1993 Federation Cup (tennis)

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The 1993 Federation Cup was the 31st edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 69 nations participated in the tournament. The World Group was held at the Walstadion Tennis Club in Frankfurt, Germany, from 19-25 July. Spain defeated Australia in the final, giving Spain their 2nd title.

Contents 1 American Zone 2 Asia/Oceania Zone 3 Europe/Africa Zone 4 World Group 5 Final 6 World Group Play-offs

[edit] American Zone

For more details on this topic, see 1993 Federation Cup American Zone.

Participating Teams

•  Bahamas
•  Barbados
•  Bolivia
•  Chile — advanced to World Group
•  Colombia — advanced to World Group
•  Costa Rica
•  Dominican Republic
•  Ecuador
•  El Salvador
•  Guatemala
•  Jamaica
•  Mexico
•  Paraguay
•  Peru — advanced to World Group
•  Puerto Rico
•  Trinidad and Tobago
•  Uruguay — advanced to World Group
•  Venezuela

[edit] Asia/Oceania Zone

For more details on this topic, see 1993 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone.

Participating Teams

•  China — advanced to World Group
•  Chinese Taipei
•  Indonesia — advanced to World Group
•  Lebanon
•  New Zealand — advanced to World Group
•  Philippines
•  Singapore
•  Sri Lanka
•  Thailand

[edit] Europe/Africa Zone

For more details on this topic, see 1993 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone.

Participating Teams

•  Belgium — advanced to World Group
•  Croatia — advanced to World Group
•  Estonia
•  Great Britain — advanced to World Group
•  Greece
•  Hungary
•  Ireland
•  Israel — advanced to World Group
•  Latvia — advanced to World Group
•  Lithuania
•  Luxembourg
•  Malta
•  Norway
•  Portugal
•  Romania
•  Russia
•  Senegal
•  Slovenia
•  Tunisia
•  Turkey
•  Ukraine
•  Zimbabwe

[edit] World Group

All ties were played at the Walstadion Tennis Club in Frankfurt, Germany, on clay courts.

1st round 19-20 July					2nd round 21 July					Quarterfinals 22-23 July					Semifinals 24 July					Final 25 July
	Spain	3
	Great Britain	0				Spain	3
	Poland	1				Indonesia	0
	Indonesia	2									Spain	3
	Latvia	2									Netherlands	0
	Belgium	1				Latvia	0
	Croatia	0				Netherlands	3
	Netherlands	3														Spain	2
	South Africa	1														France	1
	Czech Republic	2				Czech Republic	2
	Italy	3				Italy	1
	Israel	0									Czech Republic	0
	Sweden	3									France	3
	Uruguay	0				Sweden	0
	Canada	1				France	3
	France	2																			Spain	3
	United States	3																			Australia	0
	Switzerland	0				United States	2
	China	2				China	1
	Peru	1									United States	1
	New Zealand	0									Argentina	2
	Argentina	3				Argentina	2
	South Korea	1				Bulgaria	1
	Bulgaria	2														Argentina	1
	Japan	3														Australia	2
	Colombia	0				Japan	1
	Chile	0				Finland	2
	Finland	3									Finland	0
	Austria	1									Australia	3
	Denmark	2				Denmark	0
	Australia	2				Australia	3
	Germany	1

First round losers play in World Group Play-offs.

[edit] Final

Australia 0	Walstadion Tennis Club, Frankfurt, Germany 25 July 1993 clay		Spain 3
1 2 3 1 Michelle Jaggard-Lai Conchita Martínez 0 6 2 6     2 Nicole Provis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2 6 3 6     3 Elizabeth Smylie / Rennae Stubbs Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 3 1 6 3 6

[edit] World Group Play-offs

Winning Team	Score	Losing Team
Canada	3-0	Uruguay
South Korea	3-0	New Zealand
South Africa	2-1	Israel
Germany	2-1	Austria
Colombia	2-1	Chile
Croatia	2-1	Belgium
Poland	2-1	Great Britain
Switzerland	2-1	Peru

• Winning teams remain in World Group in 1994.
• Losing teams relegated to Zonal competition in 1994.

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