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.

2009 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	6 March – 6 December 2009
Edition	98th
Champion
Winning nation	Spain
← 2008 2010 →

World Group

Main article: 2009 Davis Cup World Group

Participating Teams
Argentina	Austria	Chile	Croatia
Czech Republic	France	Germany	Israel
Netherlands	Romania	Russia	Serbia
Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States

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, United States (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

Final

Spain 5	Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain 4–6 December 2009 Clay (i)		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

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

• 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

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

Group II

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

Group III

Further information: 2009 Davis Cup Americas Zone 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

Further information: 2009 Davis Cup Americas Zone 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

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

Group II

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

Group III

Further information: 2009 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 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

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.

	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

Further information: 2009 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 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

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

Group II

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

Group III

Further information: 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone 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

Further information: 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone 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.

Point Distribution

Davis Cup
Rubber category		Match win	Match loss	Team bonus	Performance bonus	Total achievable
Singles	Play-offs	5 / 101				15
	First round	40	102			80
	Quarterfinals	65				130
	Semifinals	70				140
	Final	75		753	1254	150 / 2253 / 2754
	Cumulative total	500		500 to 5353	6254	6254
Doubles	Play-offs	10				10
	First round	50	102			50
	Quarterfinals	80				80
	Semifinals	90				90
	Final	95		355		95 / 1305
	Cumulative total	315		3505		3505

The Davis Cup World Group and World Group Play-Off matches awarded ATP Ranking points from 2009 to 2015.

Glossary

Only live matches earn points; dead rubbers earn no points. If a player does not compete in the singles of one or more rounds he will receive points from the previous round when playing singles at the next tie. This last rule also applies for playing in doubles matches.

¹ A player who wins a singles rubber in the first day of the tie is awarded 5 points, whereas a singles rubber win in tie's last day grants 10 points for a total of 15 available points.

² For the first round only, any player who competes in a live rubber, without a win, receives 10 ranking points for participation.

³ Team bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 7 live matches in a calendar year and his team wins the competition.

⁴ Performance bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 8 live matches in a calendar year. In this case, no Team bonus is awarded.

⁵ Team bonus awarded to an unchanged doubles team who wins 4 matches in a calendar year and his team wins the competition.

External links

• Davis Cup draw details