| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 27 April – 29 September |
| Edition | 34th |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| ← 1995 1997 → | |
The 1996 Fed Cup was the 34th edition of a competition between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey in the United States on 28–29 September, with the United States defeating Spain to give the USA their 15th title.
World Group
Further information: 1996 Fed Cup World Group| Participating Teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
 Austria |
 France |
 Germany |
 Japan |
 South Africa |
 Spain |
 United States |
Draw
| Quarterfinals 27–28 April | Semifinals 13–14 July | Final 28–29 September | |||||||||||
| Murcia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| 1 |  Spain | 3 | |||||||||||
| Bayonne, France (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
 South Africa | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Spain | 3 | |||||||||||
| Amiens, France (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  France | 2 | |||||||||||
 Argentina | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Atlantic City, NJ, United States (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | France | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Spain | 0 | |||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  United States | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  Germany | 2 | |||||||||||
| Nagoya, Japan (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
 Japan | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Salzburg, Austria (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | United States | 5 | |||||||||||
 Austria | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | United States | 3 | |||||||||||
World Group play-offs
Further information: 1996 Fed Cup World Group play-offsThe four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Argentina, Austria, Germany and South Africa), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Belgium, Czech Republic, Netherlands and Slovakia) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs.
Date: 13–14 July
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pörtschach, Austria | Outdoor clay | Austria |
1–4 | Germany
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| Pilsen, Czech Republic | Indoor carpet |  Czech Republic |
3–1 | Argentina
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| Bloemfontein, South Africa | Outdoor hard | South Africa |
1–4 |  Belgium
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| Bratislava, Slovakia | Outdoor clay |  Slovakia |
2–3 |  Netherlands
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World Group II
Further information: 1996 Fed Cup World Group IIThe World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1996. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and loser played in the World Group II play-offs.
Date: 27–28 April
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Outdoor clay |  Bulgaria |
0–5 | Slovakia
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| Kampen, Netherlands | Outdoor clay | Netherlands |
4–1 |  Australia
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| Jakarta, Indonesia | Outdoor hard |  Indonesia |
2–3 | Belgium
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| Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Outdoor hard |  Canada |
0–3 | Czech Republic
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World Group II play-offs
Further information: 1996 Fed Cup World Group II play-offsThe four losing teams from World Group II (Australia, Bulgaria, Canada and Indonesia) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Croatia and Switzerland), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (South Korea), and one team from the Americas Zone (Chile).
Date: 13–14 July
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora, Canada | Outdoor clay | Canada |
2–3 | Australia
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| Jakarta, Indonesia | Outdoor hard | Indonesia |
2–3 |  Switzerland
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| Viña del Mar, Chile | Outdoor clay |  Chile |
0–5 |  Croatia
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| Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Outdoor clay | Bulgaria |
1–4 |  South Korea
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Americas Zone
Further information: 1996 Fed Cup 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 Palestino, Santiago, Chile (outdoor clay)
Dates: 22–28 April
- Participating Teams
Group II
Venue: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor clay)
Dates: 6–12 May
- Participating Teams
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Bolivia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Jamaica
Peru
Trinidad and Tobago
Asia/Oceania Zone
Further information: 1996 Fed Cup 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: 700 Years Anniversary Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand (outdoor hard)
Dates: 21–24 February
- Participating Teams
Group II
Venue: 700 Years Anniversary Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand (outdoor hard)
Dates: 19–24 January
- Participating Teams
Europe/Africa Zone
Further information: 1996 Fed Cup 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: 22–24 April
- Participating Teams
Belarus- Croatia
Georgia
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Norway
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Slovenia
Sweden- Switzerland
Yugoslavia
Group II
Venue: Ramat HaSharon, Israel (outdoor hard)
Dates: 25–30 March
- Participating Teams
Botswana
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Poland
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
Zimbabwe
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