2009 Davis Cup World Group

Participating teams

Draw

| RD1-date=6–8 March | RD2-date=10–12 July | RD3-date=18–20 September | RD4-date=4–6 December

| RD1T1-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=0

| RD1T2-loc=Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed3=8 | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3

| RD1T3-loc=Birmingham, United States (indoor hard) | RD1-seed5=4 | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=4 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=1

| RD1T4-loc=Poreč, Croatia (indoor hard) | RD1-seed7=5 | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=5 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=0

| RD1T5-loc=Malmö, Sweden (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9= | RD1-score9=3 | RD1-seed10=6 | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=2

| RD1T6-loc=Sibiu, Romania (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11= | RD1-score11=1 | RD1-seed12=3 | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=4

| RD1T7-loc=Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (indoor hard) | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13=2 | RD1-seed14=7 | RD1-team14= | RD1-score14=3

| RD1T8-loc=Benidorm, Spain (clay) | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15= | RD1-score15=1 | RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=4

| RD2T1-loc=Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=3

| RD2T2-loc=Poreč, Croatia (indoor clay) | RD2-seed3=4 | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4=5 | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=3

| RD2T3-loc=Tel Aviv, Israel (indoor hard) | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=4 | RD2-seed6=3 | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=1

| RD2T4-loc=Marbella, Spain (clay) | RD2-seed7=7 | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=2 | RD2-seed8=2 | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=3

| RD3T1-loc=Poreč, Croatia (indoor clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2=5 | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=1

| RD3T2-loc=Murcia, Spain (clay) | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3= | RD3-score3=1 | RD3-seed4=2 | RD3-team4= | RD3-score4=4

| RD4T1-loc=Barcelona, Spain (indoor clay) | RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1= | RD4-score1=0 | RD4-seed2=2 | RD4-team2= | RD4-score2=5

First round

Argentina vs. Netherlands

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Czech Republic vs. France

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United States vs. Switzerland

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Croatia vs. Chile

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Sweden vs. Israel

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Controversy and riots

Main article: 2009 Malmö anti-Israel 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. Since 2009, Israeli teams have competed in numerous sporting events inside Sweden and no repeat instances of attempted boycotts/spectator bans have been tried since Malmo.

Romania vs. Russia

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Germany vs. Austria

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Spain vs. Serbia

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Quarterfinals

Czech Republic vs. Argentina

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Croatia vs. United States

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Israel vs. Russia

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Spain vs. Germany

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Semifinals

Croatia vs. Czech Republic

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Spain vs. Israel

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Final

Spain vs. Czech Republic

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References

References

1. "Argentina v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
2. "Czech Republic v France". daviscup.com.
3. "United States v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
4. "Croatia v Chile". daviscup.com.
5. "Sweden v Israel". daviscup.com.
6. [https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=3915718 No fans allowed when Sweden hosts Israel in Davis Cup – ESPN.com]
7. [https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=3930305 Sweden-Israel Davis Cup matches still to be played with no fans – ESPN.com]
8. [https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=3949114 Andy Ram says fan ban at Israel-Sweden Davis Cup 'stupid decision' – ESPN.com]
9. [https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=4036096 Davis Cup fines Swedish tennis for playing Israel without fans]
10. "Romania v Russia". daviscup.com.
11. "Germany v Austria". daviscup.com.
12. "Spain v Serbia". daviscup.com.
13. "Czech Republic v Argentina". daviscup.com.
14. "Croatia v United States". daviscup.com.
15. "Israel v Russia". daviscup.com.
16. "Spain v Germany". daviscup.com.
17. "Croatia v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
18. "Spain v Israel". daviscup.com.
19. "Spain v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.