# 2009 Davis Cup World Group

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 | First round 6–8 March | First round 6–8 March | Quarterfinals 10–12 July | Quarterfinals 10–12 July | Quarterfinals 10–12 July | Semifinals 18–20 September | Semifinals 18–20 September | Semifinals 18–20 September | Final 4–6 December | Final 4–6 December | Final 4–6 December |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Argentina | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Argentina | 5 | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | Netherlands | 0 | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | Argentina | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | 1 | Argentina | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | | Czech Republic | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | France | 2 | | Czech Republic | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | France | 2 | | | | Poreč, Croatia (indoor clay) | Poreč, Croatia (indoor clay) | Poreč, Croatia (indoor clay) | | | |
| | Czech Republic | 3 | | | | Poreč, Croatia (indoor clay) | Poreč, Croatia (indoor clay) | Poreč, Croatia (indoor clay) | | | |
| | Czech Republic | 3 | | | | | Czech Republic | 4 | | | |
| Birmingham, United States (indoor hard) | Birmingham, United States (indoor hard) | Birmingham, United States (indoor hard) | | | | | Czech Republic | 4 | | | |
| Birmingham, United States (indoor hard) | Birmingham, United States (indoor hard) | Birmingham, United States (indoor hard) | | | | 5 | Croatia | 1 | | | |
| 4 | United States | 4 | | | | 5 | Croatia | 1 | | | |
| 4 | United States | 4 | Poreč, Croatia (indoor clay) | Poreč, Croatia (indoor clay) | Poreč, Croatia (indoor clay) | | | | | | |
| | Switzerland | 1 | Poreč, Croatia (indoor clay) | Poreč, Croatia (indoor clay) | Poreč, Croatia (indoor clay) | | | | | | |
| | Switzerland | 1 | 4 | United States | 2 | | | | | | |
| Poreč, Croatia (indoor hard) | Poreč, Croatia (indoor hard) | Poreč, Croatia (indoor hard) | 4 | United States | 2 | | | | | | |
| Poreč, Croatia (indoor hard) | Poreč, Croatia (indoor hard) | Poreč, Croatia (indoor hard) | 5 | Croatia | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Croatia | 5 | 5 | Croatia | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Croatia | 5 | | | | | | | Barcelona, Spain (indoor clay) | Barcelona, Spain (indoor clay) | Barcelona, Spain (indoor clay) |
| | Chile | 0 | | | | | | | Barcelona, Spain (indoor clay) | Barcelona, Spain (indoor clay) | Barcelona, Spain (indoor clay) |
| | Chile | 0 | | | | | | | | Czech Republic | 0 |
| Malmö, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Malmö, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Malmö, Sweden (indoor carpet) | | | | | | | | Czech Republic | 0 |
| Malmö, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Malmö, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Malmö, Sweden (indoor carpet) | | | | | | | 2 | Spain | 5 |
| | Israel | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Spain | 5 |
| | Israel | 3 | Tel Aviv, Israel (indoor hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (indoor hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| 6 | Sweden | 2 | Tel Aviv, Israel (indoor hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (indoor hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| 6 | Sweden | 2 | | Israel | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sibiu, Romania (indoor carpet) | Sibiu, Romania (indoor carpet) | Sibiu, Romania (indoor carpet) | | Israel | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sibiu, Romania (indoor carpet) | Sibiu, Romania (indoor carpet) | Sibiu, Romania (indoor carpet) | 3 | Russia | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Romania | 1 | 3 | Russia | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Romania | 1 | | | | Murcia, Spain (clay) | Murcia, Spain (clay) | Murcia, Spain (clay) | | | |
| 3 | Russia | 4 | | | | Murcia, Spain (clay) | Murcia, Spain (clay) | Murcia, Spain (clay) | | | |
| 3 | Russia | 4 | | | | | Israel | 1 | | | |
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (indoor hard) | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (indoor hard) | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (indoor hard) | | | | | Israel | 1 | | | |
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (indoor hard) | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (indoor hard) | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (indoor hard) | | | | 2 | Spain | 4 | | | |
| | Austria | 2 | | | | 2 | Spain | 4 | | | |
| | Austria | 2 | Marbella, Spain (clay) | Marbella, Spain (clay) | Marbella, Spain (clay) | | | | | | |
| 7 | Germany | 3 | Marbella, Spain (clay) | Marbella, Spain (clay) | Marbella, Spain (clay) | | | | | | |
| 7 | Germany | 3 | 7 | Germany | 2 | | | | | | |
| Benidorm, Spain (clay) | Benidorm, Spain (clay) | Benidorm, Spain (clay) | 7 | Germany | 2 | | | | | | |
| Benidorm, Spain (clay) | Benidorm, Spain (clay) | Benidorm, Spain (clay) | 2 | Spain | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Serbia | 1 | 2 | Spain | 3 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Spain | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Argentina vs. Netherlands

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

### Czech Republic vs. France

| Czech Republic 3 | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic 6–8 March 2009 Carpet (i) | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic 6–8 March 2009 Carpet (i) | France 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tomáš Berdych Gilles Simon 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 3     2 Radek Štěpánek Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 5 7 2 6 6$^1$ 7$^7$       3 Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek Richard Gasquet / Michaël Llodra 6 3 1 6 6 4 6 2     4 Radek Štěpánek Gilles Simon 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 3 7 6       5 Jan Hernych Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6$^0$ 7$^7$ ||||

