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2002 Fed Cup World Group

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Main article: 2002 Fed Cup
2002 Fed Cup World Group
Date27 April – 3 November
Edition12th
Champions

Slovakia
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The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2002. Sixteen nations competed in a four-round knockout competition. Belgium was the defending champion, but they were defeated in the quarterfinals by Italy. Slovakia defeated Italy, and then Spain in the final to claim their first Fed Cup title and the No. 1 team ranking.

Participating teams

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Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium

Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Germany

Hungary
Italy
Russia
Slovakia

Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States

Draw

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First round
27–28 April		Quarterfinals
20–21 July		Semifinals
30–31 October		Final
2–3 November
Brussels, Belgium (Indoor clay)
1 Belgium3
Bologna, Italy (Outdoor clay)
 Australia1
1 Belgium1
Milan, Italy (Outdoor clay)
6 Italy4
 Sweden0
Gran Canaria, Spain (Indoor hard)
6 Italy5
6 Italy1
Bratislava, Slovakia (Outdoor clay)
7 Slovakia3
7 Slovakia3
Bratislava, Slovakia (Indoor carpet)
  Switzerland2
7 Slovakia4
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay)
4 France1
 Argentina2
Gran Canaria, Spain (Indoor hard)
4 France3
7 Slovakia3
Charlotte, NC, United States (Outdoor clay)
5 Spain1
3 United States2
Pörtschach, Austria (Outdoor clay)
 Austria3
 Austria4
Bol, Croatia (Outdoor clay)
 Croatia1
 Croatia3
Gran Canaria, Spain (Indoor hard)
8 Czech Republic2
 Austria2
Almería, Spain (Outdoor clay)
5 Spain3
5 Spain4
Capdepera, Spain (Outdoor clay)
 Hungary1
5 Spain5
Dresden, Germany (Outdoor clay)
 Germany0
 Germany3
2 Russia2

First round

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Belgium vs. Australia

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Belgium
3 		Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium
27–28 April 2002
Red clay (indoors)
Australia
1
1 2 3
1 Belgium
Australia 		Justine Henin
Nicole Pratt 		6
4 		4
6 		6
0 		 
2 Belgium
Australia 		Kim Clijsters
Alicia Molik 		6
0 		6
2 		   
3 Belgium
Australia 		Els Callens
Nicole Pratt 		2
6 		4
6 		   
4 Belgium
Australia 		Justine Henin
Alicia Molik 		6
2 		6
1 		   
5 Belgium
Australia 		Els Callens / Laurence Courtois
Nicole Pratt / Rennae Stubbs 		62
77 		    not
completed

[1]

Sweden vs. Italy

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Sweden
0 		Tennis Club Milano, Milan, Italy
27–28 April 2002
Red clay (outdoors)
Italy
5
1 2 3
1 Sweden
Italy 		Åsa Svensson
Antonella Serra Zanetti 		77
64 		3
6 		8
10 		 
2 Sweden
Italy 		Sofia Arvidsson
Adriana Serra Zanetti 		1
6 		1
6 		   
3 Sweden
Italy 		Åsa Svensson
Adriana Serra Zanetti 		3
6 		65
77 		   
4 Sweden
Italy 		Sofia Arvidsson
Roberta Vinci 		3
6 		2
6 		   
5 Sweden
Italy 		Sofia Arvidsson / Maria Wolfbrandt
Maria Elena Camerin / Roberta Vinci 		6
1 		0
6 		4
6 		 

[2]

Slovakia vs. Switzerland

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Slovakia
3 		NTC Stadium, Bratislava, Slovakia
27–28 April 2002
Red clay (outdoors)
Switzerland
2
1 2 3
1 Slovakia
Switzerland 		Janette Husárová
Patty Schnyder 		79
67 		5
7 		7
5 		 
2 Slovakia
Switzerland 		Daniela Hantuchová
Myriam Casanova 		6
4 		7
5 		   
3 Slovakia
Switzerland 		Daniela Hantuchová
Patty Schnyder 		3
6 		3
6 		   
4 Slovakia
Switzerland 		Henrieta Nagyová
Myriam Casanova 		6
3 		3
6 		1
6 		 
5 Slovakia
Switzerland 		Daniela Hantuchová / Janette Husárová
Myriam Casanova / Patty Schnyder 		6
0 		64
77 		6
3 		 

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Argentina vs. France

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Argentina
2 		Buenos Aires LTC, Buenos Aires, Argentina
27–28 April 2002
Red clay (outdoors)
France
3
1 2 3
1 Argentina
France 		Mariana Díaz Oliva
Amélie Mauresmo 		5
7 		2
6 		   
2 Argentina
France 		Paola Suárez
Sandrine Testud 		7
5 		6
4 		   
3 Argentina
France 		Paola Suárez
Amélie Mauresmo 		4
6 		3
6 		   
4 Argentina
France 		Mariana Díaz Oliva
Nathalie Dechy 		2
6 		3
6 		   
5 Argentina
France 		Clarisa Fernández / María Emilia Salerni
Nathalie Dechy / Émilie Loit 		6
3 		2
6 		6
2 		 

