2009 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs
# 2009 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs

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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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.
