2003 Fed Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2003. Sixteen nations competed in a four-round knockout competition. Slovakia was the defending champion, but they were defeated in the quarterfinals by Belgium. France defeated United States in the final to win their second title and claim the World No. 1 ranking.

Participating Teams

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

First Round

Slovakia vs. Germany

Slovakia 3	Tennis Center Ettenheim, Ettenheim, Germany 26–27 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors)		Germany 2
1 2 3 1 Ľudmila Cervanová Anca Barna 6 3 2 6 2 6   2 Daniela Hantuchová Marlene Weingärtner 2 6 77 65 7 5   3 Daniela Hantuchová Anca Barna 2 6 6 3 6 1   4 Ľudmila Cervanová Marlene Weingärtner 6 2 6 1     5 Eva Fislová / Ľubomíra Kurhajcová Martina Müller / Barbara Rittner 5 7 64 77

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Austria vs. Belgium

Austria 0	Expodroom Bree, Bree, Belgium 26–27 April 2003 Red clay (indoors)		Belgium 5
1 2 3 1 Evelyn Fauth Kim Clijsters 6 4 2 6 2 6   2 Patricia Wartusch Justine Henin-Hardenne 2 6 1 6     3 Patricia Wartusch Kim Clijsters 2 6 2 6     4 Evelyn Fauth Els Callens 60 77 2 6     5 Sybille Bammer / Yvonne Meusburger Els Callens / Kim Clijsters 2 6 2 6

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Italy vs. Sweden

Italy 3	Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Sweden 26–27 April 2003 Premier hard (indoors)		Sweden 2
1 2 3 1 Antonella Serra Zanetti Sofia Arvidsson 4 6 77 62 3 6   2 Flavia Pennetta Hanna Nooni 6 4 6 3     3 Flavia Pennetta Sofia Arvidsson 6 0 6 4     4 Antonella Serra Zanetti Hanna Nooni 6 0 2 6 4 6   5 Flavia Pennetta / Roberta Vinci Sofia Arvidsson / Maria Wolfbrandt 6 2 6 1

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Czech Republic vs. United States

Czech Republic 0	The Paul E. Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA, United States 26–27 April 2003 Plexipave (indoors)		United States 5
1 2 3 1 Dája Bedáňová Venus Williams 1 6 0 6     2 Iveta Benešová Serena Williams 5 7 1 6     3 Klára Koukalová Serena Williams 2 6 2 6     4 Iveta Benešová Venus Williams 3 6 2 6     5 Dája Bedáňová / Eva Birnerová Serena Williams / Venus Williams 0 6 1 6

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Russia vs. Croatia

Russia 4	Druzhba Multipurpose Arena, Moscow, Russia 26–27 April 2003 Taraflex (indoors)		Croatia 1
1 2 3 1 Anastasia Myskina Karolina Šprem 6 1 3 6 6 0   2 Elena Dementieva Iva Majoli 6 1 6 4     3 Anastasia Myskina Iva Majoli 6 2 7 5     4 Elena Likhovtseva Karolina Šprem 4 6 3 6     5 Elena Dementieva / Anastasia Myskina Darija Jurak / Matea Mezak 6 4 6 4

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Slovenia vs. Argentina

Slovenia 3	Druzhba Multipurpose Arena, Moscow, Russia 26–27 April 2003 Taraflex (indoors)		Argentina 2
1 2 3 1 Tina Pisnik María Emilia Salerni 7 5 6 3     2 Katarina Srebotnik Natalia Garbellotto 6 1 6 2     3 Katarina Srebotnik María Emilia Salerni 6 3 61 77 6 1   4 Maja Matevžič Natalia Gussoni 4 6 2 6     5 Tina Križan / Tina Pisnik Natalia Gussoni / María Emilia Salerni 2 6 6 3 4 6

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France vs. Colombia

France 5	Palais de Sports des Bullieux, Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France 26–27 April 2003 Red clay (indoors)		Colombia 0
1 2 3 1 Nathalie Dechy Fabiola Zuluaga 6 1 67 79 6 4   2 Amélie Mauresmo Catalina Castaño 5 1       retired 3 Amélie Mauresmo Fabiola Zuluaga 6 4 6 4     4 Nathalie Dechy Romy Farah 6 2 6 2     5 Émilie Loit / Virginie Razzano Carolina Escamilla / Romy Farah 6 1 6 1

