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2003 Fed Cup World Group#First round

{{Short description|Part of tennis tournament}}

{{main|2003 Fed Cup}}

{{Infobox tennis tournament year|2003|Fed Cup World Group

| date=26 April – 23 November

| edition=13th

| champ={{fed-big|FRA}}

| main_name=Fed Cup

}}

The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2003. Sixteen nations competed in a four-round knockout competition. Slovakia was the defending champion, but they were defeated in the quarterfinals by Belgium. France defeated United States in the final to win their second title and claim the World No. 1 ranking.

Participating teams

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colspan=4|Participating teams
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!style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|AUT}}

!style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|BEL}}

{{fed-big|COL}}

! {{fed-big|CRO}}

! {{nowrap|{{fed-big|CZE}}}}

! {{fed-big|FRA}}

{{fed-big|GER}}

! {{fed-big|ITA}}

! {{fed-big|RUS}}

! {{fed-big|SVK}}

{{fed-big|SLO}}

! {{fed-big|ESP}}

! {{fed-big|SWE}}

! {{nowrap|{{fed-big|USA}}}}

Draw

{{DCWorld

| RD1-date=26–27 April

| RD2-date=19–20 July

| RD3-date=19–20 November

| RD4-date=22–23 November

|teamwidth=13

| RD1T1-loc=Ettenheim, Germany (Outdoor clay)

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1={{fed|SVK}} | RD1-score1=3

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{fed|GER}} | RD1-score2=2

| RD1T2-loc=Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay)

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{fed|AUT}} | RD1-score3=0

| RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4={{fed|BEL}} | RD1-score4=5

| RD1T3-loc=Linköping, Sweden (Indoor hard)

| RD1-seed5=7 | RD1-team5={{fed|ITA}} | RD1-score5=3

| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{fed|SWE}} | RD1-score6=2

| RD1T4-loc={{nowrap|Lowell, Massachusetts, United States (Indoor hard)}}

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{fed|CZE}} | RD1-score7=0

| RD1-seed8=3 | RD1-team8={{fed|USA}} | RD1-score8=5

| RD1T5-loc=Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet)

| RD1-seed9=4 | RD1-team9={{fed|RUS}} | RD1-score9=4

| RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{fed|CRO}} | RD1-score10=1

| RD1T6-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay)

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{fed|SLO}} | RD1-score11=3

| RD1-seed12=8 | RD1-team12={{fed|ARG}} | RD1-score12=2

| RD1T7-loc=Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France (Indoor clay)

| RD1-seed13=6 | RD1-team13={{fed|FRA}} | RD1-score13=5

| RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{fed|COL}} | RD1-score14=0

| RD1T8-loc=Tarragona, Spain (Outdoor clay)

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15={{fed|AUS}} | RD1-score15=2

| RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-team16={{fed|ESP}} | RD1-score16=3

| RD2T1-loc=Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard)

| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1={{fed|SVK}} | RD2-score1=0

| RD2-seed2=5 | RD2-team2={{fed|BEL}} | RD2-score2=5

| RD2T2-loc={{nowrap|Washington, D.C., United States (Outdoor hard)}}

| RD2-seed3=7 | RD2-team3={{fed|ITA}} | RD2-score3=0

| RD2-seed4=3 | RD2-team4={{fed|USA}} | RD2-score4=5

| RD2T3-loc=Portorož, Slovenia (Outdoor clay)

| RD2-seed5=4 | RD2-team5={{fed|RUS}} | RD2-score5=5

| RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{fed|SLO}} | RD2-score6=0

| RD2T4-loc=Oviedo, Spain (Outdoor clay)

| RD2-seed7=6 | RD2-team7={{fed|FRA}} | RD2-score7=4

| RD2-seed8=2 | RD2-team8={{fed|ESP}} | RD2-score8=1

| RD3T1-loc=Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet)

| RD3-seed1=5 | RD3-team1={{fed|BEL}} | RD3-score1=1

| RD3-seed2=3 | RD3-team2={{nowrap|{{fed|USA}}}} | RD3-score2=4

| RD3T2-loc={{nowrap|Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet)}}

| RD3-seed3=4 | RD3-team3={{fed|RUS}} | RD3-score3=2

| RD3-seed4=6 | RD3-team4={{fed|FRA}} | RD3-score4=3

| RD4T1-loc={{nowrap|Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet)}}

| RD4-seed1=3 | RD4-team1={{nowrap|{{fed|USA}}}} | RD4-score1=1

| RD4-seed2=6 | RD4-team2={{fed|FRA}} | RD4-score2=4

}}

First round

=Slovakia vs. Germany=

{{FedCupbox

|team1=Slovakia

|team2=Germany

|venue=Tennis Center Ettenheim, Ettenheim, Germany

|date=26–27 April 2003

|surface=Red clay (outdoors)

