1999 Fed Cup
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| Duration | 17 April – 19 September |
| Edition | 37th |
| Achievements (singles) | |
← 1998 2000 → | |
The 1999 Fed Cup was the 37th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. In the finals, the United States defeated Russia at Taube Tennis Stadium in Stanford, CA, United States, on 18–19 September, giving the Americans their 16th title.
World Group[edit]
Participating teams[edit]
Draw[edit]
| Quarterfinals 17–18 April | Semifinals 24–25 July | Final 18–19 September | |||||||||||
| Reggio Calabria, Italy (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
| 1 |  Spain | 2 | |||||||||||
| Ancona, Italy (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
 Italy | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Italy | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Raleigh, NC, United States (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  United States | 4 | |||||||||||
 Croatia | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Stanford, CA, United States (Outdoor hard) | |||||||||||||
| 4 | United States | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | United States | 4 | |||||||||||
| Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
 Russia | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 |  France | 2 | |||||||||||
| Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| Russia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Russia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Zürich, Switzerland (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
 Slovakia | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Slovakia | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  Switzerland | 0 | |||||||||||
World Group II[edit]
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1998. Winners advanced to the World Group for 2000, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs.
Date: 17–18 April
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Indoor carpet |  Netherlands |
0–5 |  Belgium
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| Minsk, Belarus | Indoor clay |  Belarus |
1–4 |  Czech Republic
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| Klagenfurt, Austria | Outdoor clay |  Austria |
3–2 |  Australia
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| Hamburg, Germany | Outdoor clay |  Germany |
3–2 |  Japan
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World Group II play-offs[edit]
The four losing teams from World Group II (Australia, Belarus, Japan and Netherlands) were divided into two pools of four with qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Romania and Slovenia), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Chinese Taipei), and one team from the Americas Zone (Argentina).
The two top teams from each pool played-off against each, with the winner promoted to 2000 World Group. All other teams were relegated to Zonal Competition in 2000.
Venue: University Sports Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands (outdoor hard)
Dates: 21–24 July
Pools[edit]
| Pool A | NED | BLR | JPN | SLO | |
| 1 | Netherlands (2–1)
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3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Belarus (2–1)
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0–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Japan (1–2)
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1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| 4 |  Slovenia (1–2)
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2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Pool B | AUS | ARG | ROU | TPE | |
| 1 | Australia (3–0)
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3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Argentina (2–1)
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0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 3 |  Romania (1–2)
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1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei (0–3)
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Play-off[edit]
 Netherlands 0 |
University Sports Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands 24 July 1999 Plexipave (outdoors) |
 Australia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Americas Zone[edit]
- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I[edit]
Venue: Buenos Aires T.C., Buenos Aires, Argentina (outdoor clay)
Dates: 13–18 April
Participating teams[edit]
Group II[edit]
Venue: Costa Rica Country Club, San José, Costa Rica (outdoor hard)
Dates: 23–27 February
Participating teams[edit]
Asia/Oceania Zone[edit]
- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I[edit]
Venue: Thana City Golf Club, Samutpakarn, Thailand (outdoor hard)
Dates: 22–27 February
Participating teams[edit]
Group II[edit]
Venue: Thana City Golf Club, Samutpakarn, Thailand (outdoor hard)
Dates: 22–26 February
Participating teams[edit]
Europe/Africa Zone[edit]
- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I[edit]
Venue: La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain (outdoor clay)
Dates: 19–23 April
Participating teams[edit]
Group II[edit]
Venue: La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain (outdoor clay)
Dates: 26–30 April
Participating teams[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Netherlands v Australia". fedcup.com.
External links[edit]
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