The 2003 Fed Cup was the 41st edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.
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| Duration | 26 April – 23 November |
| Edition | 41st |
| Achievements (singles) | |
← 2002 2004 → | |
The final took place at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia on 22–23 November. France defeated the United States, giving France their second title.[1][2]
World Group
edit| Participating Teams | |||
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 Argentina |
 Australia |
 Austria |
 Belgium |
 Colombia |
 Croatia |
 Czech Republic |
 France |
 Germany |
 Italy |
 Russia |
 Slovakia |
 Slovenia |
 Spain |
 Sweden |
 United States |
Draw
edit| First round 26–27 April | Quarterfinals 19–20 July | Semifinals 19–20 November | Final 22–23 November | |||||||||||||||
| Ettenheim, Germany (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Slovakia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Slovakia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Belgium | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Linköping, Sweden (Indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | United States | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Italy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Washington, D.C., United States (Outdoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Italy | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lowell, Massachusetts, United States (Indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | United States | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | United States | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | United States | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | France | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Russia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portorož, Slovenia (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Russia | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Argentina | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Russia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France (Indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | France | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oviedo, Spain (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | France | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tarragona, Spain (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Spain | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Spain | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
World Group play-offs
editDate: 19–20 July
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 2004 World Group.
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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| Pilar, Argentina | Outdoor clay | Argentina | 3–2 |  Hungary |
| Wollongong, Australia | Indoor hard | Australia | 3–2 | Colombia |
| Neudörfl, Austria | Outdoor clay | Austria | 4–1 |  Canada |
| Varaždin, Croatia | Outdoor clay | Croatia | 4–1 |  Brazil |
| Durban, South Africa | Outdoor hard |  South Africa | 1–4 | Czech Republic |
| Jakarta, Indonesia | Outdoor hard |  Indonesia | 2–3 | Germany |
| Gifu, Japan | Indoor carpet |  Japan | 4–1 | Sweden |
| Winterthur, Switzerland | Outdoor clay |  Switzerland | 4–1 |  Israel |
Americas Zone
edit- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
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Group II
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Asia/Oceania Zone
edit- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
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Group II
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Europe/Africa Zone
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Rankings
editThe rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.[3]
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References
edit- ↑ "U.S. loses in Fed Cup final". deseret.com. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ↑ "France win Fed Cup". BBC News. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ↑ "Rankings Explained". fedcup.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- 1 2 3 Fed Cup Nations Ranking History. ITF. 2012.