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2002 Fed Cup World Group play-offs

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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

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Australia
3
WIN Sports Centre, Wollongong, Australia
20–21 July 2002
Plexipave (indoors)

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

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Sweden vs. Switzerland

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Sweden
3
Malmö IP, Milan, Sweden
20–21 July 2002
Red clay (outdoors)

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

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Hungary vs. Argentina

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Hungary
0
Római Teniszakadémia, Budapest, Hungary
20–21 July 2002
Red clay (outdoors)

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

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United States vs. Israel

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United States
5
Cooper Tennis Complex, Springfield, MO, United States
20–21 July 2002
Hard (outdoors)

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

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Czech Republic vs. Canada

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Czech Republic
5
TC Precolor Přerov, Přerov, Czech Republic
20–21 July 2002
Red clay (outdoors)

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

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China vs. Russia

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China
0
Beijing International Tennis Center, Beijing, China
20–21 July 2002
Hard (indoors)

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

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Colombia vs. Japan

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 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

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Slovenia
4
SRC Marina Portorož, Portorož, Slovenia
20–21 July 2002
Red clay (outdoors)

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

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References

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  1. ^ "Australia v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Sweden v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Hungary v Argentina". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "United States v Israel". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Czech Republic v Canada". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "China v Russia". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Japanese withdraw from Fed Cup play". Houston Chronicle Archive.
  8. ^ "Slovenia v Ukraine". fedcup.com.

See also

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