2002 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2002. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2003.

Participating Teams

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]

S

France

3

Pau, France (indoor carpet)[2]

Netherlands

2

S

France

3

Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)[3]

Czech Republic

1

Czech Republic

4

Paris, France (clay)[4]

S

Brazil

1

S

France

3

Zaragoza, Spain (indoor clay)[5]

S

United States

2

S

Spain

3

Houston, United States (grass)[6]

Morocco

2

S

Spain

1

Oklahoma City, United States (indoor hard)[7]

S

United States

3

S

United States

5

Paris, France (indoor clay)[8]

Slovakia

0

S

France

2

Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)[9]

S

Russia

3

Switzerland

2

Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)[10]

S

Russia

3

S

Russia

4

Birmingham, England (indoor carpet)[11]

S

Sweden

1

Great Britain

2

Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)[12]

S

Sweden

3

S

Russia

3

Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet)[13]

Argentina

2

Croatia

4

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[14]

S

Germany

1

Croatia

2

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[15]

Argentina

3

Argentina

5

S

Australia

0

First round

France vs. Netherlands

France 3	The Arena, Metz, France[1] 8–10 February 2002 Clay (i)		Netherlands 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sébastien Grosjean Edwin Kempes 7 5 77 65 6 2       2 Arnaud Clément Sjeng Schalken 7 5 2 6 67 79 6 4 6 2   3 Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro Paul Haarhuis / Sjeng Schalken 4 6 6 4 1 6 5 7     4 Sébastien Grosjean Sjeng Schalken 6 2 1 6 78 66 2 6 6 3   5 Arnaud Clément Edwin Kempes 65 77 3 6

Czech Republic vs. Brazil

Czech Republic 4	Sports Culture Palace, Ostrava, Czech Republic[3] 8–10 February 2002 Carpet (i)		Brazil 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jiří Novák André Sá 610 712 6 1 6 1 6 4     2 Bohdan Ulihrach Fernando Meligeni 6 3 6 4 6 4       3 Jiří Novák / David Rikl André Sá / Alexandre Simoni 6 4 6 3 7 5       4 Sébastien Grosjean Flávio Saretta 1 6 66 78         5 Bohdan Ulihrach André Sá 6 1 6 2

Spain vs. Morocco

Spain 3	Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza, Spain[5] 8–10 February 2002 Clay (i)		Morocco 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero Hicham Arazi 6 3 6 1 6 2       2 Àlex Corretja Younes El Aynaoui 3 6 5 7 4 6       3 Juan Manuel Balcells / Àlex Corretja Karim Alami / Hicham Arazi 2 6 6 2 710 68 6 4     4 Juan Carlos Ferrero Younes El Aynaoui 62 77 0 6 6 3 6 0 3 6   5 Àlex Corretja Hicham Arazi 6 3 6 0         retired

United States vs. Slovakia

United States 5	Myriad Convention Center, Oklahoma City, United States[7] 8–10 February 2002 Hard (i)		Slovakia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pete Sampras Karol Beck 6 3 63 77 6 1 7 5     2 Andy Roddick Ján Krošlák 6 4 6 4 65 77 77 61     3 James Blake / Mardy Fish Karol Beck / Ján Krošlák 6 3 65 77 6 3 6 4     4 James Blake Ladislav Švarc 4 6 6 3 6 0       5 Andy Roddick Karol Beck 6 4 77 65

Russia vs. Switzerland

Russia 3	Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[9] 8–10 February 2002 Clay (i)		Switzerland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marat Safin Roger Federer 5 7 1 6 2 6       2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Michel Kratochvil 6 3 4 6 1 6 77 63 6 2   3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin Roger Federer / Marc Rosset 6 2 78 66 60 77 6 2     4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Roger Federer 66 78 1 6 1 6       5 Marat Safin Michel Kratochvil 6 1 78 66 6 4

Great Britain vs. Sweden

Great Britain 2	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England[11] 8–10 February 2002 Carpet (i)		Sweden 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tim Henman Jonas Björkman 6 4 7 5 4 6 7 5     2 Greg Rusedski Thomas Enqvist 63 77 65 77 2 6       3 Tim Henman / Greg Rusedski Jonas Björkman / Thomas Johansson 77 61 2 6 64 77 6 3 6 3   4 Tim Henman Thomas Enqvist 4 6 2 6 4 6       5 Greg Rusedski Thomas Johansson 6 4 3 6 5 7 4 6

