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The 2009 JB Group Classic is a women's exhibition (no points for the world ranking can be earned) team tennis tournament organized at the beginning of each season. Unlike previous years, the tournament is played in a round robin format.
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The 2009 JB Group Classic is a women's exhibition (no points for the world ranking can be earned) team tennis tournament organized at the beginning of each season. Unlike previous years, the tournament is played in a round robin format.
Team Americas
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| Champion (Silver Group) | Final (Silver Group) | Semi-final | Final (Golden Group) | Champion (Golden Group) |
| Team Russia (1) | ||||
| Team Asia Pacific 0-3 | Team Russia (1) 3-0 | |||
| Team Asia Pacific | ||||
| Team Asia Pacific 3-0 | Team Americas 5-0 | |||
| Team Americas | ||||
| Team Europe 1-2 | Team Americas 2-1 | |||
| Team Europe (2) |
| Team America | 2–1 | Team Europe | |||
| Score by game: | |||||
| Venus Williams / Coco Vandeweghe | 4 – 6, 5–7 | Jelena Janković / Michelle Larcher de Brito | |||
| Venus Williams | 6 – 2, 6–2 | Jelena Janković | |||
| Gisela Dulko | 6 – 4, 6(8) – 7, 6–3 | Ágnes Szávay | |||
| Team Asia Pacific | 0–3 | Team Russia | |||
| Score by game: | |||||
| Zheng Jie | 6(3) – 7, 4–6 | Vera Zvonareva | |||
| Sania Mirza | 4 – 6, 4–6 | Anna Chakvetadze | |||
| Zheng Jie / Zhang Ling | 2 – 6, 4–6 | Vera Zvonareva / Alexandra Panova | |||
| Team Europe | 0–3 | Team Asia Pacific | |||
| Score by game: | |||||
| Jelena Janković / Michelle Larcher de Brito | 1 – 6, 1–6 | Zheng Jie / Sania Mirza | |||
| Ágnes Szávay | 3 – 6, 4–6 | Sania Mirza | |||
| Michelle Larcher de Brito | 1 – 6, 1–6 | Zheng Jie | |||
| Team Americas | 4–1 | Team Russia | |||
| Score by game: | |||||
| Venus Williams | 7 – 6(1), 6–3 | Anna Chakvetadze | |||
| Gisela Dulko | 4 – 6, 6 – 0, 3–6 | Vera Zvonareva | |||
| Gisela Dulko | 3 – 6, 6 – 4, 6–4 | Anna Chakvetadze | |||
| Venus Williams | 6 – 2, 6–2 | Vera Zvonareva | |||
| Venus Williams / Coco Vandeweghe | 6 – 4, 6–1 | Anna Chakvetadze / Alexandra Panova | |||
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