2003 Davis Cup World Group

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The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2003. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2004.

Participating Teams[]

Participating Teams

Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Brazil

Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Germany

Great Britain
Netherlands
Romania
Russia

Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States

Draw[]

  First Round
7–9 February 		Quarterfinals
4–6 April 		Semifinals
19–21 September 		Final
28–30 November
                                     
Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet)[1]
S   France 4  
Toulouse, France (indoor hard)[2]
  Romania 1  
  S   France 2  
Arnhem, Netherlands (indoor carpet)[3]
     Switzerland 3  
S   Netherlands 2
Melbourne, Australia (hard)[4]
   Switzerland 3  
     Switzerland 2  
Sydney, Australia (clay)[5]
  S   Australia 3  
S   Australia 4  
Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)[6]
  Great Britain 1  
  S   Australia 5
Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet)[7]
  S   Sweden 0  
S   Sweden 3
Melbourne, Australia (grass)[8]
  Brazil 2  
  S   Australia 3
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet)[9]
  S   Spain 1
  Croatia 4  
Valencia, Spain (clay)[10]
S   United States 1  
    Croatia 0
Seville, Spain (clay)[11]
  S   Spain 5  
  Belgium 0
Málaga, Spain (clay)[12]
S   Spain 5  
  S   Spain 3
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[13]
  S   Argentina 2  
  Germany 0  
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[14]
S   Argentina 5  
  S   Argentina 5
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)[15]
  S   Russia 0  
  Czech Republic 2
S   Russia 3  


First round[]

Romania vs. France[]


Romania
1 		Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest, Romania[1]
7–9 February 2003
Carpet (i)
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
France 		Adrian Voinea
Sébastien Grosjean 		2
6 		3
6 		610
712 		     
2 Romania
France 		Andrei Pavel
Nicolas Escudé 		62
77 		2
6 		65
77 		     
3 Romania
France 		Andrei Pavel / Gabriel Trifu
Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro 		4
6 		3
6 		64
77 		     
4 Romania
France 		Victor Hănescu
Fabrice Santoro 		6
1 		6
4 		       
5 Romania
France 		Gabriel Trifu
Nicolas Escudé 		63
77 		6
4 		4
6 		     

Netherlands vs. Switzerland[]


Netherlands
2 		Gelredome, Arnhem, Netherlands[3]
7–9 February 2003
Carpet (i)
Switzerland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Switzerland 		Sjeng Schalken
Michel Kratochvil 		6
3 		7
5 		1
6 		4
6 		6
4 		 
2 Netherlands
Switzerland 		Raemon Sluiter
Roger Federer 		2
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3 Netherlands
Switzerland 		Paul Haarhuis / Martin Verkerk
George Bastl / Roger Federer 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		7
5 		   
4 Netherlands
Switzerland 		Sjeng Schalken
Roger Federer 		62
77 		4
6 		5
7 		     
5 Netherlands
Switzerland 		Martin Verkerk
Michel Kratochvil 		6
1 		65
77 		66
78 		1
6 		   

Australia vs. Great Britain[]


Australia
4 		Sydney International Tennis Centre, Sydney, Australia[5]
7–9 February 2003
Clay
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
United Kingdom 		Mark Philippoussis
Alan Mackin 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2 Australia
United Kingdom 		Lleyton Hewitt
Alex Bogdanovic 		7
5 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3 Australia
United Kingdom 		Lleyton Hewitt / Todd Woodbridge
Miles McLagan / Arvind Parmar 		6
1 		6
3 		4
6 		6
2 		   
4 Australia
United Kingdom 		Wayne Arthurs
Miles McLagan 		4
6 		6
1 		6
4 		     
5 Australia
United Kingdom 		Todd Woodbridge
Alex Bogdanovic 		2
6 		64
77 		       

Sweden vs. Brazil[]


Sweden
3 		Idrottens Hus, Helsingborg, Sweden[7]
7–9 February 2003
Carpet (i)
Brazil
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Brazil 		Andreas Vinciguerra
Gustavo Kuerten 		1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2 Sweden
Brazil 		Jonas Björkman
André Sá 		6
4 		5
7 		6
2 		4
6 		6
1 		 
3 Sweden
Brazil 		Jonas Björkman / Magnus Larsson
Gustavo Kuerten / André Sá 		4
6 		6
2 		7
5 		2
6 		2
6 		 
4 Sweden
Brazil 		Jonas Björkman
Gustavo Kuerten 		6
4 		6
4 		4
6 		4
6 		6
1 		 
5 Sweden
Brazil 		Andreas Vinciguerra
Flávio Saretta 		6
1 		7
5 		6
3 		     

