2003 Fed Cup

International women's tennis competition 2003 Fed Cup 26 April – 23 November 41st 2002 2004 The 2003 Fed Cup was the 41st edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia on 22–23 November. France defeated the United States, giving France their second title.https://www.deseret.com/2003/11/24/19797640/u-s-loses-in-fed-cup-final/ U.S. loses in Fed Cup final deseret.com 14 April 2025https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/3230784.stm France win Fed Cup BBC News 14 April 2025 World Group 2003 Fed Cup World Group Participating teams ARG AUS AUT BEL COL CRO CZE FRA GER ITA RUS SVK SLO ESP SWE USA Draw 26–27 April 19–20 July 19–20 November 22–23 November 13 Ettenheim, Germany (Outdoor clay) 1 SVK 3 GER 2 Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay) AUT 0 5 BEL 5 Linköping, Sweden (Indoor hard) 7 ITA 3 SWE 2 Lowell, Massachusetts, United States (Indoor hard) CZE 0 3 USA 5 Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) 4 RUS 4 CRO 1 Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) SLO 3 8 ARG 2 Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France (Indoor clay) 6 FRA 5 COL 0 Tarragona, Spain (Outdoor clay) AUS 2 2 ESP 3 Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) 1 SVK 0 5 BEL 5 Washington, D.C., United States (Outdoor hard) 7 ITA 0 3 USA 5 Portorož, Slovenia (Outdoor clay) 4 RUS 5 SLO 0 Oviedo, Spain (Outdoor clay) 6 FRA 4 2 ESP 1 Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) 5 BEL 1 3 USA 4 Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) 4 RUS 2 6 FRA 3 Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) 3 USA 1 6 FRA 4 World Group play-offs 2003 Fed Cup World Group play-offs Date: 19–20 July The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I sections competed in the World Group play-offs for spots in the 2004 World Group. Venue Surface Home team Score Visiting teamPilar, Argentina Outdoor clay ARG 3–2 HUNWollongong, Australia Indoor hard AUS 3–2 COLNeudörfl, Austria Outdoor clay AUT 4–1 CANVaraždin, Croatia Outdoor clay CRO 4–1 BRADurban, South Africa Outdoor hard nowrap RSA 1–4 CZEJakarta, Indonesia Outdoor hard INA 2–3 GERGifu, Japan Indoor carpet JPN 4–1 SWEWinterthur, Switzerland Outdoor clay SUI 4–1 ISR Americas Zone 2003 Fed Cup Americas Zone Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition. Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition. Group I Venue: Campinas, Brazil (outdoor clay) Dates: 23–26 April Participating teams 22em BAH BRA CAN CUB ESA MEX PAR URU Group II Venue: San Juan, Puerto Rico (outdoor hard) Dates: 23–27 April Participating teams 22em BER BOL CHI CRC DOM ECU JAM PUR TRI VEN 1930 Asia/Oceania Zone 2003 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition. Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition. Group I Venue: Tokyo, Japan (outdoor hard) Dates: 21–25 April Participating teams 22em CHN TPE HKG INA JPN KAZ MAS NZL KOR THA UZB Group II Venue: Tokyo, Japan (outdoor hard) Dates: 21–24 April Participating teams 22em IND KGZ Pacific Oceania PHI Europe/Africa Zone 2003 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition. Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition. Group I Venue: Estoril, Portugal (outdoor clay) Dates: 21–26 April Participating teams 22em BLR BUL EST DEN GEO 1990 GBR HUN IRL ISR LUX NED POL ROU RSA SUI UKR FR Yugoslavia Group II Venue: Estoril, Portugal (outdoor clay) Dates: 28 April – 3 May Participating teams 22em ALG BIH BOT EGY FIN GRE LAT LTU MLT MAR NOR POR TUR Rankings The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.http://www.fedcup.com/en/rankings/rankings-explained.aspx Rankings Explained 21 June 2012 fedcup.com 17 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190417221711/https://www.fedcup.com/en/rankings/rankings-explained.aspx dead 28 April Rank Nation PointsITF 2012 Fed Cup Nations Ranking History Move 1 SVK 22,400.0 2 ESP 21,850.0 3 BEL 17,150.0 4 nowrap USA 13,600.0 5 RUS 13,100.0 6 FRA 10,100.0 7 ITA 8,600.0 8 AUT 6,500.0 9 ARG 5,850.0 10 SLO 4,475.0 2 21 July Rank Nation Points Move 1 SVK 21,400.0 2 BEL 21,350.0 1 3 ESP 20,850.0 1 4 nowrap USA 16,000.0 5 RUS 15,000.0 6 FRA 13,780.0 7 ITA 7,600.0 8 AUT 6,350.0 9 ARG 6,100.0 10 GER 5,350.0 1 24 November Rank Nation Points Move 1 FRA 26,640.0 5 2 SVK 17,900.0 1 3 BEL 17,100.0 1 4 nowrap USA 16,680.0 5 ESP 16,350.0 2 6 RUS 12,750.0 1 7 ITA 7,600.0 8 AUT 6,350.0 9 ARG 5,350.0 10 GER 4,600.0 References External links Fed Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20101007224436/http://www.fedcup.com/ 2010-10-07 Category:Billie Jean King Cups by year Category:2003 in women's tennis Category:2003 in women's international sport