The World Group was the highest level of
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual ...
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
Draw
First round
Romania vs. France
Netherlands vs. Switzerland
Australia vs. Great Britain
Sweden vs. Brazil
Croatia vs. United States
Spain vs. Belgium
Argentina vs. Germany
Czech Republic vs. Russia
Quarterfinals
France vs. Switzerland
Sweden vs. Australia
Spain vs. Croatia
Argentina vs. Russia
Semifinals
Australia vs. Switzerland
Spain vs. Argentina
Final
Australia vs. Spain
Anthem incident
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Himno de Riego
The "Himno de Riego" ("Anthem of Riego") is a song dating from the ''Trienio Liberal'' (1820–1823) of Spain and named in honour of Colonel Rafael del Riego, a figure in the respective uprising, which restored the liberal constitution of 1812. ...
'', an obsolete anthem of Spain, was played in the Australia vs Spain match.
Juan Antonio Gomez Angulo
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippi ...
, Spain's sport minister, left the stadium in protest and returned after the organizer apologized. For similar incidents, see
list of wrong anthems incidents
This is a list of incidents when an incorrect national anthem was accidentally played, sung or performed, including playing the anthem of the wrong country, playing an outdated anthem, and playing a non-anthem piece in place of a national anthem.
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References
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