2002 Fed Cup

The 2002 Fed Cup was the 40th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The World Group was revamped once again, this time as a 16-team knockout tournament, much like the Davis Cup format. 83 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Slovakia defeated Spain, at the Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas in Gran Canaria, Spain, on 2-3 November, giving Slovakia their first title.

World Group

Draw

DCWorld
RD1-date=27-28 April
RD2-date=20-21 July
RD3-date=30-31 October
RD4-date=2-3 November

RD1T1-loc=Charlotte, NC, United States (clay)
RD1-seed1=S | RD1-team1=fed|USA | RD1-score1=2
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=fed|AUT | RD1-score2=3

RD1T2-loc=Bol, Croatia (clay)
RD1-seed3=S | RD1-team3=fed|CZE | RD1-score3=2
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=fed|CRO | RD1-score4=3

RD1T3-loc=Almería, Spain (clay)
RD1-seed5=S | RD1-team5=fed|ESP | RD1-score5=4
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=fed|HUN | RD1-score6=1

RD1T4-loc=Dresden, Germany (clay)
RD1-seed7=S | RD1-team7=fed|RUS | RD1-score7=2
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=fed|GER | RD1-score8=3

RD1T5-loc=Bratislava, Slovakia (clay)
RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9=fed|SUI | RD1-score9=2
RD1-seed10=S | RD1-team10=fed|SVK | RD1-score10=3

RD1T6-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=fed|ARG | RD1-score11=2
RD1-seed12=S | RD1-team12=fed|FRA | RD1-score12=3

RD1T7-loc=Milan, Italy (clay)
RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=fed|SWE | RD1-score13=0
RD1-seed14=S | RD1-team14=fed|ITA | RD1-score14=5

RD1T8-loc=Brussels, Belgium (indoor clay)
RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=fed|AUS | RD1-score15=1
RD1-seed16=S | RD1-team16=fed|BEL | RD1-score16=3

RD2T1-loc=Pörtschach, Austria (clay)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=fed|AUT | RD2-score1=4
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=fed|CRO | RD2-score2=1

RD2T2-loc=Capdepera, Spain (clay)
RD2-seed3=S | RD2-team3=fed|ESP | RD2-score3=5
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=fed|GER | RD2-score4=0

RD2T3-loc=Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor carpet)
RD2-seed5=S | RD2-team5=fed|SVK | RD2-score5=4
RD2-seed6=S | RD2-team6=fed|FRA | RD2-score6=1

RD2T4-loc=Bologna, Italy (clay)
RD2-seed7=S | RD2-team7=fed|ITA | RD2-score7=4
RD2-seed8=S | RD2-team8=fed|BEL | RD2-score8=1

RD3T1-loc=Gran Canaria, Spain (indoor hard)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=fed|AUT | RD3-score1=2
RD3-seed2=S | RD3-team2=fed|ESP | RD3-score2=3

RD3T2-loc=Gran Canaria, Spain (indoor hard)
RD3-seed3=S | RD3-team3=fed|SVK | RD3-score3=3
RD3-seed4=S | RD3-team4=fed|ITA | RD3-score4=1

RD4T1-loc=Gran Canaria, Spain (indoor hard)
RD4-seed1=S | RD4-team1=fed|ESP | RD4-score1=1
RD4-seed2=S | RD4-team2=fed|SVK | RD4-score2=3First round losers compete in Play-off ties with Zonal Group I Qualifiers.

Final

FedCupbox
team1=Spain
team2=Slovakia
venue=Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain
date=2 November - 3 November 2002
surface=hard (indoors)
score1=1
score2=3
R1= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Conchita Martínez |6 |7 | |T2P1=Janette Husárová |4 |6.06 |
R2= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Magüi Serna |2 |1 | |T2P1=Daniela Hantuchová |6 |6 |
R3= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Conchita Martínez |7 |5 |4 |T2P1=Daniela Hantuchová |6.08 |7 |6
R4= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |0 |2 | |T2P1=Janette Husárová |6 |6 |
R5= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Virginia Ruano Pascual |T1P2=Magüi Serna | | | |T2P1=Daniela Hantuchová |T2P2=Janette Husárová | | | |np=

World Group Play-offs

Date: 20-21 July
*Colombia and Slovenia promoted to World Group in 2003.
*Argentina, Australia, Czech Republic, Russia, Sweden, and United States remain in World Group in 2003.
*Canada (AM), China (AO), Israel (EPA), Japan (AO), Netherlands (EPA), and Ukraine (EPA) remain in Zonal Group I in 2003.
*Hungary (EPA) and Switzerland (EPA) relegated to Zonal Group I in 2003.

American Zone

Group I

;Participating Teams
*
*
* — advanced to World Group Play-offs
* — advanced to World Group Play-offs
*
*
* — relegated to Group II in 2003
*
* — relegated to Group II in 2003

Group II

;Participating Teams
*
*
*
*
* — promoted to Group I in 2003
*
*
* — promoted to Group I in 2003
*
*
*
*

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

;Participating Teams
* — advanced to World Group Play-offs
*
*
* — relegated to Group II in 2003
*
* — advanced to World Group Play-offs
*
* — relegated to Group II in 2003
*
*
*

Group II

;Participating Teams
* — promoted to Group I in 2003
* — promoted to Group I in 2003
*
*
*

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

;Participating Teams
*
* — relegated to Group II in 2003
*
*
*
* — relegated to Group II in 2003
* — advanced to World Group Play-offs
*
* — advanced to World Group Play-offs
*
* — relegated to Group II in 2003
*
* — advanced to World Group Play-offs
* — relegated to Group II in 2003
* — advanced to World Group Play-offs
*

Group II

;Participating Teams
*
*
* — promoted to Group I in 2003
*
*
* — promoted to Group I in 2003
* — promoted to Group I in 2003
*
*
*
*
*
* — promoted to Group I in 2003
*