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United States vs. Austria

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United States
2 		Olde Providence Racquet Club, Charlotte, NC, United States
28–29 April 2002
Har-Tru clay (outdoors)
Austria
3
1 2 3
1 United States
Austria 		Monica Seles
Barbara Schwartz 		67
79 		2
6 		   
2 United States
Austria 		Jennifer Capriati
Evelyn Fauth 		       
w/o
3 United States
Austria 		Meghann Shaughnessy
Barbara Schwartz 		6
4 		67
79 		7
9 		 
4 United States
Austria 		Monica Seles
Evelyn Fauth 		6
3 		6
3 		   
5 United States
Austria 		Lisa Raymond / Monica Seles
Evelyn Fauth / Marion Maruska 		6
1 		77
64 		   

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Croatia vs. Czech Republic

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Croatia
3 		Tennis Center Zlatni Rat, Bol, Croatia
28–29 April 2002
Red clay (outdoors)
Czech Republic
2
1 2 3
1 Croatia
Czech Republic 		Jelena Kostanić
Sandra Kleinová 		77
61 		6
4 		   
2 Croatia
Czech Republic 		Iva Majoli
Iveta Benešová 		4
6 		1
6 		   
3 Croatia
Czech Republic 		Iva Majoli
Klára Koukalová 		4
6 		1
6 		   
4 Croatia
Czech Republic 		Jelena Kostanić
Iveta Benešová 		6
2 		7
5 		   
5 Croatia
Czech Republic 		Jelena Kostanić / Iva Majoli
Iveta Benešová / Eva Birnerová 		6
1 		6
2 		   

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Spain vs. Hungary

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Spain
4 		Club de Tenis Almería, Almería, Spain
28–29 April 2002
Red clay (outdoors)
Hungary
1
1 2 3
1 Spain
Hungary 		Ángeles Montolio
Zsófia Gubacsi 		3
6 		6
3 		2
6 		 
2 Spain
Hungary 		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Rita Kuti-Kis 		6
4 		6
2 		   
3 Spain
Hungary 		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Zsófia Gubacsi 		6
0 		6
2 		   
4 Spain
Hungary 		Magüi Serna
Rita Kuti-Kis 		6
3 		6
1 		   
5 Spain
Hungary 		Virginia Ruano Pascual / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Zsófia Gubacsi / Anikó Kapros 		7
5 		6
2 		   

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Germany vs. Russia

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Germany
3 		Tennis Center Blau-Weiss Blasewitz, Dresden, Germany
28–29 April 2002
Red clay (outdoors)
Russia
2
1 2 3
1 Germany
Russia 		Martina Müller
Elena Dementieva 		4
6 		2
6 		   
2 Germany
Russia 		Barbara Rittner
Anastasia Myskina 		7
5 		3
6 		7
5 		 
3 Germany
Russia 		Barbara Rittner
Elena Dementieva 		6
3 		6
1 		   
4 Germany
Russia 		Martina Müller
Anastasia Myskina 		65
77 		77
64 		9
11 		 
5 Germany
Russia 		Barbara Rittner / Marlene Weingärtner
Elena Dementieva / Elena Likhovtseva 		77
61 		6
2 		   

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Quarterfinals

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Belgium vs. Italy

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Belgium
1 		Circolo Tennis Bologna, Bologna, Italy
20–21 July 2002
Red clay (outdoors)
Italy
4
1 2 3
1 Belgium
Italy 		Els Callens
Rita Grande 		6
2 		6
1 		   
2 Belgium
Italy 		Caroline Maes
Silvia Farina Elia 		2
6 		1
6 		   
3 Belgium
Italy 		Els Callens
Silvia Farina Elia 		2
6 		64
77 		   
4 Belgium
Italy 		Caroline Maes
Rita Grande 		4
6 		65
77 		   
5 Belgium
Italy 		Elke Clijsters / Laurence Courtois
Adriana Serra Zanetti / Roberta Vinci 		5
7 		4
6 		   

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Slovakia vs. France

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Slovakia
4 		Incheba Hall, Bratislava, Slovakia
20–21 July 2002
Taraflex (indoors)
France
1
1 2 3
1 Slovakia
France 		Daniela Hantuchová
Nathalie Dechy 		7
5 		7
5 		   
2 Slovakia
France 		Janette Husárová
Amélie Mauresmo 		2
6 		6
4 		2
6 		 
3 Slovakia
France 		Daniela Hantuchová
Amélie Mauresmo 		2
6 		6
4 		6
3 		 
4 Slovakia
France 		Martina Suchá
Nathalie Dechy 		77
63 		6
1 		   
5 Slovakia
France 		Janette Husárová / Henrieta Nagyová
Nathalie Dechy / Stéphanie Foretz Gacon 		7
5 		6
0 		   

