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2003 Davis Cup World Group

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Main article: 2003 Davis Cup
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.
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