### United States vs. Switzerland

| United States 4 | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Arena, Birmingham, United States 6–8 March 2009 Hard (i) | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Arena, Birmingham, United States 6–8 March 2009 Hard (i) | Switzerland 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 James Blake Stanislas Wawrinka 6 3 4 6 3 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$     2 Andy Roddick Marco Chiudinelli 6 1 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^5$       3 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan Yves Allegro / Stanislas Wawrinka 6 3 6 4 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$     4 Andy Roddick Stanislas Wawrinka 6 4 6 4 6 2       5 James Blake Marco Chiudinelli 6 4 7$^8$ 6$^6$ ||||

### Croatia vs. Chile

| Croatia 5 | Višenamjenska Sportska Dvorana Žatika, Poreč, Croatia 6–8 March 2009 Hard (i) | Višenamjenska Sportska Dvorana Žatika, Poreč, Croatia 6–8 March 2009 Hard (i) | Chile 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mario Ančić Nicolás Massú 6 3 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^4$       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 Hormazábal 7 5 6 3         5 Ivo Karlović Hans Podlipnik-Castillo 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^4$ ||||

### Sweden vs. Israel

| Sweden 2 | Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden 6–8 March 2009 Carpet (i) | Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden 6–8 March 2009 Carpet (i) | Israel 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Thomas Johansson Harel Levy 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 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$^7$ 6$^4$ 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 ||||

#### Controversy and riots

Sweden attracted controversy when they forbade fans from seeing the matches inside Baltiska Hallen, fearing anti-Israeli violence. 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. Israeli player Andy Ram condemned the switch, calling it a "stupid decision". On the 7 March a breakaway group from an anti-Israel protest attacked police outside the stadium as the match was ongoing inside.
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.

### Romania vs. Russia

| Romania 1 | Sala Transilvania, Sibiu, Romania 6–8 March 2009 Carpet (i) | Sala Transilvania, Sibiu, Romania 6–8 March 2009 Carpet (i) | Russia 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Victor Crivoi Marat Safin 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 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 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 4   4 Victor Hănescu Dmitry Tursunov 6 4 7 5 3 6 4 6 2 6   5 Victor Crivoi Teymuraz Gabashvili 4 6 2 6 ||||

### Germany vs. Austria

| Germany 3 | Olympia Eissportzentrum, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany 6–8 March 2009 Hard (i) | Olympia Eissportzentrum, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany 6–8 March 2009 Hard (i) | 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 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 4 6 6 4 6 3 6 3   3 Nicolas Kiefer / Philipp Kohlschreiber Julian Knowle / Alexander Peya 6 3 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 3 6 6 4     4 Nicolas Kiefer Jürgen Melzer 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 4 6 4       5 Christopher Kas Stefan Koubek 2 6 3 6 ||||

### Spain vs. Serbia

| Spain 4 | Parque Temático Terra Mítica, Benidorm, Spain 7–8 March 2009 Clay | Parque Temático Terra Mítica, Benidorm, Spain 7–8 March 2009 Clay | Serbia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 David Ferrer Novak Djokovic 6 3 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^4$       2 Rafael Nadal Janko Tipsarević 6 1 6 0 6 2       3 Tommy Robredo / Feliciano López Viktor Troicki / Nenad Zimonjić 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 4 6 6$^7$ 7$^9$       4 Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 6 4 6 4 6 1       5 David Ferrer Viktor Troicki 6 0 6 3 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Czech Republic vs. Argentina

| Czech Republic 3 | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic 10–12 July 2009 Carpet (i) | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic 10–12 July 2009 Carpet (i) | 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$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Croatia vs. United States

| Croatia 3 | Višenamjenska Sportska Dvorana Žatika, Poreč, Croatia 10–12 July 2009 Clay (i) | Višenamjenska Sportska Dvorana Žatika, Poreč, Croatia 10–12 July 2009 Clay (i) | United States 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ivo Karlović James Blake 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 4 6 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 7 5   2 Marin Čilić Mardy Fish 4 6 6 3 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 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 6$^4$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Israel vs. Russia

| Israel 4 | Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel 10–12 July 2009 Hard (i) | Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel 10–12 July 2009 Hard (i) | 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 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 4 6 6 4   4 Dudi Sela Igor Andreev 3 4         retired  5 Harel Levy Igor Kunitsyn 6 4 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ ||||

### Spain vs. Germany

| Spain 3 | Plaza de Toros de Puerto Banús, Marbella, Spain 10–12 July 2009 Clay | Plaza de Toros de Puerto Banús, Marbella, Spain 10–12 July 2009 Clay | Germany 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Fernando Verdasco Andreas Beck 6 0 3 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 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$^7$ 6$^1$ 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 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 ||||

## Semifinals
### Croatia vs. Czech Republic

| Croatia 1 | Sportska Dvorana 'Zatika', Poreč, Croatia 18–20 September 2009 Clay (i) | Sportska Dvorana 'Zatika', Poreč, Croatia 18–20 September 2009 Clay (i) | Czech Republic 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ivo Karlović Radek Štěpánek 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 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 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 4 6         5 Lovro Zovko Lukáš Dlouhý 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Spain vs. Israel

| Spain 4 | Polaris World la Torre Golf Resort, Murcia, Spain 18–20 September 2009 Clay | Polaris World la Torre Golf Resort, Murcia, Spain 18–20 September 2009 Clay | 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$^8$ 6$^6$ 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 6 4 6 2     4 David Ferrer Andy Ram 6 3 6 1         5 Feliciano López Harel Levy 5 7 2 6 ||||

## Final
### Spain vs. Czech Republic

| Spain 5 | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain 4–6 December 2009 Clay (i) | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain 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 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 7 5 6 2       4 Rafael Nadal Jan Hájek 6 3 6 4         5 David Ferrer Lukáš Dlouhý 6 4 6 2 ||||