# 2002 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round

The World Group qualifying round were the main play-offs of 2002 Davis Cup. Winners advanced to the World Group, and loser were relegated in the Zonal Regions I.

## Teams

Bold indicates team has qualified for the 2003 Davis Cup World Group.

## Results

| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
| Australia | 5–0 | India | Adelaide | Memorial Drive | Outdoor | Hard |
| Zimbabwe | 1–4 | Belgium | Harare | City Sports Centre | Indoor | Hard |
| Brazil | 4–0 | Canada | Rio de Janeiro | Veiga-Almeida University | Outdoor | Clay |
| Germany | 5–0 | Venezuela | Karlsruhe | Europahalle Karlsruhe | Indoor | Hard |
| Great Britain | 3–2 | Thailand | Birmingham | National Indoor Arena | Indoor | Carpet |
| Finland | 1–4 | Netherlands | Turku | Turku Hall | Indoor | Carpet |
| Slovakia | 1–4 | Romania | Prešov | Mestska Hala | Indoor | Carpet |
| Morocco | 2–3 | Switzerland | Casablanca | Al Amal Complex | Outdoor | Clay |
* Australia, Brazil, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands and Switzerland will remain in the World Group in 2003.
* Belgium and Romania are promoted to the World Group in 2003.
* Canada, Finland, India, Thailand, Venezuela and Zimbabwe will remain in Zonal Group I in 2003.
* Morocco and Slovakia are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2003.

## Playoff results
### Australia vs. India

| Australia 5 | Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia 20–22 September 2002 Hard | Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia 20–22 September 2002 Hard | India 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lleyton Hewitt Harsh Mankad 6 1 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 1       2 Wayne Arthurs Leander Paes 6 4 3 6 6 3 6 4     3 Lleyton Hewitt / Todd Woodbridge Leander Paes / Vishal Uppal 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 1       4 Scott Draper Rohan Bopanna 6 3 7 5         5 Wayne Arthurs Harsh Mankad 6 4 3 6 7 5 ||||

### Zimbabwe vs. Belgium

| Zimbabwe 1 | City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe 20–22 September 2002 Hard (i) | City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe 20–22 September 2002 Hard (i) | Belgium 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Wayne Black Xavier Malisse 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 5 7 3 6     2 Byron Black Olivier Rochus 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 4 6 2 6 3 6     3 Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett Gilles Elseneer / Tom Vanhoudt 6 1 2 6 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 3     4 Byron Black Xavier Malisse 3 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 4 6       5 Genius Chidzikwe Gilles Elseneer 1 6 4 6 ||||

### Brazil vs. Canada

| Brazil 4 | Veiga-Almeida University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20–22 September 2002 Clay | Veiga-Almeida University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20–22 September 2002 Clay | Canada 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Fernando Meligeni Frank Dancevic 6 2 7 5 2 6 7 5     2 Gustavo Kuerten Daniel Nestor 6 4 7$^{12}$ 6$^{10}$ 6 0       3 Gustavo Kuerten / André Sá Simon Larose / Daniel Nestor 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 1 4 6 6 2   4 André Sá Frank Dancevic 6 3 6 2         5 Fernando Meligeni Simon Larose           not played ||||

### Germany vs. Venezuela

| Germany 5 | Europahalle Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany 20–22 September 2002 Hard (i) | Europahalle Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany 20–22 September 2002 Hard (i) | Venezuela 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Rainer Schüttler José de Armas 6 1 6 1 6 1       2 Tommy Haas Jimy Szymanski 6 1 6 2 6 1       3 Nicolas Kiefer / David Prinosil José de Armas / Jimy Szymanski 6 1 6 3 6 0       4 Nicolas Kiefer Kepler Orellana 6 1 7 5         5 Rainer Schüttler Jimy Szymanski 6 3 6 0 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Thailand

| Great Britain 3 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, Great Britain 20–22 September 2002 Carpet (i) | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, Great Britain 20–22 September 2002 Carpet (i) | Thailand 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tim Henman Danai Udomchoke 4 6 6 3 6 2 6 2     2 Martin Lee Paradorn Srichaphan 0 6 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 2 6       3 Tim Henman / Miles McLagan Paradorn Srichaphan / Danai Udomchoke 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 4 7 5 6 2     4 Tim Henman Paradorn Srichaphan 6 3 6 2 6 3       5 Arvind Parmar Danai Udomchoke 3 6 1 6 ||||

### Finland vs. Netherlands

| Finland 1 | Turku Hall, Turku, Finland 20–22 September 2002 Carpet (i) | Turku Hall, Turku, Finland 20–22 September 2002 Carpet (i) | Netherlands 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jarkko Nieminen Raemon Sluiter 6 4 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 0 6 6$^8$ 7$^{10}$     2 Tuomas Ketola Sjeng Schalken 6$^{13}$ 7$^{15}$ 3 6 3 6       3 Tuomas Ketola / Jarkko Nieminen Paul Haarhuis / Sjeng Schalken 1 6 4 6 4 6       4 Jarkko Nieminen Martin Verkerk 6 2 6 4         5 Timo Nieminen Raemon Sluiter 0 6 3 6 ||||

### Slovakia vs. Romania

| Slovakia 1 | Mestská hala, Prešov, Slovakia 20–22 September 2002 Carpet (i) | Mestská hala, Prešov, Slovakia 20–22 September 2002 Carpet (i) | Romania 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dominik Hrbatý Adrian Voinea 6 3 6 4 3 6 6 3     2 Karol Kučera Andrei Pavel 0 6 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 2 6     3 Karol Beck / Dominik Hrbatý Andrei Pavel / Gabriel Trifu 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 6 3 8 6   4 Dominik Hrbatý Andrei Pavel 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 2 6 2 6       5 Karol Beck Victor Hănescu 4 6 6$^1$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Morocco vs. Switzerland

| Morocco 2 | Al Amal Complex, Casablanca, Morocco 20–22 September 2002 Clay | Al Amal Complex, Casablanca, Morocco 20–22 September 2002 Clay | Switzerland 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Younes El Aynaoui Michel Kratochvil 7 5 6 2 6 2       2 Hicham Arazi Roger Federer 3 6 2 6 1 6       3 Karim Alami / Younes El Aynaoui George Bastl / Roger Federer 4 6 1 6 4 6       4 Younes El Aynaoui Roger Federer 3 6 2 6 1 6       5 Mounir El Aarej Michel Kratochvil 6 2 6 3 ||||