2002 Fed Cup World Group

2002 Fed Cup World Group
2002 Fed Cup World Group
Date	27 April – 3 November
Edition	12th
Champions
	; Slovakia

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.

Participating teams edit

Participating teams
Argentina	Australia	Austria	Belgium
Croatia	Czech Republic	France	Germany
Hungary	Italy	Russia	Slovakia
Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States

Draw edit


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 edit

Belgium vs. Australia edit

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

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Sweden vs. Italy edit

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

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Slovakia vs. Switzerland edit

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

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Argentina vs. France edit

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

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United States vs. Austria edit

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

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Croatia vs. Czech Republic edit

Croatia
3

Tennis Center Zlatni Rat, Bol, Croatia
28–29 April 2002
Red clay (outdoors)

Czech Republic
2

		1	2
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

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Spain vs. Hungary edit

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

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Germany vs. Russia edit

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

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Quarterfinals edit

Belgium vs. Italy edit

Belgium
1

Circolo Tennis Bologna, Bologna, Italy
20–21 July 2002
Red clay (outdoors)

Italy
4

		1	2
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

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Slovakia vs. France edit

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

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Austria vs. Croatia edit

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

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Spain vs. Germany edit

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

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Semifinals edit

Italy vs. Slovakia edit

Italy
1

Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain
30–31 October 2002
Greenset hard (indoors)

Slovakia
3

		1	2
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

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Austria vs. Spain edit

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

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Final edit

Slovakia vs. Spain edit

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

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2002 Fed Cup champions
Slovakia First title

References edit

^ "Belgium v Australia". fedcup.com.
^ "Sweden v Italy". fedcup.com.
^ "Slovakia v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
^ "Argentina v France". fedcup.com.
^ "United States v Austria". fedcup.com.
^ "Croatia v Czech Republic". fedcup.com.
^ "Spain v Hungary". fedcup.com.
^ "Germany v Russia". fedcup.com.
^ "Belgium v Italy". fedcup.com.
^ "Slovakia v France". fedcup.com.
^ "Austria v Croatia". fedcup.com.
^ "Spain v Germany". fedcup.com.
^ "Italy v Slovakia". fedcup.com.
^ "Austria v Spain". fedcup.com.
^ "Slovakia v Spain". fedcup.com.

2002 Fed Cup World Group

Contents

Participating teams edit

Draw edit

First round edit

Belgium vs. Australia edit

Sweden vs. Italy edit

Slovakia vs. Switzerland edit

Argentina vs. France edit

United States vs. Austria edit

Croatia vs. Czech Republic edit

Spain vs. Hungary edit

Germany vs. Russia edit

Quarterfinals edit

Belgium vs. Italy edit

Slovakia vs. France edit

Austria vs. Croatia edit

Spain vs. Germany edit

Semifinals edit

Italy vs. Slovakia edit

Austria vs. Spain edit

Final edit

Slovakia vs. Spain edit

References edit

See also edit