2002 Fed Cup
Details
Duration27 April – 3 November
Edition40th
Achievements (singles)
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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 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

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

VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Wollongong, AustraliaIndoor hard Australia3–2 Netherlands
Malmö, SwedenOutdoor clay Sweden3–2  Switzerland
Budapest, HungaryOutdoor clay Hungary0–5 Argentina
Springfield, MO, United StatesOutdoor hard United States5–0 Israel
Přerov, Czech RepublicOutdoor clay Czech Republic5–0 Canada
Beijing, ChinaIndoor hard China0–5 Russia
Bogotá, ColombiaOutdoor clay Colombiaw/o Japan
Portorož, SloveniaOutdoor clay Slovenia4–1 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.

RankNationPoints[2]
1 Slovakia22,125.0
2 Spain21,000.0
3 Belgium16,625.0
4 United States12,500.0
5 Russia12,250.0
6 France9,000.0
7 Italy8,625.0
8 Austria7,625.0
9 Argentina6,725.0
10 Germany5,625.0

References

  1. ↑ "Rankings Explained". fedcup.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Fed Cup Nations Ranking History. ITF. 2012.
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