2002 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	8 February – 1 December 2002
Edition	91st
Teams	130
Champion
Winning nation	Russia
←2001 2003 →

The2002 Davis Cup (also known as the2002 Davis Cup byBNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 91st edition of theDavis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 130 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 28 in the Americas Zone, 32 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 54 in the Europe/Africa Zone.Kyrgyzstan made its first appearances in the tournament.

BNP Paribas became the Davis Cup's new Title Sponsor from this year's tournament, taking over fromNEC, the previous sponsor since the1981 tournament.^[1]

Russia defeated the defending championsFrance in the final, held at thePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy inParis,France, on 29 November–1 December, to win their first title.^[2][3] This is the only time in the history of the competition that a two-set deficit has been turned around in a live fifth rubber of a Final.^[4]

Participating teams
Argentina	Australia	Brazil	Croatia
Czech Republic	France	Germany	Great Britain
Morocco	Netherlands	Russia	Slovakia
Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States

First round 8–10 February

Quarterfinals 5–7 April

Semifinals 20–22 September

Final 29 November–1 December

Metz,France (indoor clay)

1

France

3

Pau,France (indoor carpet)

Netherlands

2

1

France

3

Ostrava,Czech Republic (indoor carpet)

Czech Republic

1

Czech Republic

4

Paris,France (clay)

S

Brazil

1

1

France

3

Zaragoza,Spain (indoor clay)

S

United States

2

S

Spain

3

Houston, TX,United States (grass)

Morocco

2

S

Spain

1

Oklahoma City, OK,United States (indoor hard)

S

United States

3

S

United States

5

Paris,France (indoor clay)

Slovakia

0

1

France

2

Moscow,Russia (indoor clay)

S

Russia

3

Switzerland

2

Moscow,Russia (indoor clay)

S

Russia

3

S

Russia

4

Birmingham,England (indoor carpet)

S

Sweden

1

Great Britain

2

Moscow,Russia (indoor carpet)

S

Sweden

3

S

Russia

3

Zagreb,Croatia (indoor carpet)

Argentina

2

Croatia

4

Buenos Aires,Argentina (clay)

S

Germany

1

Croatia

2

Buenos Aires,Argentina (clay)

Argentina

3

Argentina

5

2

Australia

0

France vs. Russia

France 2	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy,Paris,France[3] 29 November–1 December 2002 Clay (indoors)		Russia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul-Henri Mathieu Marat Safin 4 6 6 3 1 6 4 6     2 Sébastien Grosjean Yevgeny Kafelnikov 77 63 6 3 6 0       3 Nicolas Escudé / Fabrice Santoro Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin 6 3 3 6 5 7 6 3 6 4   4 Sébastien Grosjean Marat Safin 3 6 2 6 611 713       5 Paul-Henri Mathieu Mikhail Youzhny 6 3 6 2 3 6 5 7 4 6

Date: 20–22 September

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the2003 World Group.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Australia	5–0	India	Adelaide	Memorial Drive	Outdoor	Hard
Zimbabwe	1–4	Belgium	Harare	City Sports Centre	Indoor	Hard
Brazil	4–0	Canada	Rio de Janeiro	Universidade Veiga de Almeida	Outdoor	Clay
Germany	5–0	Venezuela	Karlsruhe	Europahalle	Indoor	Hard
Great Britain	3–2	Thailand	Birmingham	National Indoor Arena	Indoor	Carpet
Finland	1–4	Netherlands	Turku	Turkuhalli	Indoor	Carpet
Slovakia	1–4	Romania	Prešov	Mestská hala	Indoor	Carpet
Morocco	2–3	Switzerland	Casablanca	Complexe Al Amal	Outdoor	Clay

•  Australia, Brazil, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands and  Switzerland remain in the World Group in 2003.
•  Belgium and Romania are promoted to the World Group in 2003.
•  Canada, Finland, India, Thailand, Venezuela and Zimbabwe remain in Zonal Group I in 2003.
•  Morocco and Slovakia are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2003.

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

S

Ecuador

Guayaquil,Ecuador (clay)

bye

Barquisimeto,Venezuela (hard)

Ecuador

5

S

Ecuador

2

Bahamas

0

Nassau,Bahamas (hard)

Venezuela

3

Venezuela

3

Nassau,Bahamas (hard)

Bahamas

2

Bahamas

3

Mexico

2

Waterloo,[5]Canada (indoor carpet)

Canada

4

Querétaro,Mexico (indoor carpet)

Mexico

1

Calgary,Canada (indoor carpet)

Mexico

2

Canada

5

Chile

3

S

Chile

0

bye

S

Chile

•  Mexico relegated to Group II in 2003.
•  Venezuela and Canada advance to World Group Play-off.