Croatia vs. United States[]


Croatia
4 		Hall Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia[9]
7–9 February 2003
Carpet (i)
United States
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Croatia
United States 		Ivan Ljubičić
Mardy Fish 		7
5 		6
3 		6
4 		     
2 Croatia
United States 		Mario Ančić
James Blake 		1
6 		2
6 		65
77 		     
3 Croatia
United States 		Goran Ivanišević / Ivan Ljubičić
James Blake / Mardy Fish 		3
6 		4
6 		77
64 		6
4 		6
4 		 
4 Croatia
United States 		Ivan Ljubičić
James Blake 		6
3 		65
77 		6
4 		6
3 		   
5 Croatia
United States 		Mario Ančić
Taylor Dent 		77
65 		3
6 		712
610 		     

Spain vs. Belgium[]


Spain
5 		, Seville, Spain[11]
7–9 February 2003
Clay
Belgium
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Belgium 		Juan Carlos Ferrero
Christophe Rochus 		6
3 		6
2 		7
5 		     
2 Spain
Belgium 		Carlos Moyá
Xavier Malisse 		77
62 		6
1 		77
65 		     
3 Spain
Belgium 		Àlex Corretja / Albert Costa
Olivier Rochus / Kristof Vliegen 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		3
6 		8
6 		 
4 Spain
Belgium 		Juan Carlos Ferrero
Kristof Vliegen 		6
1 		6
4 		       
5 Spain
Belgium 		Carlos Moyá
Christophe Rochus 		6
2 		6
2 		       

Argentina vs. Germany[]


Argentina
5 		Club Atlético River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina[13]
7–9 February 2003
Clay
Germany
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Germany 		Gastón Gaudio
Rainer Schüttler 		6
2 		6
3 		6
0 		     
2 Argentina
Germany 		David Nalbandian
Lars Burgsmüller 		6
1 		77
64 		7
5 		     
3 Argentina
Germany 		Lucas Arnold Ker / David Nalbandian
Michael Kohlmann / Rainer Schüttler 		6
1 		0
6 		4
6 		6
1 		6
2 		 
4 Argentina
Germany 		Juan Ignacio Chela
David Prinosil 		6
4 		6
1 		       
5 Argentina
Germany 		Gastón Gaudio
Lars Burgsmüller 		6
3 		6
1 		       

Czech Republic vs. Russia[]


Czech Republic
2 		, Ostrava, Czech Republic[15]
7–9 February 2003
Clay (i)
Russia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czech Republic
Russia 		Jiří Novák
Nikolay Davydenko 		6
4 		4
6 		6
1 		6
1 		   
2 Czech Republic
Russia 		Radek Štěpánek
Mikhail Youzhny 		6
3 		68
710 		78
66 		2
6 		3
6 		 
3 Czech Republic
Russia 		Martin Damm / Cyril Suk
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Mikhail Youzhny 		61
77 		6
4 		3
6 		3
6 		   
4 Czech Republic
Russia 		Jiří Novák
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 		6
2 		6
3 		77
65 		     
5 Czech Republic
Russia 		Radek Štěpánek
Nikolay Davydenko 		6
1 		64
77 		2
6 		6
3 		0
6 		 

Quarterfinals[]

France vs. Switzerland[]


France
2 		Zenith Stadium, Toulouse, France[2]
4–6 April 2003
Hard (i)
Switzerland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Switzerland 		Sébastien Grosjean
George Bastl 		6
3 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		   
2 France
Switzerland 		Nicolas Escudé
Roger Federer 		4
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
3 France
Switzerland 		Nicolas Escudé / Fabrice Santoro
Roger Federer / Marc Rosset 		4
6 		6
3 		3
6 		64
77 		   
4 France
Switzerland 		Fabrice Santoro
Roger Federer 		1
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
5 France
Switzerland 		Nicolas Escudé
George Bastl 		77
65 		5
7 		77
63 		     

Sweden vs. Australia[]


Sweden
0 		Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden[6]
4–6 April 2003
Hard (i)
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Australia 		Jonas Björkman
Mark Philippoussis 		4
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2 Sweden
Australia 		Thomas Enqvist
Lleyton Hewitt 		4
6 		2
6 		7
5 		4
6 		   
3 Sweden
Australia 		Jonas Björkman / Thomas Enqvist
Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge 		4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4 Sweden
Australia 		Joachim Johansson
Wayne Arthurs 		3
6 		6
3 		64
77 		     
5 Sweden
Australia 		Magnus Norman
Mark Philippoussis 		5
7 		7
5 		3
6 		     

