The 2002 Fed Cup was the 40th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.
The final took place at the Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas in Gran Canaria, Spain on 2–3 November. Slovakia defeated Spain, giving Slovakia their first title.
World Group
Participating teams
Draw
World Group play-offs
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I sections competed in the World Group play-offs for spots in the 2003 World Group.
Date: 20–21 July
Venue Surface Home team Score Visiting teamWollongong, Australia Indoor hard 3–2 Malmö, Sweden Outdoor clay 3–2 Budapest, Hungary Outdoor clay 0–5 Outdoor hard 5–0 Přerov, Czech Republic Outdoor clay 5–0 Beijing, China Indoor hard 0–5 Bogotá, Colombia w/o Portorož, Slovenia Outdoor clay 4–1
Americas Zone
Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition. Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I Venue: San Luis Potosí, Mexico (outdoor hard)
Dates: 23–27 April
Participating teams
Group II Venue: Havana, Cuba (outdoor hard)
Dates: 14–18 May
Participating teams
Eastern Caribbean
Asia/Oceania Zone
Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition. Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I Venue: Guangzhou, China (outdoor hard)
Dates: 4–9 March
Participating teams
Group II Venue: Guangzhou, China (outdoor hard)
Dates: 4–8 March
Participating teams
Pacific Oceania
Europe/Africa Zone
Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition. Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I Venue: Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)
Dates: 24–28 April
Participating teams
Group II Venue: Pretoria, South Africa (outdoor hard)
Dates: 9–13 April
Participating teams
Year-end rankings The Fed Cup rankings were first instated on 4 November 2002, and were measured by combining points earned from the previous four years. The first No. 1 ranked nation, and the year-end No. 1 for 2002, was Slovakia. Rank Nation Points 1 22,125.0 2 21,000.0 3 16,625.0 4 12,500.0 5 12,250.0 6 9,000.0 7 8,625.0 8 7,625.0 9 6,725.0 10 5,625.0
References
External links Fed Cup