2002 FED CUP

The '2002 Fed Cup' was the 40th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The World Group was revamped once again, this time as a 16-team knockout tournament, much like the Davis Cup format. 83 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Slovakia defeated Spain, at the Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas in Gran Canaria, Spain, on 2-3 November, giving Slovakia their first title.

Contents

World Group

Draw

Final

World Group Play-offs

American Zone

Group I

Group II

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Group II

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Group II

World Group

'Participating Teams'

Draw

First round losers compete in Play-off ties with Zonal Group I Qualifiers.

Final

World Group Play-offs

Date: 20-21 July

Venue (surface)	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team
Wollongong, Australia (indoor hard)		3-2
Beijing, China (indoor hard)		5-0
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)		w/o
Přerov, Czech Republic (clay)		5-0
Budapest, Hungary (clay)		5-0
Portorož, Slovenia (clay)		4-1
Malmö, Sweden (clay)		3-2
Springfield, MO, United States (hard)		5-0

★ Colombia and Slovenia promoted to World Group in 2003.

★ Argentina, Australia, Czech Republic, Russia, Sweden, and United States remain in World Group in 2003.

★ Canada (AM), China (AO), Israel (EPA), Japan (AO), Netherlands (EPA), and Ukraine (EPA) remain in Zonal Group I in 2003.

★ Hungary (EPA) and Switzerland (EPA) relegated to Zonal Group I in 2003.

American Zone

Group I

;Participating Teams

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★ — advanced to World Group Play-offs

★ — advanced to World Group Play-offs

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★ — relegated to Group II in 2003

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★ — relegated to Group II in 2003

Group II

;Participating Teams

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★ — promoted to Group I in 2003

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★ — promoted to Group I in 2003

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Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

;Participating Teams

★ — advanced to World Group Play-offs

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★ — relegated to Group II in 2003

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★ — advanced to World Group Play-offs

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★ — relegated to Group II in 2003

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Group II

;Participating Teams

★ — promoted to Group I in 2003

★ — promoted to Group I in 2003

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Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

;Participating Teams

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★ — relegated to Group II in 2003

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★ — relegated to Group II in 2003

★ — advanced to World Group Play-offs

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★ — advanced to World Group Play-offs

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★ — relegated to Group II in 2003

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★ — advanced to World Group Play-offs

★ — relegated to Group II in 2003

★ — advanced to World Group Play-offs

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Group II

;Participating Teams

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★ — promoted to Group I in 2003

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★ — promoted to Group I in 2003

★ — promoted to Group I in 2003

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★ — promoted to Group I in 2003

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