2009 Davis Cup World Group
Date6 March – 6 December
Edition29th
Champions

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The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2009. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2010.

Participating teams

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]
1 Argentina5
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)[9]
  Netherlands0
1 Argentina2
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)[2]
  Czech Republic3
8 France2
Poreč, Croatia (indoor clay)[13]
  Czech Republic3
  Czech Republic4
Birmingham, United States (indoor hard)[3]
5 Croatia1
4 United States4
Poreč, Croatia (indoor clay)[10]
   Switzerland1
4 United States2
Poreč, Croatia (indoor hard)[4]
5 Croatia3
5 Croatia5
Barcelona, Spain (indoor clay)[15]
  Chile0
  Czech Republic0
Malmö, Sweden (indoor carpet)[5]
2 Spain5
  Israel3
Tel Aviv, Israel (indoor hard)[11]
6 Sweden2
  Israel4
Sibiu, Romania (indoor carpet)[6]
3 Russia1
  Romania1
Murcia, Spain (clay)[14]
3 Russia4
  Israel1
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (indoor hard)[7]
2 Spain4
  Austria2
Marbella, Spain (clay)[12]
7 Germany3
7 Germany2
Benidorm, Spain (clay)[8]
2 Spain3
  Serbia1
2 Spain4

First round

Argentina vs. Netherlands


Argentina
5 		Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[1]
6–8 March 2009
Clay
Netherlands
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Netherlands 		Juan Ignacio Chela
Jesse Huta Galung 		6
2 		2
6 		6
2 		64
77 		6
2 		 
2 Argentina
Netherlands 		Juan Mónaco
Thiemo de Bakker 		6
1 		6
2 		77
61 		     
3 Argentina
Netherlands 		Lucas Arnold Ker / Martín Vassallo Argüello
Jesse Huta Galung / Rogier Wassen 		6
4 		7
5 		6
3 		     
4 Argentina
Netherlands 		Martín Vassallo Argüello
Matwé Middelkoop 		6
2 		6
4 		       
5 Argentina
Netherlands 		Juan Ignacio Chela
Thiemo de Bakker 		7
5 		6
2 		       

Czech Republic vs. France


Czech Republic
3 		ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic[2]
6–8 March 2009
Carpet (i)
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czech Republic
France 		Tomáš Berdych
Gilles Simon 		77
63 		4
6 		77
62 		6
3 		   
2 Czech Republic
France 		Radek Štěpánek
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 		5
7 		2
6 		61
77 		     
3 Czech Republic
France 		Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek
Richard Gasquet / Michaël Llodra 		6
3 		1
6 		6
4 		6
2 		   
4 Czech Republic
France 		Radek Štěpánek
Gilles Simon 		77
62 		6
3 		7
6 		     
5 Czech Republic
France 		Jan Hernych
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 		2
6 		77
65 		60
77 		     

United States vs. Switzerland


United States
4 		Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Arena, Birmingham, United States[3]
6–8 March 2009
Hard (i)
Switzerland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Switzerland 		James Blake
Stanislas Wawrinka 		6
3 		4
6 		3
6 		63
77 		   
2 United States
Switzerland 		Andy Roddick
Marco Chiudinelli 		6
1 		6
3 		77
65 		     
3 United States
Switzerland 		Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Yves Allegro / Stanislas Wawrinka 		6
3 		6
4 		3
6 		77
62 		   
4 United States
Switzerland 		Andy Roddick
Stanislas Wawrinka 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
5 United States
Switzerland 		James Blake
Marco Chiudinelli 		6
4 		78
66 		       

Croatia vs. Chile


Croatia
5 		Višenamjenska Sportska Dvorana Žatika, Poreč, Croatia[4]
6–8 March 2009
Hard (i)
Chile
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Croatia
Chile 		Mario Ančić
Nicolás Massú 		6
3 		6
3 		77
64 		     
2 Croatia
Chile 		Marin Čilić
Paul Capdeville 		6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		     
3 Croatia
Chile 		Mario Ančić / Marin Čilić
Paul Capdeville / Nicolás Massú 		6
3 		6
3 		3
6 		6
4 		   
4 Croatia
Chile 		Roko Karanušić
Guillermo Hormazábal 		7
5 		6
3 		       
5 Croatia
Chile 		Ivo Karlović
Hans Podlipnik-Castillo 		6
3 		77
64 		       

