:2001 Fed Cup

{{Short description|Women's tennis competition}}

{{ Infobox tennis circuit season

| name = 2001 Fed Cup

| image =

| image_caption =

| duration = 9 April – 11 November

| edition = 39th

| previous = 2000

| next = 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/belgium-win-fed-cup-9266244.html|title=Belgium win Fed Cup|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=13 April 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/404162|title=Belgium clinch Fed Cup with minimum of fuss|publisher=dawn.com|accessdate=13 April 2025}}

World Group play-offs

{{details|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.

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VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
{{nowrap|Bassano del Grappa, Italy}}{{nowrap|Indoor carpet}}{{fed|ITA}}align="center"|4–1{{fed|CRO}}
Tokyo, JapanIndoor hard{{fed|JPN}}align="center"|1–4{{fed|ARG}}
Bratislava, SlovakiaOutdoor clay{{fed|SVK}}align="center"|4–1{{fed|HUN}}
Adelaide, Australia{{nowrap|Outdoor grass}}{{fed|AUS}}align="center"|5–0{{fed|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.

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{{nowrap|First Round}}Score{{nowrap|Challenger}}
{{fed|ITA}}align="center"|1–4{{fed|FRA}}
{{fed|ARG}}align="center"|4–1{{fed|GER}}
{{fed|SVK}}align="center"|2–3{{fed|RUS}}
{{fed|AUS}}align="center"|4–1{{fed|SUI}}

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{{nowrap|First Round}}Score{{nowrap|Zonal Competition}}
{{fed|CRO}}align="center"|4–1{{fed|VEN|1930}}
{{fed|JPN}}align="center"|2–3{{fed|SWE}}
{{fed|HUN}}align="center"|3–0{{fed|ISR}}
{{fed|AUT}}align="center"|3–2{{fed|INA}}

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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. [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/fedcup/2001-10-27-germany.htm]

World Group

{{details|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.

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;Pool A

  1. {{fed|RUS}}
  2. {{fed|FRA}}
  3. {{fed|ARG}}
  4. {{fed|CZE}}

;Pool B

  1. {{fed|BEL}}
  2. {{fed|ESP}}
  3. {{fed|GER}}
  4. {{fed|AUS}}

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=Final=

{{FedCupbox3

|team1=Russia

|team2=Belgium

|venue=Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain

|date=11 November 2001

|surface=Red clay (indoors)

|score1=1

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nadia Petrova |0 |3 | |T2P1=Justine Henin |6 |6 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Elena Dementieva |0 |4 | |T2P1=Kim Clijsters |6 |6 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Elena Likhovtseva |T1P2=Nadia Petrova |7 |7 | |T2P1=Els Callens |T2P2=Laurence Courtois |5 |6.015 | }}

}}

{{cite news |url=https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-2001-WG-M-BEL-RUS-01 |title=Russia v Belgium |publisher=billiejeankingcup.com}}

Americas Zone

{{details|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

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  • {{fed|BRA}}
  • {{fed|CAN}}
  • {{fed|COL}}
  • {{fed|DOM}}
  • {{fed|ECU}}
  • {{fed|MEX}}
  • {{fed|PAR}}
  • {{fed|URU}}
  • {{fed|VEN|1930}}

{{div col end}}

=Group II=

Venue: St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (outdoor hard)

Dates: 15–19 May

;Participating Teams

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  • {{fed|ATG}}
  • {{fed|BAH}}
  • {{fed|BAR}}
  • {{fed|BER}}
  • {{fed|BOL}}
  • {{fed|CHI}}
  • {{fed|CRC}}
  • {{fed|CUB}}
  • {{fed|ESA}}
  • {{fed|GUA}}
  • {{fed|JAM}}
  • {{fed|PAN}}
  • {{fed|PUR}}
  • {{fed|TRI}}

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Asia/Oceania Zone

{{details|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

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  • {{fed|CHN}}
  • {{fed|TPE}}
  • {{fed|IND}}
  • {{fed|INA}}
  • {{fed|KAZ}}
  • {{fed|NZL}}
  • Pacific Oceania
  • {{fed|KOR}}
  • {{fed|THA}}
  • {{fed|UZB}}

{{div col end}}

=Group II=

Venue: Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei (outdoor hard)

Dates: 9–14 April

;Participating Teams

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  • {{fed|FIJ}}
  • {{fed|HKG}}
  • {{fed|MAS}}
  • {{fed|PHI}}
  • {{fed|SIN}}
  • {{fed|SRI}}
  • {{fed|SYR}}

{{div col end}}

Europe/Africa Zone

{{details|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

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  • {{fed|BLR}}
  • {{fed|BUL}}
  • {{fed|DEN}}
  • {{fed|EST}}
  • {{fed|GBR}}
  • {{fed|GRE}}
  • {{fed|ISR}}
  • {{fed|LUX}}
  • {{fed|Macedonia}}
  • {{fed|NED}}
  • {{fed|POL}}
  • {{fed|ROU}}
  • {{fed|SLO}}
  • {{fed|RSA}}
  • {{fed|SWE}}
  • {{fed|UKR}}
  • {{fed|FR Yugoslavia}}

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=Group II=

Venue: Belek, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)

Dates: 14–17 May

;Participating Teams

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  • {{fed|ALG}}
  • {{fed|ARM}}
  • {{fed|BIH}}
  • {{fed|BOT}}
  • {{fed|EGY}}
  • {{fed|FIN}}
  • {{fed|GEO|1990}}
  • {{fed|IRL}}
  • {{fed|KEN}}
  • {{fed|LAT}}
  • {{fed|LES|1987}}
  • {{fed|LTU}}
  • {{fed|MLT}}
  • {{fed|MDA}}
  • {{fed|MAR}}
  • {{fed|POR}}
  • {{fed|TUN}}
  • {{fed|TUR}}

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References

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