2002 Davis Cup

2002 Davis Cup
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Edition	91st
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A 2003 Russian souvenir sheet commemorating the victory in the final.

The 2002 Davis Cup was the 91st edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 130 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Russia defeated France at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, on 29 November - 1 December, giving Russia their first title.

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.^[1]

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, United States (grass)

Morocco

2

S

Spain

1

Oklahoma City, USA (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

First round losers compete in Qualifying Round ties with Zonal Group I Qualifiers.

Final

France
2

Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France^[2]
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

World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 20–22 September

Venue	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Adelaide, Australia (hard)	Australia	5-0	India
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)	Zimbabwe	1-4	Belgium
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)	Brazil	4-0	Canada
Karlsruhe, Germany (indoor hard)	Germany	5-0	Venezuela
Birmingham, United Kingdom (indoor carpet)	Great Britain	3-2	Thailand
Turku, Finland (indoor carpet)	Finland	1-4	Netherlands
Prešov, Slovakia (indoor carpet)	Slovakia	1-4	Romania
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)	Morocco	2-3	Switzerland

Belgium and Romania promoted to World Group in 2003.
Australia, Brazil, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, and Switzerland remain in World Group in 2003.
Canada (AMN), Finland (EA), India (AO), Thailand (AO), Venezuela (AMN), and Zimbabwe (EA) remain in Group I in 2003.
Slovakia (EA) and Morocco (EA) relegated to 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