2002 Davis Cup
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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]
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World Group
Main article: 2002 Davis Cup 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 |
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| Metz, France (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |  France |
3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pau, France (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands |
2 | |||||||||||||||||
| S | France |
3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Czech Republic |
1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic |
4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |  Brazil |
1 | ||||||||||||||||
| S | France |
3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zaragoza, Spain (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |  United States |
2 | ||||||||||||||||
| S |  Spain |
3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Houston, TX, 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| S | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| S |  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 29 November - 1 December 2002 clay (indoors) |
 Russia 3 |
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World Group Qualifying Round
Main article: 2002 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round
Date: 20-22 September
| Venue | Home Team | Score | Visiting Team |
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| 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.
American Zone
Main article: 2002 Davis Cup American 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
Asia/Oceania Zone
Main article: 2002 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
- Participating Teams
- India — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Indonesia
Japan
Lebanon — relegated to Group II in 2003
New Zealand
South Korea- Thailand — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Uzbekistan
Group II
- Participating Teams
China
Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong
Kazakhstan
Kuwait — relegated to Group III in 2003
Malaysia — relegated to Group III in 2003
Pakistan — promoted to Group I in 2003
Philippines
Group III
- Participating Teams
Iran — promoted to Group II in 2003- Pacific Oceania
Qatar
Saudi Arabia — relegated to Group IV in 2003
Singapore — relegated to Group IV in 2003
Syria
Tajikistan — promoted to Group II in 2003
United Arab Emirates
Group IV
- Participating Teams
Bahrain — promoted to Group III in 2003
Bangladesh
Brunei
Iraq
Jordan
Kyrgyzstan — promoted to Group III in 2003
Oman
Sri Lanka
Euro/African Zone
Main article: 2002 Davis Cup Euro/African Zone
Group I
- Participating Teams
Austria
Belarus- Belgium — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
- Finland — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Greece — relegated to Group II in 2003
Israel
Italy
Portugal — relegated to Group II in 2003- Romania — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
- Zimbabwe — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Group II
- Participating Teams
Armenia — relegated to Group III in 2003
Bulgaria
Côte d'Ivoire
Denmark
Egypt
Ghana
Hungary — relegated to Group III in 2003
Ireland
Latvia — relegated to Group III in 2003
Luxembourg — promoted to Group I in 2003
Moldova — relegated to Group III in 2003
Norway — promoted to Group I in 2003
Slovenia
South Africa
Ukraine
Yugoslavia
Group III
Venue I
- Participating Teams
Cyprus
Estonia
Macedonia
Madagascar
Mauritius — relegated to Group IV in 2003
Poland — promoted to Group II in 2003
Tunisia — promoted to Group II in 2003
Venue II
- Participating Teams
Andorra — promoted to Group II in 2003
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana — relegated to Group IV in 2003
Iceland — relegated to Group IV in 2003
Lithuania
Monaco — promoted to Group II in 2003
Namibia
Turkey
Group IV
Venue A
- Participating Teams
Algeria — promoted to Group III in 2003
Angola — promoted to Group III in 2003
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Kenya
Malta
Rwanda
Venue II
- Participating Teams
Azerbaijan — promoted to Group III in 2003
Georgia — promoted to Group III in 2003
Liechtenstein
Nigeria
San Marino
Uganda
References
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- ^ CLASSIC: France 2-3 Russia, 2002 Davis Cup official website, 15 Apr 2010.
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