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The 2002 Fed Cup was the 40th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.
Details | |
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Duration | 27 April – 3 November |
Edition | 40th |
Achievements (singles) | |
← 2001 2003 → |
The final took place at the Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas in Gran Canaria, Spain on 2–3 November. Slovakia defeated Spain, giving Slovakia their first title.
World Group
editParticipating Teams | |||
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Argentina |
Australia |
Austria |
Belgium |
Croatia |
Czech Republic |
France |
Germany |
Hungary |
Italy |
Russia |
Slovakia |
Spain |
Sweden |
Switzerland |
United States |
Draw
editFirst round 27–28 April | Quarterfinals 20–21 July | Semifinals 30–31 October | Final 2–3 November | |||||||||||||||
Brussels, Belgium (Indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Bologna, Italy (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Milan, Italy (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gran Canaria, Spain (Indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Bratislava, Slovakia (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Bratislava, Slovakia (Indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gran Canaria, Spain (Indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Charlotte, NC, United States (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Pörtschach, Austria (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bol, Croatia (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gran Canaria, Spain (Indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Almería, Spain (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Capdepera, Spain (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Dresden, Germany (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
World Group play-offs
editThe eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I sections competed in the World Group play-offs for spots in the 2003 World Group.
Date: 20–21 July
Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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Wollongong, Australia | Indoor hard | 3–2 | ||
Malmö, Sweden | Outdoor clay | 3–2 | ||
Budapest, Hungary | Outdoor clay | 0–5 | ||
Springfield, MO, United States | Outdoor hard | 5–0 | ||
Přerov, Czech Republic | Outdoor clay | 5–0 | ||
Beijing, China | Indoor hard | 0–5 | ||
Bogotá, Colombia | Outdoor clay | w/o | ||
Portorož, Slovenia | Outdoor clay | 4–1 |
Americas Zone
edit- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
editVenue: San Luis Potosí, Mexico (outdoor hard)
Dates: 23–27 April
- Participating Teams
Group II
editVenue: Havana, Cuba (outdoor hard)
Dates: 14–18 May
- Participating Teams
Asia/Oceania Zone
edit- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
editVenue: Guangzhou, China (outdoor hard)
Dates: 4–9 March
- Participating Teams
Group II
editVenue: Guangzhou, China (outdoor hard)
Dates: 4–8 March
- Participating Teams
Europe/Africa Zone
edit- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
editVenue: Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)
Dates: 24–28 April
- Participating Teams
Group II
editVenue: Pretoria, South Africa (outdoor hard)
Dates: 9–13 April
- Participating Teams
Year-End Rankings
editThe Fed Cup rankings were first instated on 4 November 2002,[1] and were measured by combining points earned from the previous four years. The first No. 1 ranked nation, and the year-end No. 1 for 2002, was Slovakia.
Rank | Nation | Points[2] |
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1 | 22,125.0 | |
2 | 21,000.0 | |
3 | 16,625.0 | |
4 | 12,500.0 | |
5 | 12,250.0 | |
6 | 9,000.0 | |
7 | 8,625.0 | |
8 | 7,625.0 | |
9 | 6,725.0 | |
10 | 5,625.0 |
References
edit- ^ "Rankings Explained". fedcup.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ Fed Cup Nations Ranking History. ITF. 2012.