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]

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Belgium	Brazil
Croatia	Czech Republic	France	Germany
Great Britain	Netherlands	Romania	Russia
Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States

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.

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

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.

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.

	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.

• 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.

• 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.

	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.

	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

• Tajikistan and Kazakhstan relegated to Group III in 2004.
• Chinese Taipei promoted to Group I in 2004.

• Venue: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (outdoor hard)
• Date: 23–27 July

Rank	Team
1	Kuwait
2	Malaysia
3	Pacific Oceania
4	Qatar
5	Bahrain
6	Syria
7	United Arab Emirates
8	Kyrgyzstan

•  Kuwait and  Malaysia promoted to Group II in 2004.
•  United Arab Emirates and  Kyrgyzstan relegated to Group IV in 2004.

• Venue: National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka (outdoor clay)
• Date: 18–21 June

Rank	Team
1	Vietnam
2	Oman
3	Saudi Arabia
4	Myanmar
5	Sri Lanka
6	Singapore
7	Bangladesh
8	Brunei

•  Vietnam and  Oman promoted to Group III in 2004.

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

1

Slovakia

Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard)

bye

Luxembourg

1

Slovakia

3

bye

Luxembourg

2

Luxembourg

Asker, Norway (clay)

bye

Luxembourg

5

Norway

0

4

Finland

Asker, Norway (clay)

St. Anton, Austria (carpet)

bye

4

Finland

4

4

Finland

2

Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)

Norway

1

Austria

3

Austria

5

Norway

0

Minsk, Belarus (carpet)

Belarus

3

Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard)

Minsk, Belarus (carpet)

Israel

2

Israel

5

Belarus

4

3

Zimbabwe

0

3

Zimbabwe

1

bye

Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)

3

Zimbabwe

3

Zimbabwe

3

Italy

2

bye

Marrakesh, Morocco (clay)

Italy

bye

Italy

2

Italy

2

Morocco

3

bye

2

Morocco

•  Norway and  Italy relegated to Group II in 2004.
•  Slovakia,  Austria,  Belarus, and  Morocco advance to World Group Play-off.

Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Maia, Portugal (clay)

S

Portugal

4

Gdynia, Poland (clay)

Durban, South Africa (hard)

Monaco

1

Monaco

0

S

Portugal

0

Polokwane, South Africa (hard)

Poland

5

S

South Africa

5

S

South Africa

3

Brøndby, Denmark (indoor carpet)

Poland

2

S

South Africa

3

Accra, Ghana (hard)

S

Denmark

2

S

Slovenia

4

Tunis, Tunisia (clay)

Hornbæk, Denmark (hard)

Ghana

1

Ghana

1

S

Slovenia

1

Hillerød, Denmark (indoor hard)

Tunisia

4

S

Denmark

4

S

Denmark

4

Tunisia

1

Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor carpet)

Bulgaria

3

Kakhovka, Ukraine (clay)

Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (clay)

S

Ukraine

2

Ukraine

3

Bulgaria

1

Belgrade, Serbia-Mont. (indoor carpet)

Ivory Coast

2

Serbia and Montenegro

4

Serbia and Montenegro

4

Athens, Greece (clay)

S

Ivory Coast

1

Serbia and Montenegro

2

Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)

S

Greece

3

Egypt

1

Andorra La Vella, Andorra (carpet)

Athens, Greece (clay)

S

Ireland

4

Egypt

3

S

Ireland

0

Andorra La Vella, Andorra (ind. carpet)

Andorra

2

S

Greece

5

Andorra

1

S

Greece

4

•  Monaco,  Ghana,  Ivory Coast, and  Andorra relegated to Group III in 2004.
•  South Africa and  Greece promoted to Group I in 2004.

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

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

Participating Teams

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

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