2009 Davis Cup

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 Davis Cup trophy, defending the title they had won the previous year. It is the first year that the ITF awarded ATP rankings points to the players competing in the World Group and related play-offs.

World Group

Participating Teams
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria	File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile	File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic	File:Flag of France.svg France	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	File:Flag of Serbia (2004–2010).svg Serbia
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States

Final

File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 5	Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain 4–6 December 2009 Clay (i)		File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 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 79 67 7 5 6 2       4 Rafael Nadal Jan Hájek 6 3 6 4         5 David Ferrer Lukáš Dlouhý 6 4 6 2

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.

Seeded teams

• Austria
• Belgium
• Brazil
• France
• India
• Serbia
• Sweden
• Switzerland

Unseeded teams

• Chile
• Ecuador
• Netherlands
• Italy
• Romania
• South Africa
• Ukraine
• Uzbekistan

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Chile	3–2	Austria	Rancagua	Medialuna Monumental de Rancagua	Outdoor	Clay
Belgium	3–2	Ukraine	Charleroi	Spiroudome de Charleroi	Indoor	Clay
Brazil	2–3	Ecuador	Porto Alegre	Ginásio Gigantinho	Indoor	Clay
Netherlands	1–4	France	Maastricht	MECC Maastricht	Indoor	Clay
South Africa	1–4	India	Johannesburg	Ellis Park Indoor Arena	Indoor	Hard
Serbia	5–0	Uzbekistan	Belgrade	Belgrade Arena	Indoor	Hard
Sweden	4–1	Romania	Helsingborg	Idrottens Hus	Indoor	Hard
Italy	2–3	Switzerland	Genova	Valletta Cambiaso Club	Outdoor	Clay

• Chile, France, Serbia, Sweden and Switzerland will remain in the World Group in 2010.
• Belgium, Ecuador, and India are promoted to the World Group in 2010.
• Brazil, Italy, South Africa, Ukraine and Uzbekistan will remain in Zonal Group I in 2010.
• Austria, Netherlands and Romania are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2010.

Americas Zone

Group I

Template:Transcluded section {{#section-h:2009 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I|Draw}}

Group II

Template:Transcluded section {{#section-h:2009 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II|Draw}}

Group III

Pool A

		ESA	BOL	BAR	HAI
1	El Salvador (2–0)		3–0	2–1	—
2	Bolivia (1–1)	0–3		2–1	—
3	Barbados (0–2)	1–2	1–2		—
4	Haiti (withdrew)	—	—	—

Pool B

		CUB	PUR	CRC	HON
1	Cuba (3–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Puerto Rico (2–1)	0–3		2–1	2–1
3	Costa Rica (1–2)	0–3	1–2		3–0
4	Honduras (0–3)	0–3	1–2	0–3

Promotion Pool

		ESA	BOL	CUB	PUR
1	El Salvador (3–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Bolivia (2–1)	0–3		2–1	2–1
3	Cuba (2–1)	0–3	1–2		3–0
4	Puerto Rico (0–3)	0–3	1–2	0–3

Relegation Pool

		CRC	BAR	HON	HAI
1	Costa Rica (2–0)		2–1	3–0	—
2	Barbados (1–1)	1–2		3–0	—
3	Honduras (0–2)	0–3	0–3		—
4	Haiti (withdrew)	—	—	—

• El Salvador and Bolivia promoted to Group II in 2010.
• Barbados and Honduras relegated to Group IV in 2010.

Group IV

		ARU	BER	ISV	TRI	PAN
1	Aruba (4–0)		2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1
2	Bermuda (3–1)	1–2		2–1	2–1	3–0
3	U.S. Virgin Islands (2–2)	1–2	1–2		2–1	2–1
4	Trinidad and Tobago (1–3)	1–2	1–2	1–2		2–1
5	Panama (0–4)	1–2	0–3	1–2	1–2

• Aruba & Bermuda advanced to Group III in 2010.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Template:Transcluded section {{#section-h:2009 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Draw}}

Group II

Template:Transcluded section {{#section-h:2009 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II|Draw}}

Group III

	Pool A	PAC	LIB	TJK	SIN
1	Pacific Oceania (3–0)		2–1	3–0	3–0
2	Lebanon (2–1)	1–2		2–1	2–1
3	Tajikistan (1–2)	0–3	1–2		3–0
4	Singapore (0–3)	0–3	1–2	0–3

	Pool B	SRI	SYR	KSA	IRI
1	Sri Lanka (3–0)		3–0	3–0	2–1
2	Syria (2–1)	0–3		3–0	3–0
3	Saudi Arabia (1–2)	0–3	0–3		2–1
4	Iran (0–3)	1–2	0–3	1–2

Template:Col-float-end Top two teams advance to 1st–4th Play-off, bottom two teams advance to 5th–8th Play-off. Scores in italics carried over from pools. Template:Col-float-begin

	Promotion Pool	PAC	SRI	SYR	LIB
1	Pacific Oceania (3–0)		3–0	2–1	2–1
2	Sri Lanka (2–1)	0–3		3–0	3–0
3	Syria (1–2)	1–2	0–3		3–0
4	Lebanon (0–3)	1–2	0–3	0–3

	Relegation Pool	KSA	IRI	TJK	SIN
1	Saudi Arabia (3–0)		2–1	3–0	3–0
2	Iran (2–1)	1–2		2–1	3–0
3	Tajikistan (1–2)	0–3	1–2		3–0
4	Singapore (0–3)	0–3	0–3	0–3

• Pacific Oceania and Sri Lanka promoted to Group II in 2010.
• Tajikistan and Singapore relegated to Group IV in 2010.

