1991 Federation Cup World Group

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The World Group was the highest level of Federation Cup competition in 1991. Thirty-two nations competed in a five-round knockout competition from 22 to 28 July. United States was the two-time defending champion, but Spain won the final to claim its first title.

Date22-28 July
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1991 Federation Cup World Group
Date22-28 July
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Champions

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Participating teams

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Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
China

Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary

Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Paraguay
Poland

Portugal
Romania
Soviet Union
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States
Yugoslavia
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Draw

First Round
22–23 July 		Second Round
24 July 		Quarterfinals
25–26 July 		Semifinals
27 July 		Final
28 July
               
   United States 2
   Netherlands 0
   United States 3
   Bulgaria 0
   Hungary 0
   Bulgaria 3
   United States 2
   Austria 1
   Finland 3
Q  Romania 0
   Finland 1
   Austria 2
Q  Portugal 0
   Austria 3
   United States 3
   Czechoslovakia 0
    Switzerland 2
   Argentina 0
    Switzerland 2
Q  China 1
   Brazil 0
Q  China 3
    Switzerland 1
   Czechoslovakia 2
   Czechoslovakia 2
   Sweden 0
   Czechoslovakia 2
   Soviet Union 1
Q  Paraguay 0
   Soviet Union 3
   United States 1
   Spain 2
   Great Britain 2
   New Zealand 0
   Great Britain 0
   Italy 2
Q  Israel 1
   Italy 2
   Italy 1
   Germany 2
   Canada 2
Q  Denmark 1
   Canada 1
   Germany 2
Q  Greece 0
   Germany 3
   Germany 0
   Spain 3
   France 1
Q  Poland 2
Q  Poland 1
   Indonesia 2
   Yugoslavia 0
   Indonesia 3
   Indonesia 0
   Spain 2
   Australia 2
   Japan 1
   Australia 0
   Spain 3
   Belgium 0
   Spain 2

First round

United States vs. Netherlands

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United States
2		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard
Netherlands
0
1 2 3
1 United States
Netherlands		 Zina Garrison-Jackson
Nicole Krijger-Jagerman		 7
5		 6
4		    
2 United States
Netherlands		 Jennifer Capriati
Manon Bollegraf		 6
2		 6
3		    
3 United States
Netherlands		  
 		       not
played
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[1]

Hungary vs. Bulgaria

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Hungary
0		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
22 July 1991
Hard
Bulgaria
3
1 2 3
1 Hungary
Bulgaria		 Petra Schmitt
Magdalena Maleeva		 1
6		 2
6		    
2 Hungary
Bulgaria		 Virág Csurgó
Katerina Maleeva		 0
6		 2
6		    
3 Hungary
Bulgaria		 Virág Csurgó / Ágnes Muzamel
Katerina Maleeva / Magdalena Maleeva		 1
6		 2
6		    
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Finland vs. Romania

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Finland
3		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
22 July 1991
Hard
Romania
0
1 2 3
1 Finland
Romania		 Nanne Dahlman
Ruxandra Dragomir		 6
0		 6
4		    
2 Finland
Romania		 Petra Thorén
Irina Spîrlea		 6
2		 6
2		    
3 Finland
Romania		 Anne Aallonen / Nanne Dahlman
Ruxandra Dragomir / Irina Spîrlea		 4
6		 6
2		 6
2		  
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Portugal vs. Austria

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Portugal
0		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard
Austria
3
1 2 3
1 Portugal
Austria		 Tânia Couto
Judith Wiesner		 2
6		 2
6		    
2 Portugal
Austria		 Sofia Prazeres
Barbara Paulus		 5
7		 0
6		    
3 Portugal
Austria		 Tânia Couto / Sofia Prazeres
Marion Maruska / Petra Schwarz		 1
6		 1
6		    
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Switzerland vs. Argentina

