2002 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2002. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2003.

Main article: 2002 Davis Cup

Participating Teams
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]
S   France 3  
Pau, France (indoor carpet)[2]
  Netherlands 2  
  S   France 3  
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)[3]
    Czech Republic 1  
  Czech Republic 4
Paris, France (clay)[4]
S   Brazil 1  
  S   France 3  
Zaragoza, Spain (indoor clay)[5]
  S   United States 2  
S   Spain 3  
Houston, United States (grass)[6]
  Morocco 2  
  S   Spain 1
Oklahoma City, United States (indoor hard)[7]
  S   United States 3  
S   United States 5
Paris, France (indoor clay)[8]
  Slovakia 0  
  S   France 2
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)[9]
  S   Russia 3
   Switzerland 2  
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)[10]
S   Russia 3  
  S   Russia 4
Birmingham, England (indoor carpet)[11]
  S   Sweden 1  
  Great Britain 2
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)[12]
S   Sweden 3  
  S   Russia 3
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet)[13]
    Argentina 2  
  Croatia 4  
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[14]
S   Germany 1  
    Croatia 2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[15]
    Argentina 3  
  Argentina 5
S   Australia 0  


First round

France vs. Netherlands

France
3		 The Arena, Metz, France[1]
8–10 February 2002
Clay (i)
Netherlands
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sébastien Grosjean
Edwin Kempes		 7
5		 77
65		 6
2		      
2
Arnaud Clément
Sjeng Schalken		 7
5		 2
6 		67
79		 6
4		 6
2		  
3
Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro
Paul Haarhuis / Sjeng Schalken		 4
6 		6
4		 1
6 		5
7 		   
4
Sébastien Grosjean
Sjeng Schalken		 6
2		 1
6 		78
66		 2
6 		6
3		  
5
Arnaud Clément
Edwin Kempes		 65
77		 3
6 		       

Czech Republic vs. Brazil

Czech Republic
4		 Sports Culture Palace, Ostrava, Czech Republic[3]
8–10 February 2002
Carpet (i)
Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jiří Novák
André Sá		 610
712		 6
1		 6
1		 6
4		    
2
Bohdan Ulihrach
Fernando Meligeni		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
3
Jiří Novák / David Rikl
André Sá / Alexandre Simoni		 6
4		 6
3		 7
5		      
4
Jan Vacek
Flávio Saretta		 1
6 		66
78		        
5
Bohdan Ulihrach
André Sá		 6
1		 6
2		        

Spain vs. Morocco

Spain
3		 Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza, Spain[5]
8–10 February 2002
Clay (i)
Morocco
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Hicham Arazi		 6
3		 6
1		 6
2		      
2
Àlex Corretja
Younes El Aynaoui		 3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
3
Juan Manuel Balcells / Àlex Corretja
Karim Alami / Hicham Arazi		 2
6 		6
2		 710
68		 6
4		    
4
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Younes El Aynaoui		 62
77		 0
6 		6
3		 6
0		 3
6 		 
5
Àlex Corretja
Hicham Arazi		 6
3		 6
0		        
retired

United States vs. Slovakia

United States
5		 Myriad Convention Center, Oklahoma City, United States[7]
8–10 February 2002
Hard (i)
Slovakia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pete Sampras
Karol Beck		 6
3		 63
77		 6
1		 7
5		    
2
Andy Roddick
Ján Krošlák		 6
4		 6
4		 65
77		 77
61		    
3
James Blake / Mardy Fish
Karol Beck / Ján Krošlák		 6
3		 65
77		 6
3		 6
4		    
4
James Blake
Ladislav Švarc		 4
6 		6
3		 6
0		      
5
Andy Roddick
Karol Beck		 6
4		 77
65		        

Russia vs. Switzerland

Russia
3		 Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[9]
8–10 February 2002
Clay (i)
Switzerland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marat Safin
Roger Federer		 5
7 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Michel Kratochvil		 6
3		 4
6 		1
6 		77
63		 6
2		  
3
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin
Roger Federer / Marc Rosset		 6
2		 78
66		 60
77		 6
2		    
4
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Roger Federer		 66
78		 1
6 		1
6 		     
5
Marat Safin
Michel Kratochvil		 6
1		 78
66		 6
4		      

Great Britain vs. Sweden

Great Britain
2		 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England[11]
8–10 February 2002
Carpet (i)
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tim Henman
Jonas Björkman		 6
4		 7
5		 4
6 		7
5		    
2
Greg Rusedski
Thomas Enqvist		 63
77		 65
77		 2
6 		     
3
Tim Henman / Greg Rusedski
Jonas Björkman / Thomas Johansson		 77
61		 2
6 		64
77		 6
3		 6
3		  
4
Tim Henman
Thomas Enqvist		 4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5
Greg Rusedski
Thomas Johansson		 6
4		 3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		   

Croatia vs. Germany

Croatia
4		 Dom Sports Hall, Zagreb, Croatia[13]
8–10 February 2002
Carpet (i)
Germany
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ivan Ljubičić
Rainer Schüttler		 7
5		 63
77		 3
6 		65
77		    
2
Goran Ivanišević
Nicolas Kiefer		 77
63		 6
3		 6
4		      
3
Goran Ivanišević / Ivan Ljubičić
Michael Kohlmann / David Prinosil		 6
4		 6
4		 7
5		      
4
Goran Ivanišević
Rainer Schüttler		 6
4		 77
64		 77
65		      
5
Ivan Ljubičić
Nicolas Kiefer		 77
61		 6
4		        

