# 1991 Federation Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Federation Cup competition in 1991. Thirty-two nations competed in a five-round knockout competition from 22 to 28 July. United States was the two-time defending champion, but Spain won the final to claim its first title.

## Participating teams

Participating teams :
| Argentina | Australia | Austria | Belgium | Brazil | Bulgaria | Canada | China |
| Czechoslovakia | Denmark | Finland | France | Germany | Great Britain | Greece | Hungary |
| Indonesia | Israel | Italy | Japan | Netherlands | New Zealand | Paraguay | Poland |
| Portugal | Romania | Soviet Union | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | United States | Yugoslavia |

## Draw

| First Round 22–23 July | First Round 22–23 July | First Round 22–23 July | Second Round 24 July | Second Round 24 July | Second Round 24 July | Quarterfinals 25–26 July | Quarterfinals 25–26 July | Semifinals 27 July | Semifinals 27 July | Semifinals 27 July | Final 28 July | Final 28 July | Final 28 July |
| | United States | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Netherlands | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Netherlands | 0 | | United States | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Bulgaria | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Hungary | 0 | | Bulgaria | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Bulgaria | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bulgaria | 3 | | | | United States | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Austria | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Finland | 3 | | | | | | Austria | 1 | | | | | | |
| Q | Romania | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Romania | 0 | | Finland | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Austria | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Portugal | 0 | | Austria | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Austria | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Austria | 3 | | | | | | | United States | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | 0 | | | |
| | Switzerland | 2 | | | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | 0 | | | |
| | Argentina | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Argentina | 0 | | Switzerland | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Q | China | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Brazil | 0 | Q | China | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | China | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | China | 3 | | | | Switzerland | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Sweden | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sweden | 0 | | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Soviet Union | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Paraguay | 0 | | Soviet Union | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Soviet Union | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Soviet Union | 3 | | | | | | | | | | United States | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Spain | 2 |
| | Great Britain | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Spain | 2 |
| | New Zealand | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | New Zealand | 0 | | Great Britain | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Italy | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Israel | 1 | | Italy | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Italy | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Italy | 2 | | | | Italy | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Germany | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Canada | 2 | | | | | | Germany | 2 | | | | | | |
| Q | Denmark | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Denmark | 1 | | Canada | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Germany | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Greece | 0 | | Germany | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Germany | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Germany | 3 | | | | | | | Germany | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Spain | 3 | | | |
| | France | 1 | | | | | | | | | Spain | 3 | | | |
| Q | Poland | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Poland | 2 | Q | Poland | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Indonesia | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Yugoslavia | 0 | | Indonesia | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Indonesia | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Indonesia | 3 | | | | Indonesia | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Spain | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Australia | 2 | | | | | | Spain | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Japan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Japan | 1 | | Australia | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Spain | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Belgium | 0 | | Spain | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Spain | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### United States vs. Netherlands

| United States 2 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 23 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 23 July 1991 Hard | Netherlands 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Zina Garrison-Jackson Nicole Krijger-Jagerman 7 5 6 4     2 Jennifer Capriati Manon Bollegraf 6 2 6 3     3          not played ||||

### Hungary vs. Bulgaria

| Hungary 0 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 22 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 22 July 1991 Hard | Bulgaria 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Petra Schmitt Magdalena Maleeva 1 6 2 6     2 Virág Csurgó Katerina Maleeva 0 6 2 6     3 Virág Csurgó / Ágnes Muzamel Katerina Maleeva / Magdalena Maleeva 1 6 2 6 ||||

### Finland vs. Romania

| Finland 3 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 22 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 22 July 1991 Hard | Romania 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nanne Dahlman Ruxandra Dragomir 6 0 6 4     2 Petra Thorén Irina Spîrlea 6 2 6 2     3 Anne Aallonen / Nanne Dahlman Ruxandra Dragomir / Irina Spîrlea 4 6 6 2 6 2 ||||

### Portugal vs. Austria

| Portugal 0 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 23 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 23 July 1991 Hard | Austria 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Tânia Couto Judith Wiesner 2 6 2 6     2 Sofia Prazeres Barbara Paulus 5 7 0 6     3 Tânia Couto / Sofia Prazeres Marion Maruska / Petra Schwarz 1 6 1 6 ||||

### Switzerland vs. Argentina

| Switzerland 2 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 23 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 23 July 1991 Hard | Argentina 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Emanuela Zardo Florencia Labat 2 6 6 2 8 6   2 Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Mercedes Paz 6 0 7$^7$ 6$^5$     3          not played ||||

