2009 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs

The play-offs of the 2009 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I zonal competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Using the positions determined in their pools, the eight teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2009 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. The top team advanced to the World Group II, and the bottom team were relegated down to the Group II for the next year.

PlacingPool APool B
1 New Zealand Australia
2 Indonesia Thailand
3 Uzbekistan South Korea
4 India Chinese Taipei
Main article: 2009 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Promotional play-offs

The first placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a head-to-head round. The winner of the rounds advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, where they would get a chance to advance to the World Group II for next year.

New Zealand vs. Australia

New Zealand
0		 State Tennis Centre, Perth, Australia
7 February 2009
Plexicushion (outdoors)
Australia
3
1 2 3
1
Dianne Hollands
Jelena Dokić		 4
6 		4
6 		   
2
Marina Erakovic
Samantha Stosur		 1
6 		4
6 		   
3
Shona Lee / Kairangi Vano
Casey Dellacqua / Rennae Stubbs		 2
6 		2
6 		   

[1]

Third to fourth play-offs

The second-placed teams from each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the third and fourth placed teams.

Indonesia vs. Thailand

Indonesia
0		 State Tennis Centre, Perth, Australia
7 February 2009
Plexicushion (outdoors)
Thailand
3
1 2 3
1
Jessy Rompies
Varatchaya Wongteanchai		 4
6 		6
2		 4
6 		 
2
Lavinia Tananta
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn		 1
6		     retired
 
3
Sandy Gumulya / Jessy Rompies
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn / Tamarine Tanasugarn		 4
6 		2
6 		   

[2]

Fifth to sixth play-off

The third placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a ties. The winner of the tie was allocated fifth place in the Group while the loser was allocated sixth.

Uzbekistan vs. South Korea

Uzbekistan
2		 State Tennis Centre, Perth, Australia
5 February 2009
Plexicushion (outdoors)
South Korea
1
1 2 3
1
Albina Khabibulina
Yu Min-hwa		 6
2		 2
6 		1
6 		 
2
Akgul Amanmuradova
Lee Ye-ra		 6
3		 6
4		    
3
Albina Khabibulina / Alexandra Kolesnichenko
Chang Kyung-mi / Lee Jin-a		 6
3		 3
6 		6
3		  

[3]

Relegation play-offs

The last placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a head-to-head round. The losing team was relegated to Group II for next year.

India vs. Chinese Taipei

India
0		 State Tennis Centre, Perth, Australia
7 February 2009
Plexicushion (outdoors)
Chinese Taipei
3
1 2 3
1
Rushmi Chakravarthi
Hwang I-hsuan		 2
6 		5
7 		   
2
Ankita Bhambri
Chan Chin-wei		 5
7 		1
6 		   
3
Sanaa Bhambri / Rushmi Chakravarthi
Chan Chin-wei / Chuang Chia-jung		 4
6 		2
6 		   

[4]

Final placements
Placing Teams
Promoted  Australia
Second  New Zealand
Third  Thailand
Fourth  Indonesia
Fifth  Uzbekistan
Sixth  South Korea
Seventh  Chinese Taipei
Relegated  India
  •  Australia advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, and were drawn against   Switzerland. They won 3–2, and thus advanced to World Group II.[5]
  •  India was relegated down to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II for the next year, where they placed first overall and thus achieved advancement back to Group I for 2011.[6]
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References
  1. "New Zealand v Australia". fedcup.com.
  2. "Indonesia v Thailand". fedcup.com.
  3. "Uzbekistan v South Korea". fedcup.com.
  4. "India v Chinese Taipei". fedcup.com.
  5. "Fed Cup Profile, Australia". fedcup.com. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
  6. "Fed Cup Profile, India". fedcup.com. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
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