2002 Davis Cup

The 2002 Davis Cup (also known as the 2002 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 91st edition of the Davis 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.

2002 Davis Cup

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

A 2003 Russian souvenir sheet commemorating the victory in the final.

BNP Paribas became the Davis Cup's new Title Sponsor from this year's tournament, taking over from NEC, the previous sponsor since the 1981 tournament.^[1]

Russia defeated the defending champions France in the final, held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, 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]

World Group

Further information: 2002 Davis Cup World Group

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

Draw

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

Final

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

World Group qualifying round

Further information: 2002 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round

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 the 2003 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.

Americas Zone

Group I

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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.

Group II

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	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.

Group III

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

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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.

Group IV

This section is transcluded from 2002 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV. (edit | history)

• 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.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

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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.

Group II

This section is transcluded from 2002 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II. (edit | history)

	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.

Group III

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

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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.

Group IV

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

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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.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

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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.

Group II

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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.

Group III

Zone A

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

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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.

Zone B

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

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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.

Group IV

Zone A

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

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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.

Zone B

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• 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.