2001 Fed Cup




The 2001 Fed Cup was the 39th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.


The World Group was held at the Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I in Madrid, Spain, from 7–11 November. It was reduced from thirteen to eight teams, divided into two pools, with the winners meeting in the finals. In the final, Belgium defeated Russia, giving Belgium their first title.




Contents






  • 1 World Group Play-offs


    • 1.1 First Round


    • 1.2 Second Rounds




  • 2 World Group


    • 2.1 Final




  • 3 Americas Zone


    • 3.1 Group I


    • 3.2 Group II




  • 4 Asia/Oceania Zone


    • 4.1 Group I


    • 4.2 Group II




  • 5 Europe/Africa Zone


    • 5.1 Group I


    • 5.2 Group II




  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





World Group Play-offs




First Round


Dates: 28–29 April


The winners of Zonal Competition from the last year (Argentina, Hungary, Japan) were randomly drawn against five teams from the 2000 World Group pools. The winners were guaranteed a spot in the World Group next year.






































Venue Surface Home Team Score Visiting Team
Bassano del Grappa, Italy Indoor carpet  Italy 4–1
 Croatia
Tokyo, Japan Indoor hard
 Japan
1–4
 Argentina
Bratislava, Slovakia Outdoor clay  Slovakia 4–1
 Hungary
Adelaide, Australia Outdoor grass  Australia 5–0
 Austria


Second Rounds


Dates: 21–22 July


The winners of the first round played off against four other teams from the 2000 World Group pools, with the winners proceeding to the World Group. The losers of the first round played off against this year's zonal competition winners, with the winners remaining in World Group for next year, and the losers proceeding to Zonal Competition for next year.










Note: Germany, as the highest-ranked of the 2nd round losers in the ITF's Fed Cup rankings, replaced the defending champions United States in the World Group after the US withdrew citing security risks following the September 11 attacks. [1]



World Group



All ties were played at the Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain, on indoor clay courts.


  • Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.










Final











Russia
1
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain
11 November 2001
Red clay (indoors)


Belgium
2









































1
2
3

1

Russia
Belgium

Nadia Petrova
Justine Henin
0
6
3
6
 
 
2

Russia
Belgium

Elena Dementieva
Kim Clijsters
0
6
4
6
 
 
3

Russia
Belgium

Elena Likhovtseva / Nadia Petrova
Els Callens / Laurence Courtois

7
5

77
62
 
 


[1]



Americas Zone




  • Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.

  • Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.



Group I


Venue: Montevideo, Uruguay (outdoor clay)


Dates: 23–28 April


Participating Teams










Group II


Venue: St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (outdoor hard)


Dates: 15–19 May


Participating Teams










Asia/Oceania Zone




  • Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.

  • Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.



Group I


Venue: Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei (outdoor hard)


Dates: 9–14 April


Participating Teams










Group II


Venue: Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei (outdoor hard)


Dates: 9–14 April


Participating Teams










Europe/Africa Zone




  • Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.

  • Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.



Group I


Venue: Murcia, Spain (outdoor clay)


Dates: 24–28 April


Participating Teams










Group II


Venue: Belek, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)


Dates: 14–17 May


Participating Teams










References





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External links


  • Fed Cup









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