2003 Davis Cup
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]
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 7 February – 30 November | 
| Edition | 92nd | 
| Teams | 135 | 
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation | |
← 2002  2004 →   | |
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 |   | 
4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Toulouse, France (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
|   | 
1 | |||||||||||||||||
| S |   | 
2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Arnhem, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
|   | 
3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S |   | 
2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne, Australia (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
|   | 
3 | |||||||||||||||||
|   | 
2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sydney, Australia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |   | 
3 | ||||||||||||||||
| S |   | 
4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
|   | 
1 | |||||||||||||||||
| S |   | 
5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |   | 
0 | ||||||||||||||||
| S |   | 
3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
|   | 
2 | |||||||||||||||||
| S |   | 
3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |   | 
1 | ||||||||||||||||
|   | 
4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Valencia, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |   | 
1 | ||||||||||||||||
|   | 
0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seville, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |   | 
5 | ||||||||||||||||
|   | 
0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Málaga, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |   | 
5 | ||||||||||||||||
| S |   | 
3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |   | 
2 | ||||||||||||||||
|   | 
0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |   | 
5 | ||||||||||||||||
| S |   | 
5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |   | 
0 | ||||||||||||||||
|   | 
2 | |||||||||||||||||
| S |   | 
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  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Group Play-offs
    
Date: 19–21 September
| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3–2 | Pörtschach | Werzer Arena Pörtschach | Outdoor | Clay | ||
| 3–2 | Calgary | Stampede Corral | Indoor | Carpet | ||
| 1–4 | Bangkok | Impact, Muang Thong Thani | Indoor | Hard | ||
| 2–3 | Sundern | TC Blau-Weiss Sundern | Outdoor | Clay | ||
| 3–2 | Casablanca | Complex Sportif Al Amal | Outdoor | Clay | ||
| 5–0 | Zwolle | IJsselhallen | Indoor | Hard | ||
| 2–3 | Quito | Quito Tenis Y Golf Club | Outdoor | Clay | ||
| 2–3 | 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
 
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
 FR Yugoslavia
Venue I
    
- Participating Teams
 
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
Venue I
    
- Participating Teams
 
References
    
- "Davis Cup Result Archives". Retrieved 2014-02-05.
 - "Australia v Spain". daviscup.com.
 
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