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.

[edit] World Group

Main article: 2009 Davis Cup World Group

[edit] Participating Teams

[edit] Draw

First round 6–8 March			Quarterfinals 10–12 July				Semifinals 18–20 September				Final 4–6 December

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
1	Argentina	5
			Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
	Netherlands	0
			1	Argentina	2
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
				Czech Republic	3
8	France	2
							Poreč, Croatia (indoor clay)
	Czech Republic	3
								Czech Republic	4
Birmingham, AL, USA (indoor hard)
						5	Croatia	1
4	United States	4
			Poreč, Croatia (indoor clay)
	Switzerland	1
			4	United States	2
Poreč, Croatia (indoor hard)
			5	Croatia	3
5	Croatia	5
											Barcelona, Spain (indoor clay)
	Chile	0
												Czech Republic	0
Malmö, Sweden (indoor carpet)
										2	Spain	5
	Israel	3
			Tel Aviv, Israel (indoor hard)
6	Sweden	2
				Israel	4
Sibiu, Romania (indoor carpet)
			3	Russia	1
	Romania	1
							Murcia, Spain (clay)
3	Russia	4
								Israel	1
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (indoor hard)
						2	Spain	4
	Austria	2
			Marbella, Spain (clay)
7	Germany	3
			7	Germany	2
Benidorm, Spain (clay)
			2	Spain	3
	Serbia	1

2	Spain	4

[edit] Final

Spain
5

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
December 4–6, 2009
clay (indoors)

Czech Republic
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Rafael Nadal Tomáš Berdych	7 5	6 0	6 2
2	David Ferrer Radek Štěpánek	1 6	2 6	6 4	6 4	8 6
3	Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek	7 6	7 5	6 2
4	Rafael Nadal Jan Hájek	6 3	6 4
5	David Ferrer Lukáš Dlouhý	6 4	6 2

[edit] World Group Play-offs

Main article: 2009 Davis Cup 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, Chile (clay)	Chile	3–2	Austria (5)
Charleroi, Belgium (indoor clay)	Belgium (6)	3–2	Ukraine
Porto Alegre, Brazil (indoor clay)	Brazil (8)	2–3	Ecuador
Maastricht, Netherlands (indoor clay)	Netherlands	1–4	France (2)
Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard)	South Africa	1–4	India (7)
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)	Serbia (3)	5–0	Uzbekistan
Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor hard)	Sweden (1)	3–2	Romania
Genoa, Italy (clay)	Italy	2–3	Switzerland (4)

[edit] Americas Zone

Main article: 2009 Davis Cup Americas Zone

[edit] Group I

Participating Teams

Brazil - advanced to World Group Play-offs
Canada
Colombia
Ecuador - promoted to World Group in 2010
Peru - relegated to Group II in 2010
Uruguay

For more details on this topic, see 2009 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I.

[edit] Group II

Participating Teams

Bahamas - relegated to Group III in 2010
Dominican Republic - promoted to Group I in 2010
Guatemala
Jamaica - relegated to Group III in 2010
Mexico
Netherlands Antilles
Paraguay
Venezuela

For more details on this topic, see 2009 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II.

[edit] Group III

Participating Teams

Barbados - relegated to Group IV in 2010
Bolivia - promoted to Group II in 2010
Costa Rica
El Salvador - promoted to Group II in 2010
Honduras - relegated to Group IV in 2010
Puerto Rico
Cuba

For more details on this topic, see 2009 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III.

[edit] Group IV

Participating Teams

Aruba - promoted to Group III in 2010
Bermuda - promoted to Group III in 2010
U.S. Virgin Islands
Panama
Trinidad and Tobago

For more details on this topic, see 2009 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV.

[edit] Asia/Oceania Zone

Main article: 2009 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

[edit] Group I

Participating Teams

Australia
China
Chinese Taipei
India - promoted to World Group in 2010
Japan
Kazakhstan
South Korea
Thailand - relegated to Group II in 2010
Uzbekistan - advanced to World Group Play-offs

For more details on this topic, see 2009 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I.

[edit] Group II

Participating Teams

Hong Kong
Indonesia
Kuwait - relegated to Group III in 2010
Malaysia
New Zealand
Oman - relegated to Group III in 2010
Pakistan
Philippines - promoted to Group I in 2010

For more details on this topic, see 2009 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II.

[edit] Group III

Participating Teams

Iran
Lebanon
Pacific Oceania - promoted to Group II in 2010
Saudi Arabia
Singapore - relegated to Group IV in 2010
Sri Lanka - promoted to Group II in 2010
Syria
Tajikistan - relegated to Group IV in 2010

For more details on this topic, see 2009 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III.

