2002 Davis Cup

2002 edition of the Davis Cup 2002 Davis Cup 8 February – 1 December 2002 91st 130 RUS 2001 2003 thumb|A 2003 Russian souvenir sheet commemorating the victory in the final. The 2002 Davis Cup (also known as the 2002 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 91st edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 130 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 28 in the Americas Zone, 32 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 54 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Kyrgyzstan made its first appearances in the tournament. BNP Paribas became the Davis Cup's new Title Sponsor from this year's tournament, taking over from NEC, the previous sponsor since the 1981 tournament.Davis Cup History https://www.daviscup.com/en/organisation/davis-cup-history.aspx daviscup.com 19 June 2020 24 November 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241124224849/https://www.daviscup.com/en/organisation/davis-cup-history.aspx dead Russia defeated the defending champions France in the final, held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, on 29 November–1 December, to win their first title.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–496, 505 2nd 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.From Russia with love of great finals https://www.daviscup.com/en/news/articles/from-russia-with-love-of-great-finals.aspx daviscup.com 19 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200619103926/https://www.daviscup.com/en/news/articles/from-russia-with-love-of-great-finals.aspx 19 June 2020 World Group 2002 Davis Cup World Group Participating teamsARGAUSBRACROCZEFRAGERGBRMARNEDRUSSVKESPSWESUIUSA Draw 8–10 February 5–7 April 20–22 September 29 November–1 December Metz, France (indoor clay) 1 FRA 3 NED 2 Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) CZE 4 S BRA 1 Zaragoza, Spain (indoor clay) S ESP 3 MAR 2 Oklahoma City, OK, United States (indoor hard) S USA 5 SVK 0 Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) SUI 2 S RUS 3 Birmingham, England (indoor carpet) GBR 2 S SWE 3 Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet) CRO 4 S GER 1 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) ARG 5 2 AUS 0 Pau, France (indoor carpet) 1 FRA 3 CZE 1 Houston, TX, United States (grass) S ESP 1 S USA 3 Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) S RUS 4 S SWE 1 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) CRO 2 ARG 3 Paris, France (clay) 1 FRA 3 S USA 2 Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet) S RUS 3 ARG 2 Paris, France (indoor clay) 1 FRA 2 S RUS 3 Final France vs. Russia France Russia Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-WG-M-FRA-RUS-01 France v Russia daviscup.com 29 November–1 December 2002 Clay (indoors) 2 3 Paul-Henri Mathieu 4 6 1 4 Marat Safin 6 3 6 6 Sébastien Grosjean 7 6 6 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6.029 3 0 Nicolas Escudé Fabrice Santoro 6 3 5 6 6 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Marat Safin 3 6 7 3 4 Sébastien Grosjean 3 2 6.109 Marat Safin 6 6 7 Paul-Henri Mathieu 6 6 3 5 4 Mikhail Youzhny 3 2 6 7 6 World Group qualifying round 2002 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round Date: 20–22 September The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the 2003 World Group. Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface AUS 5–0 IND Adelaide Memorial Drive Outdoor Hard ZIM 1–4 BEL Harare City Sports Centre Indoor Hard BRA 4–0 CAN Rio de Janeiro Universidade Veiga de Almeida Outdoor Clay GER 5–0 VEN 1930 Karlsruhe Europahalle Indoor Hard GBR 3–2 THA Birmingham National Indoor Arena Indoor Carpet FIN 1–4 NED Turku Turkuhalli Indoor Carpet SVK 1–4 ROU Prešov Mestská hala Indoor Carpet MAR 2–3 SUI Casablanca Complexe Al Amal Outdoor Clay AUS, BRA, GER, GBR, NED and SUI remain in the World Group in 2003. BEL and ROU are promoted to the World Group in 