2002 Davis Cup

The 2002 Davis Cup (also known as the 2002 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 91st edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 130 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 28 in the Americas Zone, 32 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 54 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Kyrgyzstan made its first appearances in the tournament.

2002 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	8 February – 1 December 2002
Edition	91st
Teams	130
Champion
Winning nation	Russia
← 2001 2003 →

A 2003 Russian souvenir sheet commemorating the victory in the final.

BNP Paribas became the Davis Cup's new Title Sponsor from this year's tournament, taking over from NEC, the previous sponsor since the 1981 tournament.^[1]

Russia defeated the defending champions France in the final, held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, on 29 November–1 December, to win their first title.^[2][3] This is the only time in the history of the competition that a two-set deficit has been turned around in a live fifth rubber of a Final.^[4]

World Group

Further information: 2002 Davis Cup World Group

Participating teams
Argentina	Australia	Brazil	Croatia
Czech Republic	France	Germany	Great Britain
Morocco	Netherlands	Russia	Slovakia
Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States

Draw

First round 8–10 February

Quarterfinals 5–7 April

Semifinals 20–22 September

Final 29 November–1 December

Metz, France (indoor clay)

1

France

3

Pau, France (indoor carpet)

Netherlands

2

1

France

3

Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)

Czech Republic

1

Czech Republic

4

Paris, France (clay)

S

Brazil

1

1

France

3

Zaragoza, Spain (indoor clay)

S

United States

2

S

Spain

3

Houston, TX, United States (grass)

Morocco

2

S

Spain

1

Oklahoma City, OK, United States (indoor hard)

S

United States

3

S

United States

5

Paris, France (indoor clay)

Slovakia

0

1

France

2

Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)

S

Russia

3

Switzerland

2

Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)

S

Russia

3

S

Russia

4

Birmingham, England (indoor carpet)

S

Sweden

1

Great Britain

2

Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)

S

Sweden

3

S

Russia

3

Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet)

Argentina

2

Croatia

4

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

S

Germany

1

Croatia

2

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Argentina

3

Argentina

5

2

Australia

0

Final

France vs. Russia

France 2	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France[3] 29 November–1 December 2002 Clay (indoors)		Russia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul-Henri Mathieu Marat Safin 4 6 6 3 1 6 4 6     2 Sébastien Grosjean Yevgeny Kafelnikov 77 63 6 3 6 0       3 Nicolas Escudé / Fabrice Santoro Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin 6 3 3 6 5 7 6 3 6 4   4 Sébastien Grosjean Marat Safin 3 6 2 6 611 713       5 Paul-Henri Mathieu Mikhail Youzhny 6 3 6 2 3 6 5 7 4 6

World Group qualifying round

Further information: 2002 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round

Date: 20–22 September

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the 2003 World Group.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Australia	5–0	India	Adelaide	Memorial Drive	Outdoor	Hard
Zimbabwe	1–4	Belgium	Harare	City Sports Centre	Indoor	Hard
Brazil	4–0	Canada	Rio de Janeiro	Universidade Veiga de Almeida	Outdoor	Clay
Germany	5–0	Venezuela	Karlsruhe	Europahalle	Indoor	Hard
Great Britain	3–2	Thailand	Birmingham	National Indoor Arena	Indoor	Carpet
Finland	1–4	Netherlands	Turku	Turkuhalli	Indoor	Carpet
Slovakia	1–4	Romania	Prešov	Mestská hala	Indoor	Carpet
Morocco	2–3	Switzerland	Casablanca	Complexe Al Amal	Outdoor	Clay

•  Australia,  Brazil,  Germany,  Great Britain,  Netherlands and   Switzerland remain in the World Group in 2003.
•  Belgium and  Romania are promoted to the World Group in 2003.
•  Canada,  Finland,  India,  Thailand,  Venezuela and  Zimbabwe remain in Zonal Group I in 2003.
•  Morocco and  Slovakia are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2003.

