2002 Fed Cup World Group play-offs

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
3

WIN Sports Centre, Wollongong, Australia
20–21 July 2002
Plexipave (indoors)

Netherlands
2

		1	2	3
1	Evie Dominikovic Miriam Oremans	4 6	3 6
2	Alicia Molik Kristie Boogert	1 6	6 2	10 8
3	Alicia Molik Miriam Oremans	6 2	6 3
4	Evie Dominikovic Kristie Boogert	5 7	7 5	1 6
5	Alicia Molik / Rennae Stubbs Kristie Boogert / Miriam Oremans	7⁷ 6¹	7⁷ 6⁴

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Sweden vs. Switzerland

Sweden
3

Malmö IP, Milan, Sweden
20–21 July 2002
Red clay (outdoors)

Switzerland
2

		1	2	3
1	Sofia Arvidsson Patty Schnyder	6 2	6 2
2	Åsa Svensson Myriam Casanova	6 2	6 4
3	Åsa Svensson Patty Schnyder	6⁴ 7⁷	7 5	6 8
4	Sofia Arvidsson Myriam Casanova	0 6	2 6
5	Sofia Arvidsson / Åsa Svensson Myriam Casanova / Patty Schnyder	3 6	6 3	7 5

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Hungary vs. Argentina

Hungary
0

Római Teniszakadémia, Budapest, Hungary
20–21 July 2002
Red clay (outdoors)

Argentina
5

		1	2	3
1	Petra Mandula Mariana Díaz Oliva	5 7	2 6
2	Zsófia Gubacsi Clarisa Fernández	6 4	5 7	1 6
3	Petra Mandula Clarisa Fernández	5 7	6 2	4 6
4	Zsófia Gubacsi Mariana Díaz Oliva	6 5	5 7	3 6
5	Anikó Kapros / Kira Nagy Mariana Díaz Oliva / Laura Montalvo	6 3	4 6	0 6

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United States vs. Israel

United States
5

Cooper Tennis Complex, Springfield, MO, United States
20–21 July 2002
Hard (outdoors)

Israel
0

		1	2	3
1	Lindsay Davenport Anna Smashnova	6 3	6 3
2	Monica Seles Tzipora Obziler	6 4	6 2
3	Monica Seles Anna Smashnova	6 4	6 0
4	Lindsay Davenport Tzipora Obziler	2 6	6 1	7⁷ 6¹
5	Lisa Raymond / Meghann Shaughnessy Tzipora Obziler / Hila Rosen	6 3	6 0

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Czech Republic vs. Canada

Czech Republic
5

TC Precolor Přerov, Přerov, Czech Republic
20–21 July 2002
Red clay (outdoors)

Canada
0

		1	2	3
1	Barbora Strýcová Maureen Drake	6 1	6 0
2	Klára Koukalová Marie-Ève Pelletier	4 6	6 3	6 4
3	Klára Koukalová Jana Nejedly	6 3	6 3
4	Iveta Benešová Marie-Ève Pelletier	2 6	6 1	7⁷ 6¹
5	Petra Cetkovská / Barbora Strýcová Marie-Ève Pelletier / Vanessa Webb	6 2	6 3

^[5]

China vs. Russia

China
0

Beijing International Tennis Center, Beijing, China
20–21 July 2002
Hard (indoors)

Russia
5

		1	2
1	Zheng Jie Tatiana Panova	3 6	1 6
2	Sun Tiantian Elena Dementieva	2 6	3 6
3	Zheng Jie Elena Dementieva	4 6	0 6
4	Li Na Elena Bovina	0 6	2 6
5	Yan Zi / Zheng Jie Elena Bovina / Tatiana Panova	3 6	6³ 7⁷

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Colombia vs. Japan

Japan was scheduled to play against Colombia on 20–21 July in Bogotá, but the Japanese withdrew from their tie citing security concerns over the Colombian armed conflict.^[7] Colombia thus progressed to the 2003 World Group, while Japan was relegated to Zonal Competition.

Slovenia vs. Ukraine

Slovenia
4

SRC Marina Portorož, Portorož, Slovenia
20–21 July 2002
Red clay (outdoors)

Ukraine
1

		1	2	3
1	Maja Matevžič Tatiana Perebiynis	6 3	6 2
2	Tina Pisnik Yuliya Beygelzimer	6 2	3 6	6 2
3	Tina Pisnik Tatiana Perebiynis	7⁷ 6³	4 6	6 3
4	Maja Matevžič Yuliya Beygelzimer	6 3	7⁷ 6²
5	Ajda Brumen / Petra Rampre Yuliya Beygelzimer / Tatiana Perebiynis	3 6	3 6

^[8]

References

^ "Australia v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
^ "Sweden v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
^ "Hungary v Argentina". fedcup.com.
^ "United States v Israel". fedcup.com.
^ "Czech Republic v Canada". fedcup.com.
^ "China v Russia". fedcup.com.
^ "Japanese withdraw from Fed Cup play". Houston Chronicle Archive.
^ "Slovenia v Ukraine". fedcup.com.

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