1996 Fed Cup
The 1996 Fed Cup was the 34th edition of a competition between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey in the United States on 28–29 September, with the United States defeating Spain to give the USA their 15th title.
World Group
Draw
World Group Play-offs
The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and four winners of the World Group II ties entered the draw for the World Group Play-offs.Date: 13–14 July
| Venue | Surface | Home Team | Score | Visiting Team |
| Pörtschach, Austria | Outdoor clay | 1–4 | ' | |
| Pilsen, Czech Republic | 3–1 | |||
| Outdoor hard | 1–4 | ' | ||
| Bratislava, Slovakia | Outdoor clay | 2–3 |
World Group II
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1996. Winners advanced to the World Group Play-offs, and loser played in the World Group II Play-offs.Date: 27–28 April
| Venue | Surface | Home Team | Score | Visiting Team |
| Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 0–5 | ' | ||
| Outdoor clay | 4–1 | |||
| Jakarta, Indonesia | 2–3 | ' | ||
| Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Outdoor hard | 0–3 |
World Group II Play-offs
The four losing teams from World Group II played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone, one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone, and one team from the Americas Zone.Date: 13–14 July
| Venue | Surface | Home Team | Score | Visiting Team |
| Aurora, Canada | 2–3 | ' | ||
| 2–3 | ' | |||
| Outdoor clay | 0–5 | |||
| Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Outdoor clay | 1–4 |
Americas Zone
- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
Dates: 22–28 April
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Group II
Dates: 6–12 May
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Asia/Oceania Zone
- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
Dates: 21–24 February
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Group II
Dates: 19–24 January
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- Pacific Oceania
Europe/Africa Zone
- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
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Dates: 22–24 April
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Group II
Dates: 25–30 March
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