# 2003 Fed Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2003. Sixteen nations competed in a four-round knockout competition. Slovakia was the defending champion, but they were defeated in the quarterfinals by Belgium. France defeated United States in the final to win their second title and claim the World No. 1 ranking.

## Participating teams

Participating teams :
| Argentina | Australia | Austria | Belgium |
| Colombia | Croatia | Czech Republic | France |
| Germany | Italy | Russia | Slovakia |
| Slovenia | Spain | Sweden | United States |

## Draw

| First round 26–27 April | First round 26–27 April | First round 26–27 April | Quarterfinals 19–20 July | Quarterfinals 19–20 July | Quarterfinals 19–20 July | Semifinals 19–20 November | Semifinals 19–20 November | Semifinals 19–20 November | Final 22–23 November | Final 22–23 November | Final 22–23 November |
| Ettenheim, Germany (Outdoor clay) | Ettenheim, Germany (Outdoor clay) | Ettenheim, Germany (Outdoor clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Slovakia | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Slovakia | 3 | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | Germany | 2 | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | Germany | 2 | 1 | Slovakia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay) | Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay) | Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay) | 1 | Slovakia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay) | Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay) | Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay) | 5 | Belgium | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Austria | 0 | 5 | Belgium | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Austria | 0 | | | | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | | | |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | | | | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | | | |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | | | | 5 | Belgium | 1 | | | |
| Linköping, Sweden (Indoor hard) | Linköping, Sweden (Indoor hard) | Linköping, Sweden (Indoor hard) | | | | 5 | Belgium | 1 | | | |
| Linköping, Sweden (Indoor hard) | Linköping, Sweden (Indoor hard) | Linköping, Sweden (Indoor hard) | | | | 3 | United States | 4 | | | |
| 7 | Italy | 3 | | | | 3 | United States | 4 | | | |
| 7 | Italy | 3 | Washington, D.C., United States (Outdoor hard) | Washington, D.C., United States (Outdoor hard) | Washington, D.C., United States (Outdoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | Sweden | 2 | Washington, D.C., United States (Outdoor hard) | Washington, D.C., United States (Outdoor hard) | Washington, D.C., United States (Outdoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | Sweden | 2 | 7 | Italy | 0 | | | | | | |
| Lowell, Massachusetts, United States (Indoor hard) | Lowell, Massachusetts, United States (Indoor hard) | Lowell, Massachusetts, United States (Indoor hard) | 7 | Italy | 0 | | | | | | |
| Lowell, Massachusetts, United States (Indoor hard) | Lowell, Massachusetts, United States (Indoor hard) | Lowell, Massachusetts, United States (Indoor hard) | 3 | United States | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Czech Republic | 0 | 3 | United States | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Czech Republic | 0 | | | | | | | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) |
| 3 | United States | 5 | | | | | | | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) |
| 3 | United States | 5 | | | | | | | 3 | United States | 1 |
| Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | | | | | | | 3 | United States | 1 |
| Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | | | | | | | 6 | France | 4 |
| 4 | Russia | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | France | 4 |
| 4 | Russia | 4 | Portorož, Slovenia (Outdoor clay) | Portorož, Slovenia (Outdoor clay) | Portorož, Slovenia (Outdoor clay) | | | | | | |
| | Croatia | 1 | Portorož, Slovenia (Outdoor clay) | Portorož, Slovenia (Outdoor clay) | Portorož, Slovenia (Outdoor clay) | | | | | | |
| | Croatia | 1 | 4 | Russia | 5 | | | | | | |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | 4 | Russia | 5 | | | | | | |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | | Slovenia | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Slovenia | 3 | | Slovenia | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Slovenia | 3 | | | | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | | | |
| 8 | Argentina | 2 | | | | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | | | |
| 8 | Argentina | 2 | | | | 4 | Russia | 2 | | | |
| Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France (Indoor clay) | Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France (Indoor clay) | Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France (Indoor clay) | | | | 4 | Russia | 2 | | | |
| Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France (Indoor clay) | Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France (Indoor clay) | Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France (Indoor clay) | | | | 6 | France | 3 | | | |
| 6 | France | 5 | | | | 6 | France | 3 | | | |
| 6 | France | 5 | Oviedo, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Oviedo, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Oviedo, Spain (Outdoor clay) | | | | | | |
| | Colombia | 0 | Oviedo, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Oviedo, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Oviedo, Spain (Outdoor clay) | | | | | | |
| | Colombia | 0 | 6 | France | 4 | | | | | | |
| Tarragona, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Tarragona, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Tarragona, Spain (Outdoor clay) | 6 | France | 4 | | | | | | |
| Tarragona, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Tarragona, Spain (Outdoor clay) | Tarragona, Spain (Outdoor clay) | 2 | Spain | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Australia | 2 | 2 | Spain | 1 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Slovakia vs. Germany