Argentina vs. Australia

Argentina
5		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[15]
8–10 February 2002
Clay
Australia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Guillermo Cañas
Scott Draper		 6
4		 64
77		 5
7 		6
4		 6
1		  
2
Gastón Gaudio
Andrew Ilie		 6
1		 6
1		 6
2		      
3
Lucas Arnold Ker / Guillermo Cañas
Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 1
6 		10
8		  
4
Juan Ignacio Chela
Andrew Ilie		 6
1		 6
1		        
5
Gastón Gaudio
Scott Draper		 6
3		 6
2		        

Quarterfinals

France vs. Czech Republic

France
3		 Palais des Sports, Pau, France[2]
5–7 April 2002
Carpet (i)
Czech Republic
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sébastien Grosjean
Bohdan Ulihrach		 6
3		 3
6 		0
6 		6
3		 6
1		  
2
Nicolas Escudé
Jiří Novák		 64
77		 1
6 		77
65		 5
7 		   
3
Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro
Jiří Novák / David Rikl		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		      
4
Sébastien Grosjean
Jiří Novák		 6
3		 1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		   
5
Fabrice Santoro
Bohdan Ulihrach		 77
62		 7
5		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		  

United States vs. Spain

United States
3		 Westside Tennis Club, Houston, United States[6]
5–7 April 2002
Grass
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andy Roddick
Tommy Robredo		 6
3		 7
5		 79
67		      
2
Pete Sampras
Àlex Corretja		 6
4		 6
4		 64
77		 5
7 		4
6 		 
3
James Blake / Todd Martin
Juan Manuel Balcells / Alberto Martín		 6
1		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Andy Roddick
Alberto Martín		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      
5
James Blake
Tommy Robredo		 1
6 		4
5		       not
completed

Russia vs. Sweden

Russia
4		 Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia[10]
5–7 April 2002
Clay (i)
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marat Safin
Thomas Johansson		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
2
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Thomas Enqvist		 78
66		 6
3		 6
1		      
3
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin
Jonas Björkman / Thomas Johansson		 3
6 		78
66		 62
77		 7
5		 6
3		  
4
Mikhail Youzhny
Thomas Johansson		 3
6 		4
6 		       
5
Andrei Stoliarov
Andreas Vinciguerra		 4
6 		5
2		        
retired

Argentina vs. Croatia

Argentina
3		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[14]
5–7 April 2002
Clay
Croatia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gastón Gaudio
Ivan Ljubičić		 77
65		 6
2		 6
3		      
2
Juan Ignacio Chela
Ivo Karlović		 5
7 		6
4		 6
4		 6
2		    
3
Lucas Arnold Ker / Guillermo Cañas
Goran Ivanišević / Ivan Ljubičić		 6
4		 6
2		 3
6 		0
6 		6
8 		 
4
Juan Ignacio Chela
Ivan Ljubičić		 3
6 		6
1		 65
77		 4
6 		   
5
Gastón Gaudio
Ivo Karlović		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      

Semifinals

France vs. United States

France
3		 Roland Garros, Paris, France[4]
20–22 September 2002
Clay
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Arnaud Clément
Andy Roddick		 4
6 		78
66		 77
65		 6
1		    
2
Sébastien Grosjean
James Blake		 6
4		 6
1		 67
79		 7
5		    
3
Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro
James Blake / Todd Martin		 6
2		 62
77		 6
2		 4
6 		4
6 		 
4
Sébastien Grosjean
Andy Roddick		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		    
5
Arnaud Clément
James Blake		 4
6 		3
6 		       

Russia vs. Argentina

Russia
3		 Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia[12]
20–22 September 2002
Carpet (i)
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marat Safin
Juan Ignacio Chela		 61
77		 7
5		 7
5		 6
1		    
2
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Gastón Gaudio		 3
6 		7
5		 6
3		 2
6 		8
6		  
3
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin
Lucas Arnold Ker / David Nalbandian		 4
6 		4
6 		7
5		 6
3		 17
19 		 
4
Marat Safin
David Nalbandian		 77
63		 65
77		 6
0		 6
3		    
5
Mikhail Youzhny
Juan Ignacio Chela		 65
77		 77
63		 4
6 		     

Final

France vs. Russia

France
2		 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France[8]
29 November - 1 December 2002
Clay (i)
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 		612
714		      
5
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Mikhail Youzhny		 6
3		 6
2		 3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		 

References
  1. "France v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  2. "France v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  3. "Czech Republic v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  4. "France v United States". daviscup.com.
  5. "Spain v Morocco". daviscup.com.
  6. "United States v Spain". daviscup.com.
  7. "United States v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
  8. "France v Russia". daviscup.com.
  9. "Russia v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  10. "Russia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  11. "Great Britain v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  12. "Russia v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  13. "Croatia v Germany". daviscup.com.
  14. "Argentina v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  15. "Argentina v Australia". daviscup.com.
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