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Austria vs. Croatia

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Austria
4 		Pörtschach Werzer Arena, Pörtschach, Austria
20–21 July 2002
Taraflex (indoors)
Croatia
1
1 2 3
1 Austria
Croatia 		Barbara Schwartz
Iva Majoli 		6
2 		6
3 		   
2 Austria
Croatia 		Barbara Schett
Jelena Kostanić 		6
2 		6
1 		   
3 Austria
Croatia 		Barbara Schett
Iva Majoli 		4
6 		3
6 		   
4 Austria
Croatia 		Barbara Schwartz
Jelena Kostanić 		4
6 		6
3 		8
6 		 
5 Austria
Croatia 		Barbara Schett / Patricia Wartusch
Karolina Šprem / Silvija Talaja 		6
2 		6
1 		   

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Spain vs. Germany

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Spain
5 		CT. Es Coll d'Os, Mallorca, Spain
20–21 July 2002
Red clay (outdoors)
Germany
0
1 2 3
1 Spain
Germany 		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Barbara Rittner 		2
6 		77
64 		6
3 		 
2 Spain
Germany 		Marta Marrero
Martina Müller 		6
1 		6
1 		   
3 Spain
Germany 		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Martina Müller 		3
6 		6
2 		6
3 		 
4 Spain
Germany 		Marta Marrero
Anca Barna 		77
62 		2
6 		6
2 		 
5 Spain
Germany 		Virginia Ruano Pascual / Magüi Serna
Bianka Lamade / Barbara Rittner 		6
3 		6
3 		   

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Semifinals

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Italy vs. Slovakia

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Italy
1 		Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain
30–31 October 2002
Greenset hard (indoors)
Slovakia
3
1 2 3
1 Italy
Slovakia 		Francesca Schiavone
Daniela Hantuchová 		77
61 		6
1 		   
2 Italy
Slovakia 		Silvia Farina Elia
Janette Husárová 		4
6 		3
6 		   
3 Italy
Slovakia 		Silvia Farina Elia
Daniela Hantuchová 		5
7 		3
6 		   
4 Italy
Slovakia 		Francesca Schiavone
Janette Husárová 		4
6 		4
6 		   
5 Italy
Slovakia 		Silvia Farina Elia / Roberta Vinci
Daniela Hantuchová / Janette Husárová 		      not
played

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Austria vs. Spain

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Austria
2 		Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain
30–31 October 2002
Greenset hard (indoors)
Spain
3
1 2 3
1 Austria
Spain 		Patricia Wartusch
Conchita Martínez 		5
7 		0
6 		   
2 Austria
Spain 		Barbara Schett
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 		3
6 		65
77 		   
3 Austria
Spain 		Barbara Schett
Conchita Martínez 		7
5 		63
77 		6
2 		 
4 Austria
Spain 		Patricia Wartusch
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 		4
6 		6
4 		9
7 		 
5 Austria
Spain 		Barbara Schett / Patricia Wartusch
Conchita Martínez / Virginia Ruano Pascual 		6
4 		3
6 		1
6 		 

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Final

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Slovakia vs. Spain

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Slovakia
3 		Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain
2–3 November 2002
Greenset hard (indoors)
Spain
1
1 2 3
1 Slovakia
Spain 		Janette Husárová
Conchita Martínez 		4
6 		66
78 		   
2 Slovakia
Spain 		Daniela Hantuchová
Magüi Serna 		6
2 		6
1 		   
3 Slovakia
Spain 		Daniela Hantuchová
Conchita Martínez 		68
710 		7
5 		6
4 		 
4 Slovakia
Spain 		Janette Husárová
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 		6
0 		6
2 		   
5 Slovakia
Spain 		Daniela Hantuchová / Janette Husárová
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Magüi Serna 		      not
played

[15]

 2002 Fed Cup champions 

Slovakia
First title

References

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  1. ^ "Belgium v Australia". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Sweden v Italy". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Slovakia v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Argentina v France". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "United States v Austria". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Croatia v Czech Republic". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Spain v Hungary". fedcup.com.
  8. ^ "Germany v Russia". fedcup.com.
  9. ^ "Belgium v Italy". fedcup.com.
  10. ^ "Slovakia v France". fedcup.com.
  11. ^ "Austria v Croatia". fedcup.com.
  12. ^ "Spain v Germany". fedcup.com.
  13. ^ "Italy v Slovakia". fedcup.com.
  14. ^ "Austria v Spain". fedcup.com.
  15. ^ "Slovakia v Spain". fedcup.com.

See also

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