Slovakia won the Fed Cup for the first time when Janette Husarova dished out a thrashing to Spain's Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario.

In the final at Maspalomas on Gran Canaria, Husarova's win followed a dramatic victory by Daniela Hantuchova over Conchita Martinez to give the Slovaks a 3-1 triumph in the final.

The scheduled doubles match was not needed and cancelled.

Sanchez-Vicario's defeat provided a sorry illustration of how the former world number one's game has fallen apart this year, and it could be that this was her final appearance in the Fed Cup.

The Slovakians have only been competing as a nation in the Fed Cup since 1994, after gaining their independence, and they become the ninth country to win the Rose Bowl trophy.

While Husarova thrashed Sanchez-Vicario, Hantuchova needed more than three hours to overcome former Wimbledon champion Martinez - winning 6-7 (10-8) 7-5 6-4.