[finasteridonline]

ITF announces seeds for 2009 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas

Argentina and Spain head the seeds for the draw for the World Group of the 2009 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas, which takes place in Madrid on Tuesday 23 September at 12:30 local time (10:30 GMT).

SEEDS FOR 2009 WORLD GROUP DRAW:
1. Argentina
2. Spain
3. Russia
4. USA
5. Croatia
6. Sweden
7. Germany
8. France

According to the Davis Cup Regulations, the two finalist nations are seeded No. 1 and No. 2 in the World Group for the following year, and will be drawn in opposite halves. Seeds 3-8 are in accordance with the latest Davis Cup Nations Ranking. The seeded nations will be drawn against Austria, Chile, Czech Republic, Israel, Netherlands, Romania, Serbia and Switzerland.

Seeds for the Zonal Group I and Group II competitions are also based on the latest Davis Cup Nations Ranking. The Group I seeds are as follows:

SEEDS FOR 2009 EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I:
1. Slovak Republic
2. Belgium
3. Great Britain
4. Belarus

Other nations: Italy, Macedonia FYR, Poland, South Africa, Ukraine

SEEDS FOR 2009 ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I:
1. Australia
2. Korea, Rep.
3. India
4. Japan

Other nations: China P.R., Chinese Taipei, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Uzbekistan

SEEDS FOR 2009 AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I:
1. Brazil
2. Peru

Other nations: Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay

All the draws will take place at BNP Paribas’s Madrid offices and can be heard live on Davis Cup Radio on the official Davis Cup website: www.daviscup.com.