2001 Fed Cup
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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.
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[edit] World Group Play-offs
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For more details on this topic, see 2001 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs.
| Play-offs 21-22 July |
1st Round 28-29 April |
2nd Round 21-22 July |
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| Venezuela | Vittel, France (hard) | ||||||||||||||
 Venezuela |
1 |  France |
4 | ||||||||||||
 Croatia |
4 | Bassano del Grappa, Italy (indoor carpet) |  Italy |
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| Italy |
4 | ||||||||||||||
| Croatia |
1 | ||||||||||||||
| Sweden | Hamburg, Germany (clay) | ||||||||||||||
 Sweden |
3 |  Germany |
1 | ||||||||||||
 Japan |
2 | Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard) |  Argentina |
4 | |||||||||||
| Japan |
1 | ||||||||||||||
| Argentina |
4 | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary | Bratislava, Slovakia (clay) | ||||||||||||||
 Israel |
0 |  Russia |
3 | ||||||||||||
 Hungary |
3 | Bratislava, Slovakia (clay) |  Slovakia |
2 | |||||||||||
| Slovakia |
4 | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary |
1 | ||||||||||||||
| Austria | Sydney, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||||||
 Indonesia |
2 |  Switzerland |
1 | ||||||||||||
 Austria |
3 | Adelaide, Australia (grass) |  Australia |
4 | |||||||||||
| Australia |
5 | ||||||||||||||
| Austria |
0 | ||||||||||||||
- 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. [1]
[edit] World Group
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For more details on this topic, see 2001 Fed Cup World Group.
All ties were played at the Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain, on indoor clay courts.
- Pool A
- Russia — advanced to final
- France
Czech Republic- Argentina
- Pool B
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[edit] Final
 Russia 1 |
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain 11 November 2001 clay (indoors) |
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[edit] American Zone
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For more details on this topic, see 2001 Fed Cup American Zone.
[edit] Group I
- Participating Teams
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Dominican Republic — relegated to Group II in 2002
Ecuador — relegated to Group II in 2002
Mexico
Paraguay
Uruguay- Venezuela — advanced to World Group Play-offs
[edit] Group II
- Participating Teams
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas — promoted to Group I in 2002
Barbados
Bermuda
Bolivia
Chile
Costa Rica
Cuba
El Salvador
Guatemala
Jamaica
Panama
Puerto Rico — promoted to Group I in 2002
Trinidad and Tobago
[edit] Asia/Oceania Zone
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For more details on this topic, see 2001 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone.
[edit] Group I
- Participating Teams
China
Chinese Taipei
India- Indonesia — advanced to World Group Play-offs
Kazakhstan — relegated to Group II in 2002
New Zealand
Pacific Oceania — relegated to Group II in 2002
South Korea
Thailand
Uzbekistan
[edit] Group II
- Participating Teams
Fiji
Hong Kong — promoted to Group I in 2002
Malaysia
Philippines — promoted to Group I in 2002
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
[edit] Europe/Africa Zone
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For more details on this topic, see 2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone.
[edit] Group I
- Participating Teams
Belarus
Bulgaria
Denmark — relegated to Group II in 2002
Estonia
Great Britain — relegated to Group II in 2002
Greece- Israel — advanced to World Group Play-offs
Luxembourg
FYR Macedonia — relegated to Group II in 2002
Netherlands
Poland
Romania
Slovenia
South Africa — relegated to Group II in 2002- Sweden — advanced to World Group Play-offs
Ukraine
Yugoslavia
[edit] Group II
- Participating Teams
Algeria
Armenia
Bosnia and Herzegovina — promoted to Group I in 2002
Botswana
Egypt
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Georgia — promoted to Group I in 2002
Ireland
Kenya
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Lesotho
Lithuania
Malta
Moldova
Morocco
Portugal — promoted to Group I in 2002
Tunisia
Turkey — promoted to Group I in 2002
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