2002 Fed Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2002. Sixteen nations competed in a four-round knockout competition. Belgium was the defending champion, but they were defeated in the quarterfinals by Italy. Slovakia defeated Italy, and then Spain in the final to claim their 1st title and No. 1 ranking.

Main article: 2002 Fed Cup

Participating Teams
Participating Teams

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium

Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Germany

Hungary
Italy
Russia
Slovakia

Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States

Draw
  First Round
27–28 April		 Quarterfinals
20–21 July		 Semifinals
30–31 October		 Final
2–3 November
                                     
Brussels, Belgium (Indoor clay)
1   Belgium 3  
Bologna, Italy (Outdoor clay)
  Australia 1  
  1   Belgium 1  
Milan, Italy (Outdoor clay)
  6   Italy 4  
  Sweden 0
Gran Canaria, Spain (Indoor hard)
6   Italy 5  
  6   Italy 1  
Bratislava, Slovakia (Outdoor clay)
  7   Slovakia 3  
7   Slovakia 3  
Bratislava, Slovakia (Indoor carpet)
   Switzerland 2  
  7   Slovakia 4
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay)
  4   France 1  
  Argentina 2
Gran Canaria, Spain (Indoor hard)
4   France 3  
  7   Slovakia 3
Charlotte, NC, United States (Outdoor clay)
  5   Spain 1
3   United States 2  
Pörtschach, Austria (Outdoor clay)
  Austria 3  
    Austria 4
Bol, Croatia (Outdoor clay)
    Croatia 1  
  Croatia 3
Gran Canaria, Spain (Indoor hard)
8   Czech Republic 2  
    Austria 2
Almería, Spain (Outdoor clay)
  5   Spain 3  
5   Spain 4  
Capdepera, Spain (Outdoor clay)
  Hungary 1  
  5   Spain 5
Dresden, Germany (Outdoor clay)
    Germany 0  
  Germany 3
2   Russia 2  

First round

Belgium vs. Australia

Belgium
3		 Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium
27–28 April 2002
Red clay (indoors)
Australia
1
1 2 3
1
Justine Henin
Nicole Pratt		 6
4		 4
6 		6
0		  
2
Kim Clijsters
Alicia Molik		 6
0		 6
2		    
3
Els Callens
Nicole Pratt		 2
6 		4
6 		   
4
Justine Henin
Alicia Molik		 6
2		 6
1		    
5
Els Callens / Laurence Courtois
Nicole Pratt / Rennae Stubbs		 62
77		     not
completed

[1]

Sweden vs. Italy

Sweden
0		 Tennis Club Milano, Milan, Italy
27–28 April 2002
Red clay (outdoors)
Italy
5
1 2 3
1
Åsa Svensson
Antonella Serra Zanetti		 77
64		 3
6 		8
10 		 
2
Sofia Arvidsson
Adriana Serra Zanetti		 1
6 		1
6 		   
3
Åsa Svensson
Adriana Serra Zanetti		 3
6 		65
77		    
4
Sofia Arvidsson
Roberta Vinci		 3
6 		2
6 		   
5
Sofia Arvidsson / Maria Wolfbrandt
Maria Elena Camerin / Roberta Vinci		 6
1		 0
6 		4
6 		 

[2]

Slovakia vs. Switzerland

Slovakia
3		 NTC Stadium, Bratislava, Slovakia
27–28 April 2002
Red clay (outdoors)
Switzerland
2
1 2 3
1
Janette Husárová
Patty Schnyder		 79
67		 5
7 		7
5		  
2
Daniela Hantuchová
Myriam Casanova		 6
4		 7
5		    
3
Daniela Hantuchová
Patty Schnyder		 3
6 		3
6 		   
4
Henrieta Nagyová
Myriam Casanova		 6
3		 3
6 		1
6 		 
5
Daniela Hantuchová / Janette Husárová
Myriam Casanova / Patty Schnyder		 6
0		 64
77		 6
3		  

[3]

