Denmark at the 2001 Federation Cup

The Federation Cup was initiated by Hazel Wightman while Nell Hopman added the efforts to bring the initiation to reality. The International Tennis Federation gave the approval to move ahead and the Federation Cup came into existence in 1963. The Federation Cup was shortened to the Fed Cup in 1995 with some amendments in the game. Denmark was one of the 16 teams participating in the very first year of the Federation Cup. Denmark at the 2001 Federation Cup was one of the 90 teams competing to achieve this glorious trophy. Denmark’s best performance was seen in 1976 & 1988 Federation Cup when the team played World group quarter finals.

Denmark at the 2001 Federation Cup competed in Europe/Africa Zone group I D. Denmark was placed against Israel in the first match of the robin round. Israel made an easy win over Denmark by a simple score of 0-3. With such a huge loss, Denmark managed to retrieve the game from Luxembourg and won by 2-1 score. But, Denmark could not move ahead with that victory and lost the other two robin rounds to Bulgaria and Greece by 1-2 and 0-3 respectively.

Denmark at the 2001 Federation Cup failed to make a distinctive mark over the opponent teams. Throughout the tournament, Denmark was successful in winning only one match against Luxembourg. Denmark portrayed as a team with lack of winning attitude and spirit required in the tournament. As the team showed a low performance, the team came finished themselves in the robin round itself. Belgium defeated Russia in the finals and won the title for the first time.