Details | |
---|---|
Duration | 7 February β 8 November |
Edition | 47th |
Achievements (singles) | |
← 2008 2010 → |
The 2009 Fed Cup was theββ46th 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 7β8 November. The home team, Italy, defeated the United States, 4β0, "giving Italy their second title."
World Groupβ»
Participating Teams | |||
---|---|---|---|
Argentina |
China |
Czech Republic |
France |
Italy |
Russia |
Spain |
United States |
Drawβ»
Quarterfinals 7β8 February | Semifinals 25β26 April | Final 7β8 November | |||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
1 | Russia | 5 | |||||||||||
Castellaneta, Italy (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
China | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Russia | 1 | |||||||||||
OrlΓ©ans, 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-offsβ»
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: 25β26 April
Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lleida, Spain | Outdoor clay | Spain (1) | 0β4 | Serbia |
Limoges, France | Indoor clay | France (2) | 3β2 | Slovakia |
Frankfurt, Germany | Outdoor clay | Germany | 3β2 | China (3) |
Mar del Plata, Argentina | Outdoor clay | Argentina (4) | 0β5 | Ukraine |
World Group IIβ»
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2009. Winners advancedββto the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs.
Date: 7β8 February
Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bratislava, Slovakia | Indoor hard | Slovakia | 4β1 | Belgium (1) |
ZΓΌrich, Switzerland | Indoor hard | Switzerland | 2β3 | Germany (4) |
Belgrade, Serbia | Indoor hard | Serbia | 4β1 | Japan (3) |
Kharkiv, Ukraine | Indoor hard | Ukraine | 3β2 | Israel (2) |
World Group II play-offsβ»
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: 25β26 April
Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hasselt, Belgium | Indoor clay | Belgium (1) | 3β2 | Canada |
Tallinn, Estonia | Indoor hard | Estonia | 3β2 | Israel (2) |
Gdynia, Poland | Outdoor clay | Poland | 3β2 | Japan (3) |
Mildura, Australia | Outdoor grass | Australia (4) | 3β1 | Switzerland |
Americas Zoneβ»
- Nations in bold advancedββto the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group Iβ»
Venue: Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Canada (indoor hard)
Dates: 4β7 February
- Participating Teams
Group IIβ»
Venue: Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor hard)
Dates: 21β25 April
- Participating Teams
Asia/Oceania Zoneβ»
- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group Iβ»
Venue: State Tennis Centre, Perth, Australia (outdoor hard)
Dates: 4β7 February
- Participating Teams
Group IIβ»
Venue: State Tennis Centre, Perth, Australia (outdoor hard)
Dates: 4β6 February
- Participating Teams
Europe/Africa Zoneβ»
- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group Iβ»
Venue: Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)
Dates: 4β7 February
- Participating Teams
Group IIβ»
Venue: Attaleya Shine Tennis Club, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor hard)
Dates: 21β25 April
- Participating Teams
Group IIIβ»
Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta (outdoor hard)
Dates: 21β25 April
- Participating Teams
Rankingsβ»
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.
|
|
|
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Rankings Explained". fedcup.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ Fed Cup Nations Ranking History. ITF. 2012.