2002 Davis Cup

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.

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

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
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 6 611 713       5 Paul-Henri Mathieu Mikhail Youzhny 6 3 6 2 3 6 5 7 4 6

World Group Qualifying Round

Main article: 2002 Davis Cup 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.

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