Americas Zone

Group I

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Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

S

Ecuador

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

bye

Barquisimeto, Venezuela (hard)

Ecuador

5

S

Ecuador

2

Bahamas

0

Nassau, Bahamas (hard)

Venezuela

3

Venezuela

3

Nassau, Bahamas (hard)

Bahamas

2

Bahamas

3

Mexico

2

Waterloo,[5] Canada (indoor carpet)

Canada

4

Querétaro, Mexico (indoor carpet)

Mexico

1

Calgary, Canada (indoor carpet)

Mexico

2

Canada

5

Chile

3

S

Chile

0

bye

S

Chile

•  Mexico relegated to Group II in 2003.
•  Venezuela and  Canada advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

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	Play-offs					First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)
						1	Peru	4
	Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)						Guatemala	1			Lambaré, Paraguay (clay)
	Guatemala		2								1	Peru	3
	Netherlands Antilles		3			Asunción, Paraguay (clay)						Paraguay	2
						Netherlands Antilles		0
						Paraguay		5								Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
																1	Peru	4
						Villavicencio, Colombia (clay)										2	Uruguay	1
						Cuba		0
	Havana, Cuba (hard)					Colombia		5			Villavicencio, Colombia (clay)
	Cuba		5									Colombia	2
	Trinidad and Tobago		0			Port of Spain, Trinidad (hard)					2	Uruguay	3
							Trinidad and Tobago	0
						2	Uruguay	5

•  Guatemala and  Trinidad and Tobago relegated to Group III in 2003.
•  Peru promoted to Group I in 2003.

Group III

• Venue: San Salvador, El Salvador (outdoor clay)
• Date: 3–7 April

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Rank	Team
1	Dominican Republic
2	Haiti
3	Jamaica
4	El Salvador
5	Honduras
6	Puerto Rico
7	Costa Rica
8	Panama

•  Dominican Republic and  Haiti promoted to Group II in 2003.
•  Costa Rica and  Panama relegated to Group IV in 2003.

Group IV

This section is transcluded from 2002 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV. (edit | history)

• Venue: National Tennis Centre, Calliaqua, Saint Vincent (outdoor hard)
• Date: 1–6 April

Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA
Bolivia	5	5	0	13	2
Saint Lucia	5	4	1	12	3
Bermuda	5	3	2	8	7
Barbados	5	2	3	7	8
Eastern Caribbean	5	1	4	4	11
U.S. Virgin Islands	5	0	5	1	14

•  Bolivia and  Saint Lucia promoted to Group III for 2003.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

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Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

Uzbekistan

2

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard)

Thailand

3

Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

Uzbekistan

4

Thailand

4

South Korea

1

Gunsan, South Korea (indoor carpet)

Japan

1

Japan

3

Jounieh, Lebanon (clay)

South Korea

2

South Korea

5

Lebanon

0

Invercargill, New Zealand (indoor carpet)

Indonesia

2

Surabaya, Indonesia (hard)

New Zealand

3

Wellington, New Zealand (hard)

Indonesia

4

New Zealand

1

Lebanon

1

Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard)

India

4

Lebanon

0

India

5

•  Lebanon relegated to Group II in 2003.
•  India and  Thailand advance to World Group qualifying round.

Group II

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	Play-offs					First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Shenzhen, China (hard)
						1	China	4
	Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)						Kuwait	1			Wuhan, China (hard)
	Kuwait		2								1	China	3
	Philippines		3			Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)						Kazakhstan	2
						Kazakhstan		4
						Philippines		1								Peshawar, Pakistan (grass)
																1	China	2
						Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)											Pakistan	3
						Pakistan		4
	Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (indoor hard)					Malaysia		1			Lahore, Pakistan (grass)
	Malaysia		0									Pakistan	4
	Hong Kong		5			Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (outdoor hard)					2	Chinese Taipei	1
							Hong Kong	1
						2	Chinese Taipei	4

•  Kuwait and  Malaysia relegated to Group III in 2003.
•  Pakistan promoted to Group I in 2003.

