2003 Davis Cup World Group

2003 Davis Cup 2003 Davis Cup World Group 7 February – 30 November 23rd AUS Davis Cup The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2003. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group playoffs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2004. Participating teams Participating teams ARG AUS BEL BRACROCZEFRAGERGBRNEDROURUSESPSWESUIUSA Draw 7–9 February 4–6 April 19–21 September 28–30 November Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet) S FRA 4 ROU 1 Arnhem, Netherlands (indoor carpet) S NED 2 SUI 3 Sydney, Australia (clay) S AUS 4 GBR 1 Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet) S SWE 3 BRA 2 Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet) CRO 4 S USA 1 Seville, Spain (clay) BEL 0 S ESP 5 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) GER 0 S ARG 5 Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay) CZE 2 S RUS 3 Toulouse, France (indoor hard) S FRA 2 SUI 3 Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard) S AUS 5 S SWE 0 Valencia, Spain (clay) CRO 0 S ESP 5 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) S ARG 5 S RUS 0 Melbourne, Australia (hard) SUI 2 S AUS 3 Málaga, Spain (clay) S ESP 3 S ARG 2 Melbourne, Australia (grass) S AUS 3 S ESP 1 First round Romania vs. France ROU FRA Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest, Romaniahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100003713 Romania v France daviscup.com 7–9 February 2003 Carpet (i) 1 4 Adrian Voinea 2 3 6.10 Sébastien Grosjean 6 6 7 Andrei Pavel 6.015 2 6.045 Nicolas Escudé 7 6 7 Andrei Pavel Gabriel Trifu 4 3 6.035 Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro 6 6 7 Victor Hănescu 6 6 Fabrice Santoro 1 4 Gabriel Trifu 6.025 6 4 Nicolas Escudé 7 4 6 Netherlands vs. Switzerland NED SUI Gelredome, Arnhem, Netherlandshttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100003714 Netherlands v Switzerland daviscup.com 7–9 February 2003 Carpet (i) 2 3 Sjeng Schalken 6 7 1 4 6 Michel Kratochvil 3 5 6 6 4 Raemon Sluiter 2 1 3 Roger Federer 6 6 6 Paul Haarhuis Martin Verkerk 3 6 6 7 George Bastl Roger Federer 6 3 4 5 Sjeng Schalken 6.015 4 5 Roger Federer 7 6 7 Martin Verkerk 6 6.045 6.055 1 Michel Kratochvil 1 7 7 6 Australia vs. Great Britain AUS GBR Sydney International Tennis Centre, Sydney, Australiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100003715 Australia v Great Britain daviscup.com 7–9 February 2003 Clay 4 1 Mark Philippoussis 6 6 6 Alan Mackin 3 3 3 Lleyton Hewitt 7 6 6 Alex Bogdanovic 5 1 2 Lleyton Hewitt Todd Woodbridge 6 6 4 6 Miles McLagan Arvind Parmar 1 3 6 2 Wayne Arthurs 4 6 6 Miles McLagan 6 1 4 Todd Woodbridge 2 6.035 Alex Bogdanovic 6 7 Sweden vs. Brazil SWE BRA Idrottens Hus, Helsingborg, Swedenhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100003716 Sweden v Brazil daviscup.com 7–9 February 2003 Carpet (i) 3 2 Andreas Vinciguerra 1 4 4 Gustavo Kuerten 6 6 6 Jonas Björkman 6 5 6 4 6 André Sá 4 7 2 6 1 Jonas Björkman Magnus Larsson 4 6 7 2 2 Gustavo Kuerten André Sá 6 2 5 6 6 Jonas Björkman 6 6 4 4 6 Gustavo Kuerten 4 4 6 6 1 Andreas Vinciguerra 6 7 6 Flávio Saretta 1 5 3 Croatia vs. United States CRO USA Hall Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100003717 Croatia v United States daviscup.com 7–9 February 2003 Carpet (i) 4 1 Ivan Ljubičić 7 6 6 Mardy Fish 5 3 4 Mario Ančić 1 2 6.045 James Blake 6 6 7 Goran Ivanišević Ivan Ljubičić 3 4 7 6 6 James Blake Mardy Fish 6 6 6.035 4 4 Ivan Ljubičić 6 6.045 6 6 James Blake 3 7 4 3 Mario Ančić 7 3 7 Taylor Dent 6.045 6 6.10 Spain vs. Belgium ESP BEL Centro Deportivo Tenis Olimpico, Seville, Spainhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100003718 Spain v Belgium daviscup.com 7–9 February 2003 Clay 5 0 Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6 7 Christophe Rochus 3 2 5 Carlos Moyá 7 6 7 Xavier Malisse 6.015 1 6.045 Àlex Corretja Albert Costa 6 4 6 3 8 Olivier Rochus Kristof Vliegen 4 6 3 6 6 Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6 Kristof Vliegen 1 4 Carlos Moyá 6 6 Christophe Rochus 2 2 Argentina vs. Germany ARG GER Club Atlético River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentinahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100003719 Argentina v Germany daviscup.com 7–9 February 2003 Clay 5 0 Gastón Gaudio 6 6 6 Rainer Schüttler 2 3 0 David Nalbandian 6 7 7 Lars Burgsmüller 1 6.035 5 Lucas Arnold Ker David Nalbandian 6 0 4 6 6 Michael Kohlmann Rainer Schüttler 1 6 6 1 2 Juan Ignacio Chela 6 6 David Prinosil 4 1 Gastón Gaudio 6 6 Lars Burgsmüller 3 1 Czech Republic vs. Russia CZE RUS Sports Culture Palace, Ostrava, Czech Republichttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100003720 Czech Republic v Russia daviscup.com 