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
editParticipating teams | |||
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Argentina |
China |
Czech Republic |
France |
Italy |
Russia |
Spain |
United States |
Draw
editQuarterfinals 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
editRussia 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) |
Argentina 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
editRussia vs. Italy
edit 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
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
editItaly 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.