2003 Fed Cup Explained
| 2003 Fed Cup |
| Duration: | 26 April – 23 November |
| Edition: | 41st |
| Previous: | 2002 |
| Next: | 2004 |
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
Draw
World Group play-offs
See 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 |
|---|
| Outdoor clay | | 3–2 | |
| Wollongong, Australia | Indoor hard | | 3–2 | |
| Neudörfl, Austria | Outdoor clay | | 4–1 | |
| Outdoor clay | | 4–1 | |
| Durban, South Africa | Outdoor hard | | 1–4 | |
| Outdoor hard | | 2–3 | |
| Gifu, Japan | | | 4–1 | |
| Outdoor clay | | 4–1 | | |
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
Group II
Venue: San Juan, Puerto Rico (outdoor hard)
Dates: 23–27 April
- Participating Teams
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
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 |
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| Rank | Nation | Points[2] | Move |
|---|
| 1 | | 22,400.0 | | | 2 | | 21,850.0 | | | 3 | | 17,150.0 | | | 4 | | 13,600.0 | | | 5 | | 13,100.0 | | | 6 | | 10,100.0 | | | 7 | | 8,600.0 | | | 8 | | 6,500.0 | | | 9 | | 5,850.0 | | | 10 | | 4,475.0 | 2 | |
| | 21 July |
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| Rank | Nation | Points | Move |
|---|
| 1 | | 21,400.0 | | | 2 | | 21,350.0 | 1 | | 3 | | 20,850.0 | 1 | | 4 | | 16,000.0 | | | 5 | | 15,000.0 | | | 6 | | 13,780.0 | | | 7 | | 7,600.0 | | | 8 | | 6,350.0 | | | 9 | | 6,100.0 | | | 10 | | 5,350.0 | 1 | |
| | 24 November |
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| Rank | Nation | Points | Move |
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| 1 | | 26,640.0 | 5 | | 2 | | 17,900.0 | 1 | | 3 | | 17,100.0 | 1 | | 4 | | 16,680.0 | | | 5 | | 16,350.0 | 2 | | 6 | | 12,750.0 | 1 | | 7 | | 7,600.0 | | | 8 | | 6,350.0 | | | 9 | | 5,350.0 | | | 10 | | 4,600.0 | | |
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External links
Notes and References
- News: Rankings Explained. 21 June 2012. fedcup.com.
- Book: . 2012 . Fed Cup Nations Ranking History.
