2003 ARAG World Team Cup
# 2003 ARAG World Team Cup

The 2003 ARAG World Team Cup was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 25th edition of the World Team Cup and was part of the International Series of the 2003 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf in Germany from May 18 through May 24, 2003.

Argentina were the defending champions but were eliminated in the round robin stage.

Chile defeated the Czech Republic in the final to win the title for the first time.

## Round robin

### Red group

**Standings**

| Pos. | Country | Points | Matches | Sets |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | 6–3 | 13–8 |
| 2 | Australia | 1–2 | 5–3 | 11–7 |
| 3 | Spain | 1–2 | 4–5 | 10–11 |
| 4 | United States | 1–2 | 3–6 | 7–13 |

**Spain vs. United States**

| Spain 1 | Düsseldorf, Germany 18 May 2003 Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 18 May 2003 Clay | United States 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Carlos Moyá James Blake $7^7$ $6^2$ 7 5     2 Àlex Corretja Todd Martin 3 6 4 6     3 Àlex Corretja / Fernando Vicente James Blake / Mardy Fish 2 6 $6^9$ $7^{11}$ ||||

**Australia vs. Czech Republic**

| Australia 1 | Düsseldorf, Germany 18 May 2003 Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 18 May 2003 Clay | Czech Republic 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Lleyton Hewitt Jiří Novák 6 3 6 2     2 Wayne Arthurs Radek Štěpánek $6^1$ $7^7$ 3 6     3 Wayne Arthurs / Lleyton Hewitt Jiří Novák / Radek Štěpánek 4 6 4 6 ||||

**Spain vs. Czech Republic**

| Spain 1 | Düsseldorf, Germany 20 May 2003 Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 20 May 2003 Clay | Czech Republic 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Àlex Corretja Radek Štěpánek 6 4 6 4     2 Carlos Moyá Jiří Novák 6 4 $6^5$ $7^7$ 2 6   3 Àlex Corretja / Carlos Moyá Jiří Novák / Radek Štěpánek 3 6 4 6 ||||

**Australia vs. United States**

| Australia 3 | Düsseldorf, Germany 20 May 2003 Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 20 May 2003 Clay | United States 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Lleyton Hewitt James Blake 6 3 6 3     2 Wayne Arthurs Todd Martin $7^7$ $6^4$ 7 5     3 Wayne Arthurs / Todd Reid Mardy Fish / Graydon Oliver 6 4 6 2 ||||

**Spain vs. Australia**

| Spain 2 | Düsseldorf, Germany 22 May 2003 Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 22 May 2003 Clay | Australia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Carlos Moyá Lleyton Hewitt 2 6 6 3 3 6   2 Àlex Corretja Wayne Arthurs 3 6 7 5 7 5   3 Àlex Corretja / Fernando Vicente Mark Philippoussis / Todd Reid 6 1 6 1 ||||

**Czech Republic vs. United States**

| Czech Republic 2 | Düsseldorf, Germany 22 May 2003 Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 22 May 2003 Clay | United States 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Jiří Novák James Blake 5 7 6 4 3 6   2 Radek Štěpánek Todd Martin 6 2 7 5     3 Jiří Novák / Radek Štěpánek James Blake / Mardy Fish 6 3 4 6 6 1 ||||

### Blue group

**Standings**

| Pos. | Country | Points | Matches | Sets |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chile | 3–0 | 8–1 | 17–3 |
| 2 | Argentina | 2–1 | 6–3 | 12–9 |
| 3 | Germany | 1–2 | 4–5 | 9–13 |
| 4 | Sweden | 0–3 | 0–9 | 4–17 |

**Argentina vs. Sweden**

| Argentina 3 | Düsseldorf, Germany 19 May 2003 Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 19 May 2003 Clay | Sweden 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 David Nalbandian Jonas Björkman 6 2 6 2     2 Gastón Gaudio Thomas Enqvist 4 6 6 4 $7^7$ $6^4$   3 Lucas Arnold / David Nalbandian Jonas Björkman / Thomas Enqvist $6^2$ $7^7$ $7^7$ $6^4$ 6 2 ||||

**Germany vs. Chile**

| Germany 1 | Düsseldorf, Germany 19 May 2003 Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 19 May 2003 Clay | Chile 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Lars Burgsmüller Fernando González 4 6 $6^6$ $7^8$     2 Tomas Behrend Marcelo Ríos 3 6 7 5 $7^7$ $6^2$   3 Michael Kohlmann / Rainer Schüttler Fernando González / Nicolás Massú 6 1 2 6 0 6 ||||

**Argentina vs. Germany**

| Argentina 3 | Düsseldorf, Germany 21 May 2003 Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 21 May 2003 Clay | Germany 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 David Nalbandian Rainer Schüttler 6 4 7 5     2 Gastón Gaudio Tomas Behrend 6 2 6 4     3 Lucas Arnold / David Nalbandian Lars Burgsmüller / Michael Kohlmann 6 2 0 6 6 2 ||||

**Chile vs. Sweden**

| Chile 3 | Düsseldorf, Germany 21 May 2003 Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 21 May 2003 Clay | Sweden 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Nicolás Massú Thomas Enqvist 6 2 6 3     2 Fernando González Magnus Norman 6 2 6 3     3 Fernando González / Nicolás Massú Jonas Björkman / Magnus Norman 6 4 6 2 ||||

**Germany vs. Sweden**

| Germany 3 | Düsseldorf, Germany 23 May 2003 Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 23 May 2003 Clay | Sweden 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Rainer Schüttler Magnus Norman 6 1 6 3     2 Lars Burgsmüller Thomas Enqvist 5 7 6 4 6 4   3 Tomas Behrend / Michael Kohlmann Thomas Enqvist / Magnus Norman $6^5$ $7^7$ 5 0    retired ||||

**Argentina vs. Chile**

| Argentina 0 | Düsseldorf, Germany 23 May 2003 Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 23 May 2003 Clay | Chile 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 David Nalbandian Fernando González 4 6 5 7     2 Gastón Gaudio Marcelo Ríos 3 6 3 6     3 Lucas Arnold / David Nalbandian Fernando González / Nicolás Massú 3 6 0 1   retired ||||

## Final

### Czech Republic vs. Chile

| Czech Republic 1 | Düsseldorf, Germany 24 May 2003 Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 24 May 2003 Clay | Chile 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Jiří Novák Fernando González $6^4$ $7^7$ $6^5$ $7^7$     2 Radek Štěpánek Marcelo Ríos 6 3 $7^7$ $6^5$     3 Jiří Novák / Radek Štěpánek Fernando González / Nicolás Massú 4 6 2 6 ||||
