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ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking - How it Works
The Fed Cup Nations Ranking measures the success of all Nations participating in the Competition over a "rolling" four year period. After each round the ranking period will adjust and any results outside the adjusted four year period will drop off.

Recent performance is weighted more heavily: points from the second, third and fourth year of the Ranking Period will be reduced by 25%, 50% and 75% respectively. Therefore, 100 points would become 75, then 50, then 25 over the four years.

Only winning teams can receive points to advance and there are bonus points for any Nation that defeats ahighly-ranked Fed Cup Nation. Nations that win by walkover will receive round points but no bonus points. No points are awarded for Consolation Events.

Round PointsBonus Points
DiscountedNationsBonus
25%50%75%RankingPoints
World Group1200
2-5180
Final80006000400020006-10150
Semifinal600045003000150011-20100
World Group I 1st round400030002000100021-3080
World Group I Play-offs20001500100050031-5050
World Group II 1st round1500117575037551-7530
World Group II Play-offs1000750500250


Notes
- Only Winning Nations receive the above cumulative Round Points.
- Fed Cup Nations Bonus Points as shown above for defeating other Fed Cup ranked Nations will be added when appropriate to each Tie in World Group and Zonal Groups I, II and III;
- Due to the changes in format in the Fed Cup competition in recent years the “Away Bonus” as used in the Davis Cup Nations Ranking does not apply in the Fed Cup Nations Ranking.

Groups I, II and III

In the Groups I, II and III a nation's points are determined by its overall finishing position.Formats vary according to the numbers of nations playing each year so the value of each win alters too.However the maximum points a nation can win at each level remains constant -

Group 1 - 1,000 points
Group 2 - 400 points
Group 3 - 160 points


**The above points are per win and the points awarded at the time.

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