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Consecutive Appearances in the Final Nation No. of Consecutive Years Years in Final Australia 8 1973-80 (Won 1973-74, lost 1975-80) USA 7 1976-82 (Won all 7 times) Spain 6 1991-96 (Won 1991, 1993-95, lost 1992, 1996) Appearances in the Final Without a Victory Of the 12 nations that have reached two or more Fed Cup Finals, only four have failed to win the title at either their first or second attempt: Nation No. of Losses in Final Years Germany 4 1966, 1970, 1982, 1983* Great Britain 4 1967, 1971, 1972, 1981 Russia 4 1988, 1990, 1999, 2001** Netherlands 2 1968, 1997 * Germany went on to win the 1987 and 1992 Finals. ** Russia went on to win the 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008 Finals. Debuts by a Nation in the Final Of the 15 nations that have reached the Fed Cup Final, seven nations have won the Fed Cup trophy in their debut Final – USA, South Africa, Czechoslovakia, France, Belgium, Slovak Republic and Italy. 1963-1994 1995-2012 (World Group) 1963 USA defeated Australia 2-1 Australia (lost to USA 2-1) 1966 Germany (lost to USA 3-0) 1967 Great Britain (lost to USA 2-0) 1968 Netherlands (lost to Australia 3-0) 1972 South Africa defeated Great Britain 2-1 1975 Czechoslovakia defeated Australia 3-0 1988 Russia (lost to Czechoslovakia 2-1) 1989 1997 France defeated Netherlands 4-1 1998 Switzerland (lost to Spain 3-2) 2001 Belgium defeated Russia 2-1 2002 Slovak Republic defeated Spain 3-1 2006 Italy defeated Belgium 3-2 2012 Serbia (lost to Czech Republic 3-1) Spain (lost to USA 3-0) 2013 Fed Cup Final Media Guide | Fed Cup Finals: Results & Statistics 25