2009 Davis Cup
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The 2009 Davis Cup
was the 98th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis
. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred other took part in different regional groups. Spain
won their fourth title. It is the first year that the ITF awarded ATP rankings points to the players competing in the World Group and related Play-Offs.
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and eight winners of the Group I second round ties compete in the World Group Play-offs.
- relegated to Group III in 2010 - promoted to Group I in 2010 - relegated to Group III in 2010
- relegated to Group IV in 2010 - promoted to Group II in 2010 - promoted to Group II in 2010 - relegated to Group IV in 2010
- promoted to Group III in 2010 - promoted to Group III in 2010
- relegated to Group III in 2010 - relegated to Group III in 2010 - promoted to Group I in 2010
- promoted to Group II in 2010 - relegated to Group IV in 2010 - promoted to Group II in 2010 - relegated to Group IV in 2010
- promoted to Group III in 2010 - promoted to Group III in 2010
Remaining Nations:
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
was the 98th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis
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...
. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred other took part in different regional groups. Spain
Spain Davis Cup team
The Spain Davis Cup team represents Spain in the Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Real Federación Española de Tenis, presided over by José Luis Escañuela....
won their fourth title. It is the first year that the ITF awarded ATP rankings points to the players competing in the World Group and related Play-Offs.
Draw
Final
World Group Play-offs
- Date: 18–20 September
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and eight winners of the Group I second round ties compete in the World Group Play-offs.
| Venue (surface) | Home Team | Score | Visiting Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancagua Rancagua Rancagua is a city and commune in central Chile, part of the Rancagua conurbation. It is the capital of the Cachapoal Province and of the O'Higgins Region, located south of the national capital of Santiago. It had a 2002 population of 214,344... , Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... (clay) |
3–2 | (5) | |
| Charleroi Charleroi Charleroi is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. , the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of and had a total population of 522,522 as of 1 January 2008, ranking it as... , Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... (indoor clay) |
(6) | 3–2 | |
| Porto Alegre Porto Alegre Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... (indoor clay) |
(8) | 2–3 | |
| Maastricht Maastricht Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border... , Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... (indoor clay) |
1–4 | (2) | |
| Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... (indoor hard) |
1–4 | (7) | |
| Belgrade Belgrade Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe... , 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... (indoor hard) |
(3) | 5–0 | |
| Helsingborg Helsingborg Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city... , 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.... (indoor hard) |
(1) | 3–2 | |
| Genoa Genoa Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria.... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... (clay) |
2–3 | (4) | |
Group I
Participating Teams - advanced to World Group Play-offs - promoted to World Group in 2010 - relegated to Group II in 2010Group II
Participating Teams- relegated to Group III in 2010 - promoted to Group I in 2010 - relegated to Group III in 2010
Group III
Participating Teams- relegated to Group IV in 2010 - promoted to Group II in 2010 - promoted to Group II in 2010 - relegated to Group IV in 2010
Group IV
Participating Teams- promoted to Group III in 2010 - promoted to Group III in 2010
Group I
Participating Teams - promoted to World Group in 2010 - relegated to Group II in 2010 - advanced to World Group Play-offsGroup II
Participating Teams- relegated to Group III in 2010 - relegated to Group III in 2010 - promoted to Group I in 2010
Group III
Participating Teams- promoted to Group II in 2010 - relegated to Group IV in 2010 - promoted to Group II in 2010 - relegated to Group IV in 2010
Group IV
Participating Teams- promoted to Group III in 2010 - promoted to Group III in 2010
Group I
Seeds:Remaining Nations: