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The 2002 Fed Cup was the 40th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.
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The final took place at the Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas in Gran Canaria, Spain on 2–3 November. Slovakia defeated Spain, giving Slovakia their first title.
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 | ||||||||||||||||
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I sections competed in the World Group play-offs for spots in the 2003 World Group.
Date: 20–21 July
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wollongong, Australia | Indoor hard | Australia | 3–2 |  Netherlands |
| Malmö, Sweden | Outdoor clay | Sweden | 3–2 | Switzerland |
| Budapest, Hungary | Outdoor clay | Hungary | 0–5 | Argentina |
| Springfield, MO, United States | Outdoor hard | United States | 5–0 |  Israel |
| Přerov, Czech Republic | Outdoor clay | Czech Republic | 5–0 |  Canada |
| Beijing, China | Indoor hard |  China | 0–5 | Russia |
| Bogotá, Colombia | Outdoor clay |  Colombia | w/o |  Japan |
| Portorož, Slovenia | Outdoor clay |  Slovenia | 4–1 |  Ukraine |
- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
Venue: San Luis Potosí, Mexico (outdoor hard)
Dates: 23–27 April
- Participating Teams
Group II
Venue: Havana, Cuba (outdoor hard)
Dates: 14–18 May
- Participating Teams
- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
Venue: Guangzhou, China (outdoor hard)
Dates: 4–9 March
- Participating Teams
Group II
Venue: Guangzhou, China (outdoor hard)
Dates: 4–8 March
- Participating Teams
- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
Venue: Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)
Dates: 24–28 April
- Participating Teams
Group II
Venue: Pretoria, South Africa (outdoor hard)
Dates: 9–13 April
- Participating Teams
The Fed Cup rankings were first instated on 4 November 2002,[1] and were measured by combining points earned from the previous four years. The first No. 1 ranked nation, and the year-end No. 1 for 2002, was Slovakia.
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