2003 Fed Cup World Group | |
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Date | 26 April – 23 November |
Edition | 13th |
Champions | |
![]() France |
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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![]() Argentina | ![]() Australia | ![]() Austria | ![]() Belgium |
![]() Colombia | ![]() Croatia | ![]() Czech Republic | ![]() France |
![]() Germany | ![]() Italy | ![]() Russia | ![]() Slovakia |
![]() Slovenia | ![]() Spain | ![]() Sweden | ![]() United States |
First round 26–27 April | Quarterfinals 19–20 July | Semifinals 19–20 November | Final 22–23 November | |||||||||||||||
Ettenheim, Germany (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Linköping, Sweden (Indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Washington, D.C., United States (Outdoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States (Indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Portorož, Slovenia (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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4 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France (Indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Oviedo, Spain (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Tarragona, Spain (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() Slovakia 3 | Tennis Center Ettenheim, Ettenheim, Germany 26–27 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors) | ![]() Germany 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Austria 0 | Expodroom Bree, Bree, Belgium 26–27 April 2003 Red clay (indoors) | ![]() Belgium 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Italy 3 | Linköping, Sweden 26–27 April 2003 Premier hard (indoors) | ![]() Sweden 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Czech Republic 0 | The Paul E. Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA, United States 26–27 April 2003 Plexipave (indoors) | ![]() United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Russia 4 | Druzhba Multipurpose Arena, Moscow, Russia 26–27 April 2003 Taraflex (indoors) | ![]() Croatia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Slovenia 3 | Pilar, Argentine 26–27 April 2003 Taraflex (indoors) | ![]() Argentina 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() France 5 | Palais de Sports des Bullieux, Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France 26–27 April 2003 Red clay (indoors) | ![]() Colombia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Australia 2 | Club Tenis Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain 26–27 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors) | ![]() Spain 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Slovakia 0 | Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium 19–20 July 2003 Decoturf II (indoors) | ![]() Belgium 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Italy 0 | William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Centre, Washington, D.C., United States 19–20 July 2003 Decoturf II (outdoors) | ![]() United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Russia 5 | SRC Marina Portorož, Portorož, Slovenia 19–20 July 2003 Red clay (outdoors) | ![]() Slovenia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() France 4 | Escuela de Tenis Municipál Parque del Oeste, Oviedo, Spain 19–20 July 2003 Red clay (indoors) | ![]() Spain 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Belgium 1 | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 19–20 November 2003 Taraflex (indoors) | ![]() United States 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Russia 2 | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 19–20 November 2003 Taraflex (indoors) | ![]() France 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() United States 1 | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 22–23 November 2003 Taraflex (indoors) | ![]() France 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2003 Fed Cup champions |
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![]() France Second title |
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