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2001 Fed Cup World Group play-offs

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The World Group play-offs were the qualifiers for the highest level of competition in the 2001 Fed Cup and the 2002 Fed Cup.

First round

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The first round involved the winners of Zonal Competition from last year (Argentina, Hungary, Japan) being randomly drawn against five teams from the 2000 World Group pools; with the winners were guaranteed a spot in the World Group next year.

Italy vs. Croatia

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Italy
4
Palasport Bassano, Bassano del Grappa, Italy
28–29 April 2001
Greenset Trophy carpet (indoors)

Croatia
1
1 2 3
1 Italy
Croatia
Giulia Casoni
Jelena Kostanić
3
6
61
77
   
2 Italy
Croatia
Adriana Serra Zanetti
Silvija Talaja
6
1
6
1
   
3 Italy
Croatia
Giulia Casoni
Matea Mezak
6
2
6
4
   
4 Italy
Croatia
Adriana Serra Zanetti
Jelena Kostanić
6
1
77
65
   
5 Italy
Croatia
Gloria Pizzichini / Roberta Vinci
Matea Mezak / Karolina Šprem
6
1
7
5
   

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Japan vs. Argentina

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Japan
1
Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
28–29 April 2001
Plexipave (indoors)

Argentina
4
1 2 3
1 Japan
Argentina
Saori Obata
María Emilia Salerni
4
6
2
6
   
2 Japan
Argentina
Shinobu Asagoe
Clarisa Fernández
3
6
6
4
8
10
 
3 Japan
Argentina
Yuka Yoshida
María Emilia Salerni
5
7
0
6
   
4 Japan
Argentina
Saori Obata
Clarisa Fernández
2
6
7
5
   
retired
5 Japan
Argentina
Rika Hiraki / Yuka Yoshida
Laura Montalvo / María Emilia Salerni
4
6
4
6
   

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Slovakia vs. Hungary

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Slovakia
4
NTC Stadium, Bratislava, Slovakia
28–29 April 2001
Red clay (outdoors)

Hungary
1
1 2 3
1 Slovakia
Hungary
Daniela Hantuchová
Rita Kuti-Kis
6
4
6
4
   
2 Slovakia
Hungary
Henrieta Nagyová
Anikó Kapros
4
6
6
2
7
5
 
3 Slovakia
Hungary
Henrieta Nagyová
Rita Kuti-Kis
2
6
710
68
7
5
 
4 Slovakia
Hungary
Daniela Hantuchová
Petra Mandula
6
3
6
4
   
5 Slovakia
Hungary
Karina Habšudová / Daniela Hantuchová
Anikó Kapros / Petra Mandula
2
6
7
5
5
7
 

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Australia vs. Austria

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Australia
5
Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia
28–29 April 2001
Grass (outdoors)

Austria
0
1 2 3
1 Australia
Austria
Nicole Pratt
Marion Maruska
7
5
6
2
   
2 Australia
Austria
Alicia Molik
Sylvia Plischke
6
3
1
6
6
0
 
3 Australia
Austria
Nicole Pratt
Sylvia Plischke
6
4
6
2
   
4 Australia
Austria
Alicia Molik
Marion Maruska
6
2
6
2
   
5 Australia
Austria
Evie Dominikovic / Rachel McQuillan
Marion Maruska / Patricia Wartusch
6
4
7
5
   

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Second round

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The winners of the first round played off against four other teams from the 2000 World Group pools in the top section, with the winners proceeding to the World Group. The losers of the first round played off against this year's zonal competition winners in the bottom section, with the winners remaining in World Group for next year, and the losers proceeding to Zonal Competition for next year.

Top Section

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Italy vs. France

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Italy
1
Stade Jean Bouloumie, Vittel, France
21–22 July 2001
Greenset hard (outdoors)

France
4
1 2 3
1 Italy
France
Maria Elena Camerin
Amélie Mauresmo
4
6
0
6
   
2 Italy
France
Adriana Serra Zanetti
Sandrine Testud
4
6
5
7
   
3 Italy
France
Adriana Serra Zanetti
Amélie Mauresmo
2
6
0
6
   
4 Italy
France
Maria Elena Camerin
Sandrine Testud
3
6
1
6
   
5 Italy
France
Giulia Casoni / Roberta Vinci
Nathalie Dechy / Virginie Razzano
4
6
6
2
6
4
 

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Argentina vs. Germany

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Argentina
4
Am Rothenbaum, Hamburg, Germany
21–22 July 2001
Red clay (outdoors)

Germany
1
1 2 3
1 Argentina
Germany
María Emilia Salerni
Anke Huber
6
4
2
6
1
6
 
2 Argentina
Germany
Paola Suárez
Barbara Rittner
3
6
6
3
6
2
 
3 Argentina
Germany
Paola Suárez
Anke Huber
4
6
6
3
12
10
 
4 Argentina
Germany
María Emilia Salerni
Barbara Rittner
6
2
67
79
6
2
 
5 Argentina
Germany
Clarisa Fernández / Laura Montalvo
Andrea Glass / Bianka Lamade
6
4
5
7
6
2
 

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Slovakia vs. Russia

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Slovakia
2
NTC Stadium, Bratislava, Slovakia
21–22 July 2001
Red clay (outdoors)

