2003 Fed Cup

The 2003 Fed Cup was the 41st edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.

The final took place at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia on 22–23 November. France defeated the United States, giving France their second title.

World Group

For more details on this topic, see 2003 Fed Cup World Group.

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Austria	Belgium
Colombia	Croatia	Czech Republic	France
Germany	Italy	Russia	Slovakia
Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	United States

Draw

First round 26–27 April			Quarterfinals 19–20 July				Semifinals 19–20 November			Final 22–23 November

Ettenheim, Germany (Outdoor clay)
1	Slovakia	3
			Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard)
	Germany	2
			1	Slovakia	0
Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay)
			5	Belgium	5
	Austria	0
							Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet)
5	Belgium	5
							5	Belgium	1
Linköping, Sweden (Indoor hard)
						3	United States	4
7	Italy	3
			Washington, D.C., United States (Outdoor hard)
	Sweden	2
			7	Italy	0
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States (Indoor hard)
			3	United States	5
	Czech Republic	0
										Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet)
3	United States	5
										3	United States	1
Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet)
										6	France	4
4	Russia	4
			Portorož, Slovenia (Outdoor clay)
	Croatia	1
			4	Russia	5
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay)
				Slovenia	0
	Slovenia	3
							Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet)
8	Argentina	2
							4	Russia	2
Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France (Indoor clay)
						6	France	3
6	France	5
			Oviedo, Spain (Outdoor clay)
	Colombia	0
			6	France	4
Tarragona, Spain (Outdoor clay)
			2	Spain	1
	Australia	2

2	Spain	3

World Group Play-offs

Main article: 2003 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs

Date: 19–20 July

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 2004 World Group.

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Pilar, Argentina	Outdoor clay	Argentina	3–2	Hungary
Wollongong, Australia	Indoor hard	Australia	3–2	Colombia
Neudörfl, Austria	Outdoor clay	Austria	4–1	Canada
Varaždin, Croatia	Outdoor clay	Croatia	4–1	Brazil
Durban, South Africa	Outdoor hard	South Africa	1–4	Czech Republic
Jakarta, Indonesia	Outdoor hard	Indonesia	2–3	Germany
Gifu, Japan	Indoor carpet	Japan	4–1	Sweden
Winterthur, Switzerland	Outdoor clay	Switzerland	4–1	Israel

Americas Zone

For more details on this topic, see 2003 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: Campinas, Brazil (outdoor clay)

Dates: 23–26 April

Participating Teams

Bahamas
Brazil
Canada
Cuba

Group II

Venue: San Juan, Puerto Rico (outdoor hard)

Dates: 23–27 April

Participating Teams

Asia/Oceania Zone

For more details on this topic, see 2003 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: Tokyo, Japan (outdoor hard)

Dates: 21–25 April

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: Tokyo, Japan (outdoor hard)

Dates: 21–24 April

Participating Teams

India
Kyrgyzstan

Pacific Oceania
Philippines

Europe/Africa Zone

For more details on this topic, see 2003 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: Estoril, Portugal (outdoor clay)

Dates: 21–26 April

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: Estoril, Portugal (outdoor clay)

Dates: 28 April – 3 May

Participating Teams

Rankings

The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.^[1]

28 April
Rank	Nation	Points^[2]	Move
1	Slovakia	22,400.0
2	Spain	21,850.0
3	Belgium	17,150.0
4	United States	13,600.0
5	Russia	13,100.0
6	France	10,100.0
7	Italy	8,600.0
8	Austria	6,500.0
9	Argentina	5,850.0
10	Slovenia	4,475.0	2

21 July
Rank	Nation	Points^[2]	Move
1	Slovakia	21,400.0
2	Belgium	21,350.0	1
3	Spain	20,850.0	1
4	United States	16,000.0
5	Russia	15,000.0
6	France	13,780.0
7	Italy	7,600.0
8	Austria	6,350.0
9	Argentina	6,100.0
10	Germany	5,350.0	1

24 November
Rank	Nation	Points^[2]	Move
1	France	26,640.0	5
2	Slovakia	17,900.0	1
3	Belgium	17,100.0	1
4	United States	16,680.0
5	Spain	16,350.0	2
6	Russia	12,750.0	1
7	Italy	7,600.0
8	Austria	6,350.0
9	Argentina	5,350.0
10	Germany	4,600.0

References

↑ "Rankings Explained". fedcup.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
1 2 3 Fed Cup Nations Ranking History. ITF. 2012.

External links

Fed Cup

Fed Cup

Current champions (2016): Czech Republic

Editions	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

World Group	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

World Group II	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

2017 World Group teams	Belarus Czech Republic France Germany Netherlands Spain Switzerland United States

Former World Group teams in the current format (since 1995)	Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada China Colombia Croatia Denmark Finland Great Britain Haiti Hungary Indonesia Israel Italy Japan New Zealand Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Sweden Ukraine

List of champions

2003 in tennis

Grand Slam	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open

Tours	Men: ATP Tour Tennis Masters Cup Tennis Masters Series Women: WTA Tour Tour Championships Tier I Series

National teams	Davis Cup (World Group) Fed Cup (World Group) Hopman Cup World Team Cup

Other events	Afro-Asian Games Games of the Small States of Europe

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