| Details | |
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| Duration | 17 April – 19 September |
| Edition | 37th |
| Achievements (singles) | |
←1998 2000 → | |
The1999 Fed Cup was the 37th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women'stennis. In the finals, theUnited States defeatedRussia at Taube Tennis Stadium inStanford, CA,United States, on 18–19 September, giving the Americans their 16th title.[1]
| Quarterfinals 17–18 April | Semifinals 24–25 July | Final 18–19 September | |||||||||||
| Reggio Calabria,Italy (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Ancona,Italy (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Raleigh, NC,United States (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Stanford, CA,United States (Outdoor hard) | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Moscow,Russia (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Moscow,Russia (Indoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Zürich,Switzerland (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1998. Winners advanced to the World Group for 2000, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs.
Date: 17–18 April
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 's-Hertogenbosch,Netherlands | Indoor carpet | 0–5 | ||
| Minsk,Belarus | Indoor clay | 1–4 | ||
| Klagenfurt,Austria | Outdoor clay | 3–2 | ||
| Hamburg,Germany | Outdoor clay | 3–2 |
The four losing teams from World Group II (Australia, Belarus, Japan and Netherlands) were divided into two pools of four with qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Romania and Slovenia), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Chinese Taipei), and one team from the Americas Zone (Argentina).
The two top teams from each pool played-off against each, with the winner promoted to2000 World Group. All other teams were relegated to Zonal Competition in 2000.
Venue:University Sports Centre,Amsterdam,Netherlands (outdoor hard)
Dates: 21–24 July
| Pool A | NED | BLR | JPN | SLO | |
| 1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Pool B | AUS | ARG | ROU | TPE | |
| 1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Netherlands 0 | University Sports Centre,Amsterdam, Netherlands 24 July 1999 Plexipave (outdoors) | Australia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue: Buenos Aires T.C.,Buenos Aires,Argentina (outdoor clay)
Dates: 13–18 April
Venue:Costa Rica Country Club,San José,Costa Rica (outdoor hard)
Dates: 23–27 February
Venue:Thana City Golf Club,Samutpakarn,Thailand (outdoor hard)
Dates: 22–27 February
Venue:Thana City Golf Club,Samutpakarn,Thailand (outdoor hard)
Dates: 22–26 February
Venue:La Manga Club,Murcia,Spain (outdoor clay)
Dates: 19–23 April
Venue:La Manga Club,Murcia,Spain (outdoor clay)
Dates: 26–30 April