2001 Fed Cup

The 2001 Fed Cup was the 39th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The World Group was reduced to 8 teams, divided into two pools, with the winners meeting in the finals. 90 nations participated in the tournament. The World Group was held at the Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I in Madrid, Spain, from 7-11 November. In the final, Belgium defeated Russia, giving Belgium their first title.

World Group Play-offs

For more details on this topic, see 2001 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs.

Play-offs 21-22 July

1st Round 28-29 April

2nd Round 21-22 July

Venezuela

Vittel, France (hard)

Venezuela

1

France

4

Croatia

4

Bassano del Grappa, Italy (indoor carpet)

Italy

1

Italy

4

Croatia

1

Sweden

Hamburg, Germany (clay)

Sweden

3

Germany

1

Japan

2

Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)

Argentina

4

Japan

1

Argentina

4

Hungary

Bratislava, Slovakia (clay)

Israel

0

Russia

3

Hungary

3

Bratislava, Slovakia (clay)

Slovakia

2

Slovakia

4

Hungary

1

Austria

Sydney, Australia (grass)

Indonesia

2

Switzerland

1

Austria

3

Adelaide, Australia (grass)

Australia

4

Australia

5

Austria

0

• France, Argentina, Russia, and Australia advance to World Group
• Italy, Slovakia, Switzerland, Croatia, Sweden, Hungary, and Austria play in World Group in 2002.
• Venezuela, Japan, Israel, and Indonesia play in Zonal Group I in 2002.

Note: Germany, as the highest-ranked of the 2nd round losers in the ITF's Fed Cup rankings, replaced the United States in the World Group after the US withdrew citing security risks following the September 11 attacks. [1]

World Group

For more details on this topic, see 2001 Fed Cup World Group.

All ties were played at the Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain, on indoor clay courts.

Pool A

1. Russia — advanced to final
2. France
3. Czech Republic
4. Argentina

Pool B

1. Belgium — advanced to final
2. Spain
3. Germany
4. Australia

Final

Russia 1	Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain 11 November 2001 clay (indoors)		Belgium 2
1 2 3 1 Nadia Petrova Justine Henin 0 6 3 6     2 Elena Dementieva Kim Clijsters 0 6 4 6     3 Elena Likhovtseva / Nadia Petrova Els Callens / Laurence Courtois 7 5 77 62

American Zone

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Group I

Participating Teams

• Brazil
• Canada
• Colombia
• Dominican Republic — relegated to Group II in 2002
• Ecuador — relegated to Group II in 2002
• Mexico
• Paraguay
• Uruguay
• Venezuela — advanced to World Group Play-offs

Group II

Participating Teams

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Bahamas — promoted to Group I in 2002
• Barbados
• Bermuda
• Bolivia
• Chile
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Jamaica
• Panama
• Puerto Rico — promoted to Group I in 2002
• Trinidad and Tobago

Asia/Oceania Zone

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Group I

Participating Teams

• China
• Chinese Taipei
• India
• Indonesia — advanced to World Group Play-offs
• Kazakhstan — relegated to Group II in 2002
• New Zealand
• Pacific Oceania — relegated to Group II in 2002
• South Korea
• Thailand
• Uzbekistan

Group II

Participating Teams

• Fiji
• Hong Kong — promoted to Group I in 2002
• Malaysia
• Philippines — promoted to Group I in 2002
• Singapore
• Sri Lanka
• Syria

Europe/Africa Zone

For more details on this topic, see 2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone.

Group I

Participating Teams

• Belarus
• Bulgaria
• Denmark — relegated to Group II in 2002
• Estonia
• Great Britain — relegated to Group II in 2002
• Greece
• Israel — advanced to World Group Play-offs
• Luxembourg
• Macedonia — relegated to Group II in 2002
• Netherlands
• Poland
• Romania
• Slovenia
• South Africa — relegated to Group II in 2002
• Sweden — advanced to World Group Play-offs
• Ukraine
• Yugoslavia

Group II

Participating Teams

• Algeria
• Armenia
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — promoted to Group I in 2002
• Botswana
• Egypt
• Finland
• Georgia — promoted to Group I in 2002
• Ireland
• Kenya
• Latvia
• Lesotho
• Lithuania
• Malta
• Moldova
• Morocco
• Portugal — promoted to Group I in 2002
• Tunisia
• Turkey — promoted to Group I in 2002