# 1994 Federation Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Federation Cup competition in 1994. Thirty-two nations competed in a five-round knockout competition from 18 to 24 July. Spain was the defending champion, and they successfully defended their title defeating United States in the final.

## Participating teams

Participating Teams :
| Argentina | Australia | Austria | Belarus | Belgium | Bulgaria | Canada | Chile |
| China | Chinese Taipei | Colombia | Croatia | Cuba | Czech Republic | Denmark | Finland |
| France | Germany | Indonesia | Italy | Japan | Latvia | Netherlands | Paraguay |
| Poland | Slovakia | South Africa | South Korea | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | United States |

## Draw

| First Round 18–19 July | First Round 18–19 July | First Round 18–19 July | Second Round 20–21 July | Second Round 20–21 July | Second Round 20–21 July | Quarterfinals 22 July | Quarterfinals 22 July | Quarterfinals 22 July | | Semifinals 23 July | Semifinals 23 July | Semifinals 23 July | | Final 24 July | Final 24 July | Final 24 July |
| | Spain | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Chile | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Chile | 0 | Spain | Spain | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Argentina | Argentina | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Cuba | 0 | Argentina | Argentina | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Argentina | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Argentina | 3 | | | | Spain | Spain | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Japan | Japan | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Belgium | 1 | | | | | | | Japan | Japan | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sweden | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sweden | 2 | Sweden | Sweden | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Japan | Japan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| China | China | 1 | Japan | Japan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 2 | | | | | | | | Spain | Spain | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Germany | Germany | 1 | | | | |
| | Finland | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Germany | Germany | 1 | | | | |
| Q | Slovakia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Slovakia | 2 | Q | Slovakia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Germany | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Germany | Germany | 3 | | Germany | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colombia | Colombia | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colombia | Colombia | 0 | | | | Germany | Germany | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | South Africa | 3 | | | | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Paraguay | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Paraguay | 0 | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Belarus | 1 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Netherlands | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Netherlands | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Spain | Spain | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United States | United States | 0 |
| France | France | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United States | United States | 0 |
| South Korea | South Korea | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | 0 | France | France | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Italy | Italy | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 2 | Italy | Italy | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 1 | | | | France | France | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Chinese Taipei | 1 | | | | | | | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Indonesia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Indonesia | 2 | Indonesia | Indonesia | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Croatia | Croatia | 1 | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 2 | | | | | | | | France | France | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | United States | United States | 3 | | | | |
| United States | United States | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | United States | United States | 3 | | | | |
| Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 0 | United States | United States | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Canada | Canada | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 3 | Canada | Canada | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | | | | | United States | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Q | Austria | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Austria | 2 | | | | | | | Q | Austria | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Poland | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Poland | 1 | Q | Austria | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Australia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Latvia | Latvia | 1 | | Australia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Spain vs. Chile

| Spain 3 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 19 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 19 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Chile 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Conchita Martínez María-Alejandra Quezada 6 1 6 0     2 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Paula Cabezas 6 1 6 0     3 Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Paula Cabezas / Bárbara Castro 6 0 6 1 ||||

### Cuba vs. Argentina

| Cuba 0 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 18 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 18 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Argentina 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Yoannis Montesino Patricia Tarabini 4 6 2 6     2 Belkis Rodríguez Florencia Labat 1 6 0 6     3 Yamile Cordova / Yoannis Montesino Bettina Fulco / Florencia Labat 1 6 4 6 ||||

### Belgium vs. Sweden

| Belgium 1 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 18–19 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 18–19 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Sweden 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dominique Monami Maria Strandlund 4 6 2 6     2 Sabine Appelmans Åsa Carlsson 5 7 6 4 6 2   3 Sabine Appelmans / Dominique Monami Maria Lindström / Maria Strandlund 6 4 1 6 3 6 ||||

### China vs. Japan

| China 1 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 18 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 18 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Japan 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Chen Li-Ling Naoko Sawamatsu 3 6 2 6     2 Li Fang Kimiko Date 7 5 6 1     3 Chen Li-Ling / Li Fang Kimiko Date / Nana Miyagi 1 6 2 6 ||||

### Finland vs. Slovakia

| Finland 1 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 18 July 1993 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 18 July 1993 Clay (outdoors) | Slovakia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Petra Thorén Radka Zrubáková 2 6 4 6     2 Nanne Dahlman Karina Habšudová 2 6 3 6     3 Nanne Dahlman / Petra Thorén Janette Husárová / Katarína Studeníková 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6$^2$ ||||

### Germany vs. Colombia

| Germany 3 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 18 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 18 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Colombia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sabine Hack Cecilia Hincapié 6 1 6 0     2 Anke Huber Carmiña Giraldo 6 0 3 6 6 2   3 Barbara Rittner / Christina Singer Giana Gutiérrez / Fabiola Zuluaga 6 0 6 2 ||||

### South Africa vs. Paraguay

| South Africa 3 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 18 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 18 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Paraguay 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Elna Reinach Magalí Benítez 6 3 6 2     2 Joannette Kruger Larissa Schaerer 6 2 5 7 6 3   3 Mariaan de Swardt / Tessa Price Magalí Benítez / Larissa Schaerer 6 1 6 0 ||||

### Belarus vs. Netherlands

| Belarus 1 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 18–19 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 18–19 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Netherlands 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Tatiana Ignatieva Miriam Oremans 6 3 4 6 4 6   2 Natasha Zvereva Brenda Schultz 6 3 7 5     3 Tatiana Ignatieva / Natasha Zvereva Kristie Boogert / Miriam Oremans 6 2 5 7 4 6 ||||

### France vs. South Korea

| France 3 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 18 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 18 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | South Korea 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Julie Halard Choi Ju-yeon 6 4 6 4     2 Mary Pierce Park Sung-hee 6 3 6 1     3 Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat Choi Ju-yeon / Park Sung-hee 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Italy vs. Denmark

| Italy 2 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 19 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 19 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Denmark 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Silvia Farina Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6 2 6 3     2 Sandra Cecchini Karin Ptaszek 6 1 7 5     3 Rita Grande / Marzia Grossi Sofie Albinus / Tine Scheuer-Larsen 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Chinese Taipei vs. Indonesia

| Chinese Taipei 1 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 19 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 19 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Indonesia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Weng Tzu-ting Romana Tedjakusuma 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 1 6     2 Wang Shi-ting Yayuk Basuki 6 4 6 2     3 Jane Chi / Wang Shi-ting Yayuk Basuki / Romana Tedjakusuma 4 6 4 6 ||||

### Croatia vs. Bulgaria

| Croatia 1 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 19 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 19 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Bulgaria 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nadin Ercegović Katerina Maleeva 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 1 6     2 Iva Majoli Magdalena Maleeva 6 4 6 2     3 Iva Majoli / Maja Murić Katerina Maleeva / Magdalena Maleeva 4 6 4 6 ||||

### United States vs. Czech Republic

| United States 3 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 19 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 19 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Czech Republic 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mary Joe Fernández Petra Langrová 6 2 6 4     2 Lindsay Davenport Ludmila Richterová 6 4 1 6 6 4   3 Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson Radka Bobková / Eva Martincová 6 4 7 5 ||||

### Canada vs. Switzerland

| Canada 3 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 19 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 19 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Switzerland 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rene Simpson Geraldine Dondit 6 0 6 2     2 Patricia Hy Emanuela Zardo 6 3 6 4     3 Jill Hetherington / Rene Simpson Manuela Schwerzmann / Miroslava Vavrinec 6 2 7 5 ||||

### Austria vs. Poland

| Austria 2 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 19 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 19 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Poland 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Petra Schwarz Magdalena Feistel 6 3 3 6 6 4   2 Judith Wiesner Katarzyna Nowak 6 3 7 5     3 Petra Schwarz / Judith Wiesner Magdalena Feistel / Katarzyna Teodorowicz-Lisowska 5 7 6 2 2 6 ||||

### Latvia vs. Australia

| Latvia 1 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 19 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 19 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Australia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Agnese Blumberga Rachel McQuillan 1 6 1 6     2 Larisa Neiland Kristine Radford 6 3 2 6 6 0   3 Agnese Blumberga / Larisa Neiland Elizabeth Smylie / Rennae Stubbs 3 6 3 6 ||||

## Second round
### Spain vs. Argentina

| Spain 3 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 21 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 21 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Argentina 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini 6 3 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6 2   2 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Florencia Labat 6 1 6 4     3 Ángeles Montolio / Virginia Ruano Pascual Bettina Fulco / Florencia Labat 6 1 6 4 ||||

### Sweden vs. Japan

| Sweden 0 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 20 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 20 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Japan 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Maria Strandlund Naoko Sawamatsu 4 6 3 6     2 Åsa Carlsson Kimiko Date 2 6 5 7     3 Maria Lindström / Maria Strandlund Mana Endo / Nana Miyagi 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 1 6 2 6 ||||

