2003 Davis Cup World Group
Date	7 February – 30 November
Edition	23rd
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

Participating teams
Argentina	Australia	Belgium	Brazil
Croatia	Czech Republic	France	Germany
Great Britain	Netherlands	Romania	Russia
Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States

Draw

First round 7–9 February

Quarterfinals 4–6 April

Semifinals 19–21 September

Final 28–30 November

Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet)[1]

S

France

4

Toulouse, France (indoor hard)[2]

Romania

1

S

France

2

Arnhem, Netherlands (indoor carpet)[3]

Switzerland

3

S

Netherlands

2

Melbourne, Australia (hard)[4]

Switzerland

3

Switzerland

2

Sydney, Australia (clay)[5]

S

Australia

3

S

Australia

4

Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)[6]

Great Britain

1

S

Australia

5

Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet)[7]

S

Sweden

0

S

Sweden

3

Melbourne, Australia (grass)[8]

Brazil

2

S

Australia

3

Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet)[9]

S

Spain

1

Croatia

4

Valencia, Spain (clay)[10]

S

United States

1

Croatia

0

Seville, Spain (clay)[11]

S

Spain

5

Belgium

0

Málaga, Spain (clay)[12]

S

Spain

5

S

Spain

3

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[13]

S

Argentina

2

Germany

0

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[14]

S

Argentina

5

S

Argentina

5

Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)[15]

S

Russia

0

Czech Republic

2

S

Russia

3

First round

Romania vs. France

Romania 1	Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest, Romania[1] 7–9 February 2003 Carpet (i)		France 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Adrian Voinea Sébastien Grosjean 2 6 3 6 610 712       2 Andrei Pavel Nicolas Escudé 62 77 2 6 65 77       3 Andrei Pavel / Gabriel Trifu Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro 4 6 3 6 64 77       4 Victor Hănescu Fabrice Santoro 6 1 6 4         5 Gabriel Trifu Nicolas Escudé 63 77 6 4 4 6

Netherlands vs. Switzerland

Netherlands 2	Gelredome, Arnhem, Netherlands[3] 7–9 February 2003 Carpet (i)		Switzerland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sjeng Schalken Michel Kratochvil 6 3 7 5 1 6 4 6 6 4   2 Raemon Sluiter Roger Federer 2 6 1 6 3 6       3 Paul Haarhuis / Martin Verkerk George Bastl / Roger Federer 3 6 6 3 6 4 7 5     4 Sjeng Schalken Roger Federer 62 77 4 6 5 7       5 Martin Verkerk Michel Kratochvil 6 1 65 77 66 78 1 6

Australia vs. Great Britain

Australia 4	Sydney International Tennis Centre, Sydney, Australia[5] 7–9 February 2003 Clay		Great Britain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Philippoussis Alan Mackin 6 3 6 3 6 3       2 Lleyton Hewitt Alex Bogdanovic 7 5 6 1 6 2       3 Lleyton Hewitt / Todd Woodbridge Miles McLagan / Arvind Parmar 6 1 6 3 4 6 6 2     4 Wayne Arthurs Miles McLagan 4 6 6 1 6 4       5 Todd Woodbridge Alex Bogdanovic 2 6 64 77

Sweden vs. Brazil

Sweden 3	Idrottens Hus, Helsingborg, Sweden[7] 7–9 February 2003 Carpet (i)		Brazil 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andreas Vinciguerra Gustavo Kuerten 1 6 4 6 4 6       2 Jonas Björkman André Sá 6 4 5 7 6 2 4 6 6 1   3 Jonas Björkman / Magnus Larsson Gustavo Kuerten / André Sá 4 6 6 2 7 5 2 6 2 6   4 Jonas Björkman Gustavo Kuerten 6 4 6 4 4 6 4 6 6 1   5 Andreas Vinciguerra Flávio Saretta 6 1 7 5 6 3

Croatia vs. United States

Croatia 4	Hall Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia[9] 7–9 February 2003 Carpet (i)		United States 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ivan Ljubičić Mardy Fish 7 5 6 3 6 4       2 Mario Ančić James Blake 1 6 2 6 65 77       3 Goran Ivanišević / Ivan Ljubičić James Blake / Mardy Fish 3 6 4 6 77 64 6 4 6 4   4 Ivan Ljubičić James Blake 6 3 65 77 6 4 6 3     5 Mario Ančić Taylor Dent 77 65 3 6 712 610

Spain vs. Belgium

Spain 5	Centro Deportivo Tenis Olimpico, Seville, Spain[11] 7–9 February 2003 Clay		Belgium 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero Christophe Rochus 6 3 6 2 7 5       2 Carlos Moyá Xavier Malisse 77 62 6 1 77 65       3 Àlex Corretja / Albert Costa Olivier Rochus / Kristof Vliegen 6 4 4 6 6 3 3 6 8 6   4 Juan Carlos Ferrero Kristof Vliegen 6 1 6 4         5 Carlos Moyá Christophe Rochus 6 2 6 2

