1991 Federation Cup

Between the national teams in women's tennis, the most crucial and challenging competition was the Federation Cup. The 29th edition of this competition was the 1991 Federation Cup. 56 countries took part in this tournament. The date of the matches was 18 to 28 July. The venue for the matches was City of Nottingham Tennis Centre in Nottingham, United Kingdom.

In the 1991 Federation Cup, there were 16 countries. In the quarter finals, Norway defeated South Korea by a score of 2-1. Thailand defeated Turkey by a score of 3-0. Philippines defeated Sri Lanka by a score of 2-1. Ireland defeated Dominican Republic by a score of 2-1. In the semi finals, Norway defeated Thailand by a score of 3-0 and Ireland defeated Philippines by a score of 2-1. In the final of the consolation rounds, Norway defeated Ireland by a score of 2-1.

In the second round of the World Group of the 1991 Federation Cup, the United States defeated Bulgaria by a score of 3-0. Austria defeated Finland by a score of 2-1. Czechoslovakia defeated the Soviet Union by a score of 2-1. Switzerland defeated China by a score of 2-1. Italy defeated Great Britain by a score of 2-0. Germany defeated Canada by a score of 2-1. Indonesia defeated Poland by a score of 2-1. Spain defeated Australia by a score of 3-0. In the quarter finals, the United States defeated Austria by a score of 2-1. Czechoslovakia defeated Switzerland by a score of 2-1. Germany defeated Italy by a score of 2-1. Spain defeated Indonesia by a score of 2-0. In the semi final, the United States defeated Czechoslovakia by a score of 3-0 and Spain defeated Germany by a score of 3-0. In the final, Spain defeated the United States by a score of 2-1. This was the first time that Spain won this cup.