The 2005 Fed Cup was the 43rd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.
The final took place at Court Philippe Chatrier in Paris, France, on 17–18 September. The home team, France, lost to Russia, 2–3, giving Russia their second title, consecutively and overall, and their second win against France in a final.
The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Argentina, Austria, Belgium and Italy), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany and Switzerland) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs.
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2005. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs.
The four losing teams from World Group II (Indonesia, Japan, Slovakia and Thailand) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Bulgaria and Slovenia), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (China), and one team from the Americas Zone (Puerto Rico).
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.[1]