Group III

• Venue: Enghelab Club, Tehran, Iran (outdoor clay)
• Date: 10–14 April

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Rank	Team
1	Iran
2	Tajikistan
3	United Arab Emirates
4	Pacific Oceania
5	Qatar
6	Syria
7	Singapore
8	Saudi Arabia

•  Iran and  Tajikistan promoted to Group II in 2003.
•  Singapore and  Saudi Arabia relegated to Group IV in 2003.

Group IV

• Venue: National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh (outdoor hard)
• Date: 20–24 March

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Rank	Team
1	Kyrgyzstan
2	Bahrain
3	Bangladesh
4	Oman
5	Sri Lanka
6	Iraq
7	Jordan
8	Brunei

•  Kyrgyzstan and  Bahrain promoted to Group III in 2003.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

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Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

S

Italy

Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay)

bye

S

Italy

S

Italy

1

bye

Finland

4

Finland

Follonica, Italy (indoor carpet)

bye

S

Italy

4

Portugal

1

S

Belarus

Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)

Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)

bye

S

Belarus

4

S

Belarus

1

Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)

Portugal

1

Zimbabwe

4

Portugal

0

Zimbabwe

5

Tirol, Austria (indoor clay)

Austria

3

Constanța, Romania (indoor carpet)

Israel

2

Israel

Austria

0

bye

S

Romania

5

bye

Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)

S

Romania

Israel

5

Greece

0

bye

Liège, Belgium (indoor carpet)

Greece

bye

Greece

0

Greece

S

Belgium

5

bye

S

Belgium

•  Greece and  Portugal relegated to Group II in 2003.
•  Belgium,  Finland,  Romania, and  Zimbabwe advance to World Group qualifying round.

Group II

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2002.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2003.^[6]

Participating nations

•  Armenia
•  Bulgaria
•  Ivory Coast
•  Denmark
•  Egypt
•  Ghana
•  Hungary
•  Ireland
•  Latvia
•  Luxembourg
•  Moldova
•  Norway
•  Slovenia
•  South Africa
•  Ukraine
•  Yugoslavia

Draw

Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Odesa, Ukraine (clay)

S

Ukraine

2

Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)

Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)

Bulgaria

3

Latvia

1

Bulgaria

2

Liepāja, Latvia (clay)

S

Ukraine

4

Ivory Coast

3

Latvia

1

Asker, Norway (clay)

Ivory Coast

4

Ivory Coast

1

Chișinău, Moldova (clay)

Norway

4

S

Denmark

5

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Hornbæk, Denmark (hard)

Moldova

0

Egypt

5

S

Denmark

2

Asker, Norway (clay)

Moldova

0

Norway

3

Egypt

1

Norway

4

Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)

Yugoslavia

3

Pretoria, South Africa (hard)

Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)

South Africa

2

South Africa

3

Yugoslavia

2

Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)

Hungary

2

S

Luxembourg

3

Hungary

1

Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)

S

Luxembourg

4

S

Luxembourg

3

Yerevan, Armenia (clay)

S

Slovenia

2

Armenia

0

Accra, Ghana (hard)

Portorož, Slovenia (clay)

Ireland

3

Ghana

4

Ireland

2

Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay)

Armenia

1

S

Slovenia

3

Ghana

1

S

Slovenia

4

•  Armenia,  Hungary,  Latvia, and  Moldova relegated to Group III in 2003.
•  Luxembourg and  Norway promoted to Group I in 2003.

First round

Ukraine vs. Bulgaria

Ukraine 2	Odesa LTC, Odesa, Ukraine[7] 3–5 May 2002 Clay		Bulgaria 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Orest Tereshchuk Milen Velev 6 3 2 6 6 4 6 1     2 Andrei Dernovskiy Todor Enev 4 6 1 6 3 6       3 Andrei Dernovskiy / Orest Tereshchuk Todor Enev / Milen Velev 65 77 77 65 64 77 3 6     4 Orest Tereshchuk Todor Enev 6 3 77 61 3 6 6 4     5 Andrei Dernovskiy Milen Velev 5 7 7 5 4 6 3 6

