2009 Fed Cup World Group

Part of tennis tournament 2009 Fed Cup 2009 Fed Cup World Group 7 February – 8 November 19th ITA Fed Cup 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. Participating teams 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 First round Russia vs. China Russia China Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 7–8 February 2009 RuKortHard (indoors) 5 0 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6 Yan Zi 2 4 Elena Dementieva 6 6 Zhang Shuai 3 0 Anna Chakvetadze 6 6 Yan Zi 1 2 Alisa Kleybanova 6 6 Sun Tiantian 1 1 Elena Dementieva Svetlana Kuznetsova 1 6 6 Sun Tiantian Yan Zi 6 4 4 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100012226 Russia v China fedcup.com 2011-04-23 2012-10-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20110423120713/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100012226 dead France vs. Italy France Italy Palais des Sports, Orléans, France 7–8 February 2009 Resin hard (indoors) 0 5 Amélie Mauresmo 6 6.065 4 Flavia Pennetta 2 7 6 Alizé Cornet 1 6 6 Francesca Schiavone 6 2 8 Alizé Cornet 2 2 Flavia Pennetta 6 6 Amélie Mauresmo 3 4 Sara Errani 6 6 Séverine Brémond Nathalie Dechy 4 4 Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100012227 France v Italy fedcup.com United States vs. Argentina United States Argentina Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex, Surprise, AZ, United States 7–8 February 2009 Decoturf (outdoors) 3 2 Jill Craybas 6 6 Betina Jozami 2 1 Melanie Oudin 2 5 Gisela Dulko 6 7 Jill Craybas 1 3 Gisela Dulko 6 6 Melanie Oudin 2 6 6 Betina Jozami 6 1 2 Julie Ditty Liezel Huber 6 6 Gisela Dulko Betina Jozami 2 3 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100012228 United States v Argentina fedcup.com Czech Republic vs. Spain Czech Republic Spain Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno, Czech Republic 7–8 February 2009 Carpet (indoors) 4 1 Petra Kvitová 6 6 Carla Suárez Navarro 4 4 Iveta Benešová 6 1 4 Nuria Llagostera Vives 1 6 6 Lucie Šafářová 6 6 Carla Suárez Navarro 4 3 Petra Kvitová 6 7 Nuria Llagostera Vives 4 5 Iveta Benešová Květa Peschke 6 6 Lourdes Domínguez Lino María José Martínez Sánchez 4 2 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100012229 Czech Republic v Spain fedcup.com Semifinals Russia vs. Italy Russia Italy Nova Yardinia, Castellaneta Marina, Italy 25–26 April 2009 Red clay (outdoors) 1 4 Anna Chakvetadze 4 0 Flavia Pennetta 6 6 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 2 3 Francesca Schiavone 1 6 6 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6 Flavia Pennetta 0 3 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6 6 2 Francesca Schiavone 7 4 6 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Nadia Petrova 6 3 4 Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 1 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100012359 Russia v Italy fedcup.com United States vs. Czech Republic United States Czech Republic Starobrno Rondo Arena, Brno, Czech Republic 25–26 April 2009 Acrylic hard (indoors) 3 2 Bethanie Mattek-Sands 3 6.015 Petra Kvitová 6 7 Alexa Glatch 6 6 Iveta Benešová 1 2 Bethanie Mattek-Sands 3 1 Lucie Šafářová 6 6 Alexa Glatch 6 6 Petra Kvitová 2 1 Liezel Huber Bethanie Mattek-Sands 2 7 6 Iveta Benešová Květa Peschke 6 6.015 1 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100012360 United States v Czech Republic fedcup.com Final Italy vs. United States Italy United States Circolo del Tennis, Reggio Calabria, Italy 7–8 November 2009 Red clay (outdoors) 4 0 Flavia Pennetta 6 6 Alexa Glatch 3 1 Francesca Schiavone 7 6 Melanie Oudin 6.015 2 Flavia Pennetta 7 6 Melanie Oudin 5 2 Francesca Schiavone Alexa Glatch Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 4 6 11 Liezel Huber Vania King 6 3 9 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100012361 Italy v United States fedcup.com 2012-05-08 2012-10-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20120508164529/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100012361 dead fed 2009 Fed Cup champions ITA Second References See also Fed Cup structure World