The 2006 Fed Cup was the 44th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.
The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Austria, France, Germany and Russia), and four winners of the World Group II ties (China, Croatia, Czech Republic and Japan) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs.
Date: 15–16 July The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2006.
Date: 22–23 April The four losing teams from World Group II (Argentina, Indonesia, Switzerland and Thailand) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I.
Date: 14–15 July Venue: Club Campestre de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia (outdoor clay) Dates: 19–22 April Venue: Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor hard) Dates: 18–20 April Venue: Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea (outdoor hard) Dates: 20–22 April Venue: Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea (outdoor hard) Dates: 20–21 April Venue: TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (outdoor clay) Dates: 17–22 April Venue: Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay) Dates: 26–29 April Venue: Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay) Dates: 26–29 April The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.