France's Fed Cup victory was their second and allowed them to be just the sixth country to win two titles, as well as the only one of those countries to have a 100% success rate in finals. In addition, following the win they claimed the ITF World No. 1 team ranking; just the second country to do so after Slovakia. 2004–2007: World Group play As the defending champions for 2004 and the World No. 1, France was the first seed in the World Group stage. For their first match, they were drawn against Germany, with the tie to be played on clay in Amiens. No. 3 Amélie Mauresmo led the French team with Nathalie Dechy, Mary Pierce and Émilie Loit, while the Germans were led by No. 100 Anna-Lena Grönefeld. The French began very well: Dechy recovered after a shaky start to beat Grönefeld in three sets, while Mauresmo only dropped three games to beat Barbara Rittner. Mauresmo then won the tie for France, defeating Grönefeld, before Loit, Dechy and Mauresmo respectively won the next singles and doubles rubbers to complete a whitewash victory to the quarterfinals. Players Captains Statistical summary Results Records Longest winning streak Finals: 6 (3 titles, 3 runners-up) Media coverage France's Fed Cup matches are currently televised by France Télévisions. Notes References External links Fed Cup - FRA Billie Jean King Cup teams Fed Cup Tennis