The 2002 Fed Cup was the 40th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's

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. The final took place at the Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas in

Gran Canaria Gran Canaria (, ; ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, a Spain, Spanish archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa. the island had a population of that constitut ...

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on 2–3 November.

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

defeated

, giving Slovakia their first title.

World Group

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

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 San Luis Potosí, officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí, is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 59 municipalities and is named after its capital city, San Luis Potosí. It ...

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

(outdoor hard) Dates: 23–27 April ;Participating Teams * * * * * * * ' * * '

Group II

Venue:

Havana Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

(outdoor hard) Dates: 14–18 May ;Participating Teams * * * * * * * Flag of Eastern Caribean

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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 Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

(outdoor hard) Dates: 4–9 March ;Participating Teams * * * * ' * * * * ' * * *

Group II

Venue:

(outdoor hard) Dates: 4–8 March ;Participating Teams * * *

Pacific Oceania Pacific Oceania (abbreviated to POC) is the name given to the group of small nations of the South Pacific Ocean, Southern, Southwest Pacific, Southwestern, Central and Western Pacific Ocean that compete collectively as one country in both the Dav ...

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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 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 ...

(outdoor clay) Dates: 24–28 April ;Participating Teams * * ' * * * * ' * * * * * ' * * * ' * *

Group II

Venue:

Pretoria Pretoria ( ; ) is the Capital of South Africa, administrative capital of South Africa, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to the country. Pretoria strad ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

(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.

References

External links

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{{2002 in tennis Billie Jean King Cups by year Fed 2002 in women's tennis