2009 Fed Cup World Group
# 2009 Fed Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2009. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. Russia was the two-time defending champion, but they were defeated by Italy in the semifinals. The Italian team went on to win, defeating the United States in the final, 4–0.

## Participating teams

Participating teams :

| Argentina | China | Czech Republic | France |
| - | - | - | - |
| Italy | Russia | Spain | United States |

## Draw

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

## First round

### Russia vs. China

| Russia 5 | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 7–8 February 2009 RuKortHard (indoors) | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 7–8 February 2009 RuKortHard (indoors) | China 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Svetlana Kuznetsova Yan Zi 6 2 6 4     2 Elena Dementieva Zhang Shuai 6 3 6 0     3 Anna Chakvetadze Yan Zi 6 1 6 2     4 Alisa Kleybanova Sun Tiantian 6 1 6 1     5 Elena Dementieva / Svetlana Kuznetsova Sun Tiantian / Yan Zi 1 6 6 4 6 4 ||||

### France vs. Italy

| France 0 | Palais des Sports, Orléans, France 7–8 February 2009 Resin hard (indoors) | Palais des Sports, Orléans, France 7–8 February 2009 Resin hard (indoors) | Italy 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Amélie Mauresmo Flavia Pennetta 6 2 $6^7$ $7^9$ 4 6   2 Alizé Cornet Francesca Schiavone 1 6 6 2 6 8   3 Alizé Cornet Flavia Pennetta 2 6 2 6     4 Amélie Mauresmo Sara Errani 3 6 4 6     5 Séverine Brémond / Nathalie Dechy Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci 4 6 4 6 ||||

### United States vs. Argentina

| United States 3 | Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex, Surprise, AZ, United States 7–8 February 2009 Decoturf (outdoors) | Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex, Surprise, AZ, United States 7–8 February 2009 Decoturf (outdoors) | Argentina 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Jill Craybas Betina Jozami 6 2 6 1     2 Melanie Oudin Gisela Dulko 2 6 5 7     3 Jill Craybas Gisela Dulko 1 6 3 6     4 Melanie Oudin Betina Jozami 2 6 6 1 6 2   5 Julie Ditty / Liezel Huber Gisela Dulko / Betina Jozami 6 2 6 3 ||||

### Czech Republic vs. Spain

| Czech Republic 4 | Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno, Czech Republic 7–8 February 2009 Carpet (indoors) | Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno, Czech Republic 7–8 February 2009 Carpet (indoors) | Spain 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Petra Kvitová Carla Suárez Navarro 6 4 6 4     2 Iveta Benešová Nuria Llagostera Vives 6 1 1 6 4 6   3 Lucie Šafářová Carla Suárez Navarro 6 4 6 3     4 Petra Kvitová Nuria Llagostera Vives 6 4 7 5     5 Iveta Benešová / Květa Peschke Lourdes Domínguez Lino / María José Martínez Sánchez 6 4 6 2 ||||

## Semifinals

### Russia vs. Italy

| Russia 1 | Nova Yardinia, Castellaneta Marina, Italy 25–26 April 2009 Red clay (outdoors) | Nova Yardinia, Castellaneta Marina, Italy 25–26 April 2009 Red clay (outdoors) | Italy 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Anna Chakvetadze Flavia Pennetta 4 6 0 6     2 Svetlana Kuznetsova Francesca Schiavone 6 1 2 6 3 6   3 Svetlana Kuznetsova Flavia Pennetta 6 0 6 3     4 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Francesca Schiavone 6 7 6 4 2 6   5 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Nadia Petrova Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci 6 1 3 6 4 6 ||||

### United States vs. Czech Republic

| United States 3 | Starobrno Rondo Arena, Brno, Czech Republic 25–26 April 2009 Acrylic hard (indoors) | Starobrno Rondo Arena, Brno, Czech Republic 25–26 April 2009 Acrylic hard (indoors) | Czech Republic 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Bethanie Mattek-Sands Petra Kvitová 3 6 $6^2$ $7^7$     2 Alexa Glatch Iveta Benešová 6 1 6 2     3 Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová 3 6 1 6     4 Alexa Glatch Petra Kvitová 6 2 6 1     5 Liezel Huber / Bethanie Mattek-Sands Iveta Benešová / Květa Peschke 2 6 $7^7$ $6^2$ 6 1 ||||

## Final

### Italy vs. United States

| Italy 4 | Circolo del Tennis, Reggio Calabria, Italy 7–8 November 2009 Red clay (outdoors) | Circolo del Tennis, Reggio Calabria, Italy 7–8 November 2009 Red clay (outdoors) | United States 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Flavia Pennetta Alexa Glatch 6 3 6 1     2 Francesca Schiavone Melanie Oudin $7^7$ $6^2$ 6 2     3 Flavia Pennetta Melanie Oudin 7 5 6 2     4 Francesca Schiavone Alexa Glatch       not played 5 Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci Liezel Huber / Vania King 4 6 6 3 11 9 ||||

* 2009 Fed Cup champions
* Italy Second title
