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The 1995 Fed Cup was the 33rd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis, and the first to bear the name Fed Cup.

Major changes to the tournament's structure went into effect for 1995. The format was changed to a multi-tiered league system similar to the Davis Cup, and a Group II was added to the existing Group I at Zonal level. The World Group I was reduced to eight teams and the World Group II was added with another eight teams.

Ties were played at home sites rather than all in one location as before. Play-offs determined promotion and relegation between World Group and World Group II and Zonal Group I. Two singles rubbers were added to the ties, which became the best of five matches.

The final took place on 25–26 November, with Spain defeating the United States to give Spain their third title.

World Group

Participating Teams
Austria	Bulgaria	France	Germany
Japan	South Africa	Spain	United States

Draw

	Quarterfinals 21–23 April					Semifinals 22–23 July					Final 25–26 November
	Sofia, Bulgaria (Indoor carpet)
	1	Spain	3
						Santander, Spain (Outdoor clay)
		Bulgaria	2
						1	Spain	3
	Freiburg, Germany (Outdoor clay)
						4	Germany	2
		Japan	1
											Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay)
	4	Germany	4
											1	Spain	3
	Metz, France (Outdoor clay)
											2	United States	2
	3	France	3
						Wilmington, NC, United States (Indoor carpet)
		South Africa	2
						3	France	2
	Aventura, FL, United States (Outdoor hard)
						2	United States	3
		Austria	0
	2	United States	5

World Group play-offs

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Austria, Bulgaria, Japan and South Africa), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Argentina, Australia, Canada and Netherlands) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs.

Date: 22–23 July

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
San Miguel, Argentina	Outdoor clay	Argentina	5–0	Australia
Bloemfontein, South Africa	Outdoor hard	South Africa	5–0	Bulgaria
Gifu, Japan	Indoor carpet	Japan	5–0	Canada
Noordwijk, Netherlands	Outdoor carpet	Netherlands	1–4	Austria

World Group II

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1995. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and loser played in the World Group II play-offs.

Date: 22–23 April

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Jakarta, Indonesia	Outdoor hard	Indonesia	2–3	Argentina
Perth, Australia	Outdoor grass	Australia	3–2	Slovakia
Ancona, Italy	Outdoor clay	Italy	2–3	Canada
Västerås, Sweden	Indoor carpet	Sweden	0–5	Netherlands

World Group II play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II (Indonesia, Italy, Slovakia and Sweden) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Belgium and Czech Republic), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (South Korea), and one team from the Americas Zone (Paraguay).

Date: 22–23 July

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Ostend, Belgium	Outdoor clay	Belgium	3–2	South Korea
Prague, Czech Republic	Indoor carpet	Czech Republic	4–1	Sweden
Salerno, Italy	Outdoor clay	Italy	2–3	Indonesia
Asunción, Paraguay	Outdoor clay	Paraguay	0–5	Slovakia

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: Caracos Sports Club, Caracas, Venezuela (outdoor hard)

Dates: 11–15 April

Participating Teams

•  Brazil
•  Chile
•  Colombia
•  Cuba
•  Mexico
•  Paraguay
•  Peru
•  Venezuela

Group II

Venue: Trinidad C.C., Maraval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (outdoor hard)

Dates: 27–30 March

Participating Teams

•  Bahamas
•  Barbados
•  Bolivia
•  Costa Rica
•  Dominican Republic
•  Ecuador
•  El Salvador
•  Guatemala
•  Jamaica
•  Puerto Rico
•  Trinidad and Tobago
•  Uruguay

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: Jang Choong Tennis Centre, Jung-gu, South Korea (outdoor clay)

Dates: 18–22 April

Participating Teams

•  China
•  Chinese Taipei
•  Hong Kong
•  Kazakhstan
•  New Zealand
•  Philippines
•  South Korea
•  Thailand

Group II

Venue: Maharashtra L.T.A., Mumbai, India (outdoor clay)

Dates: 8–11 March

Participating Teams

•  India
•  Malaysia
• Pacific Oceania
•  Singapore
•  Sri Lanka
•  Syria
•  Uzbekistan

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: La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain (outdoor clay)

Dates: 17–21 April

Participating Teams

•  Belarus
•  Belgium
•  Croatia
•  Czech Republic
•  Finland
•  Georgia
•  Great Britain
•  Hungary
•  Israel
•  Latvia
•  Poland
•  Romania
•  Russia
•  Slovenia
•   Switzerland
•  Ukraine

Group II

Venue: Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya (outdoor clay)

Dates: 8–13 May

Participating Teams

•  Botswana
•  Cyprus
•  Denmark
•  Egypt
•  Estonia
•  Greece
•  Ireland
•  Kenya
•  Lithuania
•  Luxembourg
•  Macedonia
•  Malta
•  Morocco
•  Norway
•  Portugal
•  Senegal
•  Tunisia
•  Turkey
•  Yugoslavia
•  Zimbabwe

References

1. "1996 Olympic Tennis Notebook". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

External links

• Fed Cup

• 1995 Fed Cup
• Billie Jean King Cups by year
• 1995 in tennis
• 1995 in women's tennis