The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1999. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. Spain was the defending champion, but they were defeated in the first round by Italy. United States defeated Italy, and then Russia in the final to claim their 16th title.
1999 Fed Cup World Group | |
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Date | 17 April – 19 September |
Edition | 9th |
Champions | |
United States |
Participating teams edit
Participating teams | |||
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Croatia |
France |
Italy |
Russia |
Slovakia |
Spain |
Switzerland |
United States |
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 | |||||||||||
First round edit
Spain vs. Italy edit
Spain 2 |
Palapentimele, Reggio Calabria, Italy 17–18 April 1999 Carpet (indoors) |
Italy 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Croatia vs. United States edit
Croatia 0 |
Raleigh Racquet Club, Raleigh, NC, United States 17–18 April 1999 Har-Tru clay (outdoors) |
United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. Russia edit
France 2 |
Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 17–18 April 1999 Supreme carpet (indoors) |
Russia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Slovakia vs. Switzerland edit
Slovakia 5 |
Saal Sports Hall, Zürich, Switzerland 17–18 April 1999 Greenset Trophy carpet (indoors) |
Switzerland 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals edit
Italy vs. United States edit
Italy 1 |
Ancona Tennis Association, Ancona, Italy 24–25 July 1999 Red clay (outdoors) |
United States 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Russia vs. Slovakia edit
Russia 3 |
Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 24–25 July 1999 Red clay (indoors) |
Slovakia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final edit
United States vs. Russia edit
United States 4 |
Taube Tennis Stadium, Stanford, CA, United States 18–19 September 1999 Plexipave (outdoors) |
Russia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1999 Fed Cup Champions |
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United States Sixteenth title |
References edit
- ^ "Spain v Italy". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Croatia v United States". fedcup.com.
- ^ "France v Russia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Slovakia v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Italy v United States". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Russia v Slovakia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "United States v Russia". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-23. Retrieved 2012-04-25.