Main article: 2009 Fed Cup
Tennis tournament
2009 Fed Cup World Group | ||||
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Date | 7 February – 8 November | |||
Edition | 19th | |||
Champions | ||||
Italy | ||||
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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 | |||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
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 Tennis and Racquet Complex, 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 |
Nova Yardinia, 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 |
Circolo del Tennis, 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.