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World Group Play Offs
2002
July 20-21
Australia defeated Netherlands 3-2
Venue: WIN Sports & Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Surface: Hard - indoors
Miriam Oremans(NED) - Evie Dominikovic(AUS) 6-4 6-3
Alicia Molik(AUS) - Kristie Boogert(NED) 1-6 6-2 10-8
Alicia Molik(AUS) - Miriam Oremans(NED) 6-2 6-3
Kristie Boogert(NED) - Evie Dominikovic(AUS) 7-5 5-7 6-1
Alicia Molik/Rennae Stubbs (AUS) d
Kristie Boogert/Miriam Oremans (NED) 7-6(1) 7-6(4)
Russia defeated China 5-0
Venue: Beijing International Tennis Centre, Beijing
Surface: Hard - indoors
Tatiana Panova(RUS) - Jie Zheng(CHN) 6-3 6-1
Elena Dementieva(RUS) - Tian Tian Sun(CHN) 6-2 6-3
Elena Dementieva(RUS) - Jie Zheng(CHN) 6-4 6-0
Elena Bovina(RUS) - Na Li(CHN) 6-0 6-2
Elena Bovina/Tatiana Panova (RUS) d
Zi Yan/Jie Zheng (CHN) 6-3 7-6(3)
Argentina defeated Hungary 5-0
Venue: Romai Teniszakademia, Budapest
Surface: Clay - outdoors
Mariana Diaz-Oliva(ARG) - Petra Mandula(HUN) 7-5 6-2
Clarisa Fernandez(ARG) - Zsofia Gubacsi(HUN) 4-6 7-5 6-1
Clarisa Fernandez(ARG) - Petra Mandula(HUN) 7-5 2-6 6-4
Mariana Diaz-Oliva(ARG) - Zsofia Gubacsi(HUN) 4-6 7-5 6-3
Mariana Diaz-Oliva/Laura Montalvo (ARG) d
Aniko Kapros/Kyra Nagy (HUN) 3-6 6-4 6-0
Czech Republic defeated Canada 5-0
Venue: TC Precolor Prerov, Prerov
Surface: Clay - outdoors
Barbora Strycova(CZE) - Maureen Drake(CAN) 6-1 6-0
Klara Koukalova(CZE) - Marie-Eve Pelletier(CAN) 4-6 6-3 6-4
Klara Koukalova(CZE) - Jana Nejedly(CAN) 6-3 6-3
Iveta Benesova(CZE) - Marie-Eve Pelletier(CAN) 4-6 6-1 7-63
Petra Cetkovska/Barbora Strycova (CZE) d
Marie-Eve Pelletier/Vanessa Webb (CAN) 6-2 6-3
Sweden defeated Switzerland 3-2
Venue: Malmo IP, Malmo
Surface: Clay - outdoors
Sofia Arvidsson(SWE) - Patty Schnyder(SUI) 6-2 6-2
Asa Svensson(SWE) - Myriam Casanova(SUI) 6-2 6-4
Patty Schnyder(SUI) - Asa Svensson(SWE) 7-64 5-7 8-6
Myriam Casanova(SUI) - Sofia Arvidsson(SWE) 6-0 6-2
Sofia Arvidsson/Asa Svensson (SWE) d
Myriam Casanova/Patty Schnyder (SUI) 3-6 6-3 7-5
Slovenia defeated Ukraine 4-1
Venue: SRC Marina Portoroz, Portoroz
Surface: Clay - outdoors
Maja Matevzic(SLO) - Tatiana Perebiynis(UKR) 6-3 6-2
Tina Pisnik(SLO) - Yulia Beygelzimer(UKR) 6-2 3-6 6-2
Tina Pisnik(SLO) - Tatiana Perebiynis(UKR) 7-63 4-6 6-3
Maja Matevzic(SLO) - Yulia Beygelzimer(UKR) 6-3 7-62
Yulia Beygelzimer/Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR) d
Ajda Brumen/Petra Rampre (SLO) 6-3 6-3
USA defeated Israel 5-0
Venue: Cooper Tennis Complex, Springfield, MO.
Surface: Hard - outdoors
Lindsay Davenport(USA) - Anna Smashnova(ISR) 6-3 6-3
Monica Seles(USA) - Tzipora Obziler(ISR) 6-4 6-2
Monica Seles(USA) - Anna Smashnova(ISR) 6-4 6-0
Lindsay Davenport(USA) - Tzipora Obziler(ISR) 2-6 6-1 7-61
Lisa Raymond/Meghann Shaughnessy (USA) d
Tzipora Obziler/Hila Rosen (ISR) 6-3 6-0
Argentina, Australia, Czech Republic, Russia, Slovenia, Sweden and USA have secured places in the elite 16-nation 2003
World Group.
The Slovenians will participate in the Fed Cup World Group for
the first time after first joining the competition in 1992. Colombia will also compete
in the 2003 World Group after receiving automatic promotion when Japan withdrew from their scheduled Play Off tie.
The following nations will compete in their respective Zonal Qualifying Groups next year: Canada, China, Hungary, Israel,
Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Ukraine.
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