2003. CAN, FIN, IND, THA, VEN 1930 and ZIM remain in Zonal Group I in 2003. MAR and SVK are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2003. Americas Zone Group I 2002 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I Draw Group II 2002 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II Draw Group III Venue: San Salvador, El Salvador (outdoor clay) Date: 3–7 April 2002 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III Final Standings Group IV 2002 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV Draw Asia/Oceania Zone Group I 2002 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I Draw Group II 2002 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II Draw Group III Venue: Enghelab Club, Tehran, Iran (outdoor clay) Date: 10–14 April 2002 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III Final Standings Group IV Venue: National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh (outdoor hard) Date: 20–24 March 2002 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV Final Standings Europe/Africa Zone Group I 2002 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I Draw Group II The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2002. In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2003.https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/group-ii/europe-africa.aspx#/2002 2002 Europe/Africa Group II DavisCup.com 27 October 2024 Participating nations 30em ARM BUL CIV DEN EGY GHA HUN IRL LAT LUX MDA NOR SLO RSA UKR FRY Draw y 175 3 6 Relegation Play-offs First Round Second Round Third Round 12–14 July 3–5 May 12–14 July 20–22 September Odesa, Ukraine (clay) S UKR 2 BUL 3 Liepāja, Latvia (clay) LAT 1 CIV 4 Chișinău, Moldova (clay) S DEN 5 MDA 0 Asker, Norway (clay) EGY 1 NOR 4 Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) YUG 3 RSA 2 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) HUN 1 S LUX 4 Yerevan, Armenia (clay) ARM 0 IRL 3 Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay) GHA 1 S SLO 4 Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) LAT 1 S UKR 4 Cairo, Egypt (clay) EGY 5 MDA 0 Pretoria, South Africa (hard) RSA 3 HUN 2 Accra, Ghana (hard) GHA 4 ARM 1 Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) BUL 2 CIV 3 Hornbæk, Denmark (hard) S DEN 2 NOR 3 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) YUG 2 S LUX 3 Portorož, Slovenia (clay) IRL 2 S SLO 3 Asker, Norway (clay) CIV 1 NOR 4 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) S LUX 3 S SLO 2 ARM, HUN, LAT, and MDA relegated to Group III in 2003. LUX and NOR promoted to Group I in 2003. First round Ukraine vs. Bulgaria Ukraine Bulgaria Odesa LTC, Odesa, Ukrainehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G2-EA-M-UKR-BUL-01 Ukraine v Bulgaria daviscup.com 3–5 May 2002 Clay 2 3 Orest Tereshchuk 6 2 6 6 Milen Velev 3 6 4 1 Andrei Dernovskiy 4 1 3 Todor Enev 6 6 6 Andrei Dernovskiy Orest Tereshchuk 6.049 7 6.039 3 Todor Enev Milen Velev 7 6.049 7 6 Orest Tereshchuk 6 7 3 6 Todor Enev 3 6.009 6 4 Andrei Dernovskiy 5 7 4 3 Milen Velev 7 5 6 6 Latvia vs. Ivory Coast Latvia Ivory Coast Liepāja Tennis School, Liepāja, Latviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G2-EA-M-LAT-CIV-01 Latvia v Ivory Coast daviscup.com 3–5 May 2002 Clay 1 4 Andis Juška 2 3 6 6 1 Valentin Sanon 6 6 1 4 6 Andris Fiļimonovs 6 5 1 6.039 Claude N'Goran 4 7 6 7 Andris Fiļimonovs Andis Juška 4 6 6 1 6 Ilou Lonfo Claude N'Goran 6 2 3 6 3 Andris Fiļimonovs 3 1 5 Valentin Sanon 6 6 7 Andis Juška 3 6.019 Claude N'Goran 6 7 Moldova vs. Denmark Moldova Denmark Ali Ten TC, Chișinău, Moldovahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G2-EA-M-DEN-MDA-01 Moldova v Denmark daviscup.com 3–5 May 2002 Clay 0 5 Andrei Gorban 0 1 3 Kenneth Carlsen 6 6 6 Evghenii Plugariov 4 4 5 Patrik Langvardt 6 6 7 Andrei Gorban Victor Ribas 1 0 4 Kenneth Carlsen Patrik Langvardt 6 6 6 Evghenii Plugariov 4 4 Kasper Warming 6 6 Andrei Gorban 3 1 Mik Ledvonova 6 6 Norway