Romania at the 2001 Federation Cup

Romania at the 2001 Federation Cup played their ties from the Group I of the Europe/Africa zone and the team’s debut at the competition was in the year 1966. The Romanian team has to their credit five most successful performances in the competition and the latest of it being their entry in the World Group play-offs in the 1999 competition. The team had reached in the quarterfinals for five times.

Romania at the 2001 Federation Cup contested four Round Robin ties out of which three were played in Spain on the outdoor clay surface and the last tie was played in Turkey on the same surface of the last three rounds. The ties were scheduled from 24th April to 27th April. The first tie of the team was played against the team of Belarus in which despite the best efforts of the team it lost the tie by a score of 1-2. The Romanian team played their second tie against the team of Great Britain and the teams put in all their energy and skill but the Romanian team held their game high and won the tie by a score of 2-1 and registered their first victory in the competition. In the third tie the Romanian team met with the team of Sweden which was not at all easy to take on there was a great tussle between the two teams but the Romanian team could not clinch the tie and lost it by 1-2. In the fourth and the last tie the Romanian team took on the challenge of the Israel team and the team again had to fight with all their skills and athleticism but despite that the team lost it by 1-2.

The performance of Romania at the 2001 Federation Cup was filled with great struggle and hard work; the team won only one tie but did give a tough competition in the other three rounds to their rivals. The Romanian team could not advance further in the competition and had to play in the same group for the next year’s competition.