2009 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs

The Play-offs of the 2009 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Using the positions determined in their pools, the six teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2009 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I, the top countries of each pool played for first to second, while the bottom two of each pool competed for fifth to eighth. The top team advanced to the World Group II, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Group II for the next year.

PlacingPool APool B
1 Canada Paraguay
2 Puerto Rico Colombia
3 Bahamas Brazil
Main article: 2009 Fed Cup Americas Zone

Promotional Play-Offs

The top team of each pool was placed against each other in a head-to-head round. The winner of the round advanced to World Group II for next year.

Canada vs. Paraguay

Canada
3		 Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Canada
7 February 2009
Decoturf II (indoors)
Paraguay
0
1 2 3
1
Stéphanie Dubois
Verónica Cepede Royg		 6
0		 6
1		    
2
Aleksandra Wozniak
Rossana de los Ríos		 6
1		 6
0		    
3
Stéphanie Dubois / Aleksandra Wozniak
Verónica Cepede Royg / Isaura Enrique Aguilar		 6
0		 6
3		    

[1]

Relegation Play-Offs

The last two placed teams of each pool were drawn against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The losing team was relegated to Group II for the next year.

Puerto Rico vs. Brazil

Puerto Rico
0		 Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Canada
7 February 2009
Decoturf II (indoors)
Brazil
3
1 2 3
1
Monica Puig
Maria Fernanda Alves		 2
6 		6
3		 1
6 		 
2
Jessica Roland-Rosario
Vivian Segnini		 4
6 		0
6 		   
3
Rocío Portela / Gabriela Vásquez
Monique Albuquerque / Roxane Vaisemberg		 0
6 		0
6 		   

[2]

Bahamas vs. Colombia

Bahamas
0		 Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Canada
7 February 2009
Decoturf II (indoors)
Colombia
3
1 2 3
1
Kerrie Cartwright
Viky Núñez Fuentes		 3
6 		2
6 		   
2
Nikkita Fountain
Mariana Duque Mariño		 2
6 		1
6 		   
3
Nikkita Fountain / Larikah Russell
Yuliana Lizarazo / Viky Núñez Fuentes		 1
2		     retired
 

[3]

Final Placements
Placing Teams
Promoted  Canada
Second  Paraguay
Third  Brazil
 Colombia
Relegated  Puerto Rico
 Bahamas

See also

References
  1. "Canada v Paraguay". fedcup.com.
  2. "Puerto Rico v Brazil". fedcup.com.
  3. "Bahamas v Colombia". fedcup.com.
  4. "Fed Cup Profile, Canada". fedcup.com.
  5. "Americas Zone Group I, 2009". fedcup.com.
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