{{Short description|Part of tennis tournament}} {{main|1995 Fed Cup}} {{Infobox tennis tournament year|1995|Fed Cup World Group | date=21 April – 23 November | edition=5th | champ={{fed-big|ESP}} | main_name=Fed Cup |before_name=Federation Cup World Group}}
The '''World Group''' was the highest level of [[Fed Cup]] competition in 1995. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. [[Spain Fed Cup team|Spain]] was the two-time defending champion, and successfully defended their title defeating last year's finalist [[United States Fed Cup team|United States]] in what was their fifth consecutive final.
==Participating teams== {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" |- !colspan=4|'''Participating teams''' |- !style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|AUT}} !style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|BUL}} !style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|FRA}} !style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|GER}} |- ! {{fed-big|JPN}} ! {{fed-big|RSA}} ! {{fed-big|ESP}} ! {{fed-big|USA}} |}
==Draw== {{8TeamBracket-info | RD1-date=21–23 April | RD2-date=22–23 July | RD3-date=25–26 November
|teamwidth=16
| RD1T1-loc=[[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] (Indoor carpet) | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1={{fed|ESP}} | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{fed|BUL}} | RD1-score2=2
| RD1T2-loc=[[Freiburg]], Germany (Outdoor clay) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{fed|JPN}} | RD1-score3=1 | RD1-seed4=3 | RD1-team4={{fed|GER}} | RD1-score4=4
| RD1T3-loc=[[Metz]], France (Outdoor clay) | RD1-seed5=4 | RD1-team5={{fed|FRA}} | RD1-score5=3 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{fed|RSA}} | RD1-score6=2
| RD1T4-loc={{nowrap|[[Aventura, Florida]], United States (Outdoor hard)}} | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{fed|AUT}} | RD1-score7=0 | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-team8={{fed|USA}} | RD1-score8=5 | RD2T1-loc=[[Santander, Cantabria|Santander]], Spain (Outdoor clay) | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1={{fed|ESP}} | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2={{fed|GER}} | RD2-score2=2
| RD2T2-loc={{nowrap|[[Wilmington, North Carolina]], United States (Indoor carpet)}} | RD2-seed3=4 | RD2-team3={{fed|FRA}} | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-team4={{fed|USA}} | RD2-score4=3
| RD3T1-loc={{nowrap|[[Valencia, Spain]] (Outdoor clay)}} | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1={{fed|ESP}} | RD3-score1=3 | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-team2={{fed|USA}} | RD3-score2=2 }}
==First round== ===Spain vs. Bulgaria=== {{FedCupbox |team1=Spain |team2=Bulgaria |venue=[[Darvenitza]], [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] |date=22–23 April 1995 |surface=Supreme carpet (indoors) |score1=3 |score2=2 |R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]] |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Katerina Maleeva]] |3 |3 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Conchita Martínez]] |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Magdalena Maleeva]] |2 |4 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]] |3 |3 | |T2P1=[[Magdalena Maleeva]] |6 |6 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Conchita Martínez]] |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Katerina Maleeva]] |2 |1 | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Neus Ávila|Neus Ávila Bonastre]] |T1P2=[[Virginia Ruano Pascual]] |0 |1 | |T2P1=[[Katerina Maleeva]] |T2P2=[[Magdalena Maleeva]] |6 |6 | }} }} <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003290 |title=Spain v Bulgaria |publisher=fedcup.com |access-date=2012-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009002539/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003290 |archive-date=2012-10-09 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Japan vs. Germany=== {{FedCupbox |team1=Japan |team2=Germany |venue=[[Freiburg Tennis Club]], [[Freiburg]], Germany |date=22–23 April 1995 |surface=Red clay (outdoors) |score1=1 |score2=4 |R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Kyōko Nagatsuka]] |0 |7 |4 |T2P1=[[Anke Huber]] |6 |5 |6 }} |R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Mana Endo]] |4 |6.045 | |T2P1=[[Sabine Hack]] |6 |7 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Mana Endo]] |3 |5 | |T2P1=[[Anke Huber]] |6 |7 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Kyōko Nagatsuka]] |3 |6 |3 |T2P1=[[Meike Babel]] |6 |4 |6 }} |R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Kimiko Date]] |T1P2=[[Ai Sugiyama]] |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Meike Babel]] |T2P2=[[Barbara Rittner]] |2 |1 | }} }} <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003290 |title=Japan v Germany |publisher=fedcup.com |access-date=2012-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009002539/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003290 |archive-date=2012-10-09 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===France vs. South Africa=== {{FedCupbox |team1=France |team2=South