# 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

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

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

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

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

## 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 |