	Play-offs					First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Guatemala City,Guatemala (hard)
						1	Peru	4
	Guatemala City,Guatemala (hard)						Guatemala	1			Lambaré,Paraguay (clay)
	Guatemala		2								1	Peru	3
	Netherlands Antilles		3			Asunción,Paraguay (clay)						Paraguay	2
						Netherlands Antilles		0
						Paraguay		5								Montevideo,Uruguay (clay)
																1	Peru	4
						Villavicencio,Colombia (clay)										2	Uruguay	1
						Cuba		0
	Havana,Cuba (hard)					Colombia		5			Villavicencio,Colombia (clay)
	Cuba		5									Colombia	2
	Trinidad and Tobago		0			Port of Spain,Trinidad (hard)					2	Uruguay	3
							Trinidad and Tobago	0
						2	Uruguay	5

•  Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago relegated to Group III in 2003.
•  Peru promoted to Group I in 2003.

• Venue:San Salvador,El Salvador (outdoor clay)
• Date: 3–7 April

Rank	Team
1	Dominican Republic
2	Haiti
3	Jamaica
4	El Salvador
5	Honduras
6	Puerto Rico
7	Costa Rica
8	Panama

•  Dominican Republic and Haiti promoted to Group II in 2003.
•  Costa Rica and Panama relegated to Group IV in 2003.

• Venue: National Tennis Centre,Calliaqua,Saint Vincent (outdoor hard)
• Date: 1–6 April

Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA
Bolivia	5	5	0	13	2
Saint Lucia	5	4	1	12	3
Bermuda	5	3	2	8	7
Barbados	5	2	3	7	8
Eastern Caribbean	5	1	4	4	11
U.S. Virgin Islands	5	0	5	1	14

•  Bolivia and Saint Lucia promoted to Group III for 2003.

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Bangkok,Thailand (hard)

Uzbekistan

2

Tashkent,Uzbekistan (indoor hard)

Thailand

3

Bangkok,Thailand (hard)

Uzbekistan

4

Thailand

4

South Korea

1

Gunsan,South Korea (indoor carpet)

Japan

1

Japan

3

Jounieh,Lebanon (clay)

South Korea

2

South Korea

5

Lebanon

0

Invercargill,New Zealand (indoor carpet)

Indonesia

2

Surabaya,Indonesia (hard)

New Zealand

3

Wellington,New Zealand (hard)

Indonesia

4

New Zealand

1

Lebanon

1

Beirut,Lebanon (indoor hard)

India

4

Lebanon

0

India

5

•  Lebanon relegated to Group II in 2003.
•  India and Thailand advance to World Group qualifying round.

	Play-offs					First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Shenzhen,China (hard)
						1	China	4
	Manila,Philippines (indoor clay)						Kuwait	1			Wuhan,China (hard)
	Kuwait		2								1	China	3
	Philippines		3			Almaty,Kazakhstan (indoor hard)						Kazakhstan	2
						Kazakhstan		4
						Philippines		1								Peshawar,Pakistan (grass)
																1	China	2
						Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia (indoor hard)											Pakistan	3
						Pakistan		4
	Causeway Bay,Hong Kong (indoor hard)					Malaysia		1			Lahore,Pakistan (grass)
	Malaysia		0									Pakistan	4
	Hong Kong		5			Causeway Bay,Hong Kong (outdoor hard)					2	Chinese Taipei	1
							Hong Kong	1
						2	Chinese Taipei	4

•  Kuwait and Malaysia relegated to Group III in 2003.
•  Pakistan promoted to Group I in 2003.

• Venue:Enghelab Club,Tehran,Iran (outdoor clay)
• Date: 10–14 April

Rank	Team
1	Iran
2	Tajikistan
3	United Arab Emirates
4	Pacific Oceania
5	Qatar
6	Syria
7	Singapore
8	Saudi Arabia

•  Iran and Tajikistan promoted to Group II in 2003.
•  Singapore and Saudi Arabia relegated to Group IV in 2003.

• Venue: National Centre,Dhaka,Bangladesh (outdoor hard)
• Date: 20–24 March

Rank	Team
1	Kyrgyzstan
2	Bahrain
3	Bangladesh
4	Oman
5	Sri Lanka
6	Iraq
7	Jordan
8	Brunei

•  Kyrgyzstan and Bahrain promoted to Group III in 2003.

