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The 1995 Fed Cup was the 33rd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis, and the first to bear the name Fed Cup. Major changes to the tournament's structure went into effect for 1995. The format was changed to a multi-tiered league system, similar to the Davis Cup, and a Group II was added to the existing Group I at the Zonal level. The World Group was reduced to 8 teams, and the World Group II was added with another 8 teams. Ties were played at home sites, rather than all in one location, as before. Play-offs determined promotions and relegations between the World groups and WGII and Group I. Two singles rubbers were added to the ties, which become best of 5.

87 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Spain defeated the United States at the Valencia Tennis Club in Valencia, Spain, on 25-26 November, giving Spain their third title.

[edit] World Group I

For more details on this topic, see 1995 Fed Cup World Group I.

Participating Teams
Austria	Bulgaria	France	Germany
Japan	South Africa	Spain	United States

[edit] Draw

1st Round
21-23 April

Semifinals
22-23 July

Final
25-26 November

Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor carpet)

Spain

3

Bulgaria

2

Santander, Spain (clay)

Spain

2

Freiburg, Germany (clay)

Germany

3

Japan

1

Germany

4

Valencia, Spain (clay)

Spain

3

Metz, France (clay)

United States

2

France

3

South Africa

2

Wilmington, NC, United States (indoor carpet)

France

2

Aventura, FL, United States (hard)

United States

3

Austria

0

United States

5

[edit] Final

Spain
3

Valencia T.C., Valencia, Spain
25-26 November 1995
clay

United States
2

		1	2	3
1	Conchita Martínez Chanda Rubin	7 5	7 6⁴
2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Mary Joe Fernández	6 3	6 2
3	Conchita Martínez Mary Joe Fernández	6 3	6 4
4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Chanda Rubin	6 1	4 6	4 6
5	Virginia Ruano Pascual / María Sánchez Lorenzo Lindsay Davenport / Gigi Fernández	3 6	6⁴ 7

[edit] World Group I Play-offs

Date: 22-23 July

Venue (surface)	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team
Gifu, Japan (indoor carpet)	Japan	5-0	Canada
Noordwijk, Netherlands (outdoor carpet)	Austria	4-1	Netherlands
San Miguel, Argentina (clay)	Argentina	5-0	Australia
Bloemfontein, South Africa (hard)	South Africa	5-0	Bulgaria

Argentina promoted to World Group I in 1996.
Austria, Japan, and South Africa remain in World Group I in 1996.
Australia, Canada, and Netherlands remain in World Group II in 1996.
Bulgaria relegated to World Group II in 1996.

[edit] World Group II

For more details on this topic, see 1995 Fed Cup World Group II.

Date: 22-23 April

Venue (surface)	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team
Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)	Argentina	3-2	Indonesia
Perth, Australia (grass)	Australia	3-2	Slovakia
Ancona, Italy (clay)	Canada	3-2	Italy
Västerås, Sweden (indoor carpet)	Netherlands	5-0	Sweden

Winning teams advance to World Group I Play-offs, losing teams play in World Group II Play-offs.

[edit] World Group II Play-offs

Date: 22-23 July

Venue (surface)	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)	Czech Republic	4-1	Sweden
Ostend, Belgium (clay)	Belgium	3-2	South Korea
Salerno, Italy (clay)	Indonesia	3-2	Italy
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)	Slovakia	5-0	Paraguay