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WORLD GROUP



Draw

  RD1-date 26-27 April
  RD2-date 19-20 July
  RD3-date 19-20 November
  RD4-date 22-23 November
  teamwidth 13
  RD1T1-loc Lowell, MA , United States (indoor hard)
  RD1-seed1 S RD1-team1= RD1-score1=5
  RD1-seed2 RD1-team2= RD1-score2=0
  RD1T2-loc Linköping , Sweden (indoor hard)
  RD1-seed3 RD1-team3= RD1-score3=2
  RD1-seed4 S RD1-team4= RD1-score4=3
  RD1T3-loc Bree, Belgium (indoor clay)
  RD1-seed5 S RD1-team5= RD1-score5=5
  RD1-seed6 RD1-team6= RD1-score6=0
  RD1T4-loc Ettenheim , Germany (clay)
  RD1-seed7 RD1-team7= RD1-score7=2
  RD1-seed8 S RD1-team8= RD1-score8=3
  RD1T5-loc Bratislava , Slovakia (clay)
  RD1-seed9 S RD1-team9= RD1-score9=2
  RD1-seed10 RD1-team10= RD1-score10=3
  RD1T6-loc Moscow , Russia (indoor carpet)
  RD1-seed11 RD1-team11= RD1-score11=1
  RD1-seed12 S RD1-team12= RD1-score12=4
  RD1T7-loc Tarragona , Spain (clay)
  RD1-seed13 S RD1-team13= RD1-score13=3
  RD1-seed14 RD1-team14= RD1-score14=2
  RD1T8-loc Andrézieux-Bouthéon , France (indoor clay)
  RD1-seed15 RD1-team15= RD1-score15=0
  RD1-seed16 S RD1-team16= RD1-score16=5
  RD2T1-loc Washington, DC , United States (hard)
  RD2-seed1 S RD2-team1= RD2-score1=5
  RD2-seed2 S RD2-team2= RD2-score2=0
  RD2T2-loc Charleroi , Belgium (indoor hard)
  RD2-seed3 S RD2-team3= RD2-score3=5
  RD2-seed4 S RD2-team4= RD2-score4=0
  RD2T3-loc Portorož , Slovenia (clay)
  RD2-seed5 RD2-team5= RD2-score5=0
  RD2-seed6 S RD2-team6= RD2-score6=5
  RD2T4-loc Oviedo , Spain (clay)
  RD2-seed7 S RD2-team7= RD2-score7=1
  RD2-seed8 S RD2-team8= RD2-score8=4
  RD3T1-loc Moscow , Russia (indoor carpet)
  RD3-seed1 S RD3-team1= RD3-score1=4
  RD3-seed2 S RD3-team2= RD3-score2=1
  RD3T2-loc Moscow , Russia (indoor carpet)
  RD3-seed3 S RD3-team3= RD3-score3=2
  RD3-seed4 S RD3-team4= RD3-score4=3
  RD4T1-loc Moscow , Russia (indoor carpet)
  RD4-seed1 S RD4-team1= RD4-score1=1
  RD4-seed2 S RD4-team2= RD4-score2=4


First round losers compete in Play-off ties with Zonal Group I Qualifiers.


Final

  team1 France
  team2 United States
  venue Olympic Stadium , Moscow , Russia
  date 22 November - 23 November 2003
  surface carpet (indoors)
  score1 4
  score2 1




WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS

Date: 19-20 July
  • Japan and Switzerland promoted to World Group in 2004.

  • Argentina, Australia, Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, and Germany remain in World Group in 2004.

  • Brazil (AM), Canada (AM), Indonesia (AO), Israel (EPA), Hungary (EPA), and South Africa(EPA) remain in Zonal Group I in 2004.

  • Colombia (AM) and Sweden (EPA) relegated to Zonal Group I in 2004.



AMERICAN ZONE



Group I

;Participating Teams
  • — relegated to Group II in 2004

  • — advanced to World Group Play-offs

  • — advanced to World Group Play-offs




  • — relegated to Group II in 2004




Group II

;Participating Teams


  • — promoted to Group I in 2004





  • — promoted to Group I in 2004





ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE



Group I

;Participating Teams


  • — relegated to Group II in 2004

  • — advanced to World Group Play-offs

  • — advanced to World Group Play-offs

  • — relegated to Group II in 2004








Group II

;Participating Teams
  • — promoted to Group I in 2004



  • — promoted to Group I in 2004



EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE



Group I

;Participating Teams




  • — relegated to Group II in 2004


  • — advanced to World Group Play-offs

  • — relegated to Group II in 2004

  • — advanced to World Group Play-offs

  • — relegated to Group II in 2004



  • — relegated to Group II in 2004

  • — advanced to World Group Play-offs

  • — advanced to World Group Play-offs





Group II

;Participating Teams





  • — promoted to Group I in 2004


  • — promoted to Group I in 2004