1996 Fed Cup World Group play-offs

The World Group play-offs were four ties which involved the losing nations of the World Group first round and the winning nations of the World Group II. Nations that won their play-off ties entered the 1997 World Group, while losing nations joined the 1997 World Group II.

Austria vs. Germany

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Austria
1
Werzer Arena, Pörtschach, Austria
13–14 July 1996
Red clay (outdoors)

Germany
4
1 2 3
1 Austria
Germany
Barbara Paulus
Anke Huber
4
6
3
6
   
2 Austria
Germany
Judith Wiesner
Steffi Graf
1
6
6
3
2
6
 
3 Austria
Germany
Barbara Schett
Steffi Graf
3
6
2
6
   
4 Austria
Germany
Judith Wiesner
Anke Huber
3
6
63
77
   
5 Austria
Germany
Barbara Schett / Melanie Schnell
Sabine Hack / Christina Singer
6
3
6
4
   

[1]

Czech Republic vs. Argentina

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Czech Republic
3
Lokomotive Hall, Plzeň, Czech Republic
13–14 July 1996
Supreme carpet (indoors)

Argentina
1
1 2 3
1 Czech Republic
Argentina
Helena Suková
Florencia Labat
7
5
6
3
   
2 Czech Republic
Argentina
Jana Novotná
Mercedes Paz
6
1
6
2
   
3 Czech Republic
Argentina
Ludmila Richterová
Florencia Labat
3
6
    retired
 
4 Czech Republic
Argentina
Helena Suková
Mercedes Paz
65
77
6
1
6
2
 
5 Czech Republic
Argentina
Jana Novotná / Helena Suková
Florencia Labat / Mercedes Paz
      not
played

[2]

South Africa vs. Belgium

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South Africa
1
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa
13–14 July 1996
Plexipave (outdoors)

Belgium
4
1 2 3
1 South Africa
Belgium
Mariaan de Swardt
Sabine Appelmans
6
0
3
6
2
6
 
2 South Africa
Belgium
Amanda Coetzer
Dominique Van Roost
2
6
3
6
   
3 South Africa
Belgium
Amanda Coetzer
Sabine Appelmans
3
6
6
3
0
6
 
4 South Africa
Belgium
Mariaan de Swardt
Dominique Van Roost
7
5
6
3
   
5 South Africa
Belgium
Amanda Coetzer / Mariaan de Swardt
Laurence Courtois / Nancy Feber
2
6
6
3
0
6
 

[3]

Slovakia vs. Netherlands

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Slovakia
2
Slovan Kerametal Tennis Club, Bratislava, Slovakia
13–14 July 1996
Red clay (outdoors)

Netherlands
3
1 2 3
1 Slovakia
Netherlands
Henrieta Nagyová
Miriam Oremans
1
6
4
6
   
2 Slovakia
Netherlands
Karina Habšudová
Kristie Boogert
4
6
2
6
   
3 Slovakia
Netherlands
Karina Habšudová
Miriam Oremans
6
1
6
3
   
4 Slovakia
Netherlands
Henrieta Nagyová
Kristie Boogert
6
4
1
6
0
6
 
5 Slovakia
Netherlands
Karina Habšudová / Radka Zrubáková
Manon Bollegraf / Caroline Vis
6
4
6
3
   

[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Austria v Germany". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Czech Republic v Argentina". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "South Africa v Belgium". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Slovakia v Netherlands". fedcup.com.

See also

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