2009 Davis Cup

2009 edition of the 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.[1]

2009 Davis Cup
Details
Duration6 March – 6 December 2009
Edition98th
Champion
Winning nation Spain
2008
2010

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  Argentina5
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
   Netherlands0
1  Argentina2
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
   Czech Republic3
8  France2
Poreč, Croatia (indoor clay)
   Czech Republic3
   Czech Republic4
Birmingham, United States (indoor hard)
5  Croatia1
4  United States4
Poreč, Croatia (indoor clay)
    Switzerland1
4  United States2
Poreč, Croatia (indoor hard)
5  Croatia3
5  Croatia5
Barcelona, Spain (indoor clay)
   Chile0
   Czech Republic0
Malmö, Sweden (indoor carpet)
2  Spain5
   Israel3
Tel Aviv, Israel (indoor hard)
6  Sweden2
   Israel4
Sibiu, Romania (indoor carpet)
3  Russia1
   Romania1
Murcia, Spain (clay)
3  Russia4
   Israel1
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (indoor hard)
2  Spain4
   Austria2
Marbella, Spain (clay)
7  Germany3
7  Germany2
Benidorm, Spain (clay)
2  Spain3
   Serbia1
2  Spain4

Final

 
Spain
5
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain[2]
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

  • 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.

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

Americas Zone

Group I

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Group II

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Group III

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

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

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Group II

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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

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

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

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Group II

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Group III

Section A

  •   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 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

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.[3]

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.[3]

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.[3]

2 For the first round only, any player who competes in a live rubber, without a win, receives 10 ranking points for participation.[3]

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

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.[3]

5 Team bonus awarded to an unchanged doubles team who wins 4 matches in a calendar year and his team wins the competition.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Davis Cup scorecards – 2009". www.daviscup.com. ITF.
  2. ^ "Spain v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "The 2015 ATP® Official Rulebook" (pdf). 2015-01-18. Archived (pdf) from the original on 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2016-03-05.

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