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2001 Fed Cup

International women's tennis competition

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.

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	****	4–1
Tokyo, Japan	Indoor hard		1–4	****
Bratislava, Slovakia	Outdoor clay	****	4–1
Adelaide, Australia	Outdoor grass	****	5–0

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.

First Round	Score	Challenger
	1–4	****
****	4–1
	2–3	****
****	4–1

First Round	Score	Zonal Competition
****	4–1
	2–3	****
****	3–0
****	3–2

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. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/fedcup/2001-10-27-germany.htm

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. ;Pool A

;Pool B

Final

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

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Pacific Oceania

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

"Belgium win Fed Cup". The Independent.
"Belgium clinch Fed Cup with minimum of fuss". dawn.com.
"Russia v Belgium". billiejeankingcup.com.

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