Latvia vs. Ivory Coast

Latvia 1	Liepāja Tennis School, Liepāja, Latvia[8] 3–5 May 2002 Clay		Ivory Coast 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andis Juška Valentin Sanon 2 6 3 6 6 1 6 4 1 6   2 Andris Fiļimonovs Claude N'Goran 6 4 5 7 1 6 64 77     3 Andris Fiļimonovs / Andis Juška Ilou Lonfo / Claude N'Goran 4 6 6 2 6 3 1 6 6 3   4 Andris Fiļimonovs Valentin Sanon 3 6 1 6 5 7       5 Andis Juška Claude N'Goran 3 6 62 77

Moldova vs. Denmark

Moldova 0	Ali Ten TC, Chișinău, Moldova[9] 3–5 May 2002 Clay		Denmark 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrei Gorban Kenneth Carlsen 0 6 1 6 3 6       2 Evghenii Plugariov Patrik Langvardt 4 6 4 6 5 7       3 Andrei Gorban / Victor Ribas Kenneth Carlsen / Patrik Langvardt 1 6 0 6 4 6       4 Evghenii Plugariov Kasper Warming 4 6 4 6         5 Andrei Gorban Mik Ledvonova 3 6 1 6

Norway vs. Egypt

Norway 4	Asker TC, Asker, Norway[10] 3–5 May 2002 Clay		Egypt 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Frode Andersen Amr Ghoneim 77 65 6 0 6 2       2 Stian Boretti Karim Maamoun 5 7 6 3 6 4 6 4     3 Jan Frode Andersen / Helge Koll-Frafjord Amr Ghoneim / Karim Maamoun 2 6 6 2 6 3 6 2     4 Helge Koll-Frafjord Karim Maamoun 6 2 5 7 6 4       5 Fredrik Aarum Mohamed Mamoun 2 6 64 77

Yugoslavia vs. South Africa

Yugoslavia 3	Partizan TC, Belgrade, Yugoslavia[11] 3–5 May 2002 Clay		South Africa 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Vladimir Pavićević Justin Bower 6 3 6 2 5 7 77 62     2 Dušan Vemić Louis Vosloo 6 3 6 4 3 6 77 65     3 Darko Mađarovski / Dušan Vemić Jeff Coetzee / John-Laffnie de Jager 5 7 4 6 2 6       4 Vladimir Pavićević Louis Vosloo 6 3 6 2 3 6 77 60     5 Vladimir Obradović Justin Bower 5 7 3 6

Luxembourg vs. Hungary

Luxembourg 4	National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[12] 3–5 May 2002 Hard (indoors)		Hungary 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mike Scheidweiler Kornél Bardóczky 62 77 6 2 6 2 7 5     2 Gilles Müller Attila Sávolt 6 3 710 68 65 77 62 77 6 3   3 Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler Gergely Kisgyörgy / Attila Sávolt 5 7 6 3 3 6 6 4 11 9   4 Gilles Kremer Zsolt Tatár 62 77 77 62 6 3       5 Pascal Schaul Gergely Kisgyörgy 4 6 77 65 3 6

Armenia vs. Ireland

Armenia 0	Olympic Sports School, Yerevan, Armenia[13] 3–5 May 2002 Clay		Ireland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tsolak Gevorgyan John Doran 4 6 1 6 5 7       2 Hayk Hakobyan Peter Clarke 0 6 5 7 2 6       3 Tsolak Gevorgyan / Harutyun Sofyan Owen Casey / John Doran 5 7 3 6 4 6       4 Tsolak Gevorgyan Peter Clarke           not played 5 Hayk Hakobyan John Doran           not played

Slovenia vs. Ghana

Slovenia 4	Zavod Tivoli Sports Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia[14] 3–5 May 2002 Clay		Ghana 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Iztok Božič Gunther Darkey 7 5 4 6 7 5 6 0     2 Marko Tkalec Henry Adjei-Darko 6 1 6 3 7 5       3 Marko Tkalec / Matija Zgaga Henry Adjei-Darko / Gunther Darkey 6 3 6 4 2 6 6 4     4 Matija Zgaga Samuel Fumi 6 3 6 2         5 Boštjan Ošabnik Henry Adjei-Darko 3 6 61 77

