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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

Participating Teams

•   Bahamas — relegated to Group II in 2004
•   Canada — advanced to World Group qualifying round
•   Chile
•   Ecuador — advanced to World Group qualifying round
•   Peru
•   Venezuela

Group II

Participating Teams

•   Colombia — relegated to Group III in 2004
•   Cuba
•   Dominican Republic
•   Haiti
•   Mexico
•   Netherlands Antilles — relegated to Group III in 2004
•   Paraguay — promoted to Group I in 2004
•   Uruguay

Group III

Participating Teams

•   Bolivia
•   El Salvador
•   Guatemala — relegated to Group IV in 2004
•   Honduras
•   Jamaica — promoted to Group II in 2004
•   Puerto Rico — promoted to Group II in 2004
•   Saint Lucia — relegated to Group IV in 2004
•   Trinidad and Tobago

Group IV

Participating Teams

•   Barbados
•   Bermuda
•   Costa Rica
• Eastern Caribbean
•   Panama — promoted to Group III in 2004
•   U.S. Virgin Islands — promoted to Group III in 2004

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

•   India — advanced to World Group qualifying round
•   Indonesia
•   Japan
•   New Zealand
•   Pakistan
•   South Korea — relegated to Group II in 2004
•   Thailand — advanced to World Group qualifying round
•   Uzbekistan

Group II

Participating Teams

•   China
•   Chinese Taipei — promoted to Group I in 2004
•   Hong Kong
•   Iran
•   Kazakhstan — relegated to Group III in 2004
•   Lebanon
•   Philippines
•   Tajikistan — relegated to Group III in 2004

Group III

Participating Teams

•   Bahrain
•   Kuwait — promoted to Group II in 2004
•   Kyrgyzstan — relegated to Group IV in 2004
•   Malaysia — promoted to Group II in 2004
• Pacific Oceania
•   Qatar
•   Syria
•   United Arab Emirates — relegated to Group IV in 2004

Group IV

Participating Teams

•   Bangladesh
•   Brunei
•   Myanmar
•   Oman — promoted to Group III in 2004
•   Saudi Arabia
•   Singapore
•   Sri Lanka
•   Vietnam — promoted to Group III in 2004

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

•   Austria — advanced to World Group qualifying round
•   Belarus — advanced to World Group qualifying round
•   Finland
•   Israel
•   Italy — relegated to Group II in 2004
•   Luxembourg
•   Morocco — advanced to World Group qualifying round
•   Norway — relegated to Group II in 2004
•   Slovakia — advanced to World Group qualifying round
•   Zimbabwe

Group II

Participating Teams

•   Andorra — relegated to Group III in 2004
•   Bulgaria
•   Ivory Coast — relegated to Group III in 2004
•   Denmark
•   Egypt
•   Ghana — relegated to Group III in 2004
•   Greece — promoted to Group I in 2004
•   Ireland
•   Monaco — relegated to Group III in 2004
•   Poland
•   Portugal
•   Slovenia
•   South Africa — promoted to Group I in 2004
•   Tunisia
•   Ukraine
•   Yugoslavia

Group III

Venue I

Participating Teams

•   Algeria — promoted to Group II in 2004
•   Angola — relegated to Group IV in 2004
•   Armenia — relegated to Group IV in 2004
•   Estonia
•   Hungary — promoted to Group II in 2004
•   Lithuania
•   Madagascar
•   Namibia

Venue II

Participating Teams

•   Azerbaijan
•   Bosnia and Herzegovina — relegated to Group IV in 2004
•   Cyprus
•   Georgia — promoted to Group II in 2004
•   Latvia — promoted to Group II in 2004
•   Macedonia
•   Moldova — relegated to Group IV in 2004
•   Turkey

Group IV

Venue I

Participating Teams

•   Iceland — promoted to Group III in 2004
•   Kenya — promoted to Group III in 2004
•   Malta
•   Mauritius
•   Rwanda
•   San Marino
•   Zambia

Venue II

Participating Teams

•   Benin — promoted to Group III in 2004
•   Botswana
•   Burkina Faso
•   Djibouti
•   Gabon
•   Mali
•   Nigeria
•   Senegal
•   Togo — promoted to Group III in 2004
•   Uganda

References