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The play-offs of the 2009 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I zonal competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Using the positions determined in their pools, the eight teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2009 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. The top team advanced to the World Group II, and the bottom team were relegated down to the Group II for the next year.

Placing	Pool A	Pool B
1	New Zealand	Australia
2	Indonesia	Thailand
3	Uzbekistan	South Korea
4	India	Chinese Taipei

Promotional play-offs

The first placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a head-to-head round. The winner of the rounds advanced to the World Group II play-offs, where they would get a chance to advance to the World Group II for next year.

New Zealand vs. Australia

New Zealand 0	State Tennis Centre, Perth, Australia 7 February 2009 Plexicushion (outdoors)		Australia 3
1 2 3 1 Dianne Hollands Jelena Dokić 4 6 4 6     2 Marina Erakovic Samantha Stosur 1 6 4 6     3 Shona Lee / Kairangi Vano Casey Dellacqua / Rennae Stubbs 2 6 2 6

Third to fourth play-offs

The second-placed teams from each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the third and fourth placed teams.

Indonesia vs. Thailand

Indonesia 0	State Tennis Centre, Perth, Australia 7 February 2009 Plexicushion (outdoors)		Thailand 3
1 2 3 1 Jessy Rompies Varatchaya Wongteanchai 4 6 6 2 4 6   2 Lavinia Tananta Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 1 6     retired   3 Sandy Gumulya / Jessy Rompies Noppawan Lertcheewakarn / Tamarine Tanasugarn 4 6 2 6

Fifth to sixth play-off

The third placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a ties. The winner of the tie was allocated fifth place in the Group while the loser was allocated sixth.

Uzbekistan vs. South Korea

Uzbekistan 2	State Tennis Centre, Perth, Australia 5 February 2009 Plexicushion (outdoors)		South Korea 1
1 2 3 1 Albina Khabibulina Yu Min-hwa 6 2 2 6 1 6   2 Akgul Amanmuradova Lee Ye-ra 6 3 6 4     3 Albina Khabibulina / Alexandra Kolesnichenko Chang Kyung-mi / Lee Jin-a 6 3 3 6 6 3

Relegation play-offs

The last placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a head-to-head round. The losing team was relegated to Group II for next year.

India vs. Chinese Taipei

India 0	State Tennis Centre, Perth, Australia 7 February 2009 Plexicushion (outdoors)		Chinese Taipei 3
1 2 3 1 Rushmi Chakravarthi Hwang I-hsuan 2 6 5 7     2 Ankita Bhambri Chan Chin-wei 5 7 1 6     3 Sanaa Bhambri / Rushmi Chakravarthi Chan Chin-wei / Chuang Chia-jung 4 6 2 6

Final placements

Placing	Teams
Promoted	Australia
Second	New Zealand
Third	Thailand
Fourth	Indonesia
Fifth	Uzbekistan
Sixth	South Korea
Seventh	Chinese Taipei
Relegated	India

•  Australia advanced to the World Group II play-offs, and were drawn against   Switzerland. They won 3–2, and thus advanced to World Group II.
•  India was relegated down to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II for the next year, where they placed first overall and thus achieved advancement back to Group I for 2011.

References

1. "New Zealand v Australia". fedcup.com.
2. "Indonesia v Thailand". fedcup.com.
3. "Uzbekistan v South Korea". fedcup.com.
4. "India v Chinese Taipei". fedcup.com.
5. "Fed Cup Profile, Australia". fedcup.com. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
6. "Fed Cup Profile, India". fedcup.com. Retrieved 2013-05-09.

External links

• Fed Cup website

• 2009 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone