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The 1996 Fed Cup was the 34th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 8 teams competed in the World Group and 87 nations competed in total. The final took place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey in the United States on 28-29 September, with the United States defeating Spain to give the USA their 15th title.
World Group I
| Participating Teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Fed-big | Template:Fed-big | Template:Fed-big | Template:Fed-big |
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Draw
Final
World Group I Play-offs
Template:Details Date: 13-14 July
| Venue (surface) | Home Team | Score | Visiting Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilsen, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | Template:Fed | 3-1 | Template:Fed |
| Pörtschach, Austria (clay) | Template:Fed | 1-4 | Template:Fed |
| Bratislava, Slovakia (clay) | Template:Fed | 2-3 | Template:Fed |
| Bloemfontein, South Africa (hard) | Template:Fed | 1-4 | Template:Fed |
- Belgium, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands promoted to World Group I in 1997.
- Germany remain in World Group I in 1997.
- Slovakia remain in World Group II in 1997.
- Argentina, Austria and South Africa relegated to World Group II in 1997.
World Group II
Template:Details Date: 27-28 April
| Venue (surface) | Home Team | Score | Visiting Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay) | Template:Fed | 0-5 | Template:Fed |
| Kampen, Netherlands (clay) | Template:Fed | 4-1 | Template:Fed |
| Vancouver, Canada (hard) | Template:Fed | 0-3 | Template:Fed |
| Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | Template:Fed | 2-3 | Template:Fed |
- Slovakia, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and Belgium advance to World Group I Play-offs.
- Bulgaria, Australia, Canada and Indonesia to play in World Group II Play-offs.
World Group II Play-offs
Template:Details Date: 13-14 July
| Venue (surface) | Home Team | Score | Visiting Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viña del Mar, Chile (clay) | Template:Fed | 0-5 | Template:Fed |
| Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay) | Template:Fed | 1-4 | Template:Fed |
| Aurora, Canada (clay) | Template:Fed | 2-3 | Template:Fed |
| Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | Template:Fed | 2-3 | Template:Fed |
- Croatia, South Korea, and Switzerland promoted to World Group II in 1997.
- Australia remain in World Group II in 1997.
- Chile (AM) remain in Zonal Group I in 1997.
- Bulgaria (EPA), Canada (AM) and Indonesia (AO) relegated to Zonal Group I in 1997.
Americas Zone
Group I
- Participating Teams
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed — advanced to World Group II Play-offs
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed — relegated to Group II in 1997
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed — relegated to Group II in 1997
- Template:Fed
Group II
- Participating Teams
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed — promoted to Group I in 1997
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed — promoted to Group I in 1997
- Template:Fed
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
- Participating Teams
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed — relegated to Group II in 1997
- Template:Fed — relegated to Group II in 1997
- Template:Fed — advanced to World Group II Play-offs
- Template:Fed
Group II
- Participating Teams
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed — promoted to Group I in 1997
- Template:Fed — promoted to Group I in 1997
- Pacific Oceania
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
- Participating Teams
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed — advanced to World Group II Play-offs
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed — relegated to Group II in 1997
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed — relegated to Group II in 1997
- Template:Fed — relegated to Group II in 1997
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed — advanced to World Group II Play-offs
- Template:Fed — relegated to Group II in 1997
Group II
- Participating Teams
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed — promoted to Group I in 1997
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed — promoted to Group I in 1997
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed — promoted to Group I in 1997
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed
- Template:Fed — promoted to Group I in 1997
- Template:Fed
