2009 Fed Cup

{{Short description|International women's tennis competition}}

{{ Infobox tennis circuit season

| name = 2009 Fed Cup

| image =

| image_caption =

| duration = 7 February – 8 November

| edition = 47th

| previous = 2008

| next = 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/nov/08/italy-usa-fed-cup-tennis|title=Flavia Pennetta defeats Melanie Oudin to secure Italy's second Fed Cup title|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=15 April 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2009/11/08/Italy-behind-Pennetta-wins-Fed-Cup-title/76791257688040/|title=Italy, behind Pennetta, wins Fed Cup title|publisher=upi.com|accessdate=15 April 2025}}

World Group

{{details|2009 Fed Cup World Group}}

class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
colspan=4|Participating Teams
{{fed-big|ARG}}

!{{fed-big|CHN}}

!{{fed-big|CZE}}

!style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|FRA}}

style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|ITA}}

!style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|RUS}}

!{{fed-big|ESP}}

!style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|USA}}

=Draw=

{{8TeamBracket-info

| RD1-date=7–8 February

| RD2-date=25–26 April

| RD3-date=7–8 November

| teamwidth=16

| RD1T1-loc= Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard)

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1={{fed|RUS}} | RD1-score1=5

| RD1-seed2=  | RD1-team2={{fed|CHN}} | RD1-score2=0

| RD1T2-loc= Orléans, France (Indoor hard)

| RD1-seed3=  | RD1-team3={{fed|FRA}} | RD1-score3=0

| RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-team4={{fed|ITA}} | RD1-score4=5

| RD1T3-loc= Surprise, AZ, United States (Outdoor hard)

| RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5={{fed|USA}} | RD1-score5=3

| RD1-seed6=  | RD1-team6={{fed|ARG}} | RD1-score6=2

| RD1T4-loc= {{nowrap|Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor carpet)}}

| RD1-seed7=  | RD1-team7={{fed|CZE}} | RD1-score7=4

| RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-team8={{fed|ESP}} | RD1-score8=1

| RD2T1-loc=Castellaneta, Italy (Outdoor clay)

| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1={{fed|RUS}} | RD2-score1=1

| RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-team2={{fed|ITA}} | RD2-score2=4

| RD2T2-loc={{nowrap|Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor hard)}}

| RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team3={{fed|USA}}| RD2-score3=3

| RD2-seed4=  | RD2-team4={{fed|CZE}} | RD2-score4=2

| RD3T1-loc={{nowrap|Reggio Calabria, Italy (Outdoor clay)}}

| RD3-seed1=4 | RD3-team1={{fed|ITA}} | RD3-score1=4

| RD3-seed2=3| RD3-team2={{fed|USA}} | RD3-score2=0

}}

World Group play-offs

{{details|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

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VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Lleida, Spain

|Outdoor clay

|{{fed|ESP}} (1)

|align=center|0–4

|{{fed|SRB|2004}}

Limoges, France

|Indoor clay

|{{fed|FRA}} (2)

|align=center|3–2

|{{fed|SVK}}

Frankfurt, Germany

|Outdoor clay

|{{fed|GER}}

|align=center|3–2

|{{fed|CHN}} (3)

Mar del Plata, Argentina

|Outdoor clay

|{{fed|ARG}} (4)

|align=center|0–5

|{{fed|UKR}}

World Group II

{{details|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

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VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Bratislava, Slovakia

|Indoor hard

|{{fed|SVK}}

|align=center|4–1

|{{fed|BEL}} (1)

Zürich, Switzerland

|Indoor hard

|{{fed|SUI}}

|align=center|2–3

|{{fed|GER}} (4)

Belgrade, Serbia

|Indoor hard

|{{fed|SRB}}

|align=center|4–1

|{{fed|JPN}} (3)

Kharkiv, Ukraine

|Indoor hard

|{{fed|UKR}}

|align=center|3–2

|{{fed|ISR}} (2)

World Group II play-offs

{{details|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

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VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Hasselt, Belgium

|Indoor clay

|{{fed|BEL}} (1)

|align=center|3–2

|{{fed|CAN}}

Tallinn, Estonia

|Indoor hard

|{{fed|EST}}

|align="center"|3–2

|{{fed|ISR}} (2)

Gdynia, Poland

|Outdoor clay

|{{fed|POL}}

|align="center"|3–2

|{{fed|JPN}} (3)

Mildura, Australia

|Outdoor grass

|{{fed|AUS}} (4)

|align="center"|3–1

|{{fed|SUI}}

Americas Zone

{{Main article|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

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  • {{fed|BAH}}
  • {{fed|BRA}}
  • {{fed|CAN}}
  • {{fed|COL}}
  • {{fed|PAR}}
  • {{fed|PUR}}

