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.
2009 Fed Cup World Group | |
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Date | 7 February – 8 November |
Edition | 19th |
Champions | |
Italy |
Participating teams edit
Participating teams | |||
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Argentina |
China |
Czech Republic |
France |
Italy |
Russia |
Spain |
United States |
Draw edit
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 edit
Russia vs. China edit
Russia 5 |
Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 7–8 February 2009 RuKortHard (indoors) |
China 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. Italy edit
France 0 |
Palais des Sports, Orléans, France 7–8 February 2009 Resin hard (indoors) |
Italy 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States vs. Argentina edit
United States 3 |
Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex, Surprise, AZ, United States 7–8 February 2009 Decoturf (outdoors) |
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Czech Republic vs. Spain edit
Czech Republic 4 |
Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno, Czech Republic 7–8 February 2009 Carpet (indoors) |
Spain 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals edit
Russia vs. Italy edit
Russia 1 |
Nova Yardinia, Castellaneta Marina, Italy 25–26 April 2009 Red clay (outdoors) |
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United States vs. Czech Republic edit
United States 3 |
Starobrno Rondo Arena, Brno, Czech Republic 25–26 April 2009 Acrylic hard (indoors) |
Czech Republic 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final edit
Italy vs. United States edit
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 edit
- ^ "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.