Russia
3
1 2 3
1 Slovakia
Russia
Henrieta Nagyová
Lina Krasnoroutskaya
6
4
6
3
   
2 Slovakia
Russia
Daniela Hantuchová
Elena Dementieva
2
6
66
78
   
3 Slovakia
Russia
Henrieta Nagyová
Elena Dementieva
3
6
67
79
   
4 Slovakia
Russia
Daniela Hantuchová
Elena Likhovtseva
6
1
6
3
   
5 Slovakia
Russia
Karina Habšudová / Henrieta Nagyová
Elena Likhovtseva / Nadia Petrova
       
w/o

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Australia vs. Switzerland

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Australia
4
Royal Sydney Golf Course, Sydney, Australia
21–22 July 2001
Grass (outdoors)

Switzerland
1
1 2 3
1 Australia
Switzerland
Nicole Pratt
Myriam Casanova
6
3
6
1
   
2 Australia
Switzerland
Alicia Molik
Daniela Casanova
6
3
6
1
   
3 Australia
Switzerland
Alicia Molik
Myriam Casanova
63
77
4
6
   
4 Australia
Switzerland
Nicole Pratt
Aliénor Tricerri
6
1
6
2
   
5 Australia
Switzerland
Evie Dominikovic / Rachel McQuillan
Daniela Casanova / Aliénor Tricerri
6
3
6
3
   

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Bottom Section

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Croatia vs. Venezuela

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Croatia
4

21–22 July 2001
Clay (outdoors)

Venezuela
1
1 2 3
1 Croatia
Venezuela
Matea Mezak
Milagros Sequera
6
3
3
6
1
6
 
2 Croatia
Venezuela
Jelena Kostanić
Stephanie Schaer
6
3
6
0
   
3 Croatia
Venezuela
Jelena Kostanić
Milagros Sequera
4
6
6
1
6
4
 
4 Croatia
Venezuela
Matea Mezak
Stephanie Schaer
6
4
6
3
   
5 Croatia
Venezuela
Sanda Mamić / Karolina Šprem
María Virginia Francesa / Milagros Sequera
6
3
4
6
6
3
 

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Japan vs. Sweden

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Japan
2

21–22 July 2001
Clay (outdoors)

Sweden
3
1 2 3
1 Japan
Sweden
Rika Fujiwara
Åsa Carlsson
3
6
1
6
   
2 Japan
Sweden
Shinobu Asagoe
Sofia Arvidsson
3
6
3
6
   
3 Japan
Sweden
Shinobu Asagoe
Åsa Carlsson
0
6
3
6
   
4 Japan
Sweden
Rika Fujiwara
Sofia Arvidsson
4
6
6
4
77
63
 
5 Japan
Sweden
Rika Hiraki / Yuka Yoshida
Åsa Carlsson / Diana Majkić
6
3
6
1
   

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Hungary vs. Israel

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Hungary
3

21–22 July 2001
Clay (outdoors)

Israel
0
1 2 3
1 Hungary
Israel
Rita Kuti-Kis
Anna Smashnova
6
1
4
6
6
2
 
2 Hungary
Israel
Petra Mandula
Tzipora Obziler
6
2
1
6
6
4
 
3 Hungary
Israel
Petra Mandula
Anna Smashnova
6
3
4
6
6
1
 
4 Hungary
Israel
Zsófia Gubacsi
Cheli Bargil
      not
played
5 Hungary
Israel
Zsófia Gubacsi / Anikó Kapros
Tzipora Obziler / Hila Rosen
      not
played

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Austria vs. Indonesia

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Austria
3

21–22 July 2001
Clay (outdoors)

Indonesia
2
1 2 3
1 Austria
Indonesia
Barbara Schett
Angelique Widjaja
6
1
6
3
   
2 Austria
Indonesia
Barbara Schwartz
Wynne Prakusya
6
0
6
1
   
3 Austria
Indonesia
Barbara Schett
Wynne Prakusya
6
2
6
0
   
4 Austria
Indonesia
Barbara Schwartz
Romana Tedjakusuma
5
7
2
2
  retired
 
5 Austria
Indonesia
Marion Maruska / Patricia Wartusch
Yayuk Basuki / Wynne Prakusya
1
6
3
6
   

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References

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  1. ^ "Italy v Croatia". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Japan v Argentina". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Slovakia v Hungary". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Australia v Austria". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Italy v France". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Argentina v Germany". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Slovakia v Russia". fedcup.com.
  8. ^ "Australia v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
  9. ^ "Croatia v Venezuela". fedcup.com.
  10. ^ "Japan v Sweden". fedcup.com.
  11. ^ "Hungary v Israel". fedcup.com.
  12. ^ "Austria v Indonesia". fedcup.com.

See also

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