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 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

For more details on this topic, see 2009 Fed Cup World Group.

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

Draw

	1st Round 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, USA (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

For more details on this topic, see 2009 Fed Cup 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) enter the draw for the World Group Play-offs. Four seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, are 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

For more details on this topic, see 2009 Fed Cup 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

For more details on this topic, see 2009 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs.

The four losing teams from World Group II (Belgium, Switzerland, Japan, and Israel) will play 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

Main article: 2009 Fed Cup 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: Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor hard)

Dates: 21–25 April

Participating Teams

Asia/Oceania Zone

Main article: 2009 Fed Cup 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: State Tennis Centre, Perth, Australia (outdoor hard)

Dates: 4–7 February

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: State Tennis Centre, Perth, Australia (outdoor hard)

Dates: 4–6 February

Participating Teams

Kazakhstan
Hong Kong

Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 2009 Fed Cup 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: Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)

Dates: 4–7 February

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: Attaleya Shine Tennis Club, 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

↑ "Rankings Explained". fedcup.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
1 2 3 Fed Cup Nations Ranking History. ITF. 2012.

External links

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List of champions

2009 WTA Tour

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Grand Slam events

Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)

WTA Premier tournaments

Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Rome (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Toronto (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Beijing (S, D) Moscow (S, D) WTA Tour Championships, Doha (S, D)

WTA International tournaments

Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, Bali (S)

Team events

Fed Cup (World Group + Play-offs World Group II + Play-offs Americas Asia/Oceania Europe/Africa)

* Bold denotes the mandatory events, and the year-end championships * S = Singles draw, D = Doubles draw, X = Mixed Doubles draw

2009 in tennis

Grand Slam	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open

Men	ATP World Tour ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ATP World Tour Finals, London ATP Challenger Tour ITF Futures Tour

Women	Sony Ericsson WTA Tour WTA Tournament of Champions, Bali Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships, Doha ITF Women's Circuit

Team events	Davis Cup (World Group) Fed Cup (World Group) Hopman Cup World Team Cup

Other events	Bolivarian Games East Asian Games Maccabiah Games Mediterranean Games National Games of the PR of China Southeast Asian Games Summer Universiade

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