| Slovakia 3 | Tennis Center Ettenheim, Ettenheim, Germany 26–27 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors) | Tennis Center Ettenheim, Ettenheim, Germany 26–27 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors) | Germany 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ľudmila Cervanová Anca Barna 6 3 2 6 2 6   2 Daniela Hantuchová Marlene Weingärtner 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7 5   3 Daniela Hantuchová Anca Barna 2 6 6 3 6 1   4 Ľudmila Cervanová Marlene Weingärtner 6 2 6 1     5 Eva Fislová / Ľubomíra Kurhajcová Martina Müller / Barbara Rittner 5 7 6$^4$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Austria vs. Belgium

| Austria 0 | Expodroom Bree, Bree, Belgium 26–27 April 2003 Red clay (indoors) | Expodroom Bree, Bree, Belgium 26–27 April 2003 Red clay (indoors) | Belgium 5 |
| 1 2 3 1 Evelyn Fauth Kim Clijsters 6 4 2 6 2 6   2 Patricia Wartusch Justine Henin-Hardenne 2 6 1 6     3 Patricia Wartusch Kim Clijsters 2 6 2 6     4 Evelyn Fauth Els Callens 6$^0$ 7$^7$ 2 6     5 Sybille Bammer / Yvonne Meusburger Els Callens / Kim Clijsters 2 6 2 6 ||||

### Italy vs. Sweden

| Italy 3 | Linköping, Sweden 26–27 April 2003 Premier hard (indoors) | Linköping, Sweden 26–27 April 2003 Premier hard (indoors) | Sweden 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Antonella Serra Zanetti Sofia Arvidsson 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 3 6   2 Flavia Pennetta Hanna Nooni 6 4 6 3     3 Flavia Pennetta Sofia Arvidsson 6 0 6 4     4 Antonella Serra Zanetti Hanna Nooni 6 0 2 6 4 6   5 Flavia Pennetta / Roberta Vinci Sofia Arvidsson / Maria Wolfbrandt 6 2 6 1 ||||

### Czech Republic vs. United States

| Czech Republic 0 | The Paul E. Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA, United States 26–27 April 2003 Plexipave (indoors) | The Paul E. Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA, United States 26–27 April 2003 Plexipave (indoors) | United States 5 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dája Bedáňová Venus Williams 1 6 0 6     2 Iveta Benešová Serena Williams 5 7 1 6     3 Klára Koukalová Serena Williams 2 6 2 6     4 Iveta Benešová Venus Williams 3 6 2 6     5 Dája Bedáňová / Eva Birnerová Serena Williams / Venus Williams 0 6 1 6 ||||

### Russia vs. Croatia

| Russia 4 | Druzhba Multipurpose Arena, Moscow, Russia 26–27 April 2003 Taraflex (indoors) | Druzhba Multipurpose Arena, Moscow, Russia 26–27 April 2003 Taraflex (indoors) | Croatia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Anastasia Myskina Karolina Šprem 6 1 3 6 6 0   2 Elena Dementieva Iva Majoli 6 1 6 4     3 Anastasia Myskina Iva Majoli 6 2 7 5     4 Elena Likhovtseva Karolina Šprem 4 6 3 6     5 Elena Dementieva / Anastasia Myskina Darija Jurak / Matea Mezak 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Slovenia vs. Argentina

| Slovenia 3 | Pilar, Argentine 26–27 April 2003 Taraflex (indoors) | Pilar, Argentine 26–27 April 2003 Taraflex (indoors) | Argentina 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Tina Pisnik María Emilia Salerni 7 5 6 3     2 Katarina Srebotnik Natalia Garbellotto 6 1 6 2     3 Katarina Srebotnik María Emilia Salerni 6 3 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 6 1   4 Maja Matevžič Natalia Gussoni 4 6 2 6     5 Tina Križan / Tina Pisnik Natalia Gussoni / María Emilia Salerni 2 6 6 3 4 6 ||||

### France vs. Colombia

| France 5 | Palais de Sports des Bullieux, Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France 26–27 April 2003 Red clay (indoors) | Palais de Sports des Bullieux, Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France 26–27 April 2003 Red clay (indoors) | Colombia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nathalie Dechy Fabiola Zuluaga 6 1 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 6 4   2 Amélie Mauresmo Catalina Castaño 5 1      retired 3 Amélie Mauresmo Fabiola Zuluaga 6 4 6 4     4 Nathalie Dechy Romy Farah 6 2 6 2     5 Émilie Loit / Virginie Razzano Carolina Escamilla / Romy Farah 6 1 6 1 ||||