vs. Egypt Norway Egypt Asker TC, Asker, Norwayhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G2-EA-M-DEN-MDA-01 Norway v Egypt daviscup.com 3–5 May 2002 Clay 4 1 Jan Frode Andersen 7 6 6 Amr Ghoneim 6.049 0 2 Stian Boretti 5 6 6 6 Karim Maamoun 7 3 4 4 Jan Frode Andersen Helge Koll-Frafjord 2 6 6 6 Amr Ghoneim Karim Maamoun 6 2 3 2 Helge Koll-Frafjord 6 5 6 Karim Maamoun 2 7 4 Fredrik Aarum 2 6.039 Mohamed Mamoun 6 7 Yugoslavia vs. South Africa Yugoslavia South Africa Partizan TC, Belgrade, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G2-EA-M-YUG-RSA-01 Yugoslavia v South Africa daviscup.com 3–5 May 2002 Clay 3 2 Vladimir Pavićević 6 6 5 7 Justin Bower 3 2 7 6.019 Dušan Vemić 6 6 3 7 Louis Vosloo 3 4 6 6.049 Darko Mađarovski Dušan Vemić 5 4 2 Jeff Coetzee John-Laffnie de Jager 7 6 6 Vladimir Pavićević 6 6 3 7 Louis Vosloo 3 2 6 6.00 Vladimir Obradović 5 3 Justin Bower 7 6 Luxembourg vs. Hungary Luxembourg Hungary National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourghttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G2-EA-M-HUN-LUX-01 Luxembourg v Hungary daviscup.com 3–5 May 2002 Hard (indoors) 4 1 Mike Scheidweiler 6.019 6 6 7 Kornél Bardóczky 7 2 2 5 Gilles Müller 6 7 6.049 6.019 6 Attila Sávolt 3 6.079 7 7 3 Gilles Müller Mike Scheidweiler 5 6 3 6 11 Gergely Kisgyörgy Attila Sávolt 7 3 6 4 9 Gilles Kremer 6.019 7 6 Zsolt Tatár 7 6.019 3 Pascal Schaul 4 7 3 Gergely Kisgyörgy 6 6.049 6 Armenia vs. Ireland Armenia Ireland Olympic Sports School, Yerevan, Armeniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G2-EA-M-ARM-IRL-01 Armenia v Ireland daviscup.com 3–5 May 2002 Clay 0 3 Tsolak Gevorgyan 4 1 5 John Doran 6 6 7 Hayk Hakobyan 0 5 2 Peter Clarke 6 7 6 Tsolak Gevorgyan Harutyun Sofyan 5 3 4 Owen Casey John Doran 7 6 6 Tsolak Gevorgyan Peter Clarke Hayk Hakobyan John Doran Slovenia vs. Ghana Slovenia Ghana Zavod Tivoli Sports Centre, Ljubljana, Sloveniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G2-EA-M-GHA-SLO-01 Slovenia v Ghana daviscup.com 3–5 May 2002 Clay 4 1 Iztok Božič 7 4 7 6 Gunther Darkey 5 6 5 0 Marko Tkalec 6 6 7 Henry Adjei-Darko 1 3 5 Marko Tkalec Matija Zgaga 6 6 2 6 Henry Adjei-Darko Gunther Darkey 3 4 6 4 Matija Zgaga 6 6 Samuel Fumi 3 2 Boštjan Ošabnik 3 6.009 Henry Adjei-Darko 6 7 Second round Ivory Coast vs. Bulgaria Ivory Coast Bulgaria Hôtel Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coasthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G2-EA-M-BUL-CIV-01 Ivory Coast v Bulgaria daviscup.comhttp://www.espn.com.br/tennis/news/2002/0714/1405565.html ESPN tennis www.espn.com.br 28 October 2024 12–14 July 2002 Hard 3 2 Valentin Sanon 6 7 7 Ivo Bratanov 2 5 6.059 Claude N'Goran 6 5 7 5 3 Todor Enev 3 7 6.019 7 6 Claude N'Goran Valentin Sanon 6 5 6 1 6 Todor Enev Milen Velev 4 7 2 6 4 Valentin Sanon 7 6 1 6.049 1 Todor Enev 6.029 3 6 7 6 Claude N'Goran 6 6 2 4 6 Ivo Bratanov 2 3 6 6 2 Denmark vs. Norway Denmark Norway Havreholm Castle, Hornbæk, Denmarkhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G2-EA-M-DEN-NOR-01 Denmark v Norway daviscup.com 12–14 July 2002 Hard 2 3 Kenneth Carlsen 6 6 6 Stian Boretti 4 4 1 Jonathan Printzlau 1 4 2 Jan Frode Andersen 6 6 6 Thomas G Andersen Kenneth Carlsen 7 4 4 Jan Frode Andersen Helge Koll-Frafjord 6.059 6 6 4 Kenneth Carlsen 6 7 2 7 Jan Frode Andersen 4 6.039 6 6.049 Patrik Langvardt 6.029 2 6.049 Stian Boretti 7 6 7 Luxembourg vs. Yugoslavia Luxembourg Yugoslavia National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourghttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G2-EA-M-YUG-LUX-01 Luxembourg v Yugoslavia daviscup.com 12–14 July 2002 Hard (indoors) 3 2 Gilles Müller 6 6 6 Nenad Zimonjić 2 1 3 Mike Scheidweiler 4 5 6 4 Janko Tipsarević 6 7 4 6 Gilles Müller Mike Scheidweiler 4 6 1 6.069 Vladimir Pavićević Nenad Zimonjić 6 1 6 7 Mike Scheidweiler 6 7 6 Vladimir Pavićević 3 5 3 Gilles Müller 4 7 7 6 Janko Tipsarević 6 6.049 6.039 4 Slovenia vs. Ireland