{{div col end}}

=Group II=

Venue: Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor hard)

Dates: 21–25 April

;Participating Teams

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  • {{fed|BOL}}
  • {{fed|CHI}}
  • {{fed|CUB}}
  • {{fed|DOM}}
  • {{fed|GUA}}
  • {{fed|MEX}}
  • {{fed|PAN}}
  • {{fed|PER}}
  • {{fed|TRI}}

{{div col end}}

Asia/Oceania Zone

{{Main article|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

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  • {{fed|AUS}}
  • {{fed|TPE}}
  • {{fed|IND}}
  • {{fed|INA}}
  • {{fed|NZL}}
  • {{fed|KOR}}
  • {{fed|THA}}
  • {{fed|UZB}}

{{div col end}}

=Group II=

Venue: State Tennis Centre, Perth, Australia (outdoor hard)

Dates: 4–6 February

;Participating Teams

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  • {{fed|KAZ}}
  • {{fed|HKG}}
  • {{fed|SIN}}
  • {{fed|IRI}}

{{div col end}}

Europe/Africa Zone

{{Main article|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

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  • {{fed|AUT}}
  • {{fed|BLR}}
  • {{fed|BIH}}
  • {{fed|BUL}}
  • {{fed|CRO}}
  • {{fed|DEN}}
  • {{fed|EST}}
  • {{fed|GBR}}
  • {{fed|HUN}}
  • {{fed|NED}}
  • {{fed|LUX}}
  • {{fed|POL}}
  • {{fed|ROU}}
  • {{fed|SLO}}
  • {{fed|SWE}}

{{div col end}}

=Group II=

Venue: Attaleya Shine Tennis Club, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor hard)

Dates: 21–25 April

;Participating Teams

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  • {{fed|GEO}}
  • {{fed|LAT}}
  • {{fed|MAR}}
  • {{fed|POR}}
  • {{fed|RSA}}
  • {{fed|TUR}}

{{div col end}}

=Group III=

Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta (outdoor hard)

Dates: 21–25 April

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{fed|ALG}}
  • {{fed|ARM}}
  • {{fed|EGY}}
  • {{fed|FIN}}
  • {{fed|GRE}}
  • {{fed|ISL}}
  • {{fed|IRE}}
  • {{fed|LIE}}
  • {{fed|MLT}}
  • {{fed|MDA}}
  • {{fed|NOR}}

{{div col end}}

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.{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/rankings/rankings-explained.aspx|title=Rankings Explained|access-date=21 June 2012|publisher=fedcup.com}}

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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

! colspan="4" | 9 February

RankNationPoints{{cite book |publisher=ITF |year=2012 |title=Fed Cup Nations Ranking History}}Move
1{{fed|RUS}}38,932.5{{steady}}
2{{fed|ITA}}21,740.0{{steady}}
3{{fed|ESP}}11,905.0{{steady}}
4{{fed|USA}}10,390.0{{steady}}
5{{nowrap|{{fed|CZE}}}}8,730.0{{increase}} 3
6{{fed|FRA}}6,820.0{{decrease}} 1
7{{fed|CHN}}6,520.0{{decrease}} 1
8{{fed|BEL}}5,745.0{{decrease}} 1
9{{fed|ARG}}4,757.5{{steady}}
10{{fed|GER}}4,550.0{{increase}} 2

|

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! colspan="4" | 27 April

RankNationPointsMove
1{{fed|RUS}}33,772.5{{steady}}
2{{fed|ITA}}23,800.0{{steady}}
3{{fed|USA}}16,570.0{{increase}} 1
4{{fed|ESP}}9,842.5{{decrease}} 1
5{{nowrap|{{fed|CZE}}}}8,192.5{{steady}}
6{{fed|FRA}}6,312.5{{steady}}
7{{fed|UKR}}6,225.0{{increase}} 5
8{{fed|SRB}}5842.5{{increase}} 5
9{{fed|GER}}5,625.0{{increase}} 1
10{{fed|CHN}}5,162.5{{decrease}} 3

|

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! colspan="4" | 9 November

RankNationPointsMove
1{{fed|ITA}}27,935.0{{increase}} 1
2{{fed|RUS}}25,677.5{{decrease}} 1
3{{fed|USA}}14,570.0{{steady}}
4{{fed|ESP}}9,842.5{{steady}}
5{{nowrap|{{fed|CZE}}}}8,192.5{{steady}}
6{{fed|UKR}}6,225.0{{increase}} 1
7{{fed|SRB}}5,842.5{{increase}} 1
8{{fed|GER}}5,625.0{{increase}} 1
9{{fed|CHN}}5,162.5{{increase}} 1
10{{fed|BEL}}4,505.0{{increase}} 1

|}

References

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