Sweden vs. Israel


Sweden
2 		The Baltic Hall, Malmö, Sweden[5]
6–8 March 2009
Carpet (i)
Israel
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Israel 		Thomas Johansson
Harel Levy 		63
77 		6
4 		7
5 		4
6 		8
6 		 
2 Sweden
Israel 		Andreas Vinciguerra
Dudi Sela 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		9
11 		 
3 Sweden
Israel 		Simon Aspelin / Robert Lindstedt
Amir Hadad / Andy Ram 		6
4 		1
6 		77
64 		6
4 		   
4 Sweden
Israel 		Thomas Johansson
Dudi Sela 		6
3 		1
6 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		 
5 Sweden
Israel 		Andreas Vinciguerra
Harel Levy 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		6
8 		 

Controversy and riots

Main article: 2009 Malmö anti-Israel riots

Sweden attracted controversy when they forbade fans from seeing the matches inside the Baltic Hall, fearing anti-Israeli violence.[16] Several Swedish politicians, including the mayor of Malmö and the head of the Green Party, said that they wanted to cancel the match instead of having an Israeli team play in the city, but after it was strongly pointed out that Sweden would suffer a forfeit loss and immediate elimination from the Cup tournament, the prospect of a cancellation was nixed. A proposal to move the matches to Stockholm fell through because of limited preparation time.[17] Israeli player Andy Ram condemned the switch, calling it a "stupid decision".[18] In the end, anti-Israel protesters rioted outside the stadium while the Swedish team was stunned when Israel defeated them.

The Davis Cup fined the Swedish tennis federation $25,000 and ordered them to pay an additional $15,000 in what would have been gate receipts. The city of Malmö was also banned from hosting Davis Cup matches for the next five years, and Sweden will lose its choice of venue if it happens again, being required to guarantee that future matches will be open to the public.[19]

Romania vs. Russia


Romania
1 		Sala Transilvania, Sibiu, Romania[6]
6–8 March 2009
Carpet (i)
Russia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Russia 		Victor Crivoi
Marat Safin 		65
77 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2 Romania
Russia 		Victor Hănescu
Mikhail Youzhny 		4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Romania
Russia 		Marius Copil / Horia Tecău
Marat Safin / Dmitry Tursunov 		4
6 		62
77 		77
64 		77
65 		6
4 		 
4 Romania
Russia 		Victor Hănescu
Dmitry Tursunov 		6
4 		7
5 		3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		 
5 Romania
Russia 		Victor Crivoi
Teymuraz Gabashvili 		4
6 		2
6 		       

Germany vs. Austria


Germany
3 		Olympia Eissportzentrum, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany[7]
6–8 March 2009
Hard (i)
Austria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Austria 		Rainer Schüttler
Stefan Koubek 		4
6 		5
7 		7
5 		2
6 		   
2 Germany
Austria 		Philipp Kohlschreiber
Jürgen Melzer 		64
77 		4
6 		6
4 		6
3 		6
3 		 
3 Germany
Austria 		Nicolas Kiefer / Philipp Kohlschreiber
Julian Knowle / Alexander Peya 		6
3 		78
66 		3
6 		6
4 		   
4 Germany
Austria 		Nicolas Kiefer
Jürgen Melzer 		77
63 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5 Germany
Austria 		Christopher Kas
Stefan Koubek 		2
6 		3
6 		       

Spain vs. Serbia


Spain
4 		Parque Temático Terra Mítica, Benidorm, Spain[8]
7–8 March 2009
Clay
Serbia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Serbia 		David Ferrer
Novak Djokovic 		6
3 		6
3 		77
64 		     
2 Spain
Serbia 		Rafael Nadal
Janko Tipsarević 		6
1 		6
0 		6
2 		     
3 Spain
Serbia 		Tommy Robredo / Feliciano López
Viktor Troicki / Nenad Zimonjić 		65
77 		4
6 		67
79 		     
4 Spain
Serbia 		Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic 		6
4 		6
4 		6
1 		     
5 Spain
Serbia 		David Ferrer
Viktor Troicki 		6
0 		6
3 		       

Quarterfinals

Czech Republic vs. Argentina


Czech Republic
3 		ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic[9]
10–12 July 2009
Carpet (i)
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czech Republic
Argentina 		Tomáš Berdych
Juan Mónaco 		6
4 		2
6 		2
6 		6
3 		6
2 		 
2 Czech Republic
Argentina 		Ivo Minář
Juan Martín del Potro 		1
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Czech Republic
Argentina 		Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek
José Acasuso / Leonardo Mayer 		6
1 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4 Czech Republic
Argentina 		Tomáš Berdych
Juan Martín del Potro 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5 Czech Republic
Argentina 		Radek Štěpánek
Juan Mónaco 		77
65 		6
3 		6
2 		     