[edit] Group IV

Participating Teams

Bahrain
Bangladesh - promoted to Group III in 2010
Jordan
Myanmar
Qatar
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam - promoted to Group III in 2010
Yemen

For more details on this topic, see 2009 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV.

[edit] Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

[edit] Group I

Seeds:

Remaining Nations:

[edit] Draw

2nd round play-offs
18-20 Sep

1st round play-offs
10–12 July

1st round
6–8 March

2nd round
6–8 March

S

Slovakia

bye

Cagliari, Italy (clay)

bye

S

Slovakia

1

S

Slovakia

Italy

4

Italy

Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)

bye

S

Slovakia

5

Macedonia

0

S

Belarus

Minsk, Belarus (hard)

bye

Johannesburg, South Africa (hard) (8–10 May)

S

Belarus

4

S

Belarus

0

Macedonia

1

Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)

South Africa

5

South Africa

5

Macedonia

0

bye

Ukraine

Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)

S

Great Britain

Ukraine

4

bye

S

Great Britain

1

bye

Liverpool, Great Britain (carpet indoor)

S

Great Britain

S

Great Britain

2

Poland

3

bye

Poland

Liège, Belgium (indoor clay)

Poland

Poland

1

bye

S

Belgium

4

bye

S

Belgium

Macedonia and

Great Britain
relegated to Group II in 2011.

Italy,

South Africa,

Ukraine, and

Belgium
advance to World Group Play-off.

For more details on this topic, see 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I.

[edit] Group II

Participating Teams

Algeria - relegated to Group III in 2010
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Denmark
Egypt
Finland - promoted to Group I in 2010
Georgia - relegated to Group III in 2010
Hungary
Ireland
Latvia - promoted to Group I in 2010
Lithuania
Moldova - relegated to Group III in 2010
Monaco
Montenegro - relegated to Group III in 2010
Portugal
Slovenia

For more details on this topic, see 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

[edit] Group III

Participating Teams

Andorra
Bosnia and Herzegovina - promoted to Group II in 2010
Botswana - relegated to Group IV in 2010
Estonia - promoted to Group II in 2010
Greece
Iceland
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Morocco
Namibia - relegated to Group IV in 2010
Nigeria
Norway - promoted to Group II in 2010
Rwanda - relegated to Group IV in 2010
San Marino - relegated to Group IV in 2010
Tunisia
Turkey - promoted to Group II in 2010

For more details on this topic, see 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III.

[edit] Group IV

Participating Teams

Armenia - promoted to Group III in 2010
Cameroon
Côte d'Ivoire - promoted to Group III in 2010
Ghana - promoted to Group III in 2010
Zimbabwe - promoted to Group III in 2010

For more details on this topic, see 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV.

[edit] Point Distribution

Davis Cup
Rubber Category	Match Win	Match Loss	Team Bonus	Performance Bonus	Total Achievable
Play-offs	5(10)¹				15
1st Round	40	10²			80
Quarterfinals	65				130
Semifinals	70				140
Final	75		75³	125⁴	150 / 225³ / 275⁴
Cumulative Total	500		500 – 535³	625⁴	625

ATP Points distributed from 2009 onwards^[1]

Gloss

Only World Group and World Group Play-Off matches and only live matches earn points. Dead rubbers earn no points.^[1]

¹ For the first rubber won 5 points is awarded, the second absorbed rubber grants 10 points that gives a total of 15 available points.^[1]

² If a player goes on to win a live rubber in later rounds, these 10 points are discounted. Only one loss can be converted to points.^[1]

³ Team bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 7 live matches and his team wins the competition.^[1]

⁴ Performance bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 8 live matches. In this case, no Team bonus is awarded.^[1]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "IX_The_Rankings" (pdf). 2010-12-16. http://www.atpworldtour.com/~/media/3968641831524F80B9983093AC893BFE.ashx. Retrieved 2011-03-22.

[edit] External links

Davis Cup draw details

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[ATPFAQ-0] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "IX_The_Rankings" (pdf). 2010-12-16. http://www.atpworldtour.com/~/media/3968641831524F80B9983093AC893BFE.ashx. Retrieved 2011-03-22.

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2009 Davis Cup

Contents

[edit] World Group

[edit] Participating Teams

[edit] Draw

[edit] Final

[edit] World Group Play-offs

[edit] Americas Zone

[edit] Group I

[edit] Group II

[edit] Group III

[edit] Group IV

[edit] Asia/Oceania Zone

[edit] Group I

[edit] Group II

[edit] Group III

[edit] Group IV

[edit] Europe/Africa Zone

[edit] Group I

[edit] Draw

[edit] Group II

[edit] Group III

[edit] Group IV

[edit] Point Distribution

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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