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Switzerland
2		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard
Argentina
0
1 2 3
1 Switzerland
Argentina		 Emanuela Zardo
Florencia Labat		 2
6		 6
2		 8
6		  
2 Switzerland
Argentina		 Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
Mercedes Paz		 6
0		 77
65		    
3 Switzerland
Argentina		  
 		       not
played
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Brazil vs. China

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Brazil
0		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
22 July 1991
Hard
China
3
1 2 3
1 Brazil
China		 Cláudia Chabalgoity
Tang Min		 5
7		 6
4		 0
6		  
2 Brazil
China		 Luciana Corsato
Li Fang		 0
6		 2
6		    
3 Brazil
China		 Luciana Corsato / Sabrina Giusto
Yang Li-Hua / Yi Jing-Qian		 2
6		 3
6		    
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Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden

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Czechoslovakia
2		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard
Sweden
0
1 2 3
1 Czechoslovakia
Sweden		 Radka Zrubáková
Maria Strandlund		 6
0		 6
1		    
2 Czechoslovakia
Sweden		 Jana Novotná
Cecilia Dahlman		 77
65		 6
2		    
3 Czechoslovakia
Sweden		  
 		       not
played
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Paraguay vs. Soviet Union

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Paraguay
0		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
22 July 1991
Hard
Soviet Union
3
1 2 3
1 Paraguay
Soviet Union		 Larissa Schaerer
Elena Brioukhovets		 4
6		 5
7		    
2 Paraguay
Soviet Union		 Rossana de los Ríos
Natasha Zvereva		 2
6		 2
6		    
3 Paraguay
Soviet Union		 Rossana de los Ríos / Larissa Schaerer
Natalia Medvedeva / Larisa Neiland		 3
6		 2
6		    
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Great Britain vs. New Zealand

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Great Britain
2		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard
New Zealand
0
1 2 3
1 United Kingdom
New Zealand		 Clare Wood
Claudine Toleafoa		 6
3		 6
2		    
2 United Kingdom
New Zealand		 Monique Javer
Belinda Cordwell		 6
3		 6
1		    
3 United Kingdom
New Zealand		  
 		       not
played
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Israel vs. Italy

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Israel
1		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard
Italy
2
1 2 3
1 Israel
Italy		 Ilana Berger
Linda Ferrando		 6
2		 4
6		 6
3		  
2 Israel
Italy		 Yael Segal
Raffaella Reggi		 6
0		 4
6		 4
6		  
3 Israel
Italy		 Ilana Berger / Limor Zaltz
Sandra Cecchini / Linda Ferrando		 3
6		 77
61		 3
6		  
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Canada vs. Denmark

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Canada
2		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard
Denmark
1
1 2 3
1 Canada
Denmark		 Rene Simpson
Karin Ptaszek		 2
6		 6
2		 4
6		  
2 Canada
Denmark		 Patricia Hy
Sofie Albinus		 7
5		 6
1		    
3 Canada
Denmark		 Jill Hetherington / Patricia Hy
Sofie Albinus / Karin Ptaszek		 6
3		 6
4		    
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Greece vs. Germany

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Greece
0		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard
Germany
3
1 2 3
1 Greece
Germany		 Christína Papadáki
Anke Huber		 6
3		 3
6		 3
6		  
2 Greece
Germany		 Angeliki Kanellopoulou
Steffi Graf		 1
6		 2
6		    
3 Greece
Germany		 Angeliki Kanellopoulou / Christína Papadáki
Steffi Graf / Barbara Rittner		 3
6		 0
6		    
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France vs. Poland

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France
1		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
22 July 1991
Hard
Poland
2
1 2 3
1 France
Poland		 Mary Pierce
Magdalena Feistel		 6
4		 6
2		    
2 France
Poland		 Nathalie Tauziat
Katarzyna Nowak		 6
4		 4
6		 4
6		  
3 France
Poland		 Mary Pierce / Nathalie Tauziat
Magdalena Feistel / Katarzyna Teodorowicz-Lisowska		 4
6		 4
6		    
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Yugoslavia vs. Indonesia

