The 2006 Fed Cup was the 44th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.
Contents
- World Group Play offs
- World Group II
- World Group II Play offs
- Americas Zone
- Group I
- Group II
- AsiaOceania Zone
- EuropeAfrica Zone
- Group III
- Rankings
- References
The final took place at Spiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium, on 16–17 September. The home team, Belgium, lost to Italy, 2–3, giving Italy their first title in their first final and Belgium's second final.
World Group Play-offs
The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Austria, France, Germany and Russia), and four winners of the World Group II ties (China, Croatia, Czech Republic and Japan) entered the draw for the World Group Play-offs.
Date: 15–16 July
World Group II
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2006. Winners will advance to the World Group Play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II Play-offs.
Date: 22–23 April
World Group II Play-offs
The four losing teams from World Group II (Argentina, Indonesia, Switzerland and Thailand) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Israel and Slovakia), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Australia), and one team from the Americas Zone (Canada).
Date: 14–15 July
Americas Zone
Group I
Venue: Club Campestre de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia (outdoor clay)
Dates: 19–22 April
Group II
Venue: Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor hard)
Dates: 18–20 April
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
Venue: Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea (outdoor hard)
Dates: 20–22 April
Group II
Venue: Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea (outdoor hard)
Dates: 20–21 April
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
Venue: TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (outdoor clay)
Dates: 17–22 April
Group II
Venue: Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)
Dates: 26–29 April
Group III
Venue: Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)
Dates: 26–29 April
Rankings
The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.