2003 Fed Cup World Group | ||||
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Date | 26 April – 23 November | |||
Edition | 13th | |||
Champions | ||||
![]() France | ||||
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TheWorld Group was the highest level ofFed Cup competition in 2003. Sixteen nations competed in a four-round knockout competition.Slovakia was the defending champion, but they were defeated in the quarterfinals byBelgium.France defeatedUnited States in the final to win their second title and claim the World No. 1 ranking.
Participating teams | |||
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![]() Argentina | ![]() Australia | ![]() Austria | ![]() Belgium |
![]() Colombia | ![]() Croatia | ![]() Czech Republic | ![]() France |
![]() Germany | ![]() Italy | ![]() Russia | ![]() Slovakia |
![]() Slovenia | ![]() Spain | ![]() Sweden | ![]() United States |
First round 26–27 April | Quarterfinals 19–20 July | Semifinals 19–20 November | Final 22–23 November | |||||||||||||||
Ettenheim, Germany (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Linköping, Sweden (Indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Washington, D.C., United States (Outdoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States (Indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Portorož,Slovenia (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France (Indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Oviedo, Spain (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Tarragona, Spain (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() Slovakia 3 | Tennis Center Ettenheim,Ettenheim,Germany 26–27 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors) | ![]() Germany 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Austria 0 | Expodroom Bree,Bree,Belgium 26–27 April 2003 Red clay (indoors) | ![]() Belgium 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Italy 3 | Linköping,Sweden 26–27 April 2003 Premier hard (indoors) | ![]() Sweden 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Czech Republic 0 | The Paul E. Tsongas Arena,Lowell,MA,United States 26–27 April 2003 Plexipave (indoors) | ![]() United States 5 | |
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![]() Russia 4 | Druzhba Multipurpose Arena,Moscow,Russia 26–27 April 2003 Taraflex (indoors) | ![]() Croatia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Slovenia 3 | Pilar,Argentine 26–27 April 2003 Taraflex (indoors) | ![]() Argentina 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() France 5 | Palais de Sports des Bullieux,Andrézieux-Bouthéon,France 26–27 April 2003 Red clay (indoors) | ![]() Colombia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Australia 2 | Club Tenis Tarragona,Tarragona,Spain 26–27 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors) | ![]() Spain 3 | |
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![]() Slovakia 0 | Spiroudome,Charleroi,Belgium 19–20 July 2003 Decoturf II (indoors) | ![]() Belgium 5 | |
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![]() Italy 0 | William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Centre,Washington, D.C.,United States 19–20 July 2003 Decoturf II (outdoors) | ![]() United States 5 | |
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![]() Russia 5 | SRC Marina Portorož,Portorož,Slovenia 19–20 July 2003 Red clay (outdoors) | ![]() Slovenia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() France 4 | Escuela de Tenis Municipál Parque del Oeste,Oviedo,Spain 19–20 July 2003 Red clay (indoors) | ![]() Spain 1 | |
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![]() Belgium 1 | Olympic Stadium,Moscow,Russia 19–20 November 2003 Taraflex (indoors) | ![]() United States 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Russia 2 | Olympic Stadium,Moscow,Russia 19–20 November 2003 Taraflex (indoors) | ![]() France 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() United States 1 | Olympic Stadium,Moscow,Russia 22–23 November 2003 Taraflex (indoors) | ![]() France 4 | |
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2003 Fed Cup champions |
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![]() France Second title |