The 2006 Fed Cup was the 44th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's
tennis
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The final took place at
Spiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium, on 16–17 September. The home team,
Belgium
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, lost to
Italy
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, 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
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Colombia
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(outdoor clay)
Dates: 19–22 April
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Group II
Venue:
Parque del Este
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Santo Domingo
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Dominican Republic
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(outdoor hard)
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
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Seoul
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South Korea
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(outdoor hard)
Dates: 20–22 April
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Group II
Venue:
Olympic Park
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Seoul
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South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
(outdoor hard)
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
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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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Geography
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Antalya
Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...
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Turkey
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(outdoor clay)
Dates: 26–29 April
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Group III
Venue:
Club Ali Bey,
Manavgat
Manavgat is a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,351 km2, and its population is 252,941 (2022). It is from the city of Antalya. The Manavgat River has a waterfall near the city.
Geography
Between the Ta ...
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Antalya
Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...
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Turkey
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(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
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Fed Cup
The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ...
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