2009 Fed Cup
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Duration | 7 February – 8 November |
Edition | 47th |
Achievements (singles) | |
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The 2009 Fed Cup was the 46th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.
The final took place at the Circolo del Tennis in Reggio Calabria, Italy, on 7–8 November. The home team, Italy, defeated the United States, 4–0, giving Italy their second title.
World Group
[edit]Participating Teams | |||
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Argentina |
China |
Czech Republic |
France |
Italy |
Russia |
Spain |
United States |
Draw
[edit]Quarterfinals 7–8 February | Semifinals 25–26 April | Final 7–8 November | |||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
1 | Russia | 5 | |||||||||||
Castellaneta, Italy (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
China | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Russia | 1 | |||||||||||
Orléans, France (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
4 | Italy | 4 | |||||||||||
France | 0 | ||||||||||||
Reggio Calabria, Italy (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
4 | Italy | 5 | |||||||||||
4 | Italy | 4 | |||||||||||
Surprise, AZ, United States (Outdoor hard) | |||||||||||||
3 | United States | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | United States | 3 | |||||||||||
Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
Argentina | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | United States | 3 | |||||||||||
Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
Czech Republic | 2 | ||||||||||||
Czech Republic | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Spain | 1 | |||||||||||
World Group play-offs
[edit]The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (China, France, Argentina and Spain), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Slovakia, Germany, Serbia and Ukraine) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs. Four seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, were drawn against four unseeded teams.
Date: 25–26 April
Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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Lleida, Spain | Outdoor clay | Spain (1) | 0–4 | Serbia |
Limoges, France | Indoor clay | France (2) | 3–2 | Slovakia |
Frankfurt, Germany | Outdoor clay | Germany | 3–2 | China (3) |
Mar del Plata, Argentina | Outdoor clay | Argentina (4) | 0–5 | Ukraine |
World Group II
[edit]The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2009. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs.
Date: 7–8 February
Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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Bratislava, Slovakia | Indoor hard | Slovakia | 4–1 | Belgium (1) |
Zürich, Switzerland | Indoor hard | Switzerland | 2–3 | Germany (4) |
Belgrade, Serbia | Indoor hard | Serbia | 4–1 | Japan (3) |
Kharkiv, Ukraine | Indoor hard | Ukraine | 3–2 | Israel (2) |
World Group II play-offs
[edit]The four losing teams from World Group II (Belgium, Switzerland, Japan, and Israel) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Estonia and Poland), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Australia), and one team from the Americas Zone (Canada).
Date: 25–26 April
Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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Hasselt, Belgium | Indoor clay | Belgium (1) | 3–2 | Canada |
Tallinn, Estonia | Indoor hard | Estonia | 3–2 | Israel (2) |
Gdynia, Poland | Outdoor clay | Poland | 3–2 | Japan (3) |
Mildura, Australia | Outdoor grass | Australia (4) | 3–1 | Switzerland |
Americas Zone
[edit]- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
[edit]Venue: Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Canada (indoor hard)
Dates: 4–7 February
- Participating Teams
Group II
[edit]Venue: Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor hard)
Dates: 21–25 April
- Participating Teams
Asia/Oceania Zone
[edit]- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
[edit]Venue: State Tennis Centre, Perth, Australia (outdoor hard)
Dates: 4–7 February
- Participating Teams
Group II
[edit]Venue: State Tennis Centre, Perth, Australia (outdoor hard)
Dates: 4–6 February
- Participating Teams
Europe/Africa Zone
[edit]- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
[edit]Venue: Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)
Dates: 4–7 February
- Participating Teams
Group II
[edit]Venue: Attaleya Shine Tennis Club, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor hard)
Dates: 21–25 April
- Participating Teams
Group III
[edit]Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta (outdoor hard)
Dates: 21–25 April
- Participating Teams
Rankings
[edit]The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.[1]
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