2009 Davis Cup Explained

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.^[1]

World Group

See main article: 2009 Davis Cup World Group.

Final

World Group play-offs

See 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.

Seeded teams

Unseeded teams

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
	3–2				Outdoor	Clay
	3–2				Indoor	Clay
	2–3				Indoor	Clay
	1–4			MECC Maastricht	Indoor	Clay
	1–4				Indoor	Hard
	5–0				Indoor	Hard
	4–1				Indoor	Hard
	2–3			Valletta Cambiaso Club	Outdoor	Clay

• ,,, and will remain in the World Group in 2010.
• ,, and are promoted to the World Group in 2010.
• ,,, and will remain in Zonal Group I in 2010.
• , and are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2010.

Americas Zone

Group III

Pool APool BPromotion PoolRelegation Pool

• and promoted to Group II in 2010.
• and relegated to Group IV in 2010.

Group IV

• & advanced to Group III in 2010.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group III

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.

• Pacific Oceania and promoted to Group II in 2010.
• and relegated to Group IV in 2010.

Group IV

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

Europe/Africa Zone

Group III

Section A

Group AGroup BPromotion Play-Off GroupRelegation Play-Off Group

• and are promoted to Europe/Africa Group II in 2010.
• and are relegated to Europe/Africa Group IV in 2010.

Section B

Group AGroup BPromotion Play-Off GroupRelegation Play-Off Group

• and are promoted to Europe/Africa Group II in 2010.
• and are relegated to Europe/Africa Group IV in 2010.

Group IV

• ,, and are promoted to Europe/Africa Group III in 2010.

External links

• Davis Cup draw details

Notes and References

1. Web site: Davis Cup scorecards – 2009. www.daviscup.com. ITF.