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Australia vs. Spain

Australia 2	Club Tenis Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain 26–27 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors)		Spain 3
1 2 3 1 Alicia Molik Virginia Ruano Pascual 6 3 6 4     2 Nicole Pratt Magüi Serna 3 6 2 6     3 Nicole Pratt Conchita Martínez 1 6 2 6     4 Alicia Molik Magüi Serna 4 6 1 6     5 Alicia Molik / Rennae Stubbs Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual 4 6 6 2 6 3

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Quarterfinals

Slovakia vs. Belgium

Slovakia 0	Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium 19–20 July 2003 Decoturf II (indoors)		Belgium 5
1 2 3 1 Janette Husárová Justine Henin-Hardenne 5 7 4 6     2 Ľubomíra Kurhajcová Kim Clijsters 3 6 1 6     3 Janette Husárová Kim Clijsters 0 6 1 6     4 Eva Fislová Justine Henin-Hardenne 2 6 1 6     5 Jarmila Gajdošová / Ľubomíra Kurhajcová Els Callens / Caroline Maes 4 6 5 7

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Italy vs. United States

Italy 0	William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Centre, Washington, D.C., United States 19–20 July 2003 Decoturf II (outdoors)		United States 5
1 2 3 1 Francesca Schiavone Meghann Shaughnessy 3 6 4 6     2 Rita Grande Chanda Rubin 3 6 3 6     3 Francesca Schiavone Chanda Rubin 7 5 4 6 0 6   4 Rita Grande Meghann Shaughnessy 3 6 5 7     5 Tathiana Garbin / Antonella Serra Zanetti Lisa Raymond / Alexandra Stevenson 1 6 2 6

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Russia vs. Slovenia

Russia 5	SRC Marina Portorož, Portorož, Slovenia 19–20 July 2003 Red clay (outdoors)		Slovenia 0
1 2 3 1 Anastasia Myskina Maja Matevžič 6 4 6 1     2 Elena Dementieva Katarina Srebotnik 6 1 6 3     3 Elena Bovina Katarina Srebotnik 77 64 6 2     4 Vera Zvonareva Maja Matevžič 6 1 6 2     5 Elena Dementieva / Anastasia Myskina Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik 6 2 6 3

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France vs. Spain

France 4	Escuela de Tenis Municipál Parque del Oeste, Oviedo, Spain 19–20 July 2003 Red clay (indoors)		Spain 1
1 2 3 1 Nathalie Dechy Magüi Serna 6 3 6 4     2 Amélie Mauresmo María Sánchez Lorenzo 6 3 6 3     3 Amélie Mauresmo Magüi Serna 7 5 6 2     4 Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro María Sánchez Lorenzo 6 3 6 4     5 Nathalie Dechy / Émilie Loit Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual 4 6 4 6

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Semifinals

Belgium vs. United States

Belgium 1	Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 19–20 November 2003 Taraflex (indoors)		United States 4
1 2 3 1 Caroline Maes Lisa Raymond 2 6 1 6     2 Kirsten Flipkens Meghann Shaughnessy 77 64 68 710 7 9   3 Els Callens Meghann Shaughnessy 6 3 77 65     4 Elke Clijsters Lisa Raymond 2 6 1 6     5 Elke Clijsters / Caroline Maes Martina Navratilova / Lisa Raymond 1 6 4 6

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Russia vs. France

Russia 2	Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 19–20 November 2003 Taraflex (indoors)		France 3
1 2 3 1 Vera Zvonareva Amélie Mauresmo 2 6 2 6     2 Anastasia Myskina Mary Pierce 4 6 77 62 7 5   3 Anastasia Myskina Amélie Mauresmo 77 63 3 6 4 6   4 Vera Zvonareva Mary Pierce 4 6 6 3 3 6   5 Anastasia Myskina / Nadia Petrova Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro / Émilie Loit 6 3 1 6 6 3

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Final

United States vs. France

United States 1	Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 22–23 November 2003 Taraflex (indoors)		France 4
1 2 3 1 Lisa Raymond Amélie Mauresmo 4 6 3 6     2 Meghann Shaughnessy Mary Pierce 3 6 6 3 6 8   3 Meghann Shaughnessy Amélie Mauresmo 2 6 1 6     4 Alexandra Stevenson Émilie Loit 4 6 2 6     5 Martina Navratilova / Lisa Raymond Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro / Émilie Loit 6 4 6 0

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2003 Fed Cup Champions
France Second title

References

See also

• Fed Cup structure