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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.

World Group

Participating Teams
Argentina	China	Czech Republic	France
Italy	Russia	Spain	United States

Draw

	Quarterfinals 7–8 February					Semifinals 25–26 April					Final 7–8 November
	Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard)
	1	Russia	5
						Castellaneta, Italy (Outdoor clay)
		China	0
						1	Russia	1
	Orléans, France (Indoor hard)
						4	Italy	4
		France	0
											Reggio Calabria, Italy (Outdoor clay)
	4	Italy	5
											4	Italy	4
	Surprise, AZ, United States (Outdoor hard)
											3	United States	0
	3	United States	3
						Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor hard)
		Argentina	2
						3	United States	3
	Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor carpet)
							Czech Republic	2
		Czech Republic	4
	2	Spain	1

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

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Lleida, Spain	Outdoor clay	Spain (1)	0–4	Serbia
Limoges, France	Indoor clay	France (2)	3–2	Slovakia
Frankfurt, Germany	Outdoor clay	Germany	3–2	China (3)
Mar del Plata, Argentina	Outdoor clay	Argentina (4)	0–5	Ukraine

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

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Bratislava, Slovakia	Indoor hard	Slovakia	4–1	Belgium (1)
Zürich, Switzerland	Indoor hard	Switzerland	2–3	Germany (4)
Belgrade, Serbia	Indoor hard	Serbia	4–1	Japan (3)
Kharkiv, Ukraine	Indoor hard	Ukraine	3–2	Israel (2)

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

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Hasselt, Belgium	Indoor clay	Belgium (1)	3–2	Canada
Tallinn, Estonia	Indoor hard	Estonia	3–2	Israel (2)
Gdynia, Poland	Outdoor clay	Poland	3–2	Japan (3)
Mildura, Australia	Outdoor grass	Australia (4)	3–1	Switzerland

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

•  Bahamas
•  Brazil
•  Canada
•  Colombia
•  Paraguay
•  Puerto Rico

Group II

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

Dates: 21–25 April

Participating Teams

•  Bolivia
•  Chile
•  Cuba
•  Dominican Republic
•  Guatemala
•  Mexico
•  Panama
•  Peru
•  Trinidad and Tobago

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

•  Australia
•  Chinese Taipei
•  India
•  Indonesia
•  New Zealand
•  South Korea
•  Thailand
•  Uzbekistan

Group II

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

Dates: 4–6 February

Participating Teams

•  Kazakhstan
•  Hong Kong
•  Singapore
•  Iran

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

•  Austria
•  Belarus
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina
•  Bulgaria
•  Croatia
•  Denmark
•  Estonia
•  Great Britain
•  Hungary
•  Netherlands
•  Luxembourg
•  Poland
•  Romania
•  Slovenia
•  Sweden

Group II

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

Dates: 21–25 April

Participating Teams

•  Georgia
•  Latvia
•  Morocco
•  Portugal
•  South Africa
•  Turkey

Group III

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

Dates: 21–25 April

Participating Teams

•  Algeria
•  Armenia
•  Egypt
•  Finland
•  Greece
•  Iceland

•  Ireland
•  Liechtenstein
•  Malta
•  Moldova
•  Norway

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.

9 February Rank Nation Points Move 1  Russia 38,932.5 2  Italy 21,740.0 3  Spain 11,905.0 4  United States 10,390.0 5  Czech Republic 8,730.0 3 6  France 6,820.0 1 7  China 6,520.0 1 8  Belgium 5,745.0 1 9  Argentina 4,757.5 10  Germany 4,550.0 2

27 April Rank Nation Points Move 1  Russia 33,772.5 2  Italy 23,800.0 3  United States 16,570.0 1 4  Spain 9,842.5 1 5  Czech Republic 8,192.5 6  France 6,312.5 7  Ukraine 6,225.0 5 8  Serbia 5842.5 5 9  Germany 5,625.0 1 10  China 5,162.5 3

9 November Rank Nation Points Move 1  Italy 27,935.0 1 2  Russia 25,677.5 1 3  United States 14,570.0 4  Spain 9,842.5 5  Czech Republic 8,192.5 6  Ukraine 6,225.0 1 7  Serbia 5,842.5 1 8  Germany 5,625.0 1 9  China 5,162.5 1 10  Belgium 4,505.0 1

References

1. "Rankings Explained". fedcup.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
2. ^ Fed Cup Nations Ranking History. ITF. 2012.

External links

• Fed Cup

• 2009 Fed Cup
• Billie Jean King Cups by year
• 2009 in tennis
• 2009 in women's tennis