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 reduced to 8 teams, divided into two pools, with the winners meeting in the finals. 90 nations participated in the tournament. The World Group was held at the Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I in Madrid, Spain, from 7-11 November. In the final, Belgium defeated Russia, giving Belgium their first title.

World Group Play-offs

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RD0date=21-22 July
RD1date=28-29 April
RD2date=21-22 July

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RD1T4-loc=Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)
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RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=fed|ARG | RD1-score8=4

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RD1T6-loc=Bratislava, Slovakia (clay)
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RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=fed|HUN | RD1-score12=1

RD1T7-loc=
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RD1T8-loc=Adelaide, Australia (grass)
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RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=fed|AUT | RD1-score16=0

RD0T1-loc=Venezuela
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RD0-seed2= | RD0-team2=fed|CRO | RD0-score2=4

RD0T2-loc=Sweden
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RD0T3-loc=Hungary
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RD0T4-loc=Austria
RD0-seed7= | RD0-team7=fed|INA | RD0-score7=2
RD0-seed8= | RD0-team8=fed|AUT | RD0-score8=3

RD2T1-loc=Vittel, France (hard)
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RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=fed|ITA | RD2-score2=1

RD2T2-loc=Hamburg, Germany (clay)
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RD2T4-loc=Sydney, Australia (grass)
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RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8=fed|AUS | RD2-score8=4
*France, Argentina, Russia, and Australia advance to World Group
*Italy, Slovakia, Switzerland, Croatia, Sweden, Hungary, and Austria play in World Group in 2002.
*Venezuela, Japan, Israel, and Indonesia play in Zonal Group I in 2002.

Note: Germany, as the highest-ranked of the 2nd round losers in the ITF's Fed Cup rankings, replaced the United States in the World Group after the US withdrew citing security risks following the September 11 attacks. [http://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.;Pool A
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Final

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team1=Russia
team2=Belgium
venue=Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain
date=11 November 2001
surface=clay (indoors)
score1=1
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nadia Petrova |0 |3 | |T2P1=Justine Henin |6 |6 |
R2= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Elena Dementieva |0 |4 | |T2P1=Kim Clijsters |6 |6 |
R3= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Elena Likhovtseva |T1P2=Nadia Petrova |7 |7 | |T2P1=Els Callens |T2P2=Laurence Courtois |5 |6.02 |

American Zone

Group I

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Group II

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Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

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Group II

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Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

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Group II

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