, Czechoslovakia	United States (13)	3 - 0	Czechoslovakia
1985	Nagoya Green T.C.	Nagoya, Japan	Czechoslovakia (4)	2 - 1	United States
1984	Pinheiros Sports Club	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Czechoslovakia (3)	2 - 1	Australia
1983	Albisguetli T.C.	Zurich, Switzerland	Czechoslovakia (2)	2 - 1	West Germany
1982	Decathlon Club	Santa Clara, USA	United States (12)	3 - 0	West Germany
1981	Tamagawa-en Racquet Club	Tokyo, Japan	United States (11)	3 - 0	Great Britain
1980	Rot-Weiss T.C.	Berlin, West Germany	United States (10)	3 - 0	Australia
1979	RSHE Club Campo	Madrid, Spain	United States (9)	3 - 0	Australia
1978	Kooyong Club	Melbourne, Australia	United States (8)	2 - 1	Australia
1977	Devonshire Park	Eastbourne, UK	United States (7)	2 - 1	Australia
1976	The Spectrum	Philadelphia, USA	United States (5)	2 - 1	Australia
1975		Aix-en-Provence, France	Czechoslovakia	3 - 0	Australia
1974		Naples, Italy	Australia (7)	2 - 1	United States
1973		Bad Homburg, West Germany	Australia (6)	3 - 0	South Africa
1972	Ellis Park	Johannesburg, South Africa	South Africa	2 - 1	Great Britain
1971		Perth, Australia	Australia (5)	3 - 0	Great Britain
1970		Freiburg, West Germany	Australia (4)	3 - 0	West Germany
1969		Athens, Greece	United States (4)	2 - 1	Australia
1968		Paris, France	Australia (3)	3 - 0	Netherlands
1967		Berlin, Germany	United States (3)	2 - 0	Great Britain
1966		Turin, Italy	United States (2)	3 - 0	West Germany
1965		Melbourne, Australia	Australia (2)	2 - 1	United States
1964		Philadelphia, USA	Australia	2 - 1	United States
1963	Queen's Club	London, UK	United States	2 - 1	Australia

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2006 World Group

2006 World Group I Teams
Austria	Belgium	France	Germany
Italy	Russia	Spain	USA

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Quarterfinals

Played on April 22-23, 2006

• Italy def. France 4-1 in Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy, France
• Spain def. Austria 5-0 in Club Español de Tenis, Valencia, Spain
• United States def. Germany 3-2 in TC Ettenheim, Ettenheim, Germany
• Belgium def. Russia 3-2 in Country Hall du Sart-Tilman, Liège, Belgium

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Semifinals

Played on July 15-16, 2006

• Italy def. Spain 3-1 in Stadium Casablanca, Zaragoza, Spain
• Belgium def. United States 4-1 in Sea'rena, Ostend, Belgium

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Final

To be played on September 16-17, 2006

• Italy vs. Belgium in Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium

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2007 World Group

2006 World Group I Teams
Belgium	China	France	Italy
Japan	Russia	Spain	USA

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See also

• Fed Cup structure
• Wightman Cup

The Fed Cup tennis competition is structured around a number of groups, with promotion and relegation between them. ... Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman wanted to generate international interest in womens tennis the way Davis Cup did for mens. ...

External links

• Official Site
• Fed Cup Structure