2002 Fed Cup World Group play-offs

Part of tennis tournament 2002 Fed Cup The 2002 World Group play-offs decided which nations featured in World Group in the 2003 Fed Cup. The play-off winners went on to feature in World Group in 2003, while the losing nations joined Zonal Competition for 2003. Australia vs. Netherlands Australia Netherlands WIN Sports Centre, Wollongong, Australia 20–21 July 2002 Plexipave (indoors) 3 2 Evie Dominikovic 4 3 Miriam Oremans 6 6 Alicia Molik 1 6 10 Kristie Boogert 6 2 8 Alicia Molik 6 6 Miriam Oremans 2 3 Evie Dominikovic 5 7 1 Kristie Boogert 7 5 6 Alicia Molik Rennae Stubbs 7 7 Kristie Boogert Miriam Oremans 6.005 6.035 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100003473 Australia v Netherlands fedcup.com Sweden vs. Switzerland Sweden Switzerland Malmö IP, Milan, Sweden 20–21 July 2002 Red clay (outdoors) 3 2 Sofia Arvidsson 6 6 Patty Schnyder 2 2 Åsa Svensson 6 6 Myriam Casanova 2 4 Åsa Svensson 6.035 7 6 Patty Schnyder 7 5 8 Sofia Arvidsson 0 2 Myriam Casanova 6 6 Sofia Arvidsson Åsa Svensson 3 6 7 Myriam Casanova Patty Schnyder 6 3 5 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100003479 Sweden v Switzerland fedcup.com Hungary vs. Argentina Hungary Argentina Római Teniszakadémia, Budapest, Hungary 20–21 July 2002 Red clay (outdoors) 0 5 Petra Mandula 5 2 Mariana Díaz Oliva 7 6 Zsófia Gubacsi 6 5 1 Clarisa Fernández 4 7 6 Petra Mandula 5 6 4 Clarisa Fernández 7 2 6 Zsófia Gubacsi 6 5 3 Mariana Díaz Oliva 5 7 6 Anikó Kapros Kira Nagy 6 4 0 Mariana Díaz Oliva Laura Montalvo 3 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100003477 Hungary v Argentina fedcup.com United States vs. Israel United States Israel Cooper Tennis Complex, Springfield, MO, United States 20–21 July 2002 Hard (outdoors) 5 0 Lindsay Davenport 6 6 Anna Smashnova 3 3 Monica Seles 6 6 Tzipora Obziler 4 2 Monica Seles 6 6 Anna Smashnova 4 0 Lindsay Davenport 2 6 7 Tzipora Obziler 6 1 6.005 Lisa Raymond Meghann Shaughnessy 6 6 Tzipora Obziler Hila Rosen 3 0 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100003480 United States v Israel fedcup.com Czech Republic vs. Canada Czech Republic Canada TC Precolor Přerov, Přerov, Czech Republic 20–21 July 2002 Red clay (outdoors) 5 0 Barbora Strýcová 6 6 Maureen Drake 1 0 Klára Koukalová 4 6 6 Marie-Ève Pelletier 6 3 4 Klára Koukalová 6 6 Jana Nejedly 3 3 Iveta Benešová 2 6 7 Marie-Ève Pelletier 6 1 6.005 Petra Cetkovská Barbora Strýcová 6 6 Marie-Ève Pelletier Vanessa Webb 2 3 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100003476 Czech Republic v Canada fedcup.com China vs. Russia China Russia Beijing International Tennis Center, Beijing, China 20–21 July 2002 Hard (indoors) 0 5 Zheng Jie 3 1 Tatiana Panova 6 6 Sun Tiantian 2 3 Elena Dementieva 6 6 Zheng Jie 4 0 Elena Dementieva 6 6 Li Na 0 2 Elena Bovina 6 6 Yan Zi Zheng Jie 3 6.025 Elena Bovina Tatiana Panova 6 7 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100003474 China v Russia fedcup.com Colombia vs. Japan JPN was scheduled to play against COL on 20–21 July in Bogotá, but the Japanese withdrew from their tie citing security concerns over the Colombian armed conflict.http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/2002_3562068/japanese-witdraw-from-fed-cup-play.html Japanese withdraw from Fed Cup play Houston Chronicle Archive Colombia thus progressed to the 2003 World Group, while Japan was relegated to Zonal Competition. Slovenia vs. Ukraine Slovenia Ukraine SRC Marina Portorož, Portorož, Slovenia 20–21 July 2002 Red clay (outdoors) 4 1 Maja Matevžič 6 6 Tatiana Perebiynis 3 2 Tina Pisnik 6 3 6 Yuliya Beygelzimer 2 6 2 Tina Pisnik 7 4 6 Tatiana Perebiynis 6.025 6 3 Maja Matevžič 6 7 Yuliya Beygelzimer 3 6.015 Ajda Brumen Petra Rampre 3 3 Yuliya Beygelzimer Tatiana Perebiynis 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100003478 Slovenia v Ukraine fedcup.com References 30em See also Fed Cup structure World Group play-offs