2002 Fed Cup

International women's tennis competition 2002 Fed Cup 27 April – 3 November 40th 2001 2003 The 2002 Fed Cup was the 40th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place at the Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas in Gran Canaria, Spain on 2–3 November. Slovakia defeated Spain, giving Slovakia their first title.https://spectator.sme.sk/politics-and-society/c/slovakia-beats-out-spain-to-win-fed-cup Slovakia beats out Spain to win Fed Cup The Slovakia Spectator 13 April 2025https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/2395285.stm Slovakia win Fed Cup BBC News 13 April 2025 World Group 2002 Fed Cup World Group Participating teams ARG AUS AUT BEL CRO CZE FRA GER HUN ITA RUS SVK ESP SWE SUI USA Draw 27–28 April 20–21 July 30–31 October 2–3 November Brussels, Belgium (Indoor clay) 1 BEL 3 AUS 1 Milan, Italy (Outdoor clay) SWE 0 6 ITA 5 Bratislava, Slovakia (Outdoor clay) 7 SVK 3 SUI 2 Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) ARG 2 4 FRA 3 Charlotte, NC, United States (Outdoor clay) 3 USA 2 AUT 3 Bol, Croatia (Outdoor clay) CRO 3 8 CZE 2 Almería, Spain (Outdoor clay) 5 ESP 4 HUN 1 Dresden, Germany (Outdoor clay) GER 3 2 RUS 2 Bologna, Italy (Outdoor clay) 1 BEL 1 6 ITA 4 Bratislava, Slovakia (Indoor carpet) 7 SVK 4 4 FRA 1 Pörtschach, Austria (Outdoor clay) AUT 4 CRO 1 Capdepera, Spain (Outdoor clay) 5 ESP 5 GER 0 Gran Canaria, Spain (Indoor hard) 6 ITA 1 7 SVK 3 Gran Canaria, Spain (Indoor hard) AUT 2 5 ESP 3 Gran Canaria, Spain (Indoor hard) 7 SVK 3 5 ESP 1 World Group play-offs 2002 Fed Cup World Group play-offs 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 2003 World Group. Date: 20–21 July Venue Surface Home team Score Visiting teamWollongong, Australia Indoor hard AUS 3–2 NEDMalmö, Sweden Outdoor clay SWE 3–2 SUIBudapest, Hungary Outdoor clay HUN 0–5 ARGSpringfield, MO, United States Outdoor hard USA 5–0 ISRPřerov, Czech Republic Outdoor clay CZE 5–0 CANBeijing, China Indoor hard CHN 0–5 RUSBogotá, Colombia Outdoor clay COL w/o JPNPortorož, Slovenia Outdoor clay SLO 4–1 UKR Americas Zone 2002 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: San Luis Potosí, Mexico (outdoor hard) Dates: 23–27 April Participating teams 22em BAH BRA CAN COL MEX PAR PUR URU VEN 1930 Group II Venue: Havana, Cuba (outdoor hard) Dates: 14–18 May Participating teams 22em BER BOL CHI CRC CUB DOM 23px Eastern Caribbean ESA GUA JAM PAN TRI Asia/Oceania Zone 2002 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: Guangzhou, China (outdoor hard) Dates: 4–9 March Participating teams 22em CHN TPE HKG IND INA JPN NZL PHI KOR THA UZB Group II Venue: Guangzhou, China (outdoor hard) Dates: 4–8 March Participating teams 22em KAZ MAS Pacific Oceania SIN SYR 1980 Europe/Africa Zone 2002 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: Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay) Dates: 24–28 April Participating teams 22em BLR BIH BUL EST GEO 1990 GRE ISR LUX NED POL POR ROU SLO TUR UKR FR Yugoslavia Group II Venue: Pretoria, South Africa (outdoor hard) Dates: 9–13 April Participating teams 22em ALG BOT DEN EGY FIN GBR IRL LAT LIE LTU MLT NOR RSA TUN Year-end rankings The Fed Cup rankings were first instated on 4 November 2002,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 and were measured by combining points earned from the previous four years. The first No. 1 ranked nation, and the year-end No. 1 for 2002, was Slovakia. Rank Nation PointsITF 2012 Fed Cup Nations Ranking History 1 SVK 22,125.0 2 ESP 21,000.0 3 BEL 16,625.0 4 USA 12,500.0 5 RUS 12,250.0 6 FRA 9,000.0 7 ITA 8,625.0 8 AUT 7,625.0 9 ARG 6,725.0 10 GER 5,625.0 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:2002 in women's tennis Category:2002 in women's international sport