The 2002 Davis Cup (also known as the 2002 Davis Cup by

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for sponsorship purposes) was the 91st edition of the

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, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 130 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 28 in the Americas Zone, 32 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 54 in the Europe/Africa Zone.

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made its first appearances in the tournament.

became the Davis Cup's new Title Sponsor from this year's tournament, taking over from

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, the previous sponsor since the 1981 tournament.

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defeated the defending champions

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

in the final, held at the

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, on 29 November–1 December, to win their first title. This is the only time in the history of the competition that a two-set deficit has been turned around in a live fifth rubber of a Final.

World Group

Draw

Final

France vs. Russia

World Group qualifying round

''Date: 20–22 September'' The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the 2003 World Group. * , , , , and remain in the World Group in 2003. * and are promoted to the World Group in 2003. * , , , , and remain in Zonal Group I in 2003. * and are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2003.

Americas Zone

Group I

Group II

Group III

* Venue:

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(outdoor clay) * Date: 3–7 April

Group IV

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Group II

Group III

* Venue: Enghelab Club,

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

(outdoor clay) * Date: 10–14 April

Group IV

* Venue: National Centre,

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(outdoor hard) * Date: 20–24 March

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Group II

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2002. In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2003.

Participating nations

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Draw

*, , , and relegated to Group III in 2003. * and promoted to Group I in 2003.

First round

Ukraine vs. Bulgaria

Latvia vs. Ivory Coast

Moldova vs. Denmark

Norway vs. Egypt

Yugoslavia vs. South Africa

Luxembourg vs. Hungary

Armenia vs. Ireland

Slovenia vs. Ghana

Second round

Ivory Coast vs. Bulgaria

Denmark vs. Norway

Luxembourg vs. Yugoslavia

Slovenia vs. Ireland

Relegation play-offs

Latvia vs. Ukraine

Egypt vs. Moldova

South Africa vs. Hungary

Ghana vs. Armenia

Third round

Norway vs. Ivory Coast

Luxembourg vs. Slovenia

Group III

Zone A

* Venue: Arka TC,

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Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

* Date: 8–12 May

Zone B

* Venue:

Antalya Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

* Date: 3–7 April

Group IV

Zone A

* Venue: Mombasa Sports Club,

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(outdoor hard) * Date: 6–10 February

Zone B

References

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External links

Davis Cup official website
{{2002 ATP Tour Davis Cups by year