Davis Cup September 16-22, 2002 World Group Semifinals France d. USA 3-2 at Paris, France: Clay Singles Arnaud Clement (FRA) d. Andy Roddick (USA) 4-6 7-6(6) 7-6(5) 6-1 Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) d. James Blake (USA) 6-4 6-1 6-7(7) 7-5 Doubles James Blake/Todd Martin (USA) d. Michael Llodra/Fabrice Santoro (FRA) 2-6 7-6(2) 2-6 6-4 6-4 Reverse Singles Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) d. Andy Roddick (USA) 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 James Blake (USA) d. Arnaud Clement (FRA) 6-4 6-3 Russia d. Argentina 3-2 at Moscow, Russia: Carpet (Indoor) Singles Marat Safin (RUS) d. Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) 6-7(1) 7-5 7-5 6-1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) d. Gaston Gaudio (ARG) 3-6 7-5 6-3 2-6 8-6 Doubles Lucas Arnold/David Nalbandian (ARG) d. Yevgeny Kafelnikov/Marat Safin (RUS) 6-4 6-4 5-7 3-6 19-17 Reverse Singles Marat Safin (RUS) d. David Nalbandian (ARG) 7-6(3) 6-7(5) 6-0 6-3 Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) d. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-4 World Group Qualifying Australia d. India 5-0 at Adelaide, Australia: Hard Singles Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. Harsh Mankad (IND) 6-1 7-6(2) 6-1 Wayne Arthurs (AUS) d. Leander Paes (IND) 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 Doubles Lleyton Hewitt/Tood Woodbridge (AUS) d. Leander Paes/Vishal Uppal (IND) 6-3 7-6(5) 6-1 Reverse Singles Scott Draper (AUS) d. Rohan Bopanna (IND) 6-3 7-5 Wayne Arthurs (AUS) d. Harsh Mankad (IND) 6-4 3-6 7-5 Belgium d. Zimbabwe 4-1 at Harare, Zimbabwe: Hard (Indoor) Singles Xavier Malisse (BEL) d. Wayne Black (ZIM) 7-6(1) 6-7(3) 7-5 6-3 Olivier Rochus (BEL) d. Byron Black (ZIM) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2 6-3 Doubles Wayne Black/Kevin Ullyett (ZIM) d. Gilles Elseneer/Ton Vanhoudt (BEL) 6-1 2-6 7-6(6) 6-3 Reverse Singles Xavier Malisse (BEL) d. Byron Black (ZIM) 6-3 7-6(3) 6-4 Gilles Elseneer (BEL) d. Genius Chidzikwe (ZIM) 6-1 6-4 Brazil d. Canada 4-0 at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Clay Singles Fernando Meligeni (BRA) d. Frank Dancevic (CAN) 6-2 7-5 2-6 7-5 Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) d. Daniel Nestor (CAN) 6-4 7-6(10) 6-0 Doubles Gustavo Kuerten/Andre Sa (BRA) d. Simon Larose/Daniel Nestor (CAN) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-1 4-6 6-2 Reverse Singles Andre Sa (BRA) d. Frank Dancevic (CAN) 6-3 6-2 Fernando Meligeni (BRA) vs Simon Larose (CAN) postponed due to rain Germany d. Venezuela 5-0 at Karlsruhe, Germany: Hard (Indoor) Singles Rainer Schuettler (GER) d. Jose de Armas (VEN) 6-1 6-1 6-1 Tommy Haas (GER) d. Jimy Szymanski (VEN) 6-1 6-2 6-1 Doubles Nicolas Kiefer/David Prinosil (GER) d. Jose de Armas/Jimy Szymanski (VEN) 6-1 6-3 6-0 Reverse Singles Nicolas Kiefer (GER) d. Kepler Orellana (VEN) 6-1 7-5 Rainer Schuettler (GER) d. Jimy Szymanski (VEN) 6-3 6-0 Great Britain d. Thailand 3-2 at Birmingham, Great Britain: Carpet (Indoor) Singles Tim Henman (GBR) d. Danai Udomchoke (THA) 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 Paradorn Srichaphan (THA) d. Martin Lee (GBR) 6-0 7-6(2) 6-2 Doubles Tim Henman/Miles MacLagan (GBR) d. Danai Udomchoke/Paradorn Srichaphan (THA) 6-7(4) 6-4 7-5 6-2 Reverse Singles Tim Henman (GBR) d. Paradorn Srichaphan (THA) 6-3 6-2 6-3 Danai Udomchoke (THA) d. Arvind Parmar (GBR) 6-3 6-1 Netherlands d. Finland 4-1 at Turku, Finland: Carpet (Indoor) Singles Raemon Sluiter (NED) d. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 4-6 7-6(3) 6-0 7-6(8) Sjeng Schalken (NED) d. Tuomas Ketola (FIN) 7-6(13) 6-3 6-3 Doubles Paul Haarhuis/Sjeng Schalken (NED) d. Tuomas Ketola/Timo Nieminen (FIN) 6-1 6-4 6-4 Reverse Singles Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Martin Verkerk (NED) 6-2 6-4 Raemon Sluiter (NED) d. Timo Nieminen (FIN) 6-0 6-3 Romania d. Slovakia 4-1 at Presov, Romania: Carpet (Indoor) Singles Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) d. Adrian Voinea (ROM) 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3 Andrei Pavel (ROM) d. Karol Kucera (SVK) 6-0 6-3 6-7(3) 6-2 Doubles Andrei Pavel/Gabriel Trifu (ROM) d. Karol Beck/Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 8-6 Reverse Singles Andrei Pavel (ROM) d. Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) 7-6(1) 6-3 6-2 Victor Hanescu (ROM) d. Karol Beck (SVK) 6-4 7-6(1) Switzerland d. Morocco 3-2 at Casablanca, Morocco: Clay Singles Younes El Aynaoui (MAR) d. Michel Kratochvil (SUI) 7-5 6-2 6-2 Roger Federer (SUI) d. Hicham Arazi (MAR) 6-3 6-2 6-1 Doubles George Bastl/Roger Federer (SUI) d. Karim Alami/Younes El Ayanoui (MAR) 6-4 6-1 6-4 Reverse Singles Roger Federer (SUI) d. Younes El Aynaoui (MAR) 6-3 6-2 6-1 Mounir El Aarej (MAR) d. Michel Kratochvil (SUI) 6-2 6-3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Euro/African Zone - Group I Third Round Playoffs Italy d. Portugal 4-1 at Follonica, Italy: Carpet (Indoor) Singles Bernardo Mota (POR) d. Stefano Galvani (ITA) 7-5 6-3 7-6(2) Davide Sanguinetti (ITA) d. Leonardo Tavares (POR) 6-3 6-2 6-1 Doubles Massimo Bertolini/Giorio Galimberti (ITA) d. Helder Lopes/Bernardo Mota (POR) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4 Reverse Singles Davide Sanguinetti (ITA) d. Bernardo Mota (POR) 6-4 7-5 6-4 Stefano Galvani (ITA) d. Tiago Godinho (POR) 6-4 6-1 Israel d. Greece 5-0 at Tel Aviv, Israel: Hard Singles Harel Levy (ISR) d. Lefteris Alexiou (GRE) 6-3 6-1 6-2 Noam Okun (ISR) d. Alex Jakupovic (GRE) 6-3 6-4 6-2 Doubles Jonathan Erlich/Amir Hadad (ISR) d. Alex Jakupovic/Nikos Karagiannis (GRE) 7-5 6-4 6-2 Reverse Singles Amir Hadad (ISR) d. Lefteris Alexiou (GRE) 6-0 6-0 Harel Levy (ISR) d. Niko Karagiannis (GRE) 6-4 6-3 Asia/Oceania Zone - Group I Third Round Playoffs Korea d. Lebanon 5-0 at Beirut, Lebanon: Clay Singles Dong-Hyun Kim (KOR) d. Sean Karam (LIB) 6-1 6-1 6-1 Hee-Seok Chung (KOR) d. Karim Alayli (LIB) 6-2 6-1 6-3 Doubles Hee-Seok Chung/Hee-Sung Chung (KOR) d. Patrick Chucri/Sean Karam (LIB) 6-2 6-2 6-2 Reverse Singles Dong-Hyun Kim (KOR) d. Karim Alayli (LIB) 7-6(1) 6-1 Oh-Hee Kwon (KOR) d. Patrick Chucri (LIB) 6-3 6-3 American Zone - Group I Third Round Playoffs Bahamas d. Mexico 3-2 at Nassau, Bahamas: Hard Singles Miguel Gallardo (MEX) d. Mark Merklein (BAH) 5-7 6-0 6-4 7-6(5) Mark Knowles (BAH) d. Alejandro Hernandez (MEX) 6-7(4) 6-2 1-6 6-1 6-4 Doubles Mark Knowles/Mark Merklein (BAH) d. Bruno Echagaray/Alejandro Hernandez (MEX) 6-3 6-4 6-2 Reverse Singles Miguel Gallardo (MEX) d. Mark Knowles (BAH) 7-6(6) 3-6 6-1 1-0 ret. Mark Merklein (BAH) d. Alejandro Hernandez (MEX) 6-2 6-3 6-4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Euro/African Zone - Group II Third Round Norway d. Cote D'Ivoire 4-1 at Asker, Norway: Clay Singles Jan Frode Andersen (NOR) d. Valentin Sanon (CIV) 6-2 6-3 6-0 Stian Boretti (NOR) d. Claude N'Goran (CIV) 7-6(2) 3-6 6-3 6-2 Doubles Jan Frode Andersen/Stian Boretti (NOR) d. Claude N'Goran/Ilou Lonfo (CIV) 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-0 Reverse Singles Claude N'Goran (CIV) d. Fredrik Aarum (NOR) 3-6 6-3 6-3 Stian Boretti (NOR) d. Valentin Sanon (CIV) 6-2 6-0 Luxembourg d. Slovenia 3-2 at Esch-Alzette, Luxembourg: Hard (Indoor) Singles Mike Scheidweiler (LUX) d. Marko Tkalec (SLO) 6-1 3-6 6-3 7-5 Gilles Muller (LUX) d. Andrej Kracman (SLO) 7-6(6) 6-3 6-3 Doubles Gilles Muller/Mike Scheidweiler (LUX) d. Andrej Kracman/Marko Tkalec (SLO) 6-2 6-4 6-4 Reverse Singles Marko Tkalec (SLO) d. Gilles Kremer (LUX) 6-3 3-6 6-3 Andrej Kracman (SLO) d. Mike Scheidweiler (LUX) 6-4 7-6(4) Asia/Oceania Zone - Group II Finals Pakistan d. China 3-2 at Peshwar, Pakistan: Grass Singles Ben-Qiang Zhu (CHN) d. Aqeel Khan (PAK) 6-1 6-1 6-7(5) 7-6(2) Aisam Qureshi (PAK) d. Yu Wang, Jr. (CHN) 6-2 6-3 6-2 Doubles Aqeel Khan/Aisam Qureshi (PAK) d. Ran Xu/Shao-Xuan Zeng (CHN) 6-7(3) 7-5 3-6 7-6(7) 12-10 Reverse Singles Ben-Qiang Zhu (CHN) d. Aisam Qureshi (PAK) 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-1 Aqeel Khan (PAK) d. Yu Wang, Jr. (CHN) 6-1 6-4 7-5