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2003 Davis Cup World Group

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2003 Davis Cup World Group
Date7 February – 30 November
Edition23rd
Champions

Australia
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The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2003. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group playoffs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2004.

Participating teams

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Participating teams

Argentina

Australia

Belgium

Brazil

Croatia

Czech Republic

France

Germany

Great Britain

Netherlands

Romania

Russia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United States

Draw

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First round
7–9 February
Quarterfinals
4–6 April
Semifinals
19–21 September
Final
28–30 November
Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet)[1]
S France4
Toulouse, France (indoor hard)[9]
 Romania1
S France2
Arnhem, Netherlands (indoor carpet)[2]
  Switzerland3
S Netherlands2
Melbourne, Australia (hard)[13]
  Switzerland3
  Switzerland2
Sydney, Australia (clay)[3]
S Australia3
S Australia4
Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)[10]
 Great Britain1
S Australia5
Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet)[4]
S Sweden0
S Sweden3
Melbourne, Australia (grass)[15]
 Brazil2
S Australia3
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet)[5]
S Spain1
 Croatia4
Valencia, Spain (clay)[11]
S United States1
 Croatia0
Seville, Spain (clay)[6]
S Spain5
 Belgium0
Málaga, Spain (clay)[14]
S Spain5
S Spain3
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[7]
S Argentina2
 Germany0
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[12]
S Argentina5
S Argentina5
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)[8]
S Russia0
 Czech Republic2
S Russia3


First round

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Romania vs. France

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Romania
1
Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest, Romania[1]
7–9 February 2003
Carpet (i)

France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
France
Adrian Voinea
Sébastien Grosjean
2
6
3
6
610
712
     
2 Romania
France
Andrei Pavel
Nicolas Escudé
62
77
2
6
65
77
     
3 Romania
France
Andrei Pavel / Gabriel Trifu
Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro
4
6
3
6
64
77
     
4 Romania
France
Victor Hănescu
Fabrice Santoro
6
1
6
4
       
5 Romania
France
Gabriel Trifu
Nicolas Escudé
63
77
6
4
4
6
     

Netherlands vs. Switzerland

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Netherlands
2
Gelredome, Arnhem, Netherlands[2]
7–9 February 2003
Carpet (i)

Switzerland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Switzerland
Sjeng Schalken
Michel Kratochvil
6
3
7
5
1
6
4
6
6
4
 
2 Netherlands
Switzerland
Raemon Sluiter
Roger Federer
2
6
1
6
3
6
     
3 Netherlands
Switzerland
Paul Haarhuis / Martin Verkerk
George Bastl / Roger Federer
3
6
6
3
6
4
7
5
   
4 Netherlands
Switzerland
Sjeng Schalken
Roger Federer
62
77
4
6
5
7
     
5 Netherlands
Switzerland
Martin Verkerk
Michel Kratochvil
6
1
65
77
66
78
1
6
   

Australia vs. Great Britain

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Australia
4
Sydney International Tennis Centre, Sydney, Australia[3]
7–9 February 2003
Clay

Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
United Kingdom
Mark Philippoussis
Alan Mackin
6
3
6
3
6
3
     
2 Australia
United Kingdom
Lleyton Hewitt
Alex Bogdanovic
7
5
6
1
6
2
     
3 Australia
United Kingdom
Lleyton Hewitt / Todd Woodbridge
Miles McLagan / Arvind Parmar
6
1
6
3
4
6
6
2
   
4 Australia
United Kingdom
Wayne Arthurs
Miles McLagan
4
6
6
1
6
4
     
5 Australia
United Kingdom
Todd Woodbridge
Alex Bogdanovic
2
6
64
77
       

Sweden vs. Brazil

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Sweden
3
Idrottens Hus, Helsingborg, Sweden[4]
7–9 February 2003
Carpet (i)

Brazil
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Brazil
Andreas Vinciguerra
Gustavo Kuerten
1
6
4
6
4
6
     
2 Sweden
Brazil
Jonas Björkman
André Sá
6
4
5
7
6
2
4
6
6
1
 
3 Sweden
Brazil
Jonas Björkman / Magnus Larsson
Gustavo Kuerten / André Sá
4
6
6
2
7
5
2
6
2
6
 
4 Sweden
Brazil
Jonas Björkman
Gustavo Kuerten
6
4
6
4
4
6
4
6
6
1
 
5 Sweden
Brazil
Andreas Vinciguerra
Flávio Saretta
6
1
7
5
6
3
     

Croatia vs. United States

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Croatia
4
Hall Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia[5]
7–9 February 2003
Carpet (i)