### Slovakia vs. Germany

| Slovakia 1 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 20 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 20 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Germany 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Radka Zrubáková Sabine Hack 2 6 6 4 3 6   2 Karina Habšudová Anke Huber 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 5 7     3 Karina Habšudová / Janette Husárová Barbara Rittner / Christina Singer 6 4 6 3 ||||

### South Africa vs. Netherlands

| South Africa 2 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 20 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 20 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Netherlands 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Elna Reinach Miriam Oremans 4 6 5 7     2 Joannette Kruger Brenda Schultz 6 4 6 0     3 Mariaan de Swardt / Elna Reinach Kristie Boogert / Miriam Oremans 6 2 7 5 ||||

### France vs. Italy

| France 3 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 20 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 20 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Italy 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Julie Halard Silvia Farina 2 6 6 4 6 2   2 Mary Pierce Sandra Cecchini 6 0 6 3     3 Julie Halard / Nathalie Tauziat Rita Grande / Marzia Grossi 6 4 6 1 ||||

### Indonesia vs. Bulgaria

| Indonesia 0 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 21 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 21 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Bulgaria 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Romana Tedjakusuma Katerina Maleeva 2 6 1 6     2 Yayuk Basuki Magdalena Maleeva 3 6 3 6     3 Natalia Soetrisno / Romana Tedjakusuma Lubomira Bacheva / Svetlana Krivencheva 1 6 3 6 ||||

### United States vs. Canada

| United States 3 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 21 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 21 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Canada 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mary Joe Fernández Helen Kelesi 6 1 4 1    retired 2 Lindsay Davenport Patricia Hy 6 2 6 4     3 Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson Jill Hetherington / Rene Simpson 6 1 7$^7$ 6$^3$ ||||

### Austria vs. Australia

| Austria 2 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 21 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 21 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Australia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Petra Schwarz Rachel McQuillan 6 4 6 1     2 Judith Wiesner Kristine Radford 6 0 6 3     3 Sylvia Plischke / Barbara Schett Elizabeth Smylie / Rennae Stubbs 2 6 3 6 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Spain vs. Japan

| Spain 3 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 22 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 22 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Japan 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Conchita Martínez Naoko Sawamatsu 6 3 6 4     2 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Kimiko Date 6 3 2 6 8 6   3 Ángeles Montolio / Virginia Ruano Pascual Mana Endo / Nana Miyagi 6 2 2 6 6 3 ||||

### Germany vs. South Africa

| Germany 3 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 22 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 22 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | South Africa 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sabine Hack Elna Reinach 6 3 6 4     2 Anke Huber Joannette Kruger 6 1 6 2     3 Barbara Rittner / Christina Singer Mariaan de Swardt / Tessa Price 7 5 6 4 ||||

### France vs. Bulgaria

| France 2 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 22 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 22 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Bulgaria 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Julie Halard Katerina Maleeva 6 3 3 6 6 2   2 Mary Pierce Magdalena Maleeva 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 4 6 4 6   3 Julie Halard / Nathalie Tauziat Katerina Maleeva / Magdalena Maleeva 6 2 3 6 6 2 ||||

### United States vs. Austria

| United States 3 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 22 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 22 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Austria 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mary Joe Fernández Petra Schwarz 6 2 6 4     2 Lindsay Davenport Judith Wiesner 2 6 6 2 6 2   3 Gigi Fernández / Mary Joe Fernández Sylvia Plischke / Barbara Schett 6 4 6 1 ||||

## Semifinals
### Spain vs. Germany

| Spain 2 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 23 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 23 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Germany 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Conchita Martínez Sabine Hack 2 6 7 5 4 6   2 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Anke Huber 4 6 6 0 7 5   3 Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Barbara Rittner / Christina Singer 7 5 6 1 ||||

### France vs. United States

| France 0 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 23 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 23 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | United States 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Julie Halard Mary Joe Fernández 1 6 3 6     2 Mary Pierce Lindsay Davenport 7 5 2 6 2 6   3 Julie Halard / Nathalie Tauziat Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson 6 3 1 6 2 6 ||||

## Final
### Spain vs. United States

| Spain 3 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 24 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 24 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | United States 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Conchita Martínez Mary Joe Fernández 6 2 6 2     2 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Lindsay Davenport 6 2 6 1     3 Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Gigi Fernández / Mary Joe Fernández 6 3 6 4 ||||
* 1994 Federation Cup Champions
* Spain Third title