Spain vs. Croatia[]


Spain
5 		, Valencia, Spain[10]
4–6 April 2003
Clay
Croatia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Croatia 		Juan Carlos Ferrero
Mario Ančić 		6
4 		6
2 		77
61 		     
2 Spain
Croatia 		Carlos Moyá
Ivan Ljubičić 		65
77 		6
1 		6
4 		6
4 		   
3 Spain
Croatia 		Àlex Corretja / Albert Costa
Ivan Ljubičić / Lovro Zovko 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4 Spain
Croatia 		Albert Costa
Ivan Ljubičić 		6
3 		6
4 		       
5 Spain
Croatia 		Àlex Corretja
Mario Ančić 		7
5 		6
3 		       

Argentina vs. Russia[]


Argentina
5 		Club Atlético River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina[14]
4–6 April 2003
Clay
Russia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Russia 		David Nalbandian
Nikolay Davydenko 		6
2 		6
2 		7
5 		     
2 Argentina
Russia 		Gastón Gaudio
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 		6
4 		6
0 		6
2 		     
3 Argentina
Russia 		Lucas Arnold Ker / David Nalbandian
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Mikhail Youzhny 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		   
4 Argentina
Russia 		Mariano Zabaleta
Mikhail Youzhny 		6
1 		6
4 		       
5 Argentina
Russia 		Gastón Gaudio
Nikolay Davydenko 		77
64 		6
3 		       

Semifinals[]

Australia vs. Switzerland[]


Australia
3 		Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia[4]
19–21 September 2003
Hard
Switzerland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Switzerland 		Lleyton Hewitt
Michel Kratochvil 		6
4 		6
4 		6
1 		     
2 Australia
Switzerland 		Mark Philippoussis
Roger Federer 		3
6 		4
6 		63
77 		     
3 Australia
Switzerland 		Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge
Roger Federer / Marc Rosset 		4
6 		77
65 		5
7 		6
4 		6
4 		 
4 Australia
Switzerland 		Lleyton Hewitt
Roger Federer 		5
7 		2
6 		77
64 		7
5 		6
1 		 
5 Australia
Switzerland 		Todd Woodbridge
Michel Kratochvil 		4
6 		        retired
 

Spain vs. Argentina[]


Spain
3 		Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena, Málaga, Spain[12]
4–6 April 2003
Clay
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Argentina 		Juan Carlos Ferrero
Gastón Gaudio 		6
4 		6
0 		6
0 		     
2 Spain
Argentina 		Carlos Moyá
Mariano Zabaleta 		5
7 		2
6 		6
2 		6
0 		6
1 		 
3 Spain
Argentina 		Àlex Corretja / Albert Costa
Agustín Calleri / Lucas Arnold Ker 		3
6 		6
1 		4
6 		2
6 		   
4 Spain
Argentina 		Juan Carlos Ferrero
Agustín Calleri 		4
6 		5
7 		1
6 		     
5 Spain
Argentina 		Carlos Moyá
Gastón Gaudio 		6
1 		6
4 		6
2 		     

Final[]

Australia vs. Spain[]


Australia
3 		Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia[8]
28–30 November 2003
Grass
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Spain 		Lleyton Hewitt
Juan Carlos Ferrero 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		77
60 		6
2 		 
2 Australia
Spain 		Mark Philippoussis
Carlos Moyà 		4
6 		4
6 		6
4 		64
77 		   
3 Australia
Spain 		Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge
Àlex Corretja / Feliciano López 		6
3 		6
1 		6
3 		     
4 Australia
Spain 		Mark Philippoussis
Juan Carlos Ferrero 		7
5 		6
3 		1
6 		2
6 		6
0 		 
5 Australia
Spain 		Lleyton Hewitt
Carlos Moyà 		          not
played

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Romania v France". daviscup.com.
  2. ^ a b "France v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Netherlands v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Australia v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ a b "Australia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ a b "Sweden v Australia". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ a b "Sweden v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ a b "Australia v Spain". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ a b "Croatia v United States". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ a b "Spain v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ a b "Spain v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ a b "Spain v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ a b "Argentina v Germany". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ a b "Argentina v Russia". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ a b "Czech Republic v Russia". daviscup.com.
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