United States
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Croatia
United States
Ivan Ljubičić
Mardy Fish
7
5
6
3
6
4
     
2 Croatia
United States
Mario Ančić
James Blake
1
6
2
6
65
77
     
3 Croatia
United States
Goran Ivanišević / Ivan Ljubičić
James Blake / Mardy Fish
3
6
4
6
77
64
6
4
6
4
 
4 Croatia
United States
Ivan Ljubičić
James Blake
6
3
65
77
6
4
6
3
   
5 Croatia
United States
Mario Ančić
Taylor Dent
77
65
3
6
712
610
     

Spain vs. Belgium

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Spain
5
Centro Deportivo Tenis Olimpico, Seville, Spain[6]
7–9 February 2003
Clay

Belgium
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Belgium
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Christophe Rochus
6
3
6
2
7
5
     
2 Spain
Belgium
Carlos Moyá
Xavier Malisse
77
62
6
1
77
65
     
3 Spain
Belgium
Àlex Corretja / Albert Costa
Olivier Rochus / Kristof Vliegen
6
4
4
6
6
3
3
6
8
6
 
4 Spain
Belgium
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Kristof Vliegen
6
1
6
4
       
5 Spain
Belgium
Carlos Moyá
Christophe Rochus
6
2
6
2
       

Argentina vs. Germany

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Argentina
5
Club Atlético River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina[7]
7–9 February 2003
Clay

Germany
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Germany
Gastón Gaudio
Rainer Schüttler
6
2
6
3
6
0
     
2 Argentina
Germany
David Nalbandian
Lars Burgsmüller
6
1
77
64
7
5
     
3 Argentina
Germany
Lucas Arnold Ker / David Nalbandian
Michael Kohlmann / Rainer Schüttler
6
1
0
6
4
6
6
1
6
2
 
4 Argentina
Germany
Juan Ignacio Chela
David Prinosil
6
4
6
1
       
5 Argentina
Germany
Gastón Gaudio
Lars Burgsmüller
6
3
6
1
       

Czech Republic vs. Russia

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Czech Republic
2
Sports Culture Palace, Ostrava, Czech Republic[8]
7–9 February 2003
Clay (i)

Russia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czech Republic
Russia
Jiří Novák
Nikolay Davydenko
6
4
4
6
6
1
6
1
   
2 Czech Republic
Russia
Radek Štěpánek
Mikhail Youzhny
6
3
68
710
78
66
2
6
3
6
 
3 Czech Republic
Russia
Martin Damm / Cyril Suk
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Mikhail Youzhny
61
77
6
4
3
6
3
6
   
4 Czech Republic
Russia
Jiří Novák
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6
2
6
3
77
65
     
5 Czech Republic
Russia
Radek Štěpánek
Nikolay Davydenko
6
1
64
77
2
6
6
3
0
6
 

Quarterfinals

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France vs. Switzerland

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France
2
Zenith Stadium, Toulouse, France[9]
4–6 April 2003
Hard (i)

Switzerland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Switzerland
Sébastien Grosjean
George Bastl
6
3
6
4
3
6
6
3
   
2 France
Switzerland
Nicolas Escudé
Roger Federer
4
6
5
7
2
6
     
3 France
Switzerland
Nicolas Escudé / Fabrice Santoro
Roger Federer / Marc Rosset
4
6
6
3
3
6
64
77
   
4 France
Switzerland
Fabrice Santoro
Roger Federer
1
6
0
6
2
6
     
5 France
Switzerland
Nicolas Escudé
George Bastl
77
65
5
7
77
63
     

Sweden vs. Australia

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Sweden
0
Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden[10]
4–6 April 2003
Hard (i)

Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Australia
Jonas Björkman
Mark Philippoussis
4
6
3
6
3
6
     
2 Sweden
Australia
Thomas Enqvist
Lleyton Hewitt
4
6
2
6
7
5
4
6
   
3 Sweden
Australia
Jonas Björkman / Thomas Enqvist
Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge
4
6
2
6
2
6
     
4 Sweden
Australia
Joachim Johansson
Wayne Arthurs
3
6
6
3
64
77
     
5 Sweden
Australia
Magnus Norman
Mark Philippoussis
5
7
7
5
3
6
     

Spain vs. Croatia

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Spain
5
Valencia Tennis Club, Valencia, Spain[11]
4–6 April 2003
Clay

