2009 Fed Cup World Group
The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2009. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. Russia was the two-time defending champion, but they were defeated by Italy in the semifinals. The Italian team went on to win, defeating the United States in the final, 4–0.
Participating Teams[]
Participating Teams | |||
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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 |
First round[]
Russia vs. China[]
Russia 5 |
Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 7–8 February 2009 RuKortHard (indoors) |
China 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. Italy[]
France 0 |
Palais des Sports, Orléans, France 7–8 February 2009 Resin hard (indoors) |
Italy 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States vs. Argentina[]
United States 3 |
, Surprise, AZ, United States 7–8 February 2009 Decoturf (outdoors) |
Argentina 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Czech Republic vs. Spain[]
Czech Republic 4 |
Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno, Czech Republic 7–8 February 2009 Carpet (indoors) |
Spain 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals[]
Russia vs. Italy[]
Russia 1 |
, Castellaneta Marina, Italy 25–26 April 2009 Red clay (outdoors) |
Italy 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States vs. Czech Republic[]
United States 3 |
Starobrno Rondo Arena, Brno, Czech Republic 25–26 April 2009 Acrylic hard (indoors) |
Czech Republic 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final[]
Italy vs. United States[]
Italy 4 |
, Reggio Calabria, Italy 7–8 November 2009 Red clay (outdoors) |
United States 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2009 Fed Cup Champions |
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Italy Second title |
References[]
- ^ "Russia v China". fedcup.com.
- ^ "France v Italy". fedcup.com.
- ^ "United States v Argentina". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Czech Republic v Spain". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Russia v Italy". fedcup.com.
- ^ "United States v Czech Republic". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Italy v United States". fedcup.com.
See also[]
- Fed Cup structure
Categories:
- 2009 Fed Cup