The 1999 Fed Cup was the 37th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis

Tennis

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. 95 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, the United States

United States Fed Cup team

The United States Fed Cup team is the most successful national team in Fed Cup competition. The team has won 17 titles and finished second a further 9 times, out of 44 participations.-History:...

 defeated Russia

Russia Fed Cup team

The Russia Fed Cup team represents Russia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Russian Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the World Group.- Current Team :* Maria Sharapova * Elena Vesnina...

 at Taube Tennis Stadium in Stanford, CA

Stanford, California

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, United States

United States

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, on 18-19 September, giving the USA their 16th title.

World Group I

Participating Teams

Draw

Final

World Group II

Date: 17-18 April

Venue (surface)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...  (indoor carpet)		0-5
Minsk Minsk - Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened... , Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...  (indoor clay)		1-4
Klagenfurt Klagenfurt -Name:Carinthia's eminent linguists Primus Lessiak and Eberhard Kranzmayer assumed that the city's name, which literally translates as "ford of lament" or "ford of complaints", had something to do with the superstitious thought that fateful fairies or demons tend to live around treacherous waters... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...  (clay)		3-2
Hamburg Hamburg -History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...  (clay)		3-2

• Winning teams promoted to World Group in 2000.
• Losing teams play in World Group II Play-offs.

World Group II Play-offs

Date: 21-24 July
Participating Teams
Teams played in two round-robin groups, with the winners of each group (Australia and the Netherlands) advancing to the Play-off Final. All other teams play in Zonal Group I in 2000.

• Australia promoted to World Group in 2000.
• Netherlands relegated to Zonal Group I in 2000.

Group I

Participating Teams — advanced to World Group II Play-offs — relegated to Group II in 2000 — relegated to Group II in 2000

Group I

Participating Teams — advanced to World Group II Play-offs — relegated to Group II in 2000 — relegated to Group II in 2000

Group I

Participating Teams — relegated to Group II in 2000 — relegated to Group II in 2000 — relegated to Group II in 2000 — advanced to World Group II Play-offs — advanced to World Group II Play-offs — relegated to Group II in 2000

Group II

Participating Teams — promoted to Group I in 2000 — promoted to Group I in 2000 — promoted to Group I in 2000 — promoted to Group I in 2000