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ľudmila Cervanová |6 |2 |2 |T2P1=Anca Barna |3 |6 |6 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Daniela Hantuchová |2 |7 |7 |T2P1=Marlene Weingärtner |6 |6.045 |5 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Daniela Hantuchová |2 |6 |6 |T2P1=Anca Barna |6 |3 |1 }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ľudmila Cervanová |6 |6 | |T2P1=Marlene Weingärtner |2 |1 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Eva Fislová |T1P2=Ľubomíra Kurhajcová |5 |6.035 | |T2P1=Martina Müller |T2P2=Barbara Rittner |7 |7 | }}

}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004017|title=Slovakia v Germany|publisher=fedcup.com}}

=Austria vs. Belgium=

{{FedCupbox

|team1=Austria

|team2=Belgium

|venue=Expodroom Bree, Bree, Belgium

|date=26–27 April 2003

|surface=Red clay (indoors)

|score1=0

|score2=5

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Evelyn Fauth |6 |2 |2 |T2P1=Kim Clijsters |4 |6 |6 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Patricia Wartusch |2 |1 | |T2P1=Justine Henin-Hardenne |6 |6 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Patricia Wartusch |2 |2 | |T2P1=Kim Clijsters |6 |6 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Evelyn Fauth |6.00 |2 | |T2P1=Els Callens |7 |6 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Sybille Bammer |T1P2=Yvonne Meusburger |2 |2 | |T2P1=Els Callens |T2P2=Kim Clijsters |6 |6 | }}

}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004016|title=Austria v Belgium|publisher=fedcup.com}}

=Italy vs. Sweden=

{{FedCupbox

|team1=Italy

|team2=Sweden

|venue=Linköping, Sweden

|date=26–27 April 2003

|surface=Premier hard (indoors)

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Antonella Serra Zanetti |4 |7 |3 |T2P1=Sofia Arvidsson |6 |6.015 |6 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Flavia Pennetta |6 |6 | |T2P1=Hanna Nooni |4 |3 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Flavia Pennetta |6 |6 | |T2P1=Sofia Arvidsson |0 |4 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Antonella Serra Zanetti |6 |2 |4 |T2P1=Hanna Nooni |0 |6 |6 }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Flavia Pennetta |T1P2=Roberta Vinci |6 |6 | |T2P1=Sofia Arvidsson |T2P2=Maria Wolfbrandt |2 |1 | }}

}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004015|title=Italy v Sweden|publisher=fedcup.com}}

=Czech Republic vs. United States=

{{FedCupbox

|team1=Czech Republic

|team2=United States

|venue=The Paul E. Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA, United States

|date=26–27 April 2003

|surface=Plexipave (indoors)

|score1=0

|score2=5

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Dája Bedáňová |1 |0 | |T2P1=Venus Williams |6 |6 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Iveta Benešová |5 |1 | |T2P1=Serena Williams |7 |6 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Klára Koukalová |2 |2 | |T2P1=Serena Williams |6 |6 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Iveta Benešová |3 |2 | |T2P1=Venus Williams |6 |6 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Dája Bedáňová |T1P2=Eva Birnerová |0 |1 | |T2P1=Serena Williams |T2P2=Venus Williams |6 |6 | }}

}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004014|title=Czech Republic v United States|publisher=fedcup.com}}

=Russia vs. Croatia=

{{FedCupbox

|team1=Russia

|team2=Croatia

|venue=Druzhba Multipurpose Arena, Moscow, Russia

|date=26–27 April 2003

|surface=Taraflex (indoors)

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anastasia Myskina |6 |3 |6 |T2P1=Karolina Šprem |1 |6 |0 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Elena Dementieva |6 |6 | |T2P1=Iva Majoli |1 |4 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anastasia Myskina |6 |7 | |T2P1=Iva Majoli |2 |5 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Elena Likhovtseva |4 |3 | |T2P1=Karolina Šprem |6 |6 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Elena Dementieva |T1P2=Anastasia Myskina |6 |6 | |T2P1=Darija Jurak |T2P2=Matea Mezak |4 |4 | }}

