It's been 17 years since the United States has won the Fed Cup. That year, the team was greatly benefitted from being the defending champions.
Back then, the Fed Cup was contested with a different format—instead of two groups of eight teams there was one group of 13. First, 12 teams battled it out in three pools of four. The winner of each group advanced to a knockout round with the U.S., who earned their prestigious spot by winning the title in 1999. The semifinal stage was played in Las Vegas, putting the odds even more in Team USA's favor.
In their first tie of the week, the squad of Monica Seles, Lindsay Davenport, Jennifer Capriati and Lisa Raymond beat Belgium—which was led by two teenagers named Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin.
In the final, the U.S faced Spain, the most dominant team of the 1990s. The five-time titlists were overwhelmed, though, from start to finish. Seles routed Conchita Martinez in the first rubber and Davenport outlasted Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in the second.
Davenport then clinched the title by dominating Martinez in the first reverse singles. Capriati recorded the fourth point in singles, and then teamed up with Raymond to complete the 5-0 sweep.