### Australia vs. Spain

| Australia 2 | Club Tenis Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain 26–27 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors) | Club Tenis Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain 26–27 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors) | Spain 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Alicia Molik Virginia Ruano Pascual 6 3 6 4     2 Nicole Pratt Magüi Serna 3 6 2 6     3 Nicole Pratt Conchita Martínez 1 6 2 6     4 Alicia Molik Magüi Serna 4 6 1 6     5 Alicia Molik / Rennae Stubbs Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual 4 6 6 2 6 3 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Slovakia vs. Belgium

| Slovakia 0 | Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium 19–20 July 2003 Decoturf II (indoors) | Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium 19–20 July 2003 Decoturf II (indoors) | Belgium 5 |
| 1 2 3 1 Janette Husárová Justine Henin-Hardenne 5 7 4 6     2 Ľubomíra Kurhajcová Kim Clijsters 3 6 1 6     3 Janette Husárová Kim Clijsters 0 6 1 6     4 Eva Fislová Justine Henin-Hardenne 2 6 1 6     5 Jarmila Gajdošová / Ľubomíra Kurhajcová Els Callens / Caroline Maes 4 6 5 7 ||||

### Italy vs. United States

| Italy 0 | William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Centre, Washington, D.C., United States 19–20 July 2003 Decoturf II (outdoors) | William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Centre, Washington, D.C., United States 19–20 July 2003 Decoturf II (outdoors) | United States 5 |
| 1 2 3 1 Francesca Schiavone Meghann Shaughnessy 3 6 4 6     2 Rita Grande Chanda Rubin 3 6 3 6     3 Francesca Schiavone Chanda Rubin 7 5 4 6 0 6   4 Rita Grande Meghann Shaughnessy 3 6 5 7     5 Tathiana Garbin / Antonella Serra Zanetti Lisa Raymond / Alexandra Stevenson 1 6 2 6 ||||

### Russia vs. Slovenia

| Russia 5 | SRC Marina Portorož, Portorož, Slovenia 19–20 July 2003 Red clay (outdoors) | SRC Marina Portorož, Portorož, Slovenia 19–20 July 2003 Red clay (outdoors) | Slovenia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Anastasia Myskina Maja Matevžič 6 4 6 1     2 Elena Dementieva Katarina Srebotnik 6 1 6 3     3 Elena Bovina Katarina Srebotnik 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 2     4 Vera Zvonareva Maja Matevžič 6 1 6 2     5 Elena Dementieva / Anastasia Myskina Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik 6 2 6 3 ||||

### France vs. Spain

| France 4 | Escuela de Tenis Municipál Parque del Oeste, Oviedo, Spain 19–20 July 2003 Red clay (indoors) | Escuela de Tenis Municipál Parque del Oeste, Oviedo, Spain 19–20 July 2003 Red clay (indoors) | Spain 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nathalie Dechy Magüi Serna 6 3 6 4     2 Amélie Mauresmo María Sánchez Lorenzo 6 3 6 3     3 Amélie Mauresmo Magüi Serna 7 5 6 2     4 Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro María Sánchez Lorenzo 6 3 6 4     5 Nathalie Dechy / Émilie Loit Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual 4 6 4 6 ||||

## Semifinals
### Belgium vs. United States

| Belgium 1 | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 19–20 November 2003 Taraflex (indoors) | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 19–20 November 2003 Taraflex (indoors) | United States 4 |
| 1 2 3 1 Caroline Maes Lisa Raymond 2 6 1 6     2 Kirsten Flipkens Meghann Shaughnessy 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6$^8$ 7$^{10}$ 7 9   3 Els Callens Meghann Shaughnessy 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^5$     4 Elke Clijsters Lisa Raymond 2 6 1 6     5 Elke Clijsters / Caroline Maes Martina Navratilova / Lisa Raymond 1 6 4 6 ||||

### Russia vs. France

| Russia 2 | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 19–20 November 2003 Taraflex (indoors) | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 19–20 November 2003 Taraflex (indoors) | France 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Vera Zvonareva Amélie Mauresmo 2 6 2 6     2 Anastasia Myskina Mary Pierce 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 7 5   3 Anastasia Myskina Amélie Mauresmo 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 3 6 4 6   4 Vera Zvonareva Mary Pierce 4 6 6 3 3 6   5 Anastasia Myskina / Nadia Petrova Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro / Émilie Loit 6 3 1 6 6 3 ||||

## Final
### United States vs. France

| United States 1 | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 22–23 November 2003 Taraflex (indoors) | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 22–23 November 2003 Taraflex (indoors) | France 4 |
| 1 2 3 1 Lisa Raymond Amélie Mauresmo 4 6 3 6     2 Meghann Shaughnessy Mary Pierce 3 6 6 3 6 8   3 Meghann Shaughnessy Amélie Mauresmo 2 6 1 6     4 Alexandra Stevenson Émilie Loit 4 6 2 6     5 Martina Navratilova / Lisa Raymond Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro / Émilie Loit 6 4 6 0 ||||
* 2003 Fed Cup champions
* France Second title