2002 Fed Cup

The 2002 Fed Cup was the 40th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.

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

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Austria	Belgium
Croatia	Czech Republic	France	Germany
Hungary	Italy	Russia	Slovakia
Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States

Draw

	First round 27–28 April					Quarterfinals 20–21 July					Semifinals 30–31 October					Final 2–3 November
	Brussels, Belgium (Indoor clay)
	1	Belgium	3
						Bologna, Italy (Outdoor clay)
		Australia	1
						1	Belgium	1
	Milan, Italy (Outdoor clay)
						6	Italy	4
		Sweden	0
											Gran Canaria, Spain (Indoor hard)
	6	Italy	5
											6	Italy	1
	Bratislava, Slovakia (Outdoor clay)
										7	Slovakia	3
	7	Slovakia	3
						Bratislava, Slovakia (Indoor carpet)
		Switzerland	2
						7	Slovakia	4
	Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay)
						4	France	1
		Argentina	2
																Gran Canaria, Spain (Indoor hard)
	4	France	3
																7	Slovakia	3
	Charlotte, NC, United States (Outdoor clay)
																5	Spain	1
	3	United States	2
						Pörtschach, Austria (Outdoor clay)
		Austria	3
							Austria	4
	Bol, Croatia (Outdoor clay)
							Croatia	1
		Croatia	3
											Gran Canaria, Spain (Indoor hard)
	8	Czech Republic	2
												Austria	2
	Almería, Spain (Outdoor clay)
										5	Spain	3
	5	Spain	4
						Capdepera, Spain (Outdoor clay)
		Hungary	1
						5	Spain	5
	Dresden, Germany (Outdoor clay)
							Germany	0
		Germany	3
	2	Russia	2

World Group Play-offs

The 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
Wollongong, Australia	Indoor hard	Australia	3–2	Netherlands
Malmö, Sweden	Outdoor clay	Sweden	3–2	Switzerland
Budapest, Hungary	Outdoor clay	Hungary	0–5	Argentina
Springfield, MO, United States	Outdoor hard	United States	5–0	Israel
Přerov, Czech Republic	Outdoor clay	Czech Republic	5–0	Canada
Beijing, China	Indoor hard	China	0–5	Russia
Bogotá, Colombia	Outdoor clay	Colombia	w/o	Japan
Portorož, Slovenia	Outdoor clay	Slovenia	4–1	Ukraine

Americas Zone

• Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
• Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I

Venue: San Luis Potosí, Mexico (outdoor hard)

Dates: 23–27 April

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: Havana, Cuba (outdoor hard)

Dates: 14–18 May

Participating Teams

Asia/Oceania Zone

• Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
• Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I

Venue: Guangzhou, China (outdoor hard)

Dates: 4–9 March

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: Guangzhou, China (outdoor hard)

Dates: 4–8 March

Participating Teams

Europe/Africa Zone

• Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
• Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I

Venue: Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)

Dates: 24–28 April

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: Pretoria, South Africa (outdoor hard)

Dates: 9–13 April

Participating Teams

Year-End Rankings

The 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]
1	Slovakia	22,125.0
2	Spain	21,000.0
3	Belgium	16,625.0
4	United States	12,500.0
5	Russia	12,250.0
6	France	9,000.0
7	Italy	8,625.0
8	Austria	7,625.0
9	Argentina	6,725.0
10	Germany	5,625.0

References

External links

• Fed Cup