2009 Fed Cup World Group
{{main article|2009 Fed Cup}}
{{Infobox tennis tournament year|2009|Fed Cup World Group
| date=7 February – 8 November
| edition=19th
| champ={{davis-big|ITA}}
| main_name=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
| 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
}}
First round
=Russia vs. China=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Russia
|team2=China
|venue=Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia
|date=7–8 February 2009
|surface=RuKortHard (indoors)
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Svetlana Kuznetsova |6 |6 | |T2P1=Yan Zi |2 |4 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Elena Dementieva |6 |6 | |T2P1=Zhang Shuai |3 |0 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anna Chakvetadze |6 |6 | |T2P1=Yan Zi |1 |2 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Alisa Kleybanova |6 |6 | |T2P1=Sun Tiantian |1 |1 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Elena Dementieva |T1P2=Svetlana Kuznetsova |1 |6 |6 |T2P1=Sun Tiantian |T2P2=Yan Zi |6 |4 |4 }}
|}}
=France vs. Italy=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=France
|team2=Italy
|venue=Palais des Sports, Orléans, France
|date=7–8 February 2009
|surface=Resin hard (indoors)
|score1=0
|score2=5
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Amélie Mauresmo |6 |6.065 |4 |T2P1=Flavia Pennetta |2 |7 |6 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Alizé Cornet |1 |6 |6 |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |6 |2 |8 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Alizé Cornet |2 |2 | |T2P1=Flavia Pennetta |6 |6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Amélie Mauresmo |3 |4 | |T2P1=Sara Errani |6 |6 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Séverine Brémond |T1P2=Nathalie Dechy |4 |4 | |T2P1=Sara Errani |T2P2=Roberta Vinci |6 |6 | }}
|}}
=United States vs. Argentina=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=United States
|team2=Argentina
|venue=Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex, Surprise, AZ, United States
|date=7–8 February 2009
|surface=Decoturf (outdoors)
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Jill Craybas |6 |6 | |T2P1=Betina Jozami |2 |1 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Melanie Oudin |2 |5 | |T2P1=Gisela Dulko |6 |7 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Jill Craybas |1 |3 | |T2P1=Gisela Dulko |6 |6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Melanie Oudin |2 |6 |6 |T2P1=Betina Jozami |6 |1 |2 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Julie Ditty |T1P2=Liezel Huber |6 |6 | |T2P1=Gisela Dulko |T2P2=Betina Jozami |2 |3 | }}
|}}
=Czech Republic vs. Spain=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Czech Republic
|team2=Spain
|venue=Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno, Czech Republic
|date=7–8 February 2009
|surface=Carpet (indoors)
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Petra Kvitová |6 |6 | |T2P1=Carla Suárez Navarro |4 |4 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Iveta Benešová |6 |1 |4 |T2P1=Nuria Llagostera Vives |1 |6 |6 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Lucie Šafářová |6 |6 | |T2P1=Carla Suárez Navarro |4 |3 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Petra Kvitová |6 |7 | |T2P1=Nuria Llagostera Vives |4 |5 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Iveta Benešová |T1P2=Květa Peschke |6|6 | |T2P1=Lourdes Domínguez Lino |T2P2=María José Martínez Sánchez |4 |2 | }}
|}}
Semifinals
=Russia vs. Italy=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Russia
|team2=Italy
|venue=Nova Yardinia, Castellaneta Marina, Italy
|date=25–26 April 2009
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=1
|score2=4
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anna Chakvetadze |4 |0 | |T2P1=Flavia Pennetta |6 |6 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Svetlana Kuznetsova |6 |2 |3 |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |1 |6 |6 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Svetlana Kuznetsova |6 |6 | |T2P1=Flavia Pennetta |0 |3 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |6 |6 |2 |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |7 |4 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |T1P2=Nadia Petrova |6 |3 |4 |T2P1=Sara Errani |T2P2=Roberta Vinci |1 |6 |6 }}
|}}
=United States vs. Czech Republic=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=United States
|team2=Czech Republic
|venue=Starobrno Rondo Arena, Brno, Czech Republic
|date=25–26 April 2009
|surface=Acrylic hard (indoors)
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Bethanie Mattek-Sands |3 |6.015 | |T2P1=Petra Kvitová |6 |7 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Alexa Glatch |6 |6 | |T2P1=Iveta Benešová |1 |2 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Bethanie Mattek-Sands |3 |1 | |T2P1=Lucie Šafářová |6 |6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Alexa Glatch |6 |6 | |T2P1=Petra Kvitová |2 |1 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Liezel Huber |T1P2=Bethanie Mattek-Sands |2 |7 |6 |T2P1=Iveta Benešová |T2P2=Květa Peschke |6 |6.015 |1 }}
|}}
Final
=Italy vs. United States=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Italy
|team2=United States
|venue=Circolo del Tennis, Reggio Calabria, Italy
|date=7–8 November 2009
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=4
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Flavia Pennetta |6 |6 | |T2P1=Alexa Glatch |3 |1 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Francesca Schiavone |7 |6 | |T2P1=Melanie Oudin |6.015 |2 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Flavia Pennetta |7 |6 | |T2P1=Melanie Oudin |5 |2 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Francesca Schiavone | | | |T2P1=Alexa Glatch | | | |np=}}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Sara Errani |T1P2=Roberta Vinci |4 |6 |11 |T2P1=Liezel Huber |T2P2=Vania King |6 |3 |9 | }}
|}}
{{winners|fed|2009 Fed Cup champions|ITA|Second}}
References
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