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

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on 2–3 November.

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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 ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí), is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and i ...

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

Group II

Venue:

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

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(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 (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

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

Group II

Venue:

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

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 List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, fifth-most populous city in Turkey as well as the capital of Antalya Province. Located on Anatolia's southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish cit ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

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

Group II

Venue:

Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

(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

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