2009 Fed Cup

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 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[]

Participating Teams
Argentina	China	Czech Republic	France
Italy	Russia	Spain	United States

Draw[]

	Quarterfinals 7–8 February					Semifinals 25–26 April					Final 7–8 November
	Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard)
	1	Russia	5
		China	0			Castellaneta, Italy (Outdoor clay)
						1	Russia	1
	Orléans, France (Indoor hard)					4	Italy	4
		France	0
	4	Italy	5								Reggio Calabria, Italy (Outdoor clay)
											4	Italy	4
	Surprise, AZ, United States (Outdoor hard)										3	United States	0
	3	United States	3
		Argentina	2			Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor hard)
						3	United States	3
	Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor carpet)						Czech Republic	2
		Czech Republic	4
	2	Spain	1

World Group Play-offs[]

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
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[]

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
Bratislava, Slovakia	Indoor hard	Slovakia	4–1	Belgium (1)
Zurich, 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[]

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
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[]

• Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
• Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I[]

Venue: Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Canada (indoor hard)

Dates: 4–7 February

Participating Teams

Group II[]

Venue: , Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor hard)

Dates: 21–25 April

Participating Teams

Asia/Oceania Zone[]

• Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
• Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I[]

Venue: , Perth, Australia (outdoor hard)

Dates: 4–7 February

Participating Teams

Group II[]

Venue: , Perth, Australia (outdoor hard)

Dates: 4–6 February

Participating Teams

Europe/Africa Zone[]

• Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
• Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I[]

Venue: , Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)

Dates: 4–7 February

Participating Teams

Group II[]

Venue: , Antalya, Turkey (outdoor hard)

Dates: 21–25 April

Participating Teams

Group III[]

Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta (outdoor hard)

Dates: 21–25 April

Participating Teams

Rankings[]

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]

9 February Rank Nation Points[2] Move 1  Russia 38,932.5 2  Italy 21,740.0 3  Spain 11,905.0 4  United States 10,390.0 5  Czech Republic 8,730.0 3 6  France 6,820.0 1 7  China 6,520.0 1 8  Belgium 5,745.0 1 9  Argentina 4,757.5 10  Germany 4,550.0 2

27 April Rank Nation Points[2] Move 1  Russia 33,772.5 2  Italy 23,800.0 3  United States 16,570.0 1 4  Spain 9,842.5 1 5  Czech Republic 8,192.5 6  France 6,312.5 7  Ukraine 6,225.0 5 8  Serbia 5842.5 5 9  Germany 5,625.0 1 10  China 5,162.5 3

9 November Rank Nation Points[2] Move 1  Italy 27,935.0 1 2  Russia 25,677.5 1 3  United States 14,570.0 4  Spain 9,842.5 5  Czech Republic 8,192.5 6  Ukraine 6,225.0 1 7  Serbia 5,842.5 1 8  Germany 5,625.0 1 9  China 5,162.5 1 10  Belgium 4,505.0 1

References[]

External links[]

• Fed Cup

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