}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004019|title=Russia v Croatia|publisher=fedcup.com}}

=Slovenia vs. Argentina=

{{FedCupbox

|team1=Slovenia

|team2=Argentina

|venue=Pilar, Argentine

|date=26–27 April 2003

|surface=Taraflex (indoors)

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Tina Pisnik |7 |6 | |T2P1=María Emilia Salerni |5 |3 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Katarina Srebotnik |6 |6 | |T2P1=Natalia Garbellotto |1 |2 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Katarina Srebotnik |6 |6.005 |6 |T2P1=María Emilia Salerni |3 |7 |1 }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Maja Matevžič |4 |2 | |T2P1=Natalia Gussoni |6 |6 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Tina Križan |T1P2=Tina Pisnik |2 |6 |4 |T2P1=Natalia Gussoni |T2P2=María Emilia Salerni |6 |3 |6 }}

}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004018|title=Slovenia v Argentina|publisher=fedcup.com}}

=France vs. Colombia=

{{FedCupbox

|team1=France

|team2=Colombia

|venue=Palais de Sports des Bullieux, Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France

|date=26–27 April 2003

|surface=Red clay (indoors)

|score1=5

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nathalie Dechy |6 |6.065 |6 |T2P1=Fabiola Zuluaga |1 |7 |4 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Amélie Mauresmo |5 | | |T2P1=Catalina Castaño |1 | |re2=1 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Amélie Mauresmo |6 |6 | |T2P1=Fabiola Zuluaga |4 |4 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nathalie Dechy |6 |6 | |T2P1=Romy Farah |2 |2 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Émilie Loit |T1P2=Virginie Razzano |6 |6 | |T2P1=Carolina Escamilla |T2P2=Romy Farah |1 |1 | }}

}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004021|title=France v Colombia|publisher=fedcup.com}}

=Australia vs. Spain=

{{FedCupbox

|team1=Australia

|team2=Spain

|venue=Club Tenis Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain

|date=26–27 April 2003

|surface=Red clay (outdoors)

|score1=2

|score2=3

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Alicia Molik |6 |6 | |T2P1=Virginia Ruano Pascual |3 |4 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nicole Pratt |3 |2 | |T2P1=Magüi Serna |6 |6 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nicole Pratt |1 |2 | |T2P1=Conchita Martínez |6 |6 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Alicia Molik |4 |1 | |T2P1=Magüi Serna |6 |6 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Alicia Molik |T1P2=Rennae Stubbs |4 |6 |6 |T2P1=Anabel Medina Garrigues |T2P2=Virginia Ruano Pascual |6 |2 |3 }}

}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004020|title=Australia v Spain|publisher=fedcup.com}}

Quarterfinals

=Slovakia vs. Belgium=

{{FedCupbox

|team1=Slovakia

|team2=Belgium

|venue=Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium

|date=19–20 July 2003

|surface=Decoturf II (indoors)

|score1=0

|score2=5

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Janette Husárová |5 |4 | |T2P1=Justine Henin-Hardenne |7 |6 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ľubomíra Kurhajcová |3 |1 | |T2P1=Kim Clijsters |6 |6 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Janette Husárová |0 |1 | |T2P1=Kim Clijsters |6 |6 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Eva Fislová |2 |1 | |T2P1=Justine Henin-Hardenne |6 |6 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Jarmila Gajdošová |T1P2=Ľubomíra Kurhajcová |4 |5 | |T2P1=Els Callens |T2P2=Caroline Maes |6 |7 | }}

}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004121|title=Slovakia v Belgium|publisher=fedcup.com}}

=Italy vs. United States=

{{FedCupbox

|team1=Italy

|team2=United States

|venue=William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Centre, Washington, D.C., United States

|date=19–20 July 2003

|surface=Decoturf II (outdoors)

|score1=0

|score2=5

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Francesca Schiavone |3 |4 | |T2P1=Meghann Shaughnessy |6 |6 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Rita Grande |3 |3 | |T2P1=Chanda Rubin |6 |6 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Francesca Schiavone |7 |4 |0 |T2P1=Chanda Rubin |5 |6 |6 }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Rita Grande |3 |5 | |T2P1=Meghann Shaughnessy |6 |7 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Tathiana Garbin |T1P2=Antonella Serra Zanetti |1 |2 | |T2P1=Lisa Raymond |T2P2=Alexandra Stevenson |6 |6 | }}

