Fed Cup 2005

◄ Fed Cup 2005 ►
Period:	April 23 - September 18, 2005
Edition:	43
Winner:	Russia
Title:	2
Players:	Dinara Safina Anastassija Myskina Jelena Dementjewa Wera Duschewina Jelena Bowina
Team Principal:	Shamil Tarpishchev

The 2005 Fed Cup was the 43rd edition of the women's national team tennis tournament .

mode

• The winners of the world group played in the semifinals for a place in the final
• The losers of the first round of the world group played against one of the winners of the world group II of the first round. The two winners play in 2006 in the world group and the losers play in 2006 in world group II
• The losers of World Group II in the first round played against one of the qualified teams. The latter consisted of two teams from the Europe / Africa zone and one team each from the Asia / Oceania zone and the America zone . The winners play in 2006 in World Group II and the losers in the respective zone .

World group

Argentina	Belgium	France	Italy
Austria	Russia	Spain	United States

	1 round					Semifinals					final
	1	Russia	4th
		Italy	1
						1	Russia	4th
						3	United States	1
		Belgium	0
	4th	United States	5
											1	Russia	3
											2	France	2
	3	Spain	3
		Argentina	2
						4th	Spain	1
						2	France	3
		Austria	1
	2	France	4th

final

France - Russia

2 3 Date: 17th to 18th September 2005 Venue: Court Philippe Chatner , Paris , France Surface : Sand
		Result
Mary Pierce	Jelena Dementjewa	6: 7 1 , 6: 2, 1: 6
Amélie Mauresmo	Anastassija Myskina	6: 4, 6: 2
Amélie Mauresmo	Jelena Dementjewa	4: 6, 6: 4, 2: 6
Mary Pierce	Anastassija Myskina	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
Amélie Mauresmo Mary Pierce	Jelena Dementjewa Dinara Safina	4: 6, 6: 1, 3: 6

Web links

• Fed Cup 2005