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
Participating teams
Draw
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) 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: 25–26 April VenueSurfaceHome team ScoreVisiting teamLleida, SpainOutdoor clay (1)0–4Limoges, FranceIndoor clay (2)3–2Frankfurt, GermanyOutdoor clay3–2 (3)Mar del Plata, ArgentinaOutdoor clay (4)0–5
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 VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting teamBratislava, SlovakiaIndoor hard4–1 (1)Zürich, SwitzerlandIndoor hard2–3 (4)Belgrade, SerbiaIndoor hard4–1 (3)Kharkiv, UkraineIndoor hard3–2 (2)
World Group II play-offs
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: 25–26 April
VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting teamHasselt, BelgiumIndoor clay (1)3–2Tallinn, EstoniaIndoor hard3–2 (2)Gdynia, PolandOutdoor clay3–2 (3)Mildura, AustraliaOutdoor grass (4)3–1
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
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
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. 9 February Rank Nation Points Move 1 38,932.5 2 21,740.0 3 11,905.0 4 10,390.0 5 8,730.0 3 6 6,820.0 1 7 6,520.0 1 8 5,745.0 1 9 4,757.5 10 4,550.0 2 27 April Rank Nation Points Move 1 33,772.5 2 23,800.0 3 16,570.0 1 4 9,842.5 1 5 8,192.5 6 6,312.5 7 6,225.0 5 8 5842.5 5 9 5,625.0 1 10 5,162.5 3 9 November Rank Nation Points Move 1 27,935.0 1 2 25,677.5 1 3 14,570.0 4 9,842.5 5 8,192.5 6 6,225.0 1 7 5,842.5 1 8 5,625.0 1 9 5,162.5 1 10 4,505.0 1
References
External links Fed Cup