2001 Fed Cup World Group play-offs

The World Group play-offs were the qualifiers for the highest level of competition in the 2001 Fed Cup and the 2002 Fed Cup.

First round

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The first round involved the winners of Zonal Competition from last year (Argentina, Hungary, Japan) being randomly drawn against five teams from the 2000 World Group pools; with the winners were guaranteed a spot in the World Group next year.

Italy vs. Croatia

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Italy
4
Palasport Bassano, Bassano del Grappa, Italy
28–29 April 2001
Greenset Trophy carpet (indoors)
 
Croatia
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Giulia Casoni
Jelena Kostanić
3
6
61
77
   
2  
 
Adriana Serra Zanetti
Silvija Talaja
6
1
6
1
   
3  
 
Giulia Casoni
Matea Mezak
6
2
6
4
   
4  
 
Adriana Serra Zanetti
Jelena Kostanić
6
1
77
65
   
5  
 
Gloria Pizzichini / Roberta Vinci
Matea Mezak / Karolina Šprem
6
1
7
5
   

[1]

Japan vs. Argentina

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Japan
1
Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
28–29 April 2001
Plexipave (indoors)
 
Argentina
4
1 2 3
1  
 
Saori Obata
María Emilia Salerni
4
6
2
6
   
2  
 
Shinobu Asagoe
Clarisa Fernández
3
6
6
4
8
10
 
3  
 
Yuka Yoshida
María Emilia Salerni
5
7
0
6
   
4  
 
Saori Obata
Clarisa Fernández
2
6
7
5
   
retired
5  
 
Rika Hiraki / Yuka Yoshida
Laura Montalvo / María Emilia Salerni
4
6
4
6
   

[2]

Slovakia vs. Hungary

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Slovakia
4
NTC Stadium, Bratislava, Slovakia
28–29 April 2001
Red clay (outdoors)
 
Hungary
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Daniela Hantuchová
Rita Kuti-Kis
6
4
6
4
   
2  
 
Henrieta Nagyová
Anikó Kapros
4
6
6
2
7
5
 
3  
 
Henrieta Nagyová
Rita Kuti-Kis
2
6
710
68
7
5
 
4  
 
Daniela Hantuchová
Petra Mandula
6
3
6
4
   
5  
 
Karina Habšudová / Daniela Hantuchová
Anikó Kapros / Petra Mandula
2
6
7
5
5
7
 

[3]

Australia vs. Austria

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Australia
5
Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia
28–29 April 2001
Grass (outdoors)
 
Austria
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Nicole Pratt
Marion Maruska
7
5
6
2
   
2  
 
Alicia Molik
Sylvia Plischke
6
3
1
6
6
0
 
3  
 
Nicole Pratt
Sylvia Plischke
6
4
6
2
   
4  
 
Alicia Molik
Marion Maruska
6
2
6
2
   
5  
 
Evie Dominikovic / Rachel McQuillan
Marion Maruska / Patricia Wartusch
6
4
7
5
   

[4]

Second round

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The winners of the first round played off against four other teams from the 2000 World Group pools in the top section, with the winners proceeding to the World Group. The losers of the first round played off against this year's zonal competition winners in the bottom section, with the winners remaining in World Group for next year, and the losers proceeding to Zonal Competition for next year.

Top Section

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Italy vs. France

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Italy
1
Stade Jean Bouloumie, Vittel, France
21–22 July 2001
Greenset hard (outdoors)
 
France
4
1 2 3
1  
 
Maria Elena Camerin
Amélie Mauresmo
4
6
0
6
   
2  
 
Adriana Serra Zanetti
Sandrine Testud
4
6
5
7
   
3  
 
Adriana Serra Zanetti
Amélie Mauresmo
2
6
0
6
   
4  
 
Maria Elena Camerin
Sandrine Testud
3
6
1
6
   
5  
 
Giulia Casoni / Roberta Vinci
Nathalie Dechy / Virginie Razzano
4
6
6
2
6
4
 

[5]

Argentina vs. Germany

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Argentina
4
Am Rothenbaum, Hamburg, Germany
21–22 July 2001
Red clay (outdoors)
 
Germany
1
1 2 3
1  
 
María Emilia Salerni
Anke Huber
6
4
2
6
1
6
 
2  
 
Paola Suárez
Barbara Rittner
3
6
6
3
6
2
 
3  
 
Paola Suárez
Anke Huber
4
6
6
3
12
10
 
4  
 
María Emilia Salerni
Barbara Rittner
6
2
67
79
6
2
 
5  
 
Clarisa Fernández / Laura Montalvo
Andrea Glass / Bianka Lamade
6
4
5
7
6
2
 

[6]

