2003 Davis Cup
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| Details | |
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| Duration | 7 February – 30 November 2003 |
| Edition | 92nd |
| Teams | 135 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  Australia |
← 2002 2004 → | |
The 2003 Davis Cup was the 92nd edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 135 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Australia defeated Spain at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, on 28–30 November, giving Australia their 28th title.[1]
World Group
[edit]| Participating Teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
 Australia |
 Belgium |
 Brazil |
 Croatia |
 Czech Republic |
 France |
 Germany |
 Great Britain |
 Netherlands |
 Romania |
 Russia |
 Spain |
 Sweden |
 Switzerland |
 United States |
Draw
[edit]| First round 7–9 February | Quarterfinals 4–6 April | Semifinals 19–21 September | Final 28–30 November | |||||||||||||||
| Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |  France | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Toulouse, France (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Romania | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| S | France | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Arnhem, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S |  Netherlands | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne, Australia (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sydney, Australia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S | Australia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| S | Australia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| S | Australia | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |  Sweden | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| S | Sweden | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Brazil | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| S | Australia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |  Spain | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Croatia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Valencia, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |  United States | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seville, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S | Spain | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Belgium | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Málaga, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S | Spain | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| S | Spain | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |  Argentina | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Germany | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S | Argentina | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| S | Argentina | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |  Russia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
 Czech Republic | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| S | Russia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
First round losers compete in play-off ties with Zonal Group I Qualifiers.
Final
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World Group play-offs
[edit]Date: 19–21 September
| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria |
3–2 | Belgium |
Pörtschach | Werzer Arena Pörtschach | Outdoor | Clay |
 Canada |
3–2 | Brazil |
Calgary | Stampede Corral | Indoor | Carpet |
 Thailand |
1–4 | Czech Republic |
Bangkok | Impact, Muang Thong Thani | Indoor | Hard |
| Germany |
2–3 |  Belarus |
Sundern | TC Blau-Weiss Sundern | Outdoor | Clay |
 Morocco |
3–2 | Great Britain |
Casablanca | Complex Sportif Al Amal | Outdoor | Clay |
| Netherlands |
5–0 |  India |
Zwolle | IJsselhallen | Indoor | Hard |
 Ecuador |
2–3 | Romania |
Quito | Quito Tenis Y Golf Club | Outdoor | Clay |
 Slovakia |
2–3 | United States |
Bratislava | National Tennis Centre | Outdoor | Clay |
- Czech Republic, Netherlands, Romania and United States will remain in the World Group in 2004.
- Austria, Belarus, Canada and Morocco are promoted to the World Group in 2004.
- Ecuador, India, Slovakia and Thailand will remain in Zonal Group I in 2004.
- Belgium, Brazil, Germany and Great Britain are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2004.
Americas Zone
[edit]Group I
[edit]| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| S |  Venezuela | |||||||||||||||||
| Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | bye | Salinas, Ecuador (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 2 | S | Venezuela | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Chile | 3 | Quito, Ecuador (clay) |  Ecuador | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Chile | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Maracaibo, Venezuela (hard) | Ecuador | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Bahamas | 0 | Lima, Peru (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
| Bahamas | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
 Peru | 5 | Calgary, Canada (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | Peru | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bahamas | S | Canada | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| S | Canada | |||||||||||||||||
- Bahamas relegated to Group II in 2004.
- Ecuador and Canada advance to World Group Play-off.
Group II
[edit]| Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Aguascalientes, Mexico (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |  Mexico | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Willemstad, Curaçao (hard) |  Netherlands Antilles | 0 | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Antilles | 2 | Mexico | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 Haiti | 3 | Casilla de Correo, Paraguay (clay) | S |  Paraguay | 4 | |||||||||||||
| S | Paraguay | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Haiti | 0 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. (hard) | ||||||||||||||||
| S | Paraguay | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Havana, Cuba (hard) |  Dominican Republic | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Cuba | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | S |  Colombia | 0 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. (clay) | ||||||||||||||
| Colombia | 2 | S | Cuba | 1 | ||||||||||||||
 Uruguay | 3 | Maldonado, Uruguay (clay) | S | Dominican Republic | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S | Uruguay | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
- Netherlands Antilles and Colombia relegated to Group III in 2004.
- Paraguay promoted to Group I in 2004.
Group III
[edit]- Participating Teams
Bolivia
El Salvador
Guatemala — relegated to Group IV in 2004
Honduras
Jamaica — promoted to Group II in 2004
Puerto Rico — promoted to Group II in 2004
Saint Lucia — relegated to Group IV in 2004
Trinidad and Tobago
Group IV
[edit]- Participating Teams
Barbados
Bermuda
Costa Rica- Eastern Caribbean
Panama — promoted to Group III in 2004
U.S. Virgin Islands — promoted to Group III in 2004
Asia/Oceania Zone
[edit]Group I
[edit]| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| New Delhi, India (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | India | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Toyota, Japan (indoor carpet) |  Japan | 1 | Kolkata, India (grass) | |||||||||||||||
| Japan | 5 | 1 | India | 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Pakistan | 0 | Hamilton, New Zealand (hard) | 4 |  New Zealand | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | New Zealand | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lahore, Pakistan (grass) | Pakistan | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 South Korea | 2 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||
 Indonesia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Surabaya, Indonesia (hard) | 3 |  Uzbekistan | 3 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | 3 | Uzbekistan | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 2 | Bangkok, Thailand (indoor carpet) | 2 | Thailand | 4 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Thailand | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
- South Korea relegated to Group II in 2004.
