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.[1]

2009 Davis Cup
Details
Duration6 March – 6 December
Edition98th
Champion
Winning Nation Spain
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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[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
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.

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
 Chile3–2 AustriaRancaguaMedialuna Monumental de RancaguaOutdoorClay
 Belgium3–2 UkraineCharleroiSpiroudome de CharleroiIndoorClay
 Brazil2–3 EcuadorPorto AlegreGinásio GigantinhoIndoorClay
 Netherlands1–4 FranceMaastrichtMECC MaastrichtIndoorClay
 South Africa1–4 IndiaJohannesburgEllis Park Indoor ArenaIndoorHard
 Serbia5–0 UzbekistanBelgradeBelgrade ArenaIndoorHard
 Sweden4–1 RomaniaHelsingborgIdrottens HusIndoorHard
 Italy2–3  SwitzerlandGenovaValletta Cambiaso ClubOutdoorClay

Americas Zone
Main article: 2009 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Group I
Participating Teams
Further information: 2009 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

Group II
Participating Teams
Further information: 2009 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II

Group III
Participating Teams
Further information: 2009 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

Group IV
Participating Teams
Further information: 2009 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV

Asia/Oceania Zone
Main article: 2009 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I
Participating Teams
Further information: 2009 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I

Group II
Participating Teams
Further information: 2009 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II

Group III
Participating Teams
Further information: 2009 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

Group IV
Participating Teams
Further information: 2009 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV

Europe/Africa Zone
Main article: 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
18-20 Sep		 First Round Play-offs
10–12 July		 First Round
6–8 March		 Second Round
6–8 March
                                     
 
    S   Slovakia    
       bye       Cagliari, Italy (clay)
     bye         S   Slovakia 1
  S   Slovakia           Italy 4
      Italy  
  Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)        bye    
  S   Slovakia 5  
      Macedonia 0    
    S   Belarus    
  Minsk, Belarus (hard)      bye       Johannesburg, South Africa (hard) (8–10 May)
S   Belarus 4       S   Belarus 0
      Macedonia 1   Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)       South Africa 5
      South Africa 5
        Macedonia 0  
 
       bye    
        Ukraine       Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)
  S   Great Britain             Ukraine 4
     bye       S   Great Britain 1
     bye  
  Liverpool, Great Britain (carpet indoor)     S   Great Britain    
  S   Great Britain 2  
      Poland 3    
       bye    
        Poland       Liège, Belgium (indoor clay)
    Poland             Poland 1
     bye       S   Belgium 4
     bye  
    S   Belgium    
 Macedonia and  Great Britain
relegated to Group II in 2011.		  Italy,  South Africa,  Ukraine, and  Belgium
advance to World Group Play-off.
Further information: 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

Group II
Participating Teams
Further information: 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

Group III
Participating Teams

† Relegations to Group IV were ultimately not enforced, as Groups III and IV were reorganized into Group III (Europe) and Group III (Africa) for 2010.

Further information: 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III

Group IV
Participating Teams
Further information: 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV

Point Distribution
Davis Cup
Rubber categoryMatch winMatch lossTeam bonusPerformance bonusTotal achievable
SinglesPlay-offs5 / 10115
First round4010280
Quarterfinals65130
Semifinals70140
Final757531254150 / 2253 / 2754
Cumulative total500500 to 535362546254
DoublesPlay-offs1010
First round5010250
Quarterfinals8080
Semifinals9090
Final9535595 / 1305
Cumulative total31535053505

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]

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References
  1. "Davis Cup scorecards – 2009". www.daviscup.com. ITF.
  2. "Spain v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  3. "The 2015 ATP® Official Rulebook" (pdf). 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
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