2009 ARAG World Team Cup
Encyclopedia
The 2009 ARAG World Team Cup was a tennis
tournament play on outdoor clay courts
. It was the 31st edition of the World Team Cup
, and was part of the 250 series
of the 2009 ATP World Tour
. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf
, Germany
, from 17 May through 23 May 2009.
Sweden
were the defending champions but they failed to advance beyond the group stage.
Serbia
defeated Germany
in the final, by two rubbers to one for their first title.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament play on outdoor clay courts
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
. It was the 31st edition of the World Team Cup
World Team Cup
The World Team Cup is the international team championship of the Association of Tennis Professionals . The tournament has been contested annually since 1978 and is generally considered to be second most prestigious men's team competition in tennis after the Davis Cup.Every year, the eight nations...
, and was part of the 250 series
ATP World Tour 250 series
The ATP World Tour 250 series is a new series for tennis tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals from the 2009 ATP World Tour...
of the 2009 ATP World Tour
2009 ATP World Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP. The 2009 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World...
. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, from 17 May through 23 May 2009.
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
were the defending champions but they failed to advance beyond the group stage.
Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
defeated Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in the final, by two rubbers to one for their first title.
Blue Group
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(# 52)
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(# 59) - Francesco Piccari (# 406)
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(# 54)
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(# 1 Doubles)
Red Group
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(# 15) - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (# 10)
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(# 53)
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(# 657)
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(# 25)
Standings
| Pos. | Country | Points | Matches | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Serbia |
3-0 | 7-2 | 14-5 |
| 2. |  Argentina |
2-1 | 7-2 | 13-5 |
| 3. |  Italy |
1-2 | 3-6 | 6-13 |
| 4. |  Russia |
0-3 | 1-8 | 4-14 |
Russia vs. Italy
Argentina vs. Serbia
Russia vs. Serbia
Argentina vs. Italy
Argentina vs. Russia
Serbia vs. Italy
Standings
| Pos. | Country | Points | Matches | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Germany |
3-0 | 7-2 | 15-8 |
| 2. |  Sweden |
2-1 | 5-4 | 13-10 |
| 3. |  United States |
1-2 | 4-5 | 11-13 |
| 4. |  France |
0-3 | 2-7 | 8-16 |