### Brazil vs. China

| Brazil 0 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 22 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 22 July 1991 Hard | China 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Cláudia Chabalgoity Tang Min 5 7 6 4 0 6   2 Luciana Corsato Li Fang 0 6 2 6     3 Luciana Corsato / Sabrina Giusto Yang Li-Hua / Yi Jing-Qian 2 6 3 6 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden

| Czechoslovakia 2 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 23 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 23 July 1991 Hard | Sweden 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Radka Zrubáková Maria Strandlund 6 0 6 1     2 Jana Novotná Cecilia Dahlman 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 2     3          not played ||||

### Paraguay vs. Soviet Union

| Paraguay 0 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 22 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 22 July 1991 Hard | Soviet Union 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Larissa Schaerer Elena Brioukhovets 4 6 5 7     2 Rossana de los Ríos Natasha Zvereva 2 6 2 6     3 Rossana de los Ríos / Larissa Schaerer Natalia Medvedeva / Larisa Neiland 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Great Britain vs. New Zealand

| Great Britain 2 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 23 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 23 July 1991 Hard | New Zealand 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Clare Wood Claudine Toleafoa 6 3 6 2     2 Monique Javer Belinda Cordwell 6 3 6 1     3          not played ||||

### Israel vs. Italy

| Israel 1 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 23 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 23 July 1991 Hard | Italy 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ilana Berger Linda Ferrando 6 2 4 6 6 3   2 Yael Segal Raffaella Reggi 6 0 4 6 4 6   3 Ilana Berger / Limor Zaltz Sandra Cecchini / Linda Ferrando 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 3 6 ||||

### Canada vs. Denmark

| Canada 2 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 23 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 23 July 1991 Hard | Denmark 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rene Simpson Karin Ptaszek 2 6 6 2 4 6   2 Patricia Hy Sofie Albinus 7 5 6 1     3 Jill Hetherington / Patricia Hy Sofie Albinus / Karin Ptaszek 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Greece vs. Germany

| Greece 0 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 23 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 23 July 1991 Hard | Germany 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Christína Papadáki Anke Huber 6 3 3 6 3 6   2 Angeliki Kanellopoulou Steffi Graf 1 6 2 6     3 Angeliki Kanellopoulou / Christína Papadáki Steffi Graf / Barbara Rittner 3 6 0 6 ||||

### France vs. Poland

| France 1 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 22 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 22 July 1991 Hard | Poland 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mary Pierce Magdalena Feistel 6 4 6 2     2 Nathalie Tauziat Katarzyna Nowak 6 4 4 6 4 6   3 Mary Pierce / Nathalie Tauziat Magdalena Feistel / Katarzyna Teodorowicz-Lisowska 4 6 4 6 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Indonesia

| Yugoslavia 0 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 22 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 22 July 1991 Hard | Indonesia 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ljudmila Pavlov Suzanna Anggarkusuma 3 6 3 6     2 Nadin Ercegović Yayuk Basuki 4 6 5 7     3 Nadin Ercegović / Ljudmila Pavlov Yayuk Basuki / Suzanna Anggarkusuma 2 6 2 6 ||||

### Australia vs. Japan

| Australia 2 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 22 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 22 July 1991 Hard | Japan 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nicole Provis Akiko Kijimuta 6 0 6 1     2 Rachel McQuillan Naoko Sawamatsu 4 6 3 6     3 Nicole Provis / Elizabeth Smylie Kimiko Date / Maya Kidowaki 6 3 6 3 ||||

### Belgium vs. Spain

| Belgium 0 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 23 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 23 July 1991 Hard | Spain 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dominique Monami Conchita Martínez 3 6 1 6     2 Sabine Appelmans Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 3 6     3          not played ||||

## Second round
### United States vs. Bulgaria

| United States 3 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 24 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 24 July 1991 Hard | Bulgaria 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jennifer Capriati Magdalena Maleeva 7 5 6 2     2 Mary Joe Fernández Katerina Maleeva 6 2 6 1     3 Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson Katerina Maleeva / Magdalena Maleeva 6 2 6 1 ||||

### Finland vs. Austria

| Finland 1 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 24 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 24 July 1991 Hard | Austria 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nanne Dahlman Judith Wiesner 5 7 1 6     2 Petra Thorén Barbara Paulus 6 0 6 3     3 Anne Aallonen / Petra Thorén Petra Schwarz / Judith Wiesner 3 6 6$^8$ 7$^{10}$ ||||