Second round

Ivory Coast vs. Bulgaria

Ivory Coast 3	Hôtel Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast[15][16] 12–14 July 2002 Hard		Bulgaria 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Valentin Sanon Ivo Bratanov 6 2 7 5 78 66       2 Claude N'Goran Todor Enev 6 3 5 7 77 62 5 7 3 6   3 Claude N'Goran / Valentin Sanon Todor Enev / Milen Velev 6 4 5 7 6 2 1 6 6 4   4 Valentin Sanon Todor Enev 77 63 6 3 1 6 65 77 1 6   5 Claude N'Goran Ivo Bratanov 6 2 6 3 2 6 4 6 6 2

Denmark vs. Norway

Denmark 2	Havreholm Castle, Hornbæk, Denmark[17][16] 12–14 July 2002 Hard		Norway 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kenneth Carlsen Stian Boretti 6 4 6 4 6 1       2 Jonathan Printzlau Jan Frode Andersen 1 6 4 6 2 6       3 Thomas G Andersen / Kenneth Carlsen Jan Frode Andersen / Helge Koll-Frafjord 78 66 4 6 4 6     retired   4 Kenneth Carlsen Jan Frode Andersen 6 4 77 64 2 6 77 65     5 Patrik Langvardt Stian Boretti 63 77 2 6 65 77

Luxembourg vs. Yugoslavia

Luxembourg 3	National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[18][16] 12–14 July 2002 Hard (indoors)		Yugoslavia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gilles Müller Nenad Zimonjić 6 2 6 1 6 3       2 Mike Scheidweiler Janko Tipsarević 4 6 5 7 6 4 4 6     3 Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler Vladimir Pavićević / Nenad Zimonjić 4 6 6 1 1 6 67 79     4 Mike Scheidweiler Vladimir Pavićević 6 3 7 5 6 3       5 Gilles Müller Janko Tipsarević 4 6 77 65 77 64 6 4

Slovenia vs. Ireland

Slovenia 3	Marina S.R.C., Portorož, Slovenia[19][16] 12–14 July 2002 Clay		Ireland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marko Tkalec John Doran 77 64 2 6 6 4 77 63     2 Iztok Božič Peter Clarke 4 6 2 6 2 6       3 Marko Tkalec / Matija Zgaga Peter Clarke / John Doran 65 77 6 1 5 7 2 6     4 Marko Tkalec Peter Clarke 4 6 6 4 6 1 6 1     5 Iztok Božič David J. Mullins 6 0 6 2 77 63

Relegation play-offs

Latvia vs. Ukraine

Latvia 1	Lielupe T.C., Jūrmala, Latvia[20][16] 12–14 July 2002 Clay		Ukraine 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andris Fiļimonovs Andrei Dernovskiy 4 6 4 6 2 6       2 Andis Juška Orest Tereshchuk 1 6 2 6 2 6       3 Andris Fiļimonovs / Andis Juška Orest Tereshchuk / Sergei Yaroshenko 5 7 2 6 2 6       4 Deniss Pavlovs Sergei Yaroshenko 77 65 3 6 4 6       5 Andis Juška Andrei Dernovskiy 6 3 3 1         retired

Egypt vs. Moldova

Egypt 5	Gatirah Sproting Club, Cairo, Egypt[21][16] 12–14 July 2002 Clay		Moldova 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Amr Ghoneim Evghenii Plugariov 6 2 2 6 7 5 6 0     2 Karim Maamoun Andrei Gorban 6 0 6 4 6 2       3 Karim Maamoun / Amr Ghoneim Sergei Cupțov / Andrei Gorban 6 0 6 4 6 2       4 Mohamed Mamoun Alexandru Andronachi 6 0 6 2         5 Mohammed Wafa Sergei Cupțov 2 6 6 3 6 4

