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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A 2003 Russian souvenir sheet commemorating the victory in the final.

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]

World Group

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

France

3

Pau, France (indoor carpet)

Netherlands

2

1

France

3

Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)

Czech Republic

1

Czech Republic

4

Paris, France (clay)

S

Brazil

1

France

3

Zaragoza, Spain (indoor clay)

S

United States

2

S

Spain

3

Houston, TX, United States (grass)

Morocco

2

S

Spain

1

Oklahoma City, OK, United States (indoor hard)

S

United States

3

S

United States

5

Paris, France (indoor clay)

Slovakia

0

1

France

2

Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)

S

Russia

3

Switzerland

2

Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)

S

Russia

3

S

Russia

4

Birmingham, England (indoor carpet)

S

Sweden

1

Great Britain

2

Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)

S

Sweden

3

S

Russia

3

Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet)

Argentina

2

Croatia

4

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

S

Germany

1

Croatia

2

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Argentina

3

Argentina

5

2

Australia

0

Final

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

World Group qualifying round

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.

Americas Zone

Group I

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

S

Ecuador

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

bye

Barquisimeto, Venezuela (hard)

Ecuador

5

S

Ecuador

2

Bahamas

0

Nassau, Bahamas (hard)

Venezuela

3

Venezuela

3

Nassau, Bahamas (hard)

Bahamas

2

Bahamas

3

Mexico

2

Waterloo,^[5] Canada (indoor carpet)

Canada

4

Querétaro, Mexico (indoor carpet)

Mexico

1

Calgary, Canada (indoor carpet)

Mexico

2

Canada

5

Chile

3

S

Chile

0

bye

S

Chile

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

Group II


Play-offs		First Round			Second Round			Third Round

		Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)

		1	Peru	4

Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)			Guatemala	1	Lambaré, Paraguay (clay)

Guatemala	2				1	Peru	3

Netherlands Antilles	3	Asunción, Paraguay (clay)				Paraguay	2

		Netherlands Antilles		0

		Paraguay		5				Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

								1	Peru	4

		Villavicencio, Colombia (clay)						2	Uruguay	1

		Cuba		0

Havana, Cuba (hard)		Colombia		5	Villavicencio, Colombia (clay)

Cuba	5					Colombia	2

Trinidad and Tobago	0	Port of Spain, Trinidad (hard)			2	Uruguay	3

			Trinidad and Tobago	0

		2	Uruguay	5

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

Group III

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.

Group IV

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.