7–9 February 2003 Clay (i) 2 3 Jiří Novák 6 4 6 6 Nikolay Davydenko 4 6 1 1 Radek Štěpánek 6 6.075 7 2 3 Mikhail Youzhny 3 7 6.055 6 6 Martin Damm Cyril Suk 6.01 6 3 3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Mikhail Youzhny 7 4 6 6 Jiří Novák 6 6 7 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2 3 6.045 Radek Štěpánek 6 6.035 2 6 0 Nikolay Davydenko 1 7 6 3 6 Quarterfinals France vs. Switzerland FRA SUI Zenith Stadium, Toulouse, Francehttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004087 France v Switzerland daviscup.com 2016-03-21 2014-08-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20160321023954/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004087 dead 4–6 April 2003 Hard (i) 2 3 Sébastien Grosjean 6 6 3 6 George Bastl 3 4 6 3 Nicolas Escudé 4 5 2 Roger Federer 6 7 6 Nicolas Escudé Fabrice Santoro 4 6 3 6.035 Roger Federer Marc Rosset 6 3 6 7 Fabrice Santoro 1 0 2 Roger Federer 6 6 6 Nicolas Escudé 7 5 7 George Bastl 6.045 7 6.025 Sweden vs. Australia SWE AUS Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Swedenhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004088 Sweden v Australia daviscup.com 4–6 April 2003 Hard (i) 0 5 Jonas Björkman 4 3 3 Mark Philippoussis 6 6 6 Thomas Enqvist 4 2 7 4 Lleyton Hewitt 6 6 5 6 Jonas Björkman Thomas Enqvist 4 2 2 Wayne Arthurs Todd Woodbridge 6 6 6 Joachim Johansson 3 6 6.035 Wayne Arthurs 6 3 7 Magnus Norman 5 7 3 Mark Philippoussis 7 5 6 Spain vs. Croatia ESP CRO Valencia Tennis Club, Valencia, Spainhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004089 Spain v Croatia daviscup.com 4–6 April 2003 Clay 5 0 Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6 7 Mario Ančić 4 2 6.01 Carlos Moyá 6.045 6 6 6 Ivan Ljubičić 7 1 4 4 Àlex Corretja Albert Costa 6 6 6 Ivan Ljubičić Lovro Zovko 2 3 4 Albert Costa 6 6 Ivan Ljubičić 3 4 Àlex Corretja 7 6 Mario Ančić 5 3 Argentina vs. Russia ARG RUS Club Atlético River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentinahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004090 Argentina v Russia daviscup.com 2016-03-21 2014-08-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20160321004614/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004090 dead 4–6 April 2003 Clay 5 0 David Nalbandian 6 6 7 Nikolay Davydenko 2 2 5 Gastón Gaudio 6 6 6 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 0 2 Lucas Arnold Ker David Nalbandian 3 6 6 6 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Mikhail Youzhny 6 3 4 3 Mariano Zabaleta 6 6 Mikhail Youzhny 1 4 Gastón Gaudio 7 6 Nikolay Davydenko 6.035 3 Semifinals Australia vs. Switzerland AUS SUI Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004091 Australia v Switzerland daviscup.com 2016-03-22 2014-08-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20160322012147/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004091 dead 19–21 September 2003 Hard 3 2 Lleyton Hewitt 6 6 6 Michel Kratochvil 4 4 1 Mark Philippoussis 3 4 6.025 Roger Federer 6 6 7 Wayne Arthurs Todd Woodbridge 4 7 5 6 6 Roger Federer Marc Rosset 6 6.045 7 4 4 Lleyton Hewitt 5 2 7 7 6 Roger Federer 7 6 6.035 5 1 Todd Woodbridge 4 2 Michel Kratochvil 6 Spain vs. Argentina ESP ARG Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena, Málaga, Spainhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004092 Spain v Argentina daviscup.com 19–21 September 2003 Clay 3 2 Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6 6 Gastón Gaudio 4 0 0 Carlos Moyá 5 2 6 6 6 Mariano Zabaleta 7 6 2 0 1 Àlex Corretja Albert Costa 3 6 4 2 Agustín Calleri Lucas Arnold Ker 6 1 6 6 Juan Carlos Ferrero 4 5 1 Agustín Calleri 6 7 6 Carlos Moyá 6 6 6 Gastón Gaudio 1 4 2 Final Australia vs. Spain AUS ESP Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004093 Australia v Spain daviscup.com 2015-09-23 2014-08-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923224437/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004093 dead 28–30 November 2003 Grass 3 1 Lleyton Hewitt 3 6 3 7 6 Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 3 6 6.00 2 Mark Philippoussis 4 4 6 6.035 Carlos Moyà 6 6 4 7 Wayne Arthurs Todd Woodbridge 6 6 6 Àlex Corretja Feliciano López 3 1 3 Mark Philippoussis 7 6 1 2 6 Juan Carlos Ferrero 5 3 6 6 0 Lleyton Hewitt Carlos Moyà Anthem incident Himno de Riego, an obsolete anthem of Spain, was played in the Australia vs Spain match. Juan Antonio Gomez Angulo, Spain's sport minister, left the stadium in protest and returned after the organizer apologized. For similar incidents, see list of wrong anthems incidents.Spanish fury over national anthem gaffe 2003-11-28 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/spanish-fury-over-national-anthem-gaffe-1.962989 Irish Times References World Group