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
Draw
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
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
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
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
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Group II
Venue:
Parque del Este
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Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic (outdoor hard)
Dates: 18–20 April
;Participating Teams
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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
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Seoul,
South Korea (outdoor hard)
Dates: 20–22 April
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Group II
Venue:
Olympic Park
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Seoul,
South Korea (outdoor hard)
Dates: 20–21 April
;Participating Teams
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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
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(outdoor clay)
Dates: 17–22 April
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Group II
Venue:
Club Ali Bey,
Manavgat
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Antalya
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Turkey (outdoor clay)
Dates: 26–29 April
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Group III
Venue:
Club Ali Bey,
Manavgat
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Geography
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Antalya
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Turkey (outdoor clay)
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.
References
External links
Fed Cup
{{2006 in tennis
Billie Jean King Cups by year
Fed Cup
2006 in women's tennis