1993 Federation Cup (tennis)

The 1993 Federation Cup was the 31st edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. Spain defeated Australia in the final, giving Spain their 2nd title. This was Australia's first final since 1984.

Qualifying Rounds

• Nations in bold qualified for the World Group.

Americas Zone

Further information: 1993 Federation Cup Americas Zone

Venue: Palmas del Mar, Humacao, Puerto Rico (outdoor hard)

Dates: April 19–24

Participating Teams

Bahamas  Barbados  Bolivia  Chile  Colombia  Costa Rica  Dominican Republic  Ecuador  El Salvador

Guatemala  Jamaica  Mexico  Paraguay  Peru  Puerto Rico  Trinidad and Tobago  Uruguay  Venezuela

Asia/Oceania Zone

Further information: 1993 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka (outdoor clay)

Dates: May 4–5

Participating Teams

China  Chinese Taipei  Indonesia  Lebanon  New Zealand

Philippines  Singapore  Sri Lanka  Thailand

Europe/Africa Zone

Further information: 1993 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Venue: City of Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, England (outdoor hard)

Dates: May 10–15

Participating Teams

Belgium  Croatia  Estonia  Great Britain  Greece  Hungary  Ireland  Israel  Latvia  Lithuania  Luxembourg

Malta  Norway  Portugal  Romania  Russia  Senegal  Slovenia  Tunisia  Turkey  Ukraine  Zimbabwe

World Group

Further information: 1993 Federation Cup World Group

Venue: Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany (outdoor clay)

Dates: July 19–25

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Austria	Belgium	Bulgaria	Canada	Chile	China
Colombia	Croatia	Czech Republic	Denmark	Finland	France	Germany	Great Britain
Indonesia	Israel	Italy	Japan	Latvia	Netherlands	New Zealand	Peru
Poland	South Africa	South Korea	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States	Uruguay

Draw

	First Round 19–20 July					Second Round 21 July					Quarterfinals 22–23 July					Semifinals 24 July					Final 25 July
		Germany	1
		Australia	2
							Australia	3
							Denmark	0
		Austria	1
		Denmark	2
												Australia	3
											Finland	0
	Q	Chile	0
		Finland	3
							Finland	2
							Japan	1
	Q	Colombia	0
		Japan	3
																	Australia	2
																	Argentina	1
		Argentina	3
	Q	New Zealand	0
							Argentina	2
							Bulgaria	1
		South Korea	1
		Bulgaria	2
												Argentina	2
											United States	1
	Q	China	2
	Q	Peru	1
						Q	China	1
							United States	2
		Switzerland	0
		United States	3
																						Australia	0
																						Spain	3
		Czech Republic	2
		South Africa	1
							Czech Republic	2
							Italy	1
		Italy	3
	Q	Israel	0
												Czech Republic	0
											France	3
		Sweden	3
	Q	Uruguay	0
							Sweden	0
							France	3
		Canada	1
		France	2
																	France	1
																	Spain	2
		Netherlands	3
	Q	Croatia	0
							Netherlands	3
						Q	Latvia	0
	Q	Latvia	2
	Q	Belgium	1
												Netherlands	0
											Spain	3
		Poland	1
	Q	Indonesia	2
						Q	Indonesia	0
							Spain	3
	Q	Great Britain	0
		Spain	3

World Group Play-offs

Further information: 1993 Federation Cup World Group Play-offs

Venue: Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany (outdoor clay)

Dates: July 22

The sixteen teams that lost in the World Group first round ties played off in eight randomly drawn ties. The winners remained in the World Group, while the losers were relegated to Zonal Competition in 1994.

Winning Team	Score	Losing Team
Canada	3–0	Uruguay
South Korea	3–0	New Zealand
South Africa	2–1	Israel
Germany	2–1	Austria
Colombia	2–1	Chile
Croatia	2–1	Belgium
Poland	2–1	Great Britain
Switzerland	2–1	Peru

External links

• 1993 Fed Cup