Croatia vs. Germany

Croatia 4	Dom Sports Hall, Zagreb, Croatia[13] 8–10 February 2002 Carpet (i)		Germany 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ivan Ljubičić Rainer Schüttler 7 5 63 77 3 6 65 77     2 Goran Ivanišević Nicolas Kiefer 77 63 6 3 6 4       3 Goran Ivanišević / Ivan Ljubičić Michael Kohlmann / David Prinosil 6 4 6 4 7 5       4 Goran Ivanišević Rainer Schüttler 6 4 77 64 77 65       5 Ivan Ljubičić Nicolas Kiefer 77 61 6 4

Argentina vs. Australia

Argentina 5	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[15] 8–10 February 2002 Clay		Australia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Guillermo Cañas Scott Draper 6 4 64 77 5 7 6 4 6 1   2 Gastón Gaudio Andrew Ilie 6 1 6 1 6 2       3 Lucas Arnold Ker / Guillermo Cañas Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge 3 6 6 3 6 4 1 6 10 8   4 Juan Ignacio Chela Andrew Ilie 6 1 6 1         5 Gastón Gaudio Scott Draper 6 3 6 2

Quarterfinals

France vs. Czech Republic

France 3	Palais des Sports, Pau, France[2] 5–7 April 2002 Carpet (i)		Czech Republic 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sébastien Grosjean Bohdan Ulihrach 6 3 3 6 0 6 6 3 6 1   2 Nicolas Escudé Jiří Novák 64 77 1 6 77 65 5 7     3 Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro Jiří Novák / David Rikl 6 3 6 1 6 4       4 Sébastien Grosjean Jiří Novák 6 3 1 6 3 6 1 6     5 Fabrice Santoro Bohdan Ulihrach 77 62 7 5 3 6 4 6 6 3

United States vs. Spain

United States 3	Westside Tennis Club, Houston, United States[6] 5–7 April 2002 Grass		Spain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andy Roddick Tommy Robredo 6 3 7 5 79 67       2 Pete Sampras Àlex Corretja 6 4 6 4 64 77 5 7 4 6   3 James Blake / Todd Martin Juan Manuel Balcells / Alberto Martín 6 1 6 4 6 4       4 Andy Roddick Alberto Martín 6 2 6 4 6 2       5 James Blake Tommy Robredo 1 6 4 5       not completed

Russia vs. Sweden

Russia 4	Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia[10] 5–7 April 2002 Clay (i)		Sweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marat Safin Thomas Johansson 6 4 6 4 6 4       2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Thomas Enqvist 78 66 6 3 6 1       3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin Jonas Björkman / Thomas Johansson 3 6 78 66 62 77 7 5 6 3   4 Mikhail Youzhny Thomas Johansson 3 6 4 6         5 Andrei Stoliarov Andreas Vinciguerra 4 6 5 2         retired

Argentina vs. Croatia

Argentina 3	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[14] 5–7 April 2002 Clay		Croatia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gastón Gaudio Ivan Ljubičić 77 65 6 2 6 3       2 Juan Ignacio Chela Ivo Karlović 5 7 6 4 6 4 6 2     3 Lucas Arnold Ker / Guillermo Cañas Goran Ivanišević / Ivan Ljubičić 6 4 6 2 3 6 0 6 6 8   4 Juan Ignacio Chela Ivan Ljubičić 3 6 6 1 65 77 4 6     5 Gastón Gaudio Ivo Karlović 6 4 6 4 6 2

Semifinals

France vs. United States

France 3	Roland Garros, Paris, France[4] 20–22 September 2002 Clay		United States 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Arnaud Clément Andy Roddick 4 6 78 66 77 65 6 1     2 Sébastien Grosjean James Blake 6 4 6 1 67 79 7 5     3 Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro James Blake / Todd Martin 6 2 62 77 6 2 4 6 4 6   4 Sébastien Grosjean Andy Roddick 6 4 3 6 6 3 6 4     5 Arnaud Clément James Blake 4 6 3 6

Russia vs. Argentina

Russia 3	Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia[12] 20–22 September 2002 Carpet (i)		Argentina 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marat Safin Juan Ignacio Chela 61 77 7 5 7 5 6 1     2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Gastón Gaudio 3 6 7 5 6 3 2 6 8 6   3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin Lucas Arnold Ker / David Nalbandian 4 6 4 6 7 5 6 3 17 19   4 Marat Safin David Nalbandian 77 63 65 77 6 0 6 3     5 Mikhail Youzhny Juan Ignacio Chela 65 77 77 63 4 6

Final

France vs. Russia

France 2	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France[8] 29 November - 1 December 2002 Clay (i)		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 6 612 714       5 Paul-Henri Mathieu Mikhail Youzhny 6 3 6 2 3 6 5 7 4 6

References

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