| Details | |
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| Duration | 22 April – 17 September |
| Edition | 44th |
| Achievements (singles) | |
←2005 2007 → | |
The2006 Fed Cup was the 44th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women'stennis.
The final took place atSpiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium, on 16–17 September. The home team,Belgium, lost toItaly, 2–3, giving Italy their first title in their first final and Belgium's second final.[1][2]
| Participating Teams | |||
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 Austria |  Belgium |  France |  Germany |
 Italy |  Russia |  Spain |  United States |
| Quarterfinals 22–23 April | Semifinals 15–16 July | Final 16–17 September | |||||||||||
| Liège,Belgium (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Russia | 2 | |||||||||||
| Ostend,Belgium (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Belgium | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Ettenheim,Germany (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| 4 | United States | 1 | |||||||||||
| Germany | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Charleroi,Belgium (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
| 4 | United States | 3 | |||||||||||
| Belgium | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Valencia, Spain (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Spain | 5 | |||||||||||
| Zaragoza,Spain (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| Austria | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Spain | 1 | |||||||||||
| Nancy, France (Indoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Italy | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | France | 1 | |||||||||||
The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Austria, France, Germany and Russia), and four winners of the World Group II ties (China, Croatia, Czech Republic and Japan) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs.
Date: 15–16 July
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo, Japan | Indoor hard |  Japan | 5–0 | Austria |
| Cagnes-sur-Mer,France | Outdoor clay | France | 3–2 |  Czech Republic |
| Beijing,China | Indoor hard |  China | 4–1 | Germany |
| Umag,Croatia | Outdoor clay |  Croatia | 2–3 | Russia |
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2006. Winners will advance to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs.
Date: 22–23 April
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo, Japan | Indoor hard | Japan | 4–1 |  Switzerland |
| Zagreb,Croatia | Indoor carpet | Croatia | 3–2 |  Argentina |
| Bangkok,Thailand | Outdoor hard |  Thailand | 1–4 | Czech Republic |
| Jakarta,Indonesia | Outdoor hard |  Indonesia | 0–4 | China |
The four losing teams from World Group II (Argentina, Indonesia, Switzerland and Thailand) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Israel and Slovakia), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Australia), and one team from the Americas Zone (Canada).
Date: 14–15 July
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramat HaSharon,Israel | Outdoor hard |  Israel | w/o | Indonesia |
| Edmonton,Canada | Outdoor hard |  Canada | 3–2 | Argentina |
| Bratislava,Slovakia | Indoor hard |  Slovakia | 5–0 | Thailand |
| Chavannes-de-Bogis,Switzerland | Outdoor hard | Switzerland | 0–5 |  Australia |
Venue:Club Campestre de Medellín,Medellín,Colombia (outdoor clay)
Dates: 19–22 April
Venue:Parque del Este,Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic (outdoor hard)
Dates: 18–20 April
Venue:Olympic Park,Seoul,South Korea (outdoor hard)
Dates: 20–22 April
Venue:Olympic Park,Seoul,South Korea (outdoor hard)
Dates: 20–21 April
Venue:TC Lokomotiv,Plovdiv,Bulgaria (outdoor clay)
Dates: 17–22 April
Venue:Club Ali Bey,Manavgat,Antalya,Turkey (outdoor clay)
Dates: 26–29 April
Venue:Club Ali Bey,Manavgat,Antalya,Turkey (outdoor clay)
Dates: 26–29 April
The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.[3]
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| World Group II | |
| 2025 BJK Cup finals teams | |
| Former World Group teams (in the current format, since 1995) | |
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