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2009 Fed Cup

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The 2009 Fed Cup was the 46th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.

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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.

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

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

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

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

    Group II

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

    Dates: 21–25 April

    Participating Teams

    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

    Group II

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

    Dates: 4–6 February

    Participating Teams

    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

    Group II

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

    Dates: 21–25 April

    Participating Teams

    Group III

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

    Dates: 21–25 April

    Participating Teams

    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.

    References

    2009 Fed Cup Wikipedia