2009 Fed Cup World Group

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The World Group is the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2009.

Draw

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)
	1	Russia	5
						Castellaneta, Italy (clay)
		China	0
						1	Russia	1
	Orléans, France (indoor hard)
						4	Italy	4
	4	Italy	5
											Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay)
		France	0
											4	Italy	4
	Surprise, AZ, USA (hard)
											3	United States	0
		Argentina	2
						Brno, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
	3	United States	3
						3	United States	3
	Brno, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
							Czech Republic	2
		Czech Republic	4
	2	Spain	1

First Round

Russia vs. China

Russia 5	Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 7 February - 8 February 2009 hard (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 February - 8 February 2009 hard (indoors)		Italy 5
1 2 3 1 Amélie Mauresmo Flavia Pennetta 6 2 68 710 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 February - 8 February 2009 hard (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 February - 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

Italy vs. Russia

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

Czech Republic vs. United States

Czech Republic 2	Starobrno Rondo Arena, Brno, Czech Republic 25 April - 26 April 2009 hard (indoors)		United States 3
1 2 3 1 Petra Kvitová Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6 3 77 62     2 Iveta Benešová Alexa Glatch 1 6 2 6     3 Lucie Šafářová Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6 3 6 1     4 Petra Kvitová Alexa Glatch 2 6 1 6     5 Iveta Benešová / Květa Peschke Liezel Huber / Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6 2 62 77 1 6

Final

Italy vs. United States

Italy 3	Circolo del Tennis, Reggio Calabria, Italy 7 November - 8 November 2009 clay (outdoors)		United States 0
1 2 3 1 Flavia Pennetta Alexa Glatch 6 3 6 1     2 Francesca Schiavone Melanie Oudin 77 62 6 2     3 Flavia Pennetta Melanie Oudin 7 5 6 2     4 Francesca Schiavone Alexa Glatch         5 Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci Liezel Huber / Vania King

See also

• Fed Cup structure