Argentina vs. France

Argentina
2		 Buenos Aires LTC, Buenos Aires, Argentina
27–28 April 2002
Red clay (outdoors)
France
3
1 2 3
1
Mariana Díaz Oliva
Amélie Mauresmo		 5
7 		2
6 		   
2
Paola Suárez
Sandrine Testud		 7
5		 6
4		    
3
Paola Suárez
Amélie Mauresmo		 4
6 		3
6 		   
4
Mariana Díaz Oliva
Nathalie Dechy		 2
6 		3
6 		   
5
Clarisa Fernández / María Emilia Salerni
Nathalie Dechy / Émilie Loit		 6
3		 2
6 		6
2		  

[4]

United States vs. Austria

United States
2		 Olde Providence Racquet Club, Charlotte, NC, United States
28–29 April 2002
Har-Tru clay (outdoors)
Austria
3
1 2 3
1
Monica Seles
Barbara Schwartz		 67
79		 2
6 		   
2
Jennifer Capriati
Evelyn Fauth		        
w/o
3
Meghann Shaughnessy
Barbara Schwartz		 6
4		 67
79		 7
9 		 
4
Monica Seles
Evelyn Fauth		 6
3		 6
3		    
5
Lisa Raymond / Monica Seles
Evelyn Fauth / Marion Maruska		 6
1		 77
64		    

[5]

Croatia vs. Czech Republic

Croatia
3		 Tennis Center Zlatni Rat, Bol, Croatia
28–29 April 2002
Red clay (outdoors)
Czech Republic
2
1 2 3
1
Jelena Kostanić
Sandra Kleinová		 77
61		 6
4		    
2
Iva Majoli
Iveta Benešová		 4
6 		1
6 		   
3
Iva Majoli
Klára Koukalová		 4
6 		1
6 		   
4
Jelena Kostanić
Iveta Benešová		 6
2		 7
5		    
5
Jelena Kostanić / Iva Majoli
Iveta Benešová / Eva Birnerová		 6
1		 6
2		    

[6]

Spain vs. Hungary

Spain
4		 Club de Tenis Almería, Almería, Spain
28–29 April 2002
Red clay (outdoors)
Hungary
1
1 2 3
1
Ángeles Montolio
Zsófia Gubacsi		 3
6 		6
3		 2
6 		 
2
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Rita Kuti-Kis		 6
4		 6
2		    
3
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Zsófia Gubacsi		 6
0		 6
2		    
4
Magüi Serna
Rita Kuti-Kis		 6
3		 6
1		    
5
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Zsófia Gubacsi / Anikó Kapros		 7
5		 6
2		    

[7]

Germany vs. Russia

Germany
3		 Tennis Center Blau-Weiss Blasewitz, Dresden, Germany
28–29 April 2002
Red clay (outdoors)
Russia
2
1 2 3
1
Martina Müller
Elena Dementieva		 4
6 		2
6 		   
2
Barbara Rittner
Anastasia Myskina		 7
5		 3
6 		7
5		  
3
Barbara Rittner
Elena Dementieva		 6
3		 6
1		    
4
Martina Müller
Anastasia Myskina		 65
77		 77
64		 9
11 		 
5
Barbara Rittner / Marlene Weingärtner
Elena Dementieva / Elena Likhovtseva		 77
61		 6
2		    

[8]

Quarterfinals

Belgium vs. Italy

Belgium
1		 Circolo Tennis Bologna, Bologna, Italy
20–21 July 2002
Red clay (outdoors)
Italy
4
1 2 3
1
Els Callens
Rita Grande		 6
2		 6
1		    
2
Caroline Maes
Silvia Farina Elia		 2
6 		1
6 		   
3
Els Callens
Silvia Farina Elia		 2
6 		64
77		    
4
Caroline Maes
Rita Grande		 4
6 		65
77		    
5
Elke Clijsters / Laurence Courtois
Adriana Serra Zanetti / Roberta Vinci		 5
7 		4
6 		   

[9]

Slovakia vs. France

Slovakia
4		 Incheba Hall, Bratislava, Slovakia
20–21 July 2002
Taraflex (indoors)
France
1
1 2 3
1
Daniela Hantuchová
Nathalie Dechy		 7
5		 7
5		    
2
Janette Husárová
Amélie Mauresmo		 2
6 		6
4		 2
6 		 
3
Daniela Hantuchová
Amélie Mauresmo		 2
6 		6
4		 6
3		  
4
Martina Suchá
Nathalie Dechy		 77
63		 6
1		    
5
Janette Husárová / Henrieta Nagyová
Nathalie Dechy / Stéphanie Foretz Gacon		 7
5		 6
0		    