Croatia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Croatia
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Mario Ančić
6
4
6
2
77
61
     
2 Spain
Croatia
Carlos Moyá
Ivan Ljubičić
65
77
6
1
6
4
6
4
   
3 Spain
Croatia
Àlex Corretja / Albert Costa
Ivan Ljubičić / Lovro Zovko
6
2
6
3
6
4
     
4 Spain
Croatia
Albert Costa
Ivan Ljubičić
6
3
6
4
       
5 Spain
Croatia
Àlex Corretja
Mario Ančić
7
5
6
3
       

Argentina vs. Russia

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Argentina
5
Club Atlético River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina[12]
4–6 April 2003
Clay

Russia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Russia
David Nalbandian
Nikolay Davydenko
6
2
6
2
7
5
     
2 Argentina
Russia
Gastón Gaudio
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6
4
6
0
6
2
     
3 Argentina
Russia
Lucas Arnold Ker / David Nalbandian
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Mikhail Youzhny
3
6
6
3
6
4
6
3
   
4 Argentina
Russia
Mariano Zabaleta
Mikhail Youzhny
6
1
6
4
       
5 Argentina
Russia
Gastón Gaudio
Nikolay Davydenko
77
64
6
3
       

Semifinals

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Australia vs. Switzerland

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Australia
3
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia[13]
19–21 September 2003
Hard

Switzerland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Switzerland
Lleyton Hewitt
Michel Kratochvil
6
4
6
4
6
1
     
2 Australia
Switzerland
Mark Philippoussis
Roger Federer
3
6
4
6
63
77
     
3 Australia
Switzerland
Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge
Roger Federer / Marc Rosset
4
6
77
65
5
7
6
4
6
4
 
4 Australia
Switzerland
Lleyton Hewitt
Roger Federer
5
7
2
6
77
64
7
5
6
1
 
5 Australia
Switzerland
Todd Woodbridge
Michel Kratochvil
4
6
        retired
 

Spain vs. Argentina

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Spain
3
Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena, Málaga, Spain[14]
19–21 September 2003
Clay

Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Argentina
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Gastón Gaudio
6
4
6
0
6
0
     
2 Spain
Argentina
Carlos Moyá
Mariano Zabaleta
5
7
2
6
6
2
6
0
6
1
 
3 Spain
Argentina
Àlex Corretja / Albert Costa
Agustín Calleri / Lucas Arnold Ker
3
6
6
1
4
6
2
6
   
4 Spain
Argentina
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Agustín Calleri
4
6
5
7
1
6
     
5 Spain
Argentina
Carlos Moyá
Gastón Gaudio
6
1
6
4
6
2
     

Final

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Australia vs. Spain

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Australia
3
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia[15]
28–30 November 2003
Grass

Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Spain
Lleyton Hewitt
Juan Carlos Ferrero
3
6
6
3
3
6
77
60
6
2
 
2 Australia
Spain
Mark Philippoussis
Carlos Moyà
4
6
4
6
6
4
64
77
   
3 Australia
Spain
Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge
Àlex Corretja / Feliciano López
6
3
6
1
6
3
     
4 Australia
Spain
Mark Philippoussis
Juan Carlos Ferrero
7
5
6
3
1
6
2
6
6
0
 
5 Australia
Spain
Lleyton Hewitt
Carlos Moyà
          not
played

Anthem incident

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Himno de Riego, an obsolete anthem of Spain, was played in the Australia vs Spain match. Juan Antonio Gomez Angulo, Spain's sport minister, left the stadium in protest and returned after the organizer apologized. For similar incidents, see list of wrong anthems incidents.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Romania v France". daviscup.com.
  2. ^ a b "Netherlands v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Australia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Sweden v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ a b "Croatia v United States". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ a b "Spain v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ a b "Argentina v Germany". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ a b "Czech Republic v Russia". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ a b "France v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ a b "Sweden v Australia". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ a b "Spain v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ a b "Argentina v Russia". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ a b "Australia v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ a b "Spain v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ a b "Australia v Spain". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Spanish fury over national anthem gaffe". Irish Times. 2003-11-28.