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2001 Fed Cup
Details
Duration	9 April – 11 November
Edition	39th
Achievements (singles)
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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.

World Group play-offs

Further information: 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.

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Bassano del Grappa, Italy	Indoor carpet	Italy	4–1	Croatia
Tokyo, Japan	Indoor hard	Japan	1–4	Argentina
Bratislava, Slovakia	Outdoor clay	Slovakia	4–1	Hungary
Adelaide, Australia	Outdoor grass	Australia	5–0	Austria

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.

First Round	Score	Challenger
Italy	1–4	France
Argentina	4–1	Germany
Slovakia	2–3	Russia
Australia	4–1	Switzerland

First Round	Score	Zonal Competition
Croatia	4–1	Venezuela
Japan	2–3	Sweden
Hungary	3–0	Israel
Austria	3–2	Indonesia

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.

World Group

Further information: 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.

Pool A

Pool B

Final

Russia
1

Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain
11 November 2001
Red clay (indoors)

Belgium
2

		1	2
1	Nadia Petrova Justine Henin	0 6	3 6
2	Elena Dementieva Kim Clijsters	0 6	4 6
3	Elena Likhovtseva / Nadia Petrova Els Callens / Laurence Courtois	7 5	7 6

Americas Zone

Further information: 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

Group II

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

Dates: 15–19 May

Participating Teams

Asia/Oceania Zone

Further information: 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

Group II

Venue: Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei (outdoor hard)

Dates: 9–14 April

Participating Teams

Europe/Africa Zone

Further information: 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

Group II

Venue: Belek, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)

Dates: 14–17 May

Participating Teams

References

"Russia v Belgium". billiejeankingcup.com.

External links

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Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Tokyo (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Rome (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Zürich (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Nice (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Scottsdale (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Manhattan Beach (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Bahia (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Linz (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Gold Coast (S, D) Canberra (S, D) Doha (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Bogotá (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Bol (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D) Vienna (S, D) Sopot (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Bali (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D)
Tier IV tournaments	Porto (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Tashkent (S, D) Knokke-Heist (S, D) Basel (S, D) Waikoloa (S, D) Shanghai (S, D)
Tier V tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Antwerp (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Casablanca (S, D) Bratislava (S, D) Pattaya (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
WTA Tour Championships, Los Angeles (S, D)

v t e 2001 in tennis
Grand Slam	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open
Tours	Men: ATP Tour Tennis Masters Cup Tennis Masters Series Women: WTA Tour Tour Championships Tier I Series
National teams	Davis Cup (World Group) Fed Cup (World Group) Hopman Cup World Team Cup
Other events	Mediterranean Games

Justine Henin

45 WTA Tour-Level Titles: 43 SGL & 2 DBL

Entourage

Carlos Rodriguez (former coach; 1995–2008, 2010–2011)
Pat Etcheberry (former fitness coach)
Gilles Cervara (former hitting partner)

Pierre-Yves Hardenne (former boyfriend & assistant, 1998—2006; fiancé: 2001—2002; husband: 2002—2006)

Title-winning doubles partners

Career

Rivalries

Year-end No.1

SGL
2003
2006
2007

Grand Slam titles

Australian Open	SGL 2004
French Open	SGL 2003 2005 2006 2007 Junior SGL 1997
Wimbledon	Nil
US Open	SGL 2003 2007

WTA Tour titles

WTA Finals

WTA 1000 &
analogues

Dubai Open	Nil
Indian Wells Open	SGL 2004
Miami Open	Nil
Charleston & Berlin Open → Madrid Open	SGL 2002 (B) 2003 (C) 2003 (B) 2005 (C) 2005 (B)
Italian Open	Nil
Canadian Open	SGL 2003 (T) 2007 (T)
San Diego → Cincinnati Open	Nil
Japan Open	Nil
Zurich & Moscow Open → China Open	SGL 2003 (Z) 2007 (Z) DBL with Elena Bovina 2002 (Z)