South Africa vs. Hungary

South Africa 3	Groenkloof Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa[22][16] 12–14 July 2002 Hard		Hungary 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rik de Voest Gergely Kisgyörgy 6 3 6 4 62 77 77 63     2 Wesley Moodie Gábor Jaross 77 65 77 64 6 2       3 John-Laffnie de Jager / Robbie Koenig Gergely Kisgyörgy / Balázs Veress 2 6 6 2 6 2 6 1     4 Wesley Moodie Gergely Kisgyörgy 5 7 77 65 65 77       5 Rik de Voest Balázs Veress 1 6 6 2 3 6

Ghana vs. Armenia

Ghana 4	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana[23][16] 12–14 July 2002 Hard		Armenia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Henry Adjei-Darko Tsolak Gevorgyan 6 3 77 62 6 3       2 Gunther Darkey Harutyun Sofyan 77 60 6 0 77 63       3 Henry Adjei-Darko / Gunther Darkey Tsolak Gevorgyan / Harutyun Sofyan 6 3 6 2 6 4       4 Kwasi Ahenkora Tsolak Gevorgyan 6 3 3 6 78 66       5 Frederick Egyir Harutyun Sofyan 4 6 3 6

Third round

Norway vs. Ivory Coast

Norway 4	Asker TC, Asker, Norway[24] 20–22 September 2002 Clay		Ivory Coast 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Frode Andersen Valentin Sanon 6 2 6 3 6 0       2 Stian Boretti Claude N'Goran 77 62 3 6 6 3 6 2     3 Jan Frode Andersen / Stian Boretti Claude N'Goran / Valentin Sanon 4 6 6 2 6 3 6 0     4 Fredrik Aarum Claude N'Goran 6 3 3 6 3 6       5 Stian Boretti Valentin Sanon 6 2 6 0

Luxembourg vs. Slovenia

Luxembourg 3	National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[25] 20–22 September 2002 Hard (indoors)		Slovenia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mike Scheidweiler Marko Tkalec 6 1 3 6 6 3 7 5     2 Gilles Kremer Andrej Kračman 78 66 6 3 6 3       3 Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler Andrej Kračman / Marko Tkalec 6 2 6 4 6 4       4 Gilles Kremer Marko Tkalec 3 6 6 3 3 6       5 Mike Scheidweiler Andrej Kračman 4 6 64 77

Group III

Zone A

• Venue: Arka TC, Gdynia, Poland
• Date: 8–12 May

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Rank	Team
1	Poland
2	Tunisia
3	Estonia
4	Madagascar
5	Cyprus
6	North Macedonia
7	Mauritius

•  Poland and  Tunisia promoted to Group II in 2003.
•  Mauritius relegated to Group IV in 2003.
•  Zambia withdrew from the tournament and relegated to Group IV in 2003.

Zone B

• Venue: Antalya, Turkey
• Date: 3–7 April

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Rank	Team
1	Monaco
2	Andorra
3	Turkey
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina
5	Lithuania
6	Namibia
7	Iceland
8	Botswana

•  Monaco and  Andorra promoted to Group II in 2003.
•  Iceland and  Botswana relegated to Group IV in 2003.

Group IV

Zone A

• Venue: Mombasa Sports Club, Mombasa, Kenya (outdoor hard)
• Date: 6–10 February

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Rank	Team
1	Algeria
2	Angola
3	Kenya
4	Rwanda
5	Malta
6	Ethiopia
7	Djibouti

•  Algeria and  Angola promoted to Group III in 2003.

Zone B

This section is transcluded from 2002 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone B. (edit | history)

• Venue: Centro Tennis Parco di Montecchio, San Marino (outdoor clay)
• Date: 12–16 June

	Zone B	GEO	AZE	SMR	NGR	LIE	UGA
1	Georgia (4–1)		2–1	3–0	1–2	2–1	3–0
2	Azerbaijan (4–1)	1–2		2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1
3	San Marino (3–2)	0–3	1–2		2–1	2–0	3–0
4	Nigeria (3–2)	2–1	1–2	1–2		2–1	3–0
5	Liechtenstein (1–4)	1–2	1–2	0–2	1–2		3–0
6	Uganda (0–5)	0–3	1–2	0–3	0–3	0–3

•  Georgia and  Azerbaijan promoted to Group III in 2003.