1999 Fed Cup World Group

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1999 Fed Cup World Group
Date17 April – 19 September
Edition9th
Champions

United States
← 1998 · Fed Cup · 2000 →

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.

Participating teams[edit]

Participating teams

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 Spain2
Ancona, Italy (Outdoor clay)
 Italy3
 Italy1
Raleigh, NC, United States (Outdoor clay)
4 United States4
 Croatia0
Stanford, CA, United States (Outdoor hard)
4 United States5
4 United States4
Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet)
 Russia1
3 France2
Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay)
 Russia3
 Russia3
Zürich, Switzerland (Indoor carpet)
 Slovakia2
 Slovakia5
2  Switzerland0

First round[edit]

Spain vs. Italy[edit]


Spain
2 		Palapentimele, Reggio Calabria, Italy
17–18 April 1999
Carpet (indoors)
Italy
3
1 2 3
1 Spain
Italy 		Magüi Serna
Rita Grande 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2 Spain
Italy 		Virginia Ruano Pascual
Silvia Farina 		7
5 		3
6 		0
6 		 
3 Spain
Italy 		Magüi Serna
Silvia Farina 		6
3 		64
77 		4
6 		 
4 Spain
Italy 		Virginia Ruano Pascual
Rita Grande 		4
6 		1
6 		   
5 Spain
Italy 		Gala León García / María Sánchez Lorenzo
Tathiana Garbin / Adriana Serra Zanetti 		7
5 		6
0 		   

[1]

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
1 2 3
1 Croatia
United States 		Iva Majoli
Chanda Rubin 		65
77 		6
4 		8
10 		 
2 Croatia
United States 		Silvija Talaja
Monica Seles 		3
6 		1
6 		   
3 Croatia
United States 		Iva Majoli
Monica Seles 		0
6 		3
6 		   
4 Croatia
United States 		Silvija Talaja
Chanda Rubin 		3
6 		4
6 		   
5 Croatia
United States 		Iva Majoli / Silvija Talaja
Chanda Rubin / Monica Seles 		3
6 		2
6 		   

[2]

France vs. Russia[edit]


France
2 		Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia
17–18 April 1999
Supreme carpet (indoors)
Russia
3
1 2 3
1 France
Russia 		Amélie Mauresmo
Elena Likhovtseva 		6
2 		6
2 		   
2 France
Russia 		Nathalie Tauziat
Tatiana Panova 		4
6 		2
6 		   
3 France
Russia 		Nathalie Tauziat
Elena Likhovtseva 		2
6 		4
6 		   
4 France
Russia 		Amélie Mauresmo
Tatiana Panova 		6
2 		5
7 		6
1 		 
5 France
Russia 		Amélie Mauresmo / Nathalie Tauziat
Elena Likhovtseva / Elena Makarova 		0
6 		65
77 		   

[3]

Slovakia vs. Switzerland[edit]


Slovakia
5 		Saal Sports Hall, Zürich, Switzerland
17–18 April 1999
Greenset Trophy carpet (indoors)
Switzerland
0
1 2 3
1 Slovakia
Switzerland 		Karina Habšudová
Emmanuelle Gagliardi 		710
68 		6
0 		   
2 Slovakia
Switzerland 		Henrieta Nagyová
Caecilia Charbonnier 		6
2 		5
7 		6
2 		 
3 Slovakia
Switzerland 		Henrieta Nagyová
Emmanuelle Gagliardi 		3
6 		6
1 		6
3 		 
4 Slovakia
Switzerland 		Karina Habšudová
Caecilia Charbonnier 		6
4 		6
4 		   
5 Slovakia
Switzerland 		Karina Habšudová / Henrieta Nagyová
Laura Bao / Caecilia Charbonnier 		6
2 		79
67 		   

[4]

Semifinals[edit]

Italy vs. United States[edit]


Italy
1 		Ancona Tennis Association, Ancona, Italy
24–25 July 1999
Red clay (outdoors)
United States
4
1 2 3
1 Italy
United States 		Rita Grande
Venus Williams 		2
6 		3
6 		   
2 Italy
United States 		Silvia Farina
Monica Seles 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		 
3 Italy
United States 		Silvia Farina
Venus Williams 		1
6 		1
6 		   
4 Italy
United States 		Rita Grande
Serena Williams 		1
6 		1
6 		   
5 Italy
United States 		Tathiana Garbin / Adriana Serra Zanetti
Serena Williams / Venus Williams 		2
6 		2
6 		   

[5]

Russia vs. Slovakia[edit]


Russia
3 		Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia
24–25 July 1999
Red clay (indoors)
Slovakia
2
1 2 3
1 Russia
Slovakia 		Elena Likhovtseva
Ľudmila Cervanová 		7
5 		65
77 		6
3 		 
2 Russia
Slovakia 		Tatiana Panova
Karina Habšudová 		65
77 		1
6 		   
3 Russia
Slovakia 		Elena Likhovtseva
Karina Habšudová 		3
6 		6
4 		6
2 		 
4 Russia
Slovakia 		Tatiana Panova
Ľudmila Cervanová 		6
4 		6
4 		   
5 Russia
Slovakia 		Elena Dementieva / Elena Makarova
Ľudmila Cervanová / Daniela Hantuchová 		5
7 		65
77 		   

[6]

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
1 2 3
1 United States
Russia 		Venus Williams
Elena Likhovtseva 		6
3 		6
4 		   
2 United States
Russia 		Lindsay Davenport
Elena Dementieva 		6
4 		6
0 		   
3 United States
Russia 		Lindsay Davenport
Elena Likhovtseva 		6
4 		6
4 		   
4 United States
Russia 		Venus Williams
Elena Dementieva 		6
1 		3
6 		65
77 		 
5 United States
Russia 		Serena Williams / Venus Williams
Elena Dementieva / Elena Makarova 		6
2 		6
1 		   

[7]

1999 Fed Cup Champions
United States
United States
Sixteenth title

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Spain v Italy". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Croatia v United States". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "France v Russia". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Slovakia v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Italy v United States". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Russia v Slovakia". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "United States v Russia". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-23. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

See also[edit]

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