2009 Davis Cup World Group
Encyclopedia
The World Group is the highest level of Davis Cup
competition in 2009. The first round losers go into the 2009 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs
while the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists are guaranteed a World Group spot for 2010.
fell through because of limited preparation time. Israeli player Andy Ram condemned the switch, calling it a "stupid decision". In the end, anti-Israel protesters rioted outside the stadium while the Swedish team was stunned when Israel defeated them.
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.
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
competition in 2009. The first round losers go into the 2009 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs
2009 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs
The World Group Play-offs are the main play-offs of 2009 Davis Cup. Winners will advance to the World Group, and loser will play in the Zonal Regions I.-Chile vs. Austria:-Belgium vs. Ukraine:-Brazil vs. Ecuador:-Netherlands vs. France:...
while the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists are guaranteed a World Group spot for 2010.
Draw
First round losers play in World Group Play-offs2009 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs
The World Group Play-offs are the main play-offs of 2009 Davis Cup. Winners will advance to the World Group, and loser will play in the Zonal Regions I.-Chile vs. Austria:-Belgium vs. Ukraine:-Brazil vs. Ecuador:-Netherlands vs. France:...
Argentina vs. Netherlands
Czech Republic vs. France
United States vs. Switzerland
Croatia vs. Chile
Sweden vs. Israel
Controversy
Sweden attracted controversy when they forbade fans from seeing the matches inside the Baltic Hall, fearing anti-Israeli violence. Several Swedish politicians, including the mayor of Malmo 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. A proposal to move the matches to StockholmStockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
fell through because of limited preparation time. Israeli player Andy Ram condemned the switch, calling it a "stupid decision". In the end, anti-Israel protesters rioted outside the stadium while the Swedish team was stunned when Israel defeated them.
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.