Slovakia vs. Russia

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Slovakia
2
NTC Stadium, Bratislava, Slovakia
21–22 July 2001
Red clay (outdoors)
 
Russia
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Henrieta Nagyová
Lina Krasnoroutskaya
6
4
6
3
   
2  
 
Daniela Hantuchová
Elena Dementieva
2
6
66
78
   
3  
 
Henrieta Nagyová
Elena Dementieva
3
6
67
79
   
4  
 
Daniela Hantuchová
Elena Likhovtseva
6
1
6
3
   
5  
 
Karina Habšudová / Henrieta Nagyová
Elena Likhovtseva / Nadia Petrova
       
w/o

[7]

Australia vs. Switzerland

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Australia
4
Royal Sydney Golf Course, Sydney, Australia
21–22 July 2001
Grass (outdoors)
 
Switzerland
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Nicole Pratt
Myriam Casanova
6
3
6
1
   
2  
 
Alicia Molik
Daniela Casanova
6
3
6
1
   
3  
 
Alicia Molik
Myriam Casanova
63
77
4
6
   
4  
 
Nicole Pratt
Aliénor Tricerri
6
1
6
2
   
5  
 
Evie Dominikovic / Rachel McQuillan
Daniela Casanova / Aliénor Tricerri
6
3
6
3
   

[8]

Bottom Section

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Croatia vs. Venezuela

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Croatia
4

21–22 July 2001
Clay (outdoors)
 
Venezuela
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Matea Mezak
Milagros Sequera
6
3
3
6
1
6
 
2  
 
Jelena Kostanić
Stephanie Schaer
6
3
6
0
   
3  
 
Jelena Kostanić
Milagros Sequera
4
6
6
1
6
4
 
4  
 
Matea Mezak
Stephanie Schaer
6
4
6
3
   
5  
 
Sanda Mamić / Karolina Šprem
María Virginia Francesa / Milagros Sequera
6
3
4
6
6
3
 

[9]

Japan vs. Sweden

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Japan
2

21–22 July 2001
Clay (outdoors)
 
Sweden
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Rika Fujiwara
Åsa Carlsson
3
6
1
6
   
2  
 
Shinobu Asagoe
Sofia Arvidsson
3
6
3
6
   
3  
 
Shinobu Asagoe
Åsa Carlsson
0
6
3
6
   
4  
 
Rika Fujiwara
Sofia Arvidsson
4
6
6
4
77
63
 
5  
 
Rika Hiraki / Yuka Yoshida
Åsa Carlsson / Diana Majkić
6
3
6
1
   

[10]

Hungary vs. Israel

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Hungary
3

21–22 July 2001
Clay (outdoors)
 
Israel
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Rita Kuti-Kis
Anna Smashnova
6
1
4
6
6
2
 
2  
 
Petra Mandula
Tzipora Obziler
6
2
1
6
6
4
 
3  
 
Petra Mandula
Anna Smashnova
6
3
4
6
6
1
 
4  
 
Zsófia Gubacsi
Cheli Bargil
      not
played
5  
 
Zsófia Gubacsi / Anikó Kapros
Tzipora Obziler / Hila Rosen
      not
played

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Austria vs. Indonesia

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Austria
3

21–22 July 2001
Clay (outdoors)
 
Indonesia
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Barbara Schett
Angelique Widjaja
6
1
6
3
   
2  
 
Barbara Schwartz
Wynne Prakusya
6
0
6
1
   
3  
 
Barbara Schett
Wynne Prakusya
6
2
6
0
   
4  
 
Barbara Schwartz
Romana Tedjakusuma
5
7
2
2
  retired
 
5  
 
Marion Maruska / Patricia Wartusch
Yayuk Basuki / Wynne Prakusya
1
6
3
6
   

[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Italy v Croatia". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Japan v Argentina". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Slovakia v Hungary". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Australia v Austria". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Italy v France". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Argentina v Germany". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Slovakia v Russia". fedcup.com.
  8. ^ "Australia v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
  9. ^ "Croatia v Venezuela". fedcup.com.
  10. ^ "Japan v Sweden". fedcup.com.
  11. ^ "Hungary v Israel". fedcup.com.
  12. ^ "Austria v Indonesia". fedcup.com.

See also

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