1996 Fed Cup World Group
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The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1996. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. Spain was the three-time defending champion, but they were defeated in the final by the finalist from the last two years, the United States, who captured their fifteenth title.
Date27 April – 29 September
Edition6th
| 1996 Fed Cup World Group | |
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| Date | 27 April – 29 September |
| Edition | 6th |
| Champions | |
 United States | |
Participating teams
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 Argentina |
 Austria |
 France |
 Germany |
 Japan |
 South Africa |
 Spain |
United States |
Draw
| Quarterfinals 27–28 April | Semifinals 13–14 July | Final 28–29 September | |||||||||||
| Murcia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Spain | 3 | |||||||||||
| Bayonne, France (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
| South Africa | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Spain | 3 | |||||||||||
| Amiens, France (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | France | 2 | |||||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | France | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Spain | 0 | |||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | United States | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Germany | 2 | |||||||||||
| Nagoya, Japan (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Salzburg, Austria (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | United States | 5 | |||||||||||
| Austria | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | United States | 3 | |||||||||||
First round
Spain vs. South Africa
 Spain 3 |
Murcia Tennis Club, Murcia, Spain 27–28 April 1996 Red clay (outdoors) |
 South Africa 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Argentina vs. France
 Argentina 2 |
Amiens Coliseum, Amiens, France 27–28 April 1996 Red clay (outdoors) |
 France 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Germany vs. Japan
 Germany 2 |
Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan 27–28 April 1996 DecoTurf (indoors) |
 Japan 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Austria vs. United States
 Austria 2 |
Hellbrunn Stadium, Salzburg, Austria 27–28 April 1996 Red clay (outdoors) |
 United States 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
Spain vs. France
Spain 3 |
Lauga Hall, Bayonne, France 13–14 July 1996 Supreme carpet (indoors) |
France 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Japan vs. United States
Japan 0 |
Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Japan 13–14 July 1996 Supreme carpet (indoors) |
United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Spain vs. United States
Spain 0 |
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 28–29 September 1996 Supreme carpet (indoors) |
United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1996 Fed Cup Champions |
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United States Fifteenth title |