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Yugoslavia
0		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
22 July 1991
Hard
Indonesia
3
1 2 3
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Indonesia		 Ljudmila Pavlov
Suzanna Anggarkusuma		 3
6		 3
6		    
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Indonesia		 Nadin Ercegović
Yayuk Basuki		 4
6		 5
7		    
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Indonesia		 Nadin Ercegović / Ljudmila Pavlov
Yayuk Basuki / Suzanna Anggarkusuma		 2
6		 2
6		    
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Australia vs. Japan

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Australia
2		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
22 July 1991
Hard
Japan
1
1 2 3
1 Australia
Japan		 Nicole Provis
Akiko Kijimuta		 6
0		 6
1		    
2 Australia
Japan		 Rachel McQuillan
Naoko Sawamatsu		 4
6		 3
6		    
3 Australia
Japan		 Nicole Provis / Elizabeth Smylie
Kimiko Date / Maya Kidowaki		 6
3		 6
3		    
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Belgium vs. Spain

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Belgium
0		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard
Spain
2
1 2 3
1 Belgium
Spain		 Dominique Monami
Conchita Martínez		 3
6		 1
6		    
2 Belgium
Spain		 Sabine Appelmans
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 65
77		 3
6		    
3 Belgium
Spain		  
 		       not
played
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Second round

United States vs. Bulgaria

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United States
3		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard
Bulgaria
0
1 2 3
1 United States
Bulgaria		 Jennifer Capriati
Magdalena Maleeva		 7
5		 6
2		    
2 United States
Bulgaria		 Mary Joe Fernández
Katerina Maleeva		 6
2		 6
1		    
3 United States
Bulgaria		 Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson
Katerina Maleeva / Magdalena Maleeva		 6
2		 6
1		    
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Finland vs. Austria

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Finland
1		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard
Austria
2
1 2 3
1 Finland
Austria		 Nanne Dahlman
Judith Wiesner		 5
7		 1
6		    
2 Finland
Austria		 Petra Thorén
Barbara Paulus		 6
0		 6
3		    
3 Finland
Austria		 Anne Aallonen / Petra Thorén
Petra Schwarz / Judith Wiesner		 3
6		 68
710		    
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Switzerland vs. China

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Switzerland
2		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard
China
1
1 2 3
1 Switzerland
China		 Emanuela Zardo
Tang Min		 6
2		 5
7		 6
1		  
2 Switzerland
China		 Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
Li Fang		 65
77		 7
5		 6
2		  
3 Switzerland
China		 Cathy Caverzasio / Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
Li Fang / Yi Jing-Qian		 1
3		     retired
 
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Czechoslovakia vs. Soviet Union

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Czechoslovakia
2		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard
Soviet Union
1
1 2 3
1 Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union		 Radka Zrubáková
Elena Brioukhovets		 6
3		 3
6		 6
2		  
2 Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union		 Jana Novotná
Natasha Zvereva		 6
4		 6
1		    
3 Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union		 Eva Švíglerová / Radka Zrubáková
Larisa Neiland / Natasha Zvereva		 1
6		 4
6		    
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Great Britain vs. Italy

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Great Britain
0		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard
Italy
2
1 2 3
1 United Kingdom
Italy		 Monique Javer
Raffaella Reggi		 6
2		 64
77		 7
9		  
2 United Kingdom
Italy		 Jo Durie
Sandra Cecchini		 5
7		 4
6		    
3 United Kingdom
Italy		  
 		       not
played
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Canada vs. Germany

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Canada
1		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard
Germany
2
1 2 3
1 Canada
Germany		 Rene Simpson
Anke Huber		 4
6		 3
6		    
2 Canada
Germany		 Patricia Hy
Steffi Graf		 3
6		 6
3		 2
6		  
3 Canada
Germany		 Jill Hetherington / Patricia Hy
Anke Huber / Barbara Rittner		 5
7		 6
1		 6
2		  
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Poland vs. Indonesia

