The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup women's tennis competition in 2005. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. Russia was the defending champion, and they reached the final alongside, for a second consecutive time, France. Russia defeated France once again, giving them their second title.
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Participating teams
Participating teams | |||
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Argentina |
Austria |
Belgium |
France |
Italy |
Russia |
Spain |
United States |
Draw
Quarterfinals 23–24 April | Semifinals 9–10 July | Final 17–18 September | |||||||||||
Brindisi, Italy (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
1 | Russia | 4 | |||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) | |||||||||||||
Italy | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Russia | 4 | |||||||||||
Delray Beach, Florida, United States (Outdoor hard) | |||||||||||||
4 | United States | 1 | |||||||||||
Belgium | 0 | ||||||||||||
Paris, France (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
4 | United States | 5 | |||||||||||
1 | Russia | 3 | |||||||||||
Jerez, Spain (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
2 | France | 2 | |||||||||||
3 | Spain | 3 | |||||||||||
Aix-en-Provence, France (Outdoor hard) | |||||||||||||
Argentina | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Spain | 1 | |||||||||||
Pörtschach, Austria (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
2 | France | 3 | |||||||||||
Austria | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | France | 4 | |||||||||||
First round
Russia vs. Italy
Russia 4 |
Circolo Tennis Brindisi, Brindisi, Italy 23–24 April 2005 Clay (outdoors) |
Italy 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Belgium vs. United States
Belgium 0 |
Delray Beach Tennis Center, Delray Beach, Florida, United States 23–24 April 2005 Playpave (outdoors) |
United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spain vs. Argentina
Spain 3 |
Club Nazaret, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain 23–24 April 2005 Clay (outdoors) |
Argentina 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Austria vs. France
Austria 1 |
Werzer Arena, Pörtschach, Austria 23–24 April 2005 Clay (outdoors) |
France 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
Russia vs. United States
Russia 4 |
Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 9–10 July 2005 Clay (indoors) |
United States 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spain vs. France
Spain 1 |
Ligue de Provence de Tennis, Aix en Provence, France 9–10 July 2005 Greenset hard (outdoors) |
France 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Russia vs. France
Russia 3 |
Court Philippe Chatrier, Paris, France 17–18 September 2005 Red clay (outdoors) |
France 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2005 Fed Cup champions |
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Russia Second title |
References
- ^ "Russia v Italy". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Belgium v United States". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Spain v Argentina". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Austria v France". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Russia v United States". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Spain v France". fedcup.com.
- ^ "France v Russia". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 2006-06-30.