- India and Thailand advance to World Group Play-off.
Group II
[edit]| Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Tehran, Iran (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Lebanon | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dushanbe, Tajikistan (clay) |  Iran | 2 | Colombo, Sri Lanka (hard) | |||||||||||||||
| Iran | 5 | 1 | Lebanon | 1 | ||||||||||||||
 Tajikistan | 0 | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | 4 |  Hong Kong | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Hong Kong | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | 1 | Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei (hard) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Hong Kong | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taipei, Chinese Taipei (carpet) | 3 |  Chinese Taipei | 4 | |||||||||||||||
 Kazakhstan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | 3 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | Wuhan, China (hard) | ||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Philippines | 3 | Wuhan, China (indoor hard) | 2 |  China | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Philippines | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | China | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
- Tajikistan and Kazakhstan relegated to Group III in 2004.
- Chinese Taipei promoted to Group I in 2004.
Group III
[edit]- Participating Teams
Bahrain
Kuwait — promoted to Group II in 2004
Kyrgyzstan — relegated to Group IV in 2004
Malaysia — promoted to Group II in 2004
Pacific Oceania
Qatar
Syria
United Arab Emirates — relegated to Group IV in 2004
Group IV
[edit]- Participating Teams
Bangladesh
Brunei
Myanmar
Oman — promoted to Group III in 2004
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Vietnam — promoted to Group III in 2004
Europe/Africa Zone
[edit]Group I
[edit]| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Slovakia | |||||||||||||||||
| Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
 Luxembourg | 1 | Slovakia | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| bye | Luxembourg | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Asker, Norway (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Norway | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| Asker, Norway (clay) | St. Anton, Austria (carpet) | |||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Finland | 4 | 4 | Finland | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Norway | 1 | Austria | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Austria | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Norway | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Minsk, Belarus (carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Belarus | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard) | Minsk, Belarus (carpet) | |||||||||||||||||
 Israel | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Israel | 5 | Belarus | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Zimbabwe | 0 | 3 | Zimbabwe | 1 | |||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Italy | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marrakesh, Morocco (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Italy | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 2 | Morocco | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Morocco | |||||||||||||||||
- Norway and Italy relegated to Group II in 2004.
- Slovakia, Austria, Belarus, and Morocco advance to World Group Play-off.
Group II
[edit]| Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Maia, Portugal (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |  Portugal | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gdynia, Poland (clay) | Durban, South Africa (hard) | |||||||||||||||||
 Monaco | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Monaco | 0 | S | Portugal | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Polokwane, South Africa (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Poland | 5 | S |  South Africa | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| S | South Africa | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brøndby, Denmark (carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| S | South Africa | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Accra, Ghana (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |  Denmark | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| S |  Slovenia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunis, Tunisia (clay) | Hornbaek, Denmark (hard) | |||||||||||||||||
 Ghana | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | 1 | S | Slovenia | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Hillerod, Denmark (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Tunisia | 4 | S | Denmark | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| S | Denmark | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sofia, Bulgaria (carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Bulgaria | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kakhovka, Ukraine (clay) | Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
| S |  Ukraine | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 3 | Bulgaria | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Belgrade, Serbia-Mont. (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ivory Coast | 2 |  Serbia and Montenegro | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Athens, Greece (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S | Ivory Coast | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |  Greece | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Egypt | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Andorra La Vella, Andorra (carpet) | Athens, Greece (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
| S |  Ireland | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 3 | S | Ireland | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Andorra La Vella, Andorra (ind. carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Andorra | 2 | S | Greece | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Andorra | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| S | Greece | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
- Monaco, Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Andorra relegated to Group III in 2004.
- South Africa and Greece promoted to Group I in 2004.
Group III
[edit]Venue I
[edit]- Participating Teams
Algeria — promoted to Group II in 2004
Angola — relegated to Group IV in 2004
Armenia — relegated to Group IV in 2004
Estonia
Hungary — promoted to Group II in 2004
Lithuania
Madagascar
Namibia
Venue II
[edit]- Participating Teams
Azerbaijan
Bosnia and Herzegovina — relegated to Group IV in 2004
Cyprus
Georgia — promoted to Group II in 2004
Latvia — promoted to Group II in 2004
Macedonia
Moldova — relegated to Group IV in 2004
Turkey
Group IV
[edit]Venue I
[edit]- Participating Teams
Iceland — promoted to Group III in 2004
Kenya — promoted to Group III in 2004
Malta
Mauritius
Rwanda
San Marino
Zambia
Venue II
[edit]- Participating Teams
Benin — promoted to Group III in 2004
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Djibouti
Gabon
Mali
Nigeria
Senegal
Togo — promoted to Group III in 2004
Uganda
References
[edit]- ^ "Davis Cup Result Archives". Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ "Australia v Spain". daviscup.com.
