2003 Davis Cup

2003 Davis Cup
Details
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

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)

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

Australia
3

Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia^[2]
28–30 November 2003
Grass

Spain
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Lleyton Hewitt Juan Carlos Ferrero	3 6	6 3	3 6	7⁷ 6⁰	6 2
2	Mark Philippoussis Carlos Moyà	4 6	4 6	6 4	6⁴ 7⁷
3	Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge Àlex Corretja / Feliciano López	6 3	6 1	6 3
4	Mark Philippoussis Juan Carlos Ferrero	7 5	6 3	1 6	2 6	6 0
5	Lleyton Hewitt Carlos Moyà						not played

World Group play-offs

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

Group I

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


Play-offs			First Round			Second Round			Third Round

			Aguascalientes, Mexico (indoor carpet)

			1	Mexico	5

Willemstad, Curaçao (hard)				Netherlands Antilles	0	Asunción, Paraguay (clay)

Netherlands Antilles		2				1	Mexico	1

Haiti		3	Asunción, Paraguay (clay)			4	Paraguay	4

			4	Paraguay	5

				Haiti	0				Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. (hard)

									4	Paraguay	4

			Havana, Cuba (hard)							Dominican Republic	1

				Cuba	5

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)			3	Colombia	0	Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. (clay)

3	Colombia	2				Cuba		1

2	Uruguay	3	Maldonado, Uruguay (clay)			Dominican Republic		4

				Dominican Republic	4

			2	Uruguay	1

Netherlands Antilles and Colombia relegated to Group III in 2004.
Paraguay promoted to Group I in 2004.

Group III

Venue: Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (outdoor hard)
Date: 31 March–4 April

Rank	Team
1	Jamaica
2	Puerto Rico
3	El Salvador
4	Bolivia
5	Honduras
6	Trinidad and Tobago
7	Guatemala
8	Saint Lucia

Jamaica and Puerto Rico promoted to Group II in 2004.
Guatemala and Saint Lucia relegated to Group IV in 2004.

Group IV

Venue: Cariari Country Club, Cariari, Costa Rica (outdoor hard)
Date: 31 March–5 April

Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA
Panama	5	4	1	11	4
U.S. Virgin Islands	5	4	1	9	6
Costa Rica	5	3	2	9	6
Barbados	5	2	3	8	7
Bermuda	5	2	3	7	8
Eastern Caribbean	5	0	5	1	14

Panama and the US Virgin Islands promoted to Group III for 2004.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I


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


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