2009 Fed Cup


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 play-offs

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and four winners of the World Group II ties 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
VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Lleida, SpainOutdoor clay 0–4'
Limoges, FranceIndoor clay 3–2
Frankfurt, GermanyOutdoor clay'3–2
Mar del Plata, ArgentinaOutdoor clay 0–5

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
VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Bratislava, SlovakiaIndoor hard'4–1
Zürich, SwitzerlandIndoor hard2–3
Belgrade, SerbiaIndoor hard'4–1
Kharkiv, UkraineIndoor hard3–2

World Group II play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone, one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone, and one team from the Americas Zone.
Date: 25–26 April
VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Hasselt, BelgiumIndoor clay 3–2
Tallinn, EstoniaIndoor hard'3–2
Gdynia, PolandOutdoor clay'3–2
Mildura, AustraliaOutdoor grass 3–1

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
Dates: 4–7 February
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Group II

Venue: Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Dates: 21–25 April
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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
Dates: 4–7 February
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Group II

Venue: State Tennis Centre, Perth, Australia
Dates: 4–6 February
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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
Dates: 4–7 February
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Group II

Venue: Attaleya Shine Tennis Club, Antalya, Turkey
Dates: 21–25 April
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Group III

Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta
Dates: 21–25 April
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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.