2001 Fed Cup

International women's tennis competition 2001 Fed Cup 9 April – 11 November 39th 2000 2002 The 2001 Fed Cup was the 39th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The World Group was held at the Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I in Madrid, Spain, from 7–11 November. It was reduced from thirteen to eight teams, divided into two pools, with the winners meeting in the finals. In the final, Belgium defeated Russia, giving Belgium their first title.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/belgium-win-fed-cup-9266244.html Belgium win Fed Cup The Independent 13 April 2025https://www.dawn.com/news/404162 Belgium clinch Fed Cup with minimum of fuss dawn.com 13 April 2025 World Group play-offs 2001 Fed Cup World Group play-offs First round Dates: 28–29 April The winners of Zonal Competition from the last year (Argentina, Hungary, Japan) were randomly drawn against five teams from the 2000 World Group pools. The winners were guaranteed a spot in the World Group next year. Venue Surface Home team Score Visiting team Bassano del Grappa, Italy Indoor carpet ITA 4–1 CRO Tokyo, Japan Indoor hard JPN 1–4 ARG Bratislava, Slovakia Outdoor clay SVK 4–1 HUN Adelaide, Australia Outdoor grass AUS 5–0 AUT Second Rounds Dates: 21–22 July The winners of the first round played off against four other teams from the 2000 World Group pools, with the winners proceeding to the World Group. The losers of the first round played off against this year's zonal competition winners, with the winners remaining in World Group for next year, and the losers proceeding to Zonal Competition for next year. 22em First RoundScoreChallenger ITA 1–4 FRA ARG 4–1 GER SVK 2–3 RUS AUS 4–1 SUI First RoundScoreZonal Competition CRO 4–1 VEN 1930 JPN 2–3 SWE HUN 3–0 ISR AUT 3–2 INA Note: Germany, as the highest-ranked of the 2nd round losers in the ITF's Fed Cup rankings, replaced the defending champions United States in the World Group after the US withdrew citing security risks following the September 11 attacks. World Group 2001 Fed Cup World Group All ties were played at the Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain, on indoor clay courts. Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition. 22em Pool A RUS FRA ARG CZE Pool B BEL ESP GER AUS Final Russia Belgium Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain 11 November 2001 Red clay (indoors) 1 2 Nadia Petrova 0 3 Justine Henin 6 6 Elena Dementieva 0 4 Kim Clijsters 6 6 Elena Likhovtseva Nadia Petrova 7 7 Els Callens Laurence Courtois 5 6.015 https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-2001-WG-M-BEL-RUS-01 Russia v Belgium billiejeankingcup.com Americas Zone 2001 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: Montevideo, Uruguay (outdoor clay) Dates: 23–28 April Participating teams 22em BRA CAN COL DOM ECU MEX PAR URU VEN 1930 Group II Venue: St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (outdoor hard) Dates: 15–19 May Participating teams 22em ATG BAH BAR BER BOL CHI CRC CUB ESA GUA JAM PAN PUR TRI Asia/Oceania Zone 2001 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: Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei (outdoor hard) Dates: 9–14 April Participating teams 22em CHN TPE IND INA KAZ NZL Pacific Oceania KOR THA UZB Group II Venue: Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei (outdoor hard) Dates: 9–14 April Participating teams 22em FIJ HKG MAS PHI SIN SRI SYR 1980 Europe/Africa Zone 2001 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: Murcia, Spain (outdoor clay) Dates: 24–28 April Participating teams 22em BLR BUL DEN EST GBR GRE ISR LUX Macedonia NED POL ROU SLO RSA SWE UKR FR Yugoslavia Group II Venue: Belek, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay) Dates: 14–17 May Participating teams 22em ALG ARM BIH BOT EGY FIN GEO 1990 IRL KEN LAT LES 1987 LTU MLT MDA MAR POR TUN TUR References External links Fed Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20101007224436/http://www.fedcup.com/ 2010-10-07 collapsed Category:Billie Jean King Cups by year Category:2001 in women's tennis Category:2001 in women's international sport