### Switzerland vs. China

| Switzerland 2 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 24 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 24 July 1991 Hard | China 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Emanuela Zardo Tang Min 6 2 5 7 6 1   2 Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Li Fang 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 7 5 6 2   3 Cathy Caverzasio / Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Li Fang / Yi Jing-Qian 1 3     retired ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Soviet Union

| Czechoslovakia 2 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 24 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 24 July 1991 Hard | Soviet Union 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Radka Zrubáková Elena Brioukhovets 6 3 3 6 6 2   2 Jana Novotná Natasha Zvereva 6 4 6 1     3 Eva Švíglerová / Radka Zrubáková Larisa Neiland / Natasha Zvereva 1 6 4 6 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Italy

| Great Britain 0 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 24 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 24 July 1991 Hard | Italy 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Monique Javer Raffaella Reggi 6 2 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 7 9   2 Jo Durie Sandra Cecchini 5 7 4 6     3          not played ||||

### Canada vs. Germany

| Canada 1 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 24 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 24 July 1991 Hard | Germany 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rene Simpson Anke Huber 4 6 3 6     2 Patricia Hy Steffi Graf 3 6 6 3 2 6   3 Jill Hetherington / Patricia Hy Anke Huber / Barbara Rittner 5 7 6 1 6 2 ||||

### Poland vs. Indonesia

| Poland 1 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 24 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 24 July 1991 Hard | Indonesia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Magdalena Feistel Suzanna Anggarkusuma 6 2 6 1     2 Katarzyna Nowak Yayuk Basuki 1 6 1 6     3 Magdalena Feistel / Katarzyna Teodorowicz-Lisowska Yayuk Basuki / Suzanna Anggarkusuma 1 6 1 6 ||||

### Australia vs. Spain

| Australia 0 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 24 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 24 July 1991 Hard | Spain 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nicole Provis Conchita Martínez 0 6 6 2 5 7   2 Rachel McQuillan Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1 6 6 3 2 6   3 Kristin Godridge / Elizabeth Smylie Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3 6 4 6 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### United States vs. Austria

| United States 2 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 25 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 25 July 1991 Hard | Austria 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jennifer Capriati Judith Wiesner 2 6 6 0 6 8   2 Mary Joe Fernández Barbara Paulus 6 1 6 1     3 Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson Petra Schwarz / Judith Wiesner 6 4 6 1 ||||

### Switzerland vs. Czechoslovakia

| Switzerland 1 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 25 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 25 July 1991 Hard | Czechoslovakia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Emanuela Zardo Radka Zrubáková 1 6 7 5 4 6   2 Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Jana Novotná 4 6 4 6     3 Cathy Caverzasio / Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Jana Novotná / Regina Rajchrtová 6 4 2 1    retired ||||

### Italy vs. Germany

| Italy 1 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 26 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 26 July 1991 Hard | Germany 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Raffaella Reggi Barbara Rittner 3 6 6 1 3 6   2 Sandra Cecchini Anke Huber 2 6 3 6     3 Federica Bonsignori / Linda Ferrando Anke Huber / Barbara Rittner 1 0      retired ||||

### Indonesia vs. Spain

| Indonesia 0 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 26 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 26 July 1991 Hard | Spain 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Suzanna Anggarkusuma Conchita Martínez 2 6 0 6     2 Yayuk Basuki Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 4 5 7 4 6   3          not played ||||

## Semifinals
### United States vs. Czechoslovakia

| United States 3 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 27 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 27 July 1991 Hard | Czechoslovakia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jennifer Capriati Radka Zrubáková 6 3 6 1     2 Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná 6 4 0 6 9 7   3 Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson Regina Rajchrtová / Eva Švíglerová 6 2 6 3 ||||

### Germany vs. Spain

| Germany 0 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 27 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 27 July 1991 Hard | Spain 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Barbara Rittner Conchita Martínez 4 6 1 6     2 Anke Huber Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1 6 6 2 2 6   3 Anke Huber / Barbara Rittner Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1 6 1 6 ||||

## Final
### United States vs. Spain

| United States 1 | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 28 July 1991 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 28 July 1991 Hard | Spain 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jennifer Capriati Conchita Martínez 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 1   2 Mary Joe Fernández Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3 6 4 6     3 Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 3 1 6 1 6 ||||
* 1991 Federation Cup Champions
* Spain First title