The World Group is the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2009. The first round losers go into the 2009 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs while the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists are guaranteed a World Group spot for 2010.

[edit] 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, AL, USA (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
	Malmö, Sweden (indoor carpet)
															2	Spain
		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

First round losers play in World Group Play-offs

[edit] First Round

[edit] Argentina vs. Netherlands

Argentina 5	Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina March 6 - March 8, 2009 clay (outdoors)		Netherlands 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Ignacio Chela Jesse Huta Galung 6 2 2 6 6 2 64 7 6 2   2 Juan Mónaco Thiemo de Bakker 6 1 6 2 7 61       3 Lucas Arnold Ker / Martín Vassallo Argüello Jesse Huta Galung / Rogier Wassen 6 4 7 5 6 3       4 Martín Vassallo Argüello Matwe Middelkoop 6 2 6 4         5 Juan Ignacio Chela Thiemo de Bakker 7 5 6 2

[edit] Czech Republic vs. France

Czech Republic 3	ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic March 6 - March 8, 2009 carpet (indoors)		France 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tomáš Berdych Gilles Simon 7 63 4 6 7 62 6 3     2 Radek Štěpánek Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 5 7 2 6 61 7       3 Tomáš Berdych / Radek Stepanek Richard Gasquet / Michael Llodra 6 3 1 6 6 4 6 2     4 Radek Štěpánek Gilles Simon 7 62 6 3 7 6       5 Jan Hernych Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2 6 7 65 6 7

[edit] United States vs. Switzerland

United States 4	Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Arena, Birmingham, AL, USA March 6 - March 8, 2009 hard (indoors)		Switzerland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 James Blake Stanislas Wawrinka 6 3 4 6 3 6 63 7     2 Andy Roddick Marco Chiudinelli 6 1 6 3 7 65       3 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan Yves Allegro / Stanislas Wawrinka 6 3 6 4 3 6 7 62     4 Andy Roddick Stanislas Wawrinka 6 4 6 4 6 2       5 James Blake Marco Chiudinelli 6 4 7 66

[edit] Croatia vs. Chile

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

[edit] Sweden vs. Israel

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

[edit] Controversy

Sweden attracted controversy when they forbade fans from seeing the matches inside the Baltic Hall, fearing anti-Israeli violence.^[1] A proposal to move the matches to Stockholm fell through because of limited preparation time.^[2] Israeli player Andy Ram condemned the switch, calling it a "stupid decision".^[3]

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.^[4]

[edit] Romania vs. Russia

Romania 1	Sala Transilvania, Sibiu, Romania March 6 - March 8, 2009 carpet (indoors)		Russia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Victor Crivoi Marat Safin 65 7 4 6 4 6       2 Victor Hănescu Mikhail Youzhny 4 6 2 6 4 6       3 Marius Copil / Horia Tecău Marat Safin / Dmitry Tursunov 4 6 62 7 7 64 7 65 6 4   4 Victor Hănescu Dmitry Tursunov 6 4 7 5 3 6 4 6 2 6   5 Victor Crivoi Teimuraz Gabashvili 4 6 2 6

[edit] Germany vs. Austria

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

[edit] Spain vs. Serbia

Spain 4	Parque Temático Terra Mítica, Benidorm, Spain March 7 - March 8, 2009 clay (outdoors)		Serbia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 David Ferrer Novak Djokovic 6 3 6 3 7 64       2 Rafael Nadal Janko Tipsarević 6 1 6 0 6 2       3 Tommy Robredo / Feliciano López Viktor Troicki / Nenad Zimonjić 65 7 4 6 67 7       4 Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 6 4 6 4 6 1       5 David Ferrer Viktor Troicki 6 0 6 3

[edit] Quarterfinals

[edit] Czech Republic vs. Argentina

Czech Republic 3	ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic July 10 - July 12, 2009 hard (indoors)		Argentina 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tomáš Berdych Juan Mónaco 6 4 2 6 2 6 6 3 6 2   2 Ivo Minář Juan Martín del Potro 1 6 3 6 3 6       3 Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek José Acasuso / Leonardo Mayer 6 1 6 4 6 3       4 Tomáš Berdych Juan Martín del Potro 4 6 4 6 4 6       5 Radek Štěpánek Juan Mónaco 7 65 6 3 6 2

[edit] Croatia vs. United States

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

[edit] Israel vs. Russia

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

[edit] Spain vs. Germany

Spain 3	Plaza de Toros de Puerto Banus, Marbella, Spain July 10 - July 12, 2009 clay (outdoors)		Germany 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fernando Verdasco Andreas Beck 6 0 3 6 64 7 6 2 6 1   2 Tommy Robredo Philipp Kohlschreiber 3 6 4 6 4 6       3 Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco Nicolas Kiefer / Mischa Zverev 6 3 7 61 66 7 6 3     4 Fernando Verdasco Philipp Kohlschreiber 4 6 2 6 6 1 6 2 6 8   5 Juan Carlos Ferrero Andreas Beck 6 4 6 4 6 4

[edit] Semifinals

[edit] Croatia vs. Czech Republic

Croatia 1	Sportska Dvorana 'Zatika', Porec, Croatia September 18 - September 20, 2009 clay (indoors)		Czech Republic 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ivo Karlović Radek Štěpánek 7 65 65 7 66 7 7 62 14 16   2 Marin Čilić Tomáš Berdych 3 6 3 6 6 3 6 4 3 6   3 Marin Čilić / Lovro Zovko Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek 1 6 3 6 4 6       4 Roko Karanušić Jan Hájek 64 7 4 6         5 Lovro Zovko Lukáš Dlouhý 6 3 6 4

[edit] Spain vs. Israel

Spain 4	Polaris World la Torre Golf Resort, Murcia, Spain September 18 - September 20, 2009 clay (outdoors)		Israel 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 David Ferrer Harel Levy 6 1 6 4 6 3       2 Juan Carlos Ferrero Dudi Sela 6 4 6 2 6 0       3 Feliciano López / Tommy Robredo Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram 7 66 67 7 6 4 6 2     4 David Ferrer Andy Ram 6 3 6 1         5 Feliciano López Harel Levy 5 7 2 6

[edit] Final

[edit] Spain vs. Czech Republic

Spain	Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain December 4 - December 6, 2009 clay (indoors)		Czech Republic
1 2 3 4 5 1               2               3               4               5

[edit] References

• World Group draw