2002 Davis Cup

2002 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	8 February – 1 December 2002
Edition	91st
Teams	130
Champion
Winning nation	Russia
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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.

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]

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

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

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.

•  Mexico relegated to Group II in 2003.
•  Venezuela and  Canada advance to World Group Play-off.

•  Guatemala and  Trinidad and Tobago relegated to Group III in 2003.
•  Peru promoted to Group I in 2003.

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

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.

• 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.

•  Lebanon relegated to Group II in 2003.
•  India and  Thailand advance to World Group qualifying round.

•  Kuwait and  Malaysia relegated to Group III in 2003.
•  Pakistan promoted to Group I in 2003.

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

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.

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

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.

•  Greece and  Portugal relegated to Group II in 2003.
•  Belgium,  Finland,  Romania, and  Zimbabwe advance to World Group qualifying round.

•  Armenia,  Hungary,  Latvia, and  Moldova relegated to Group III in 2003.
•  Luxembourg and  Norway promoted to Group I in 2003.

Participating Teams

•  Cyprus
•  Estonia
•  Macedonia
•  Madagascar
•  Mauritius – relegated to Group IV in 2003
•  Poland – promoted to Group II in 2003
•  Tunisia – promoted to Group II in 2003

Participating Teams

•  Andorra – promoted to Group II in 2003
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina
•  Botswana – relegated to Group IV in 2003
•  Iceland – relegated to Group IV in 2003
•  Lithuania
•  Monaco – promoted to Group II in 2003
•  Namibia
•  Turkey

Participating Teams

•  Algeria – promoted to Group III in 2003
•  Angola – promoted to Group III in 2003
•  Djibouti
•  Ethiopia
•  Kenya
•  Malta
•  Rwanda

Participating Teams

•  Azerbaijan – promoted to Group III in 2003
•  Georgia – promoted to Group III in 2003
•  Liechtenstein
•  Nigeria
•  San Marino
•  Uganda

General

• "World Group 2002". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

Specific

• Davis Cup official website