Fed Cup Singles 2009
2009 AEGON GB Fed Cup squad: Elena Baltacha, Sarah Borwell, Anne Keothavong and Mel South
Europe/Africa Zone Group I 2009
Venue: Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia
Surface: Indoor hard
Great Britain squad: Nigel Sears (captain), Anne Keothavong, Mel South, Elena Baltacha, Sarah Borwell
Nations: Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Belarus, Denmark, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Estonia, Netherlands, Sweden, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Poland
Format: Fifteen teams divided into four pools. The four pool winners will play off with the two winning nations advancing to the World Group II Play-offs in April 2009. The nations finishing last in their pool will play-off with the two losing nations being relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2010.
Results
Wed Feb 4
Pool A: Great Britain 3-0 Hungary
Elena Baltacha bt Greta Arn 7-5, 6-3
Anne Keothavong bt Agnes Szavay 6-3, 6-2
Sarah Borwell & Mel South bt Szavay & Katalin Marosi 6-4, 6-3
Thur Feb 5
Pool A: Great Britain 3-0 Netherlands
Elena Baltacha bt Michelle Gerards 6-2, 6-4
Anne Keothavong bt Arantxa Rus 6-4, 6-4
Keothavong & Sarah Borwell bt Nicole Thyssen & Pauline Wong 6-4, 6-0
Fri Feb 6
Pool A: Great Britain 3-0 Luxembourg
Elena Baltacha bt Fabienne Thill 6-0, 6-2
Anne Keothavong bt Mandy Minella 6-1, 6-2
Sarah Borwell & Mel South bt Fabienne Thill & Mandy Minella W/O
Sat Feb 7
Pool winners’ play-off
Great Britain 1-2 Poland
Elena Baltacha bt Katarzyna Piter 6-4, 6-1
Agnieszka Radwanska bt Anne Keothavong 7-6(2), 7-6(4)
Klaudia Jans & Alicja Rosolska bt Keothavong & Sarah Borwell 7-5, 6-3
Great Britain retain their place in the Europe/Africa Zone Group 1 for the 2010 Fed Cup.
