2002 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs
# 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) | 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 $7^7$ $6^1$ $7^7$ $6^4$ ||||

## Sweden vs. Switzerland

| Sweden 3 | Malmö IP, Milan, Sweden 20–21 July 2002 Red clay (outdoors) | 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 $6^4$ $7^7$ 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 ||||

## Hungary vs. Argentina

| Hungary 0 | Római Teniszakadémia, Budapest, Hungary 20–21 July 2002 Red clay (outdoors) | 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 6 4 $4^5$ 0 0 ||||

## United States vs. Israel

| United States 5 | Cooper Tennis Complex, Springfield, MO, United States 20–21 July 2002 Hard (outdoors) | 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 $7^7$ $6^1$   5 Lisa Raymond / Meghann Shaughnessy Tzipora Obziler / Hila Rosen 6 3 6 0 ||||

## Czech Republic vs. Canada

| Czech Republic 5 | TC Precolor Přerov, Přerov, Czech Republic 20–21 July 2002 Red clay (outdoors) | 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 $7^7$ $6^1$   5 Petra Cetkovská / Barbora Strýcová Marie-Ève Pelletier / Vanessa Webb 6 2 6 3 ||||

## China vs. Russia

| China 0 | Beijing Tennis Center, Beijing, China 20–21 July 2002 Red clay (outdoors) | Beijing Tennis Center, Beijing, China 20–21 July 2002 Red clay (outdoors) | Russia 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 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 $6^3$ $7^7$ ||||

## 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. 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) | 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 $7^7$ $6^3$ 4 6 6 3   4 Maja Matevžič Yuliya Beygelzimer 6 3 $7^7$ $6^2$     5 Ajda Brumen / Petra Rampre Yuliya Beygelzimer / Tatiana Perebiynis 3 6 3 6 ||||