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Poland
1		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard
Indonesia
2
1 2 3
1 Poland
Indonesia		 Magdalena Feistel
Suzanna Anggarkusuma		 6
2		 6
1		    
2 Poland
Indonesia		 Katarzyna Nowak
Yayuk Basuki		 1
6		 1
6		    
3 Poland
Indonesia		 Magdalena Feistel / Katarzyna Teodorowicz-Lisowska
Yayuk Basuki / Suzanna Anggarkusuma		 1
6		 1
6		    
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Australia vs. Spain

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Australia
0		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard
Spain
3
1 2 3
1 Australia
Spain		 Nicole Provis
Conchita Martínez		 0
6		 6
2		 5
7		  
2 Australia
Spain		 Rachel McQuillan
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 1
6		 6
3		 2
6		  
3 Australia
Spain		 Kristin Godridge / Elizabeth Smylie
Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 3
6		 4
6		    
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Quarterfinals

United States vs. Austria

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United States
2		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
25 July 1991
Hard
Austria
1
1 2 3
1 United States
Austria		 Jennifer Capriati
Judith Wiesner		 2
6		 6
0		 6
8		  
2 United States
Austria		 Mary Joe Fernández
Barbara Paulus		 6
1		 6
1		    
3 United States
Austria		 Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson
Petra Schwarz / Judith Wiesner		 6
4		 6
1		    
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Switzerland vs. Czechoslovakia

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Switzerland
1		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
25 July 1991
Hard
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3
1 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia		 Emanuela Zardo
Radka Zrubáková		 1
6		 7
5		 4
6		  
2 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia		 Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
Jana Novotná		 4
6		 4
6		    
3 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia		 Cathy Caverzasio / Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
Jana Novotná / Regina Rajchrtová		 6
4		 2
1		    
retired
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Italy vs. Germany

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Italy
1		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
26 July 1991
Hard
Germany
2
1 2 3
1 Italy
Germany		 Raffaella Reggi
Barbara Rittner		 3
6		 6
1		 3
6		  
2 Italy
Germany		 Sandra Cecchini
Anke Huber		 2
6		 3
6		    
3 Italy
Germany		 Federica Bonsignori / Linda Ferrando
Anke Huber / Barbara Rittner		 1
0		      
retired
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Indonesia vs. Spain

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Indonesia
0		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
26 July 1991
Hard
Spain
2
1 2 3
1 Indonesia
Spain		 Suzanna Anggarkusuma
Conchita Martínez		 2
6		 0
6		    
2 Indonesia
Spain		 Yayuk Basuki
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 6
4		 5
7		 4
6		  
3 Indonesia
Spain		  
 		       not
played
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Semifinals

United States vs. Czechoslovakia

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United States
3		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
27 July 1991
Hard
Czechoslovakia
0
1 2 3
1 United States
Czechoslovakia		 Jennifer Capriati
Radka Zrubáková		 6
3		 6
1		    
2 United States
Czechoslovakia		 Mary Joe Fernández
Jana Novotná		 6
4		 0
6		 9
7		  
3 United States
Czechoslovakia		 Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson
Regina Rajchrtová / Eva Švíglerová		 6
2		 6
3		    
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Germany vs. Spain

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Germany
0		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
27 July 1991
Hard
Spain
3
1 2 3
1 Germany
Spain		 Barbara Rittner
Conchita Martínez		 4
6		 1
6		    
2 Germany
Spain		 Anke Huber
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 1
6		 6
2		 2
6		  
3 Germany
Spain		 Anke Huber / Barbara Rittner
Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 1
6		 1
6		    
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Final

United States vs. Spain

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United States
1		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
28 July 1991
Hard
Spain
2
1 2 3
1 United States
Spain		 Jennifer Capriati
Conchita Martínez		 4
6		 77
63		 6
1		  
2 United States
Spain		 Mary Joe Fernández
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 3
6		 4
6		    
3 United States
Spain		 Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson
Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 6
3		 1
6		 1
6		  
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1991 Federation Cup Champions
Spain
Spain
First title

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