2006 Fed Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2006.

World Group

Draw

8TeamBracket-info
RD1date=22-23 April
RD2date=15-16 July
RD3date=16-17 September

RD1T1-loc=Nancy, France (indoor clay)
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=fed|FRA | RD1-score1=1
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=fed|ITA | RD1-score2=4

RD1T2-loc=Valencia, Spain (clay)
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=fed|ESP | RD1-score3=5
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=fed|AUT | RD1-score4=0

RD1T3-loc=Ettenheim, Germany (clay)
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=fed|GER | RD1-score5=2
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=fed|USA | RD1-score6=3

RD1T4-loc=Liège, Belgium (indoor hard)
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=fed|BEL | RD1-score7=3
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=fed|RUS | RD1-score8=2

RD2T1-loc=Zaragoza, Spain (clay)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=fed|ITA | RD2-score1=3
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=fed|ESP | RD2-score2=1

RD2T2-loc=Ostend, Belgium (indoor hard)
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=fed|USA | RD2-score3=1
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=fed|BEL | RD2-score4=4

RD3T1-loc=Charleroi, Belgium (indoor hard)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=fed|ITA | RD3-score1=3
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=fed|BEL | RD3-score2=2First round losers compete in World Group Play-off ties with World Group II winners.

Final

FedCupbox
team1=Belgium
team2=Italy
venue=Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium
date=16 September - 17 September 2006
surface=hard (indoors)
score1=2
score2=3
R1= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Kirsten Flipkens |1 |3 | |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |6 |6 |
R2= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Justine Henin |6 |7 | |T2P1=Flavia Pennetta |4 |5 |
R3= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Justine Henin |6 |7 | |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |4 |5 |
R4= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Kirsten Flipkens |7 |3 |0 |T2P1=Mara Santangelo |6.03 |6 |6
R5= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Kirsten Flipkens |T1P2=Justine Henin |6 |2 |0 |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |T2P2=Roberta Vinci |3 |6 |2 |re1=3

World Group Play-offs

"Losers World Group I 2006 first round:" Austria, France, Germany and Russia
"Winners World Group II 2006 first round:" China, Croatia, Czech Republic and Japan

ee also

*Fed Cup structure