Argentina vs. Germany

Argentina 5	Club Atlético River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina[13] 7–9 February 2003 Clay		Germany 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gastón Gaudio Rainer Schüttler 6 2 6 3 6 0       2 David Nalbandian Lars Burgsmüller 6 1 77 64 7 5       3 Lucas Arnold Ker / David Nalbandian Michael Kohlmann / Rainer Schüttler 6 1 0 6 4 6 6 1 6 2   4 Juan Ignacio Chela David Prinosil 6 4 6 1         5 Gastón Gaudio Lars Burgsmüller 6 3 6 1

Czech Republic vs. Russia

Czech Republic 2	Sports Culture Palace, Ostrava, Czech Republic[15] 7–9 February 2003 Clay (i)		Russia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jiří Novák Nikolay Davydenko 6 4 4 6 6 1 6 1     2 Radek Štěpánek Mikhail Youzhny 6 3 68 710 78 66 2 6 3 6   3 Martin Damm / Cyril Suk Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Mikhail Youzhny 61 77 6 4 3 6 3 6     4 Jiří Novák Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 2 6 3 77 65       5 Radek Štěpánek Nikolay Davydenko 6 1 64 77 2 6 6 3 0 6

Quarterfinals

France vs. Switzerland

France 2	Zenith Stadium, Toulouse, France[2] 4–6 April 2003 Hard (i)		Switzerland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sébastien Grosjean George Bastl 6 3 6 4 3 6 6 3     2 Nicolas Escudé Roger Federer 4 6 5 7 2 6       3 Nicolas Escudé / Fabrice Santoro Roger Federer / Marc Rosset 4 6 6 3 3 6 64 77     4 Fabrice Santoro Roger Federer 1 6 0 6 2 6       5 Nicolas Escudé George Bastl 77 65 5 7 77 63

Sweden vs. Australia

Sweden 0	Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden[6] 4–6 April 2003 Hard (i)		Australia 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jonas Björkman Mark Philippoussis 4 6 3 6 3 6       2 Thomas Enqvist Lleyton Hewitt 4 6 2 6 7 5 4 6     3 Jonas Björkman / Thomas Enqvist Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge 4 6 2 6 2 6       4 Joachim Johansson Wayne Arthurs 3 6 6 3 64 77       5 Magnus Norman Mark Philippoussis 5 7 7 5 3 6

Spain vs. Croatia

Spain 5	Valencia Tennis Club, Valencia, Spain[10] 4–6 April 2003 Clay		Croatia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero Mario Ančić 6 4 6 2 77 61       2 Carlos Moyá Ivan Ljubičić 65 77 6 1 6 4 6 4     3 Àlex Corretja / Albert Costa Ivan Ljubičić / Lovro Zovko 6 2 6 3 6 4       4 Albert Costa Ivan Ljubičić 6 3 6 4         5 Àlex Corretja Mario Ančić 7 5 6 3

Argentina vs. Russia

Argentina 5	Club Atlético River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina[14] 4–6 April 2003 Clay		Russia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 David Nalbandian Nikolay Davydenko 6 2 6 2 7 5       2 Gastón Gaudio Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 4 6 0 6 2       3 Lucas Arnold Ker / David Nalbandian Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Mikhail Youzhny 3 6 6 3 6 4 6 3     4 Mariano Zabaleta Mikhail Youzhny 6 1 6 4         5 Gastón Gaudio Nikolay Davydenko 77 64 6 3

Semifinals

Australia vs. Switzerland

Australia 3	Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia[4] 19–21 September 2003 Hard		Switzerland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lleyton Hewitt Michel Kratochvil 6 4 6 4 6 1       2 Mark Philippoussis Roger Federer 3 6 4 6 63 77       3 Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge Roger Federer / Marc Rosset 4 6 77 65 5 7 6 4 6 4   4 Lleyton Hewitt Roger Federer 5 7 2 6 77 64 7 5 6 1   5 Todd Woodbridge Michel Kratochvil 4 6         retired

Spain vs. Argentina

Spain 3	Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena, Málaga, Spain[12] 19–21 September 2003 Clay		Argentina 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero Gastón Gaudio 6 4 6 0 6 0       2 Carlos Moyá Mariano Zabaleta 5 7 2 6 6 2 6 0 6 1   3 Àlex Corretja / Albert Costa Agustín Calleri / Lucas Arnold Ker 3 6 6 1 4 6 2 6     4 Juan Carlos Ferrero Agustín Calleri 4 6 5 7 1 6       5 Carlos Moyá Gastón Gaudio 6 1 6 4 6 2

Final

Australia vs. Spain

Australia 3	Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia[8] 28–30 November 2003 Grass		Spain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lleyton Hewitt Juan Carlos Ferrero 3 6 6 3 3 6 77 60 6 2   2 Mark Philippoussis Carlos Moyà 4 6 4 6 6 4 64 77     3 Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge Àlex Corretja / Feliciano López 6 3 6 1 6 3       4 Mark Philippoussis Juan Carlos Ferrero 7 5 6 3 1 6 2 6 6 0   5 Lleyton Hewitt Carlos Moyà           not played

Anthem incident

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