2009 Fed Cup

International women's tennis competition 2009 Fed Cup 7 February – 8 November 47th 2008 2010 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.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/nov/08/italy-usa-fed-cup-tennis Flavia Pennetta defeats Melanie Oudin to secure Italy's second Fed Cup title The Guardian 15 April 2025https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2009/11/08/Italy-behind-Pennetta-wins-Fed-Cup-title/76791257688040/ Italy, behind Pennetta, wins Fed Cup title upi.com 15 April 2025 World Group 2009 Fed Cup World Group Participating teamsARGCHNCZE FRA ITA RUSESP USA Draw 7–8 February 25–26 April 7–8 November 16 Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) 1 RUS 5   CHN 0 Orléans, France (Indoor hard)   FRA 0 4 ITA 5 Surprise, AZ, United States (Outdoor hard) 3 USA 3   ARG 2 Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor carpet)   CZE 4 2 ESP 1 Castellaneta, Italy (Outdoor clay) 1 RUS 1 4 ITA 4 Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor hard) 3 USA 3   CZE 2 Reggio Calabria, Italy (Outdoor clay) 4 ITA 4 3 USA 0 World Group play-offs 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) 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 clayESP (1)0–4SRB 2004Limoges, FranceIndoor clayFRA (2)3–2SVKFrankfurt, GermanyOutdoor clayGER3–2CHN (3)Mar del Plata, ArgentinaOutdoor clayARG (4)0–5UKR World Group II 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 VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting teamBratislava, SlovakiaIndoor hardSVK4–1BEL (1)Zürich, SwitzerlandIndoor hardSUI2–3GER (4)Belgrade, SerbiaIndoor hardSRB4–1JPN (3)Kharkiv, UkraineIndoor hardUKR3–2ISR (2) World Group II play-offs 2009 Fed Cup 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 clayBEL (1)3–2CANTallinn, EstoniaIndoor hardEST3–2ISR (2)Gdynia, PolandOutdoor clayPOL3–2JPN (3)Mildura, AustraliaOutdoor grassAUS (4)3–1SUI Americas Zone 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 22em BAH BRA CAN COL PAR PUR Group II Venue: Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor hard) Dates: 21–25 April Participating teams 22em BOL CHI CUB DOM GUA MEX PAN PER TRI Asia/Oceania Zone 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 22em AUS TPE IND INA NZL KOR THA UZB Group II Venue: State Tennis Centre, Perth, Australia (outdoor hard) Dates: 4–6 February Participating teams 22em KAZ HKG SIN IRI Europe/Africa Zone 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 22em AUT BLR BIH BUL CRO DEN EST GBR HUN NED LUX POL ROU SLO SWE Group II Venue: Attaleya Shine Tennis Club, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor hard) Dates: 21–25 April Participating teams 22em GEO LAT MAR POR RSA TUR Group III Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta (outdoor hard) Dates: 21–25 April Participating teams 22em ALG ARM EGY FIN GRE ISL IRE LIE MLT MDA NOR 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.http://www.fedcup.com/en/rankings/rankings-explained.aspx Rankings Explained 21 June 2012 fedcup.com 17 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190417221711/https://www.fedcup.com/en/rankings/rankings-explained.aspx dead 9 February Rank Nation PointsITF 2012 Fed Cup Nations Ranking History Move 1 RUS 38,932.5 2 ITA 21,740.0 3 ESP 11,905.0 4 USA 10,390.0 5 CZE 8,730.0 3 6 FRA 6,820.0 1 7 CHN 6,520.0 1 8 BEL 5,745.0 1 9 ARG 4,757.5 10 GER 4,550.0 2 27 April Rank Nation Points Move 1 RUS 33,772.5 2 ITA 23,800.0 3 USA 16,570.0 1 4 ESP 9,842.5 1 5 CZE 8,192.5 6 FRA 6,312.5 7 UKR 6,225.0 5 8 SRB 5842.5 5 9 GER 5,625.0 1 10 CHN 5,162.5 3 9 November Rank Nation Points Move 1 ITA 27,935.0 1 2 RUS 25,677.5 1 3 USA 14,570.0 4 ESP 9,842.5 5 CZE 8,192.5 6 UKR 6,225.0 1 7 SRB 5,842.5 1 8 GER 5,625.0 1 9 CHN 5,162.5 1 10 BEL 4,505.0 1 References External links Fed Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20101007224436/http://www.fedcup.com/ 2010-10-07 Category:Billie Jean King Cups by year Fed Cup Category:2009 in women's tennis