Croatia vs. United States


Croatia
3 		Višenamjenska Sportska Dvorana Žatika, Poreč, Croatia[10]
10–12 July 2009
Clay (i)
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Croatia
United States 		Ivo Karlović
James Blake 		65
77 		4
6 		6
3 		77
63 		7
5 		 
2 Croatia
United States 		Marin Čilić
Mardy Fish 		4
6 		6
3 		63
77 		6
1 		8
6 		 
3 Croatia
United States 		Roko Karanušić / Lovro Zovko
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 		3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
4 Croatia
United States 		Marin Čilić
James Blake 		6
3 		6
3 		4
6 		6
2 		   
5 Croatia
United States 		Roko Karanušić
Bob Bryan 		7
5 		3
6 		64
77 		     

Israel vs. Russia


Israel
4 		Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel[11]
10–12 July 2009
Hard (i)
Russia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Israel
Russia 		Harel Levy
Igor Andreev 		6
4 		6
2 		4
6 		6
2 		   
2 Israel
Russia 		Dudi Sela
Mikhail Youzhny 		3
6 		6
1 		6
0 		7
5 		   
3 Israel
Russia 		Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram
Igor Kunitsyn / Marat Safin 		6
3 		6
4 		63
77 		4
6 		6
4 		 
4 Israel
Russia 		Dudi Sela
Igor Andreev 		3
4 		        retired
 
5 Israel
Russia 		Harel Levy
Igor Kunitsyn 		6
4 		4
6 		77
62 		     

Spain vs. Germany


Spain
3 		Plaza de Toros de Puerto Banús, Marbella, Spain[12]
10–12 July 2009
Clay
Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Germany 		Fernando Verdasco
Andreas Beck 		6
0 		3
6 		64
77 		6
2 		6
1 		 
2 Spain
Germany 		Tommy Robredo
Philipp Kohlschreiber 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3 Spain
Germany 		Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco
Nicolas Kiefer / Mischa Zverev 		6
3 		77
61 		66
78 		6
3 		   
4 Spain
Germany 		Fernando Verdasco
Philipp Kohlschreiber 		4
6 		2
6 		6
1 		6
2 		6
8 		 
5 Spain
Germany 		Juan Carlos Ferrero
Andreas Beck 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     

Semifinals

Croatia vs. Czech Republic


Croatia
1 		Sportska Dvorana 'Zatika', Poreč, Croatia[13]
18–20 September 2009
Clay (i)
Czech Republic
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Croatia
Czech Republic 		Ivo Karlović
Radek Štěpánek 		77
65 		65
77 		66
78 		77
62 		14
16 		 
2 Croatia
Czech Republic 		Marin Čilić
Tomáš Berdych 		3
6 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		3
6 		 
3 Croatia
Czech Republic 		Marin Čilić / Lovro Zovko
Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek 		1
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Croatia
Czech Republic 		Roko Karanušić
Jan Hájek 		64
77 		4
6 		       
5 Croatia
Czech Republic 		Lovro Zovko
Lukáš Dlouhý 		6
3 		6
4 		       

Spain vs. Israel


Spain
4 		Polaris World la Torre Golf Resort, Murcia, Spain[14]
18–20 September 2009
Clay
Israel
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Israel 		David Ferrer
Harel Levy 		6
1 		6
4 		6
3 		     
2 Spain
Israel 		Juan Carlos Ferrero
Dudi Sela 		6
4 		6
2 		6
0 		     
3 Spain
Israel 		Feliciano López / Tommy Robredo
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram 		78
66 		67
79 		6
4 		6
2 		   
4 Spain
Israel 		David Ferrer
Andy Ram 		6
3 		6
1 		       
5 Spain
Israel 		Feliciano López
Harel Levy 		5
7 		2
6 		       

Final

Spain vs. Czech Republic


Spain
5 		Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain[15]
4–6 December 2009
Clay (i)
Czech Republic
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Czech Republic 		Rafael Nadal
Tomáš Berdych 		7
5 		6
0 		6
2 		     
2 Spain
Czech Republic 		David Ferrer
Radek Štěpánek 		1
6 		2
6 		6
4 		6
4 		8
6 		 
3 Spain
Czech Republic 		Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco
Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek 		79
67 		7
5 		6
2 		     
4 Spain
Czech Republic 		Rafael Nadal
Jan Hájek 		6
3 		6
4 		       
5 Spain
Czech Republic 		David Ferrer
Lukáš Dlouhý 		6
4 		6
2 		       

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  16. ^ No fans allowed when Sweden hosts Israel in Davis Cup – ESPN.com
  17. ^ Sweden-Israel Davis Cup matches still to be played with no fans – ESPN.com
  18. ^ Andy Ram says fan ban at Israel-Sweden Davis Cup 'stupid decision' – ESPN.com
  19. ^ Davis Cup fines Swedish tennis for playing Israel without fans
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