[10]

Austria vs. Croatia

Austria
4		 Pörtschach Werzer Arena, Pörtschach, Austria
20–21 July 2002
Taraflex (indoors)
Croatia
1
1 2 3
1
Barbara Schwartz
Iva Majoli		 6
2		 6
3		    
2
Barbara Schett
Jelena Kostanić		 6
2		 6
1		    
3
Barbara Schett
Iva Majoli		 4
6 		3
6 		   
4
Barbara Schwartz
Jelena Kostanić		 4
6 		6
3		 8
6		  
5
Barbara Schett / Patricia Wartusch
Karolina Šprem / Silvija Talaja		 6
2		 6
1		    

[11]

Spain vs. Germany

Spain
5		 CT. Es Coll d'Os, Mallorca, Spain
20–21 July 2002
Red clay (outdoors)
Germany
0
1 2 3
1
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Barbara Rittner		 2
6 		77
64		 6
3		  
2
Marta Marrero
Martina Müller		 6
1		 6
1		    
3
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Martina Müller		 3
6 		6
2		 6
3		  
4
Marta Marrero
Anca Barna		 77
62		 2
6 		6
2		  
5
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Magüi Serna
Bianka Lamade / Barbara Rittner		 6
3		 6
3		    

[12]

Semifinals

Italy vs. Slovakia

Italy
1		 Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain
30–31 October 2002
Greenset hard (indoors)
Slovakia
3
1 2 3
1
Francesca Schiavone
Daniela Hantuchová		 77
61		 6
1		    
2
Silvia Farina Elia
Janette Husárová		 4
6 		3
6 		   
3
Silvia Farina Elia
Daniela Hantuchová		 5
7 		3
6 		   
4
Francesca Schiavone
Janette Husárová		 4
6 		4
6 		   
5
Silvia Farina Elia / Roberta Vinci
Daniela Hantuchová / Janette Husárová		       not
played

[13]

Austria vs. Spain

Austria
2		 Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain
30–31 October 2002
Greenset hard (indoors)
Spain
3
1 2 3
1
Patricia Wartusch
Conchita Martínez		 5
7 		0
6 		   
2
Barbara Schett
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 3
6 		65
77		    
3
Barbara Schett
Conchita Martínez		 7
5		 63
77		 6
2		  
4
Patricia Wartusch
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 4
6 		6
4		 9
7		  
5
Barbara Schett / Patricia Wartusch
Conchita Martínez / Virginia Ruano Pascual		 6
4		 3
6 		1
6 		 

[14]

Final

Slovakia vs. Spain

Slovakia
3		 Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain
2–3 November 2002
Greenset hard (indoors)
Spain
1
1 2 3
1
Janette Husárová
Conchita Martínez		 4
6 		66
78		    
2
Daniela Hantuchová
Magüi Serna		 6
2		 6
1		    
3
Daniela Hantuchová
Conchita Martínez		 68
710		 7
5		 6
4		  
4
Janette Husárová
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 6
0		 6
2		    
5
Daniela Hantuchová / Janette Husárová
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Magüi Serna		       not
played

[15]

 2002 Fed Cup Champions 

Slovakia
First title

References
  1. "Belgium v Australia". fedcup.com.
  2. "Sweden v Italy". fedcup.com.
  3. "Slovakia v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
  4. "Argentina v France". fedcup.com.
  5. "United States v Austria". fedcup.com.
  6. "Croatia v Czech Republic". fedcup.com.
  7. "Spain v Hungary". fedcup.com.
  8. "Germany v Russia". fedcup.com.
  9. "Belgium v Italy". fedcup.com.
  10. "Slovakia v France". fedcup.com.
  11. "Austria v Croatia". fedcup.com.
  12. "Spain v Germany". fedcup.com.
  13. "Italy v Slovakia". fedcup.com.
  14. "Austria v Spain". fedcup.com.
  15. "Slovakia v Spain". fedcup.com.

See also
  • Fed Cup structure
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