Group IV

	Pool A	VIE	UAE	BHR	YEM	IRQ
1	Vietnam (3–0)		2–1	3–0	3–0
2	United Arab Emirates (2–1)	1–2		2–1	3–0
3	Bahrain (1–2)	0–3	1–2		2–1
4	Yemen (0–3)	0–3	0–3	1–2
5	Iraq ()

	Pool B	BAN	JOR	QAT	MYA	TKM
1	Bangladesh (4–0)		2–1	3–0	2–1	3–0
2	Jordan (3–1)	1–2		3–0	2–1	3–0
3	Qatar (2–2)	0–3	0–3		2–1	3–0
4	Myanmar (1–3)	1–2	1–2	1–2		3–0
5	Turkmenistan (0–4)	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3

• Bangladesh and Vietnam are promoted to Asia/Oceania Group III in 2010.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Template:Transcluded section {{#section-h:2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I|Draw}}

Group II

Template:Transcluded section {{#section-h:2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II|Draw}}

Group III

Section A

Group A

		EST	LUX	ICE	BTW
1	Estonia (3–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Luxembourg (2–1)	0–3		3–0	3–0
3	Iceland (1–2)	0–3	0–3		2–1
4	Botswana (0–3)	0–3	0–3	1–2

Group B

		TUR	GRE	MAD	RWA
1	Turkey (3–0)		2–1	2–1	3–0
2	Greece (2–1)	1–2		3–0	3–0
3	Madagascar (0–2)	1–2	0–3		NP
4	Rwanda (0–2)	0–3	0–3	NP

Promotion Play-Off Group

		EST	TUR	LUX	GRE
1	Estonia (3–0)		2–1	3–0	3–0
2	Turkey (2–1)	1–2		2–0	2–1
3	Luxembourg (1–2)	0–3	0–2		2–1
4	Greece (0–3)	0–3	1–2	1–2

Relegation Play-Off Group

		MAD	ISL	RWA	BWA
1	Madagascar (2–0)		2–1	NP	3–0
2	Iceland (2–1)	1–2		2–1	2–1
3	Rwanda (1–1)	NP	1–2		2–1
4	Botswana (0–3)	0–3	1–2	1–2

• Estonia and Turkey are promoted to Europe/Africa Group II in 2010.
• Rwanda and Botswana are relegated to Europe/Africa Group IV in 2010.

Section B

Group A

		MAR	TUN	NGR	SMR
1	Morocco (3–0)		2–1	3–0	3–0
2	Tunisia (2–1)	1–2		3–0	3–0
3	Nigeria (1–2)	0–3	0–3		3–0
4	San Marino (0–3)	0–3	0–3	0–3

Group B

		NOR	BIH	AND	NAM
1	Norway (3–0)		2–1	3–0	3–0
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–1)	1–2		3–0	3–0
3	Andorra (1–2)	0–3	0–3		2–1
4	Namibia (0–3)	0–3	0–3	1–2

Promotion Play-Off Group

		NOR	BIH	MAR	TUN
1	Norway (2–1)		1–2	2–1	2–1
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–1)	2–1		1–2	2–1
3	Morocco (2–1)	1–2	2–1		2–1
4	Tunisia (0–3)	1–2	1–2	1–2

Relegation Play-Off Group

		AND	NGR	NAM	SMR
1	Andorra (3–0)		3–0	2–1	2–1
2	Nigeria (2–1)	0–3		2–1	3–0
3	Namibia (1–2)	1–2	1–2		2–1
4	San Marino (0–3)	1–2	0–3	1–2

• Norway and Bosnia and Herzegovina are promoted to Europe/Africa Group II in 2010.
• Namibia and San Marino are relegated to Europe/Africa Group IV in 2010.

Group IV

		GHA	ZIM	CIV	ARM	CMR
1	Ghana (4–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Zimbabwe (3–1)	0–3		2–1	2–1	3–0
3	Ivory Coast (2–2)	0–3	1–2		2–1	2–1
4	Armenia (1–3)	0–3	1–2	1–2		3–0
5	Cameroon (0–4)	0–3	0–3	1–2	0–3

• Ghana, Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast and Armenia are promoted to Europe/Africa Group III in 2010.

External links

• Davis Cup draw details