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

S

Italy

Reggio Calabria,Italy (clay)

bye

S

Italy

S

Italy

1

bye

Finland

4

Finland

Follonica,Italy (indoor carpet)

bye

S

Italy

4

Portugal

1

S

Belarus

Minsk,Belarus (indoor carpet)

Harare,Zimbabwe (indoor hard)

bye

S

Belarus

4

S

Belarus

1

Harare,Zimbabwe (indoor hard)

Portugal

1

Zimbabwe

4

Portugal

0

Zimbabwe

5

Tirol,Austria (indoor clay)

Austria

3

Constanța,Romania (indoor carpet)

Israel

2

Israel

Austria

0

bye

S

Romania

5

bye

Ramat HaSharon,Israel (hard)

S

Romania

Israel

5

Greece

0

bye

Liège,Belgium (indoor carpet)

Greece

bye

Greece

0

Greece

S

Belgium

5

bye

S

Belgium

•  Greece and Portugal relegated to Group II in 2003.
•  Belgium, Finland, Romania, and Zimbabwe advance to World Group qualifying round.

Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Odessa,Ukraine (clay)

S

Ukraine

2

Jūrmala,Latvia (clay)

Abidjan,Ivory Coast (hard)

Bulgaria

3

Latvia

1

Bulgaria

2

Liepāja,Latvia (clay)

S

Ukraine

4

Ivory Coast

3

Latvia

1

Asker,Norway (clay)

Ivory Coast

4

Ivory Coast

1

Chișinău,Moldova (clay)

Norway

4

S

Denmark

5

Cairo,Egypt (clay)

Hornbæk,Denmark (hard)

Moldova

0

Egypt

5

S

Denmark

2

Asker,Norway (clay)

Moldova

0

Norway

3

Egypt

1

Norway

4

Belgrade,Yugoslavia (clay)

Yugoslavia

3

Pretoria,South Africa (hard)

Esch-sur-Alzette,Luxembourg (indoor hard)

South Africa

2

South Africa

3

Yugoslavia

2

Esch-sur-Alzette,Luxembourg (indoor hard)

Hungary

2

S

Luxembourg

3

Hungary

1

Esch-sur-Alzette,Luxembourg (indoor hard)

S

Luxembourg

4

S

Luxembourg

3

Yerevan,Armenia (clay)

S

Slovenia

2

Armenia

0

Accra,Ghana (hard)

Portorož,Slovenia (clay)

Ireland

3

Ghana

4

Ireland

2

Ljubljana,Slovenia (clay)

Armenia

1

S

Slovenia

3

Ghana

1

S

Slovenia

4

•  Armenia, Hungary, Latvia, and Moldova relegated to Group III in 2003.
•  Luxembourg and Norway promoted to Group I in 2003.

• Venue: Arka TC,Gdynia,Poland
• Date: 8–12 May

Rank	Team
1	Poland
2	Tunisia
3	Estonia
4	Madagascar
5	Cyprus
6	North Macedonia
7	Mauritius

•  Poland and Tunisia promoted to Group II in 2003.
•  Mauritius relegated to Group IV in 2003.
•  Zambia withdrew from the tournament and relegated to Group IV in 2003.

• Venue:Antalya,Turkey
• Date: 3–7 April

Rank	Team
1	Monaco
2	Andorra
3	Turkey
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina
5	Lithuania
6	Namibia
7	Iceland
8	Botswana

•  Monaco and Andorra promoted to Group II in 2003.
•  Iceland and Botswana relegated to Group IV in 2003.

• Venue:Mombasa Sports Club,Mombasa,Kenya (outdoor hard)
• Date: 6–10 February

Rank	Team
1	Algeria
2	Angola
3	Kenya
4	Rwanda
5	Malta
6	Ethiopia
7	Djibouti

•  Algeria and Angola promoted to Group III in 2003.

• Venue: Centro Tennis Parco di Montecchio,San Marino (outdoor clay)
• Date: 12–16 June

	Zone B	GEO	AZE	SMR	NGR	LIE	UGA
1	Georgia (4–1)		2–1	3–0	1–2	2–1	3–0
2	Azerbaijan (4–1)	1–2		2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1
3	San Marino (3–2)	0–3	1–2		2–1	2–0	3–0
4	Nigeria (3–2)	2–1	1–2	1–2		2–1	3–0
5	Liechtenstein (1–4)	1–2	1–2	0–2	1–2		3–0
6	Uganda (0–5)	0–3	1–2	0–3	0–3	0–3

•  Georgia and Azerbaijan promoted to Group III in 2003.

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