▁to ▁Israel ' s ▁ 4 – 1 ▁victory , ▁grant ing ▁Israel ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Group ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁season . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁partner ing ▁Am ir ▁Had ad , ▁Ram ▁lost ▁in ▁Mal m ö ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁Swedish ▁pair ▁he ▁defeated ▁a ▁year ▁earlier , ▁but ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁team ▁won ▁ 3 – 2 ▁overall ▁and ▁proceeded ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁Group ▁quarter final . ▁ ▁Israel ▁( rank ed ▁ 8 th ▁in ▁the ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁stand ings , ▁with ▁ 5 , 3 9 4 ▁points ) ▁hosted ▁heavily ▁fav ored ▁Russia ▁( which ▁won ▁in ▁both ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁top - rank ed ▁country ▁in ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁stand ings , ▁with ▁ 2 7 , 8 9 7 ▁points ) ▁in ▁a ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁quarter final ▁tie ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁on ▁ind oor ▁hard ▁courts ▁at ▁the ▁N ok ia ▁Arena ▁in ▁Tel ▁Av iv . ▁ ▁Israel ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁Ram , ▁Er lich , ▁D udi ▁S ela , ▁and ▁H arel ▁Le vy . ▁ ▁Russia ' s ▁line up ▁consisted ▁of ▁Mar at ▁Saf in ▁( # ▁ 2 4 ▁in ▁the ▁world ; ▁former ▁world ▁# ▁ 1 ), ▁Ig or ▁And ree v ▁( 2 6 ), ▁Ig or ▁Kun its yn ▁( 3 5 ), ▁and ▁Mik h ail ▁You zh ny ▁( 4 4