2002 Fed Cup World Group play-offs

The 2002 World Group play-offs decided which nations featured in World Group in the 2003 Fed Cup. The play-off winners went on to feature in World Group in 2003, while the losing nations joined Zonal Competition for 2003.

Australia vs. Netherlands edit

Australia
3

WIN Sports Centre, Wollongong, Australia
20–21 July 2002
Plexipave (indoors)

Netherlands
2

		1	2	3
1	Evie Dominikovic Miriam Oremans	4 6	3 6
2	Alicia Molik Kristie Boogert	1 6	6 2	10 8
3	Alicia Molik Miriam Oremans	6 2	6 3
4	Evie Dominikovic Kristie Boogert	5 7	7 5	1 6
5	Alicia Molik / Rennae Stubbs Kristie Boogert / Miriam Oremans	7⁷ 6¹	7⁷ 6⁴

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Sweden vs. Switzerland edit

Sweden
3

Malmö IP, Milan, Sweden
20–21 July 2002
Red clay (outdoors)

Switzerland
2

		1	2	3
1	Sofia Arvidsson Patty Schnyder	6 2	6 2
2	Åsa Svensson Myriam Casanova	6 2	6 4
3	Åsa Svensson Patty Schnyder	6⁴ 7⁷	7 5	6 8
4	Sofia Arvidsson Myriam Casanova	0 6	2 6
5	Sofia Arvidsson / Åsa Svensson Myriam Casanova / Patty Schnyder	3 6	6 3	7 5

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Hungary vs. Argentina edit

Hungary
0

Római Teniszakadémia, Budapest, Hungary
20–21 July 2002
Red clay (outdoors)

Argentina
5

		1	2	3
1	Petra Mandula Mariana Díaz Oliva	5 7	2 6
2	Zsófia Gubacsi Clarisa Fernández	6 4	5 7	1 6
3	Petra Mandula Clarisa Fernández	5 7	6 2	4 6
4	Zsófia Gubacsi Mariana Díaz Oliva	6 5	5 7	3 6
5	Anikó Kapros / Kira Nagy Mariana Díaz Oliva / Laura Montalvo	6 3	4 6	0 6

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United States vs. Israel edit

United States
5

Cooper Tennis Complex, Springfield, MO, United States
20–21 July 2002
Hard (outdoors)

Israel
0

		1	2	3
1	Lindsay Davenport Anna Smashnova	6 3	6 3
2	Monica Seles Tzipora Obziler	6 4	6 2
3	Monica Seles Anna Smashnova	6 4	6 0
4	Lindsay Davenport Tzipora Obziler	2 6	6 1	7⁷ 6¹
5	Lisa Raymond / Meghann Shaughnessy Tzipora Obziler / Hila Rosen	6 3	6 0

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Czech Republic vs. Canada edit

Czech Republic
5

TC Precolor Přerov, Přerov, Czech Republic
20–21 July 2002
Red clay (outdoors)

Canada
0

		1	2	3
1	Barbora Strýcová Maureen Drake	6 1	6 0
2	Klára Koukalová Marie-Ève Pelletier	4 6	6 3	6 4
3	Klára Koukalová Jana Nejedly	6 3	6 3
4	Iveta Benešová Marie-Ève Pelletier	2 6	6 1	7⁷ 6¹
5	Petra Cetkovská / Barbora Strýcová Marie-Ève Pelletier / Vanessa Webb	6 2	6 3

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China vs. Russia edit

China
0

Beijing International Tennis Center, Beijing, China
20–21 July 2002
Hard (indoors)

Russia
5

		1	2
1	Zheng Jie Tatiana Panova	3 6	1 6
2	Sun Tiantian Elena Dementieva	2 6	3 6
3	Zheng Jie Elena Dementieva	4 6	0 6
4	Li Na Elena Bovina	0 6	2 6
5	Yan Zi / Zheng Jie Elena Bovina / Tatiana Panova	3 6	6³ 7⁷

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Colombia vs. Japan edit

Japan was scheduled to play against Colombia on 20–21 July in Bogotá, but the Japanese withdrew from their tie citing security concerns over the Colombian armed conflict.^[7] Colombia thus progressed to the 2003 World Group, while Japan was relegated to Zonal Competition.

Slovenia vs. Ukraine edit

Slovenia
4

SRC Marina Portorož, Portorož, Slovenia
20–21 July 2002
Red clay (outdoors)

Ukraine
1

		1	2	3
1	Maja Matevžič Tatiana Perebiynis	6 3	6 2
2	Tina Pisnik Yuliya Beygelzimer	6 2	3 6	6 2
3	Tina Pisnik Tatiana Perebiynis	7⁷ 6³	4 6	6 3
4	Maja Matevžič Yuliya Beygelzimer	6 3	7⁷ 6²
5	Ajda Brumen / Petra Rampre Yuliya Beygelzimer / Tatiana Perebiynis	3 6	3 6