2002 Davis Cup

2002 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	8 February – 1 December
Edition	91st
Teams	130
Champion
Winning Nation	Russia
	← 2001 2003 →

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.

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

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

Participating Teams

Bahamas
Canada — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Chile
Ecuador
Mexico — relegated to Group II in 2003
Venezuela — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round

Group II

Participating Teams

Colombia
Cuba
Guatemala — relegated to Group III in 2003
Netherlands Antilles
Paraguay
Peru — promoted to Group I in 2003
Trinidad and Tobago — relegated to Group III in 2003
Uruguay

Group III

Participating Teams

Costa Rica — relegated to Group IV in 2003
Dominican Republic — promoted to Group II in 2003
El Salvador
Haiti — promoted to Group II in 2003
Honduras
Jamaica
Panama — relegated to Group IV in 2003
Puerto Rico

Group IV

Participating Teams

Barbados
Bermuda
Bolivia — promoted to Group III in 2003
Eastern Caribbean
Saint Lucia — promoted to Group III in 2003
U.S. Virgin Islands

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

India — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Indonesia
Japan
Lebanon — relegated to Group II in 2003
New Zealand
South Korea
Thailand — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Uzbekistan

Group II

Participating Teams

China
Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong
Kazakhstan
Kuwait — relegated to Group III in 2003
Malaysia — relegated to Group III in 2003
Pakistan — promoted to Group I in 2003
Philippines

Group III

Participating Teams

Iran — promoted to Group II in 2003
Pacific Oceania
Qatar
Saudi Arabia — relegated to Group IV in 2003
Singapore — relegated to Group IV in 2003
Syria
Tajikistan — promoted to Group II in 2003
United Arab Emirates

Group IV

Participating Teams

Bahrain — promoted to Group III in 2003
Bangladesh
Brunei
Iraq
Jordan
Kyrgyzstan — promoted to Group III in 2003
Oman
Sri Lanka

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

Austria
Belarus
Belgium — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Finland — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Greece — relegated to Group II in 2003
Israel
Italy
Portugal — relegated to Group II in 2003
Romania — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Zimbabwe — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round

Group II

Participating Teams

Armenia — relegated to Group III in 2003
Bulgaria
Ivory Coast
Denmark
Egypt
Ghana
Hungary — relegated to Group III in 2003
Ireland
Latvia — relegated to Group III in 2003
Luxembourg — promoted to Group I in 2003
Moldova — relegated to Group III in 2003
Norway — promoted to Group I in 2003
Slovenia
South Africa
Ukraine
Yugoslavia

Venue I

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

Venue II

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

Venue A

Participating Teams

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

Venue II

Participating Teams

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

References

General

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

Specific

"Davis Cup History". daviscup.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 505. ISBN 978-0942257700.
"France v Russia". daviscup.com.
"From Russia with love of great finals". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

External links

Davis Cup official website

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[1] "Davis Cup History". daviscup.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

[Collins-2] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 505. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[WG_Final-3] "France v Russia". daviscup.com.

[4] "From Russia with love of great finals". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

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2002 in tennis
Grand Slam	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open
Tours	Men: ATP Tour Tennis Masters Cup Tennis Masters Series Women: WTA Tour Tour Championships Tier I Series
National teams	Davis Cup (World Group) Fed Cup (World Group) Hopman Cup World Team Cup
Other events	Asian Games Central American and Caribbean Games

2002 ATP Tour « 2001 2003 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tennis Masters Series	Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Monte Carlo (S, D) Rome (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Paris (S, D)
ATP International Series Gold	Memphis (S, D) Rotterdam (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) Washington (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Vienna (S, D)
ATP International Series	Adelaide (S, D) Chennai (S, D) Doha (S, D) Auckland (S, D) Sydney (S, D) Milan (S, D) Copenhagen (S, D) Marseille (S, D) Viña del Mar (S, D) Buenos Aires (S, D) San Jose (S, D) Delray Beach (S, D) Scottsdale (S, D) Casablanca (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Houston (S, D) Majorca (S, D) Munich (S, D) St. Pölten (S, D) Halle (S, D) London (S, D) Nottingham (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Gstaad (S, D) Newport (S, D) Amersfoort (S, D) Umag (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Sopot (S, D) Long Island (S, D) Bucharest (S, D) Salvador (S, D) Tashkent (S, D) Hong Kong (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Lyon (S, D) Basel (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Stockholm (S, D)
Team events	Davis Cup World Team Cup
Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai (S, D)