Africa |venue=[[Metz Sports Club]], [[Metz]], France |date=21–22 April 1995 |surface=Red clay (outdoors) |score1=3 |score2=2 |R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Julie Halard-Decugis|Julie Halard]] |2 |4 | |T2P1=[[Amanda Coetzer]] |6|6| }} |R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Mary Pierce]] |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Joannette Kruger]] |4 |3 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Mary Pierce]] |4 |3 | |T2P1=[[Amanda Coetzer]] |6 |6 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Julie Halard-Decugis|Julie Halard]] |6 |7 | |T2P1=[[Elna Reinach]] |4 |5 | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Julie Halard-Decugis|Julie Halard]] |T1P2=[[Nathalie Tauziat]] |7 |6 | |T2P1=[[Mariaan de Swardt]] |T2P2=[[Elna Reinach]] |5 |2 | }} }} <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004140|title=France v South Africa|publisher=fedcup.com}}</ref>
===Austria vs. United States=== {{FedCupbox |team1=Austria |team2=United States |venue=[[Turnberry Isle Resort and Club]], [[Aventura, Florida]], United States |date=22-23 April 1995 |surface=Plexipave (outdoors) |score1=0 |score2=5 |R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Judith Wiesner]] |6 |4 |3 |T2P1=[[Amy Frazier]] |3 |6 |6 }} |R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Barbara Schett]] |2 |4 | |T2P1=[[Mary Joe Fernández]] |6 |6 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Judith Wiesner]] |3 |6 |3 |T2P1=[[Mary Joe Fernández]] |6 |2 |6 }} |R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Barbara Schett]] |3 |7 |3 |T2P1=[[Amy Frazier]] |6 |5 |6 }} |R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Barbara Schett]] |T1P2=[[Petra Schwarz]] |2 |1 | |T2P1=[[Gigi Fernández]] |T2P2=[[Martina Navratilova]] |6 |6 | }} }} <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005811|title=Austria v United States|publisher=fedcup.com}}</ref>
==Semifinals== ===Spain vs. Germany=== {{FedCupbox |team1=Spain |team2=Germany |venue=[[Palacio de Deportes de Santander]], [[Santander, Cantabria|Santander]], Spain |date=22–23 July 1995 |surface=Red clay (outdoors) |score1=3 |score2=2 |R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Conchita Martínez]] |6 |2 |6 |T2P1=[[Anke Huber]] |2 |6 |0 }} |R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]] |4 |2 | |T2P1=[[Sabine Hack]] |6 |6 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]] |6 |1 |6 |T2P1=[[Anke Huber]] |3 |6 |2 }} |R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Conchita Martínez]] |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Sabine Hack]] |0 |0 | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Virginia Ruano Pascual]] |T1P2=[[María Sánchez Lorenzo]] |2 |2 | |T2P1=[[Anke Huber]] |T2P2=[[Claudia Porwik]] |6 |6 | }} }} <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004750|title=Spain v Germany|publisher=fedcup.com}}</ref>
===France vs. United States=== {{FedCupbox |team1=France |team2=United States |venue=[[Trask Coliseum]], [[Wilmington, North Carolina]], United States |date=22–23 July 1995 |surface=Supreme carpet (indoors) |score1=2 |score2=3 |R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Mary Pierce]] |7 |6 | |T2P1=[[Mary Joe Fernández]] |6.005 |3 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Julie Halard-Decugis|Julie Halard]] |6.00 |5 | |T2P1=[[Lindsay Davenport]] |7 |7 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Mary Pierce]] |3 |6 |0 |T2P1=[[Lindsay Davenport]] |6 |4 |6 }} |R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Julie Halard-Decugis|Julie Halard]] |1 |7 |6 |T2P1=[[Mary Joe Fernández]] |6 |5 |1 }} |R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Julie Halard-Decugis|Julie Halard]] |T1P2=[[Nathalie Tauziat]] |1 |6.015 | |T2P1=[[Lindsay Davenport]] |T2P2=[[Gigi Fernández]] |6 |7 | }} }} <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003293|title=France v United States|publisher=fedcup.com}}</ref>
==Final== ===Spain vs. United States=== {{FedCupbox |team1=Spain |team2=United States |venue=[[Valencia Tennis Club]], [[Valencia, Spain]] |date=25–26 November 1995 |surface=Red clay (outdoors) |score1=3 |score2=2 |R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Conchita Martínez]] |7 |7 | |T2P1=[[Chanda Rubin]] |5 |6.025| }} |R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]] |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Mary Joe Fernández]] |3 |2 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Conchita Martínez]] |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Mary Joe Fernández]] |3 |4 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]] |6 |4 |4 |T2P1=[[Chanda Rubin]] |1 |6 |6 }} |R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=[[Virginia Ruano Pascual]] |T1P2=[[María Sánchez Lorenzo]] |3 |6.025 | |T2P1=[[Lindsay Davenport]] |T2P2=[[Gigi Fernández]] |6 |7 | }} |}} <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004434|title=Spain v United States|publisher=fedcup.com}}</ref> {{winners-other|1995 Fed Cup Champions|Spain|Spain|Fourth}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==See also== *[[Fed Cup structure]]
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