}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004120|title=Italy v United States|publisher=fedcup.com}}

=Russia vs. Slovenia=

{{FedCupbox

|team1=Russia

|team2=Slovenia

|venue=SRC Marina Portorož, Portorož, Slovenia

|date=19–20 July 2003

|surface=Red clay (outdoors)

|score1=5

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anastasia Myskina |6 |6 | |T2P1=Maja Matevžič |4 |1 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Elena Dementieva |6 |6 | |T2P1=Katarina Srebotnik |1 |3 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Elena Bovina |7 |6 | |T2P1=Katarina Srebotnik |6.035 |2 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Vera Zvonareva |6 |6 | |T2P1=Maja Matevžič |1 |2 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Elena Dementieva |T1P2=Anastasia Myskina |6 |6 | |T2P1=Tina Križan |T2P2=Katarina Srebotnik |2 |3 | }}

}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004122|title=Russia v Slovenia|publisher=fedcup.com}}

=France vs. Spain=

{{FedCupbox

|team1=France

|team2=Spain

|venue=Escuela de Tenis Municipál Parque del Oeste, Oviedo, Spain

|date=19–20 July 2003

|surface=Red clay (indoors)

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nathalie Dechy |6 |6 | |T2P1=Magüi Serna |3 |4 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Amélie Mauresmo |6 |6 | |T2P1=María Sánchez Lorenzo |3 |3 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Amélie Mauresmo |7 |6 | |T2P1=Magüi Serna |5 |2 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro |6 |6 | |T2P1=María Sánchez Lorenzo |3 |4 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nathalie Dechy |T1P2=Émilie Loit |4 |4 | |T2P1=Anabel Medina Garrigues |T2P2=Virginia Ruano Pascual |6 |6 | }}

}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004123|title=France v Spain|publisher=fedcup.com}}

Semifinals

=Belgium vs. United States=

{{FedCupbox

|team1=Belgium

|team2=United States

|venue=Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia

|date=19–20 November 2003

|surface=Taraflex (indoors)

|score1=1

|score2=4

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Caroline Maes |2 |1 | |T2P1=Lisa Raymond |6 |6 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Kirsten Flipkens |7 |6.075 |7 |T2P1=Meghann Shaughnessy |6.035 |7 |9 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Els Callens |6 |7 | |T2P1=Meghann Shaughnessy |3 |6.045 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Elke Clijsters |2 |1 | |T2P1=Lisa Raymond |6 |6 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Elke Clijsters |T1P2=Caroline Maes |1 |4 | |T2P1=Martina Navratilova |T2P2=Lisa Raymond |6 |6 | }}

}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004124|title=Belgium v United States|publisher=fedcup.com}}

=Russia vs. France=

{{FedCupbox

|team1=Russia

|team2=France

|venue=Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia

|date=19–20 November 2003

|surface=Taraflex (indoors)

|score1=2

|score2=3

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Vera Zvonareva |2 |2 | |T2P1=Amélie Mauresmo |6 |6 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anastasia Myskina |4 |7 |7 |T2P1=Mary Pierce |6 |6.015 |5 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anastasia Myskina |7 |3 |4 |T2P1=Amélie Mauresmo |6.025 |6 |6 }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Vera Zvonareva |4 |6 |3 |T2P1=Mary Pierce |6 |3 |6 }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anastasia Myskina |T1P2=Nadia Petrova |6 |1 |6 |T2P1=Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro |T2P2=Émilie Loit |3 |6 |3 }}

}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004125|title=Russia v France|publisher=fedcup.com}}

Final

=United States vs. France=

{{FedCupbox

|team1=United States

|team2=France

|venue=Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia

|date=22–23 November 2003

|surface=Taraflex (indoors)

|score1=1

|score2=4

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Lisa Raymond |4 |3 | |T2P1=Amélie Mauresmo |6 |6 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Meghann Shaughnessy |3 |6 |6 |T2P1=Mary Pierce |6 |3 |8 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Meghann Shaughnessy |2 |1 | |T2P1=Amélie Mauresmo |6 |6 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Alexandra Stevenson |4 |2 | |T2P1=Émilie Loit |6 |6 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Martina Navratilova |T1P2=Lisa Raymond |6 |6 | |T2P1=Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro |T2P2=Émilie Loit |4 |0 | }}

}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004126|title=United States v France|publisher=fedcup.com}}

{{winners|fed|2003 Fed Cup champions|FRA|Second}}

References

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See also

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