Slovenia Ireland Marina S.R.C., Portorož, Sloveniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G2-EA-M-IRL-SLO-01 Slovenia v Ireland daviscup.com 12–14 July 2002 Clay 3 2 Marko Tkalec 7 2 6 7 John Doran 6.039 6 4 6.029 Iztok Božič 4 2 2 Peter Clarke 6 6 6 Marko Tkalec Matija Zgaga 6.049 6 5 2 Peter Clarke John Doran 7 1 7 6 Marko Tkalec 4 6 6 6 Peter Clarke 6 4 1 1 Iztok Božič 6 6 7 David J. Mullins 0 2 6.029 Relegation play-offs Latvia vs. Ukraine Latvia Ukraine Lielupe T.C., Jūrmala, Latviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G2-EA-REL-LAT-UKR-01 Latvia v Ukraine daviscup.com 12–14 July 2002 Clay 1 4 Andris Fiļimonovs 4 4 2 Andrei Dernovskiy 6 6 6 Andis Juška 1 2 2 Orest Tereshchuk 6 6 6 Andris Fiļimonovs Andis Juška 5 2 2 Orest Tereshchuk Sergei Yaroshenko 7 6 6 Deniss Pavlovs 7 3 4 Sergei Yaroshenko 6.049 6 6 Andis Juška 6 3 Andrei Dernovskiy 3 1 2 Egypt vs. Moldova Egypt Moldova Gatirah Sproting Club, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G2-EA-REL-EGY-MDA-01 Egypt v Moldova daviscup.com 12–14 July 2002 Clay 5 0 Amr Ghoneim 6 2 7 6 Evghenii Plugariov 2 6 5 0 Karim Maamoun 6 6 6 Andrei Gorban 0 4 2 Karim Maamoun Amr Ghoneim 6 6 6 Sergei Cupțov Andrei Gorban 0 4 2 Mohamed Mamoun 6 6 Alexandru Andronachi 0 2 Mohammed Wafa 2 6 6 Sergei Cupțov 6 3 4 South Africa vs. Hungary South Africa Hungary Groenkloof Stadium, Pretoria, South Africahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G2-EA-REL-RSA-HUN-01 South Africa v Hungary daviscup.com 12–14 July 2002 Hard 3 2 Rik de Voest 6 6 6.019 7 Gergely Kisgyörgy 3 4 7 6.029 Wesley Moodie 7 7 6 Gábor Jaross 6.049 6.039 2 John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig 2 6 6 6 Gergely Kisgyörgy Balázs Veress 6 2 2 1 Wesley Moodie 5 7 6.049 Gergely Kisgyörgy 7 6.049 7 Rik de Voest 1 6 3 Balázs Veress 6 2 6 Ghana vs. Armenia Ghana Armenia Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G2-EA-REL-GHA-ARM-01 Ghana v Armenia daviscup.com 12–14 July 2002 Hard 4 1 Henry Adjei-Darko 6 7 6 Tsolak Gevorgyan 3 6.019 3 Gunther Darkey 7 6 7 Harutyun Sofyan 6.00 0 6.029 Henry Adjei-Darko Gunther Darkey 6 6 6 Tsolak Gevorgyan Harutyun Sofyan 3 2 4 Kwasi Ahenkora 6 3 7 Tsolak Gevorgyan 3 6 6.059 Frederick Egyir 4 3 Harutyun Sofyan 6 6 Third round Norway vs. Ivory Coast Norway Ivory Coast Asker TC, Asker, Norwayhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G2-EA-M-CIV-NOR-01 Norway v Ivory Coast daviscup.com 20–22 September 2002 Clay 4 1 Jan Frode Andersen 6 6 6 Valentin Sanon 2 3 0 Stian Boretti 7 3 6 6 Claude N'Goran 6.019 6 3 2 Jan Frode Andersen Stian Boretti 4 6 6 6 Claude N'Goran Valentin Sanon 6 2 3 0 Fredrik Aarum 6 3 3 Claude N'Goran 3 6 6 Stian Boretti 6 6 Valentin Sanon 2 0 Luxembourg vs. Slovenia Luxembourg Slovenia National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourghttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G2-EA-M-LUX-SLO-01 Luxembourg v Slovenia daviscup.com 20–22 September 2002 Hard (indoors) 3 2 Mike Scheidweiler 6 3 6 7 Marko Tkalec 1 6 3 5 Gilles Kremer 7 6 6 Andrej Kračman 6.059 3 3 Gilles Müller Mike Scheidweiler 6 6 6 Andrej Kračman Marko Tkalec 2 4 4 Gilles Kremer 3 6 3 Marko Tkalec 6 3 6 Mike Scheidweiler 4 6.039 Andrej Kračman 6 7 Group III Zone A Venue: Arka TC, Gdynia, Poland Date: 8–12 May 2002 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A Final standings Zone B Venue: Antalya, Turkey Date: 3–7 April 2002 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B Final standings Group IV Zone A Venue: Mombasa Sports Club, Mombasa, Kenya (outdoor hard) Date: 6–10 February 2002 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone A Final standings Zone B 2002 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone B Draw References General https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/2002 World Group 2002 DavisCup.com 19 June 2020 Specific External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cups by year Davis Cup Davis Cup