2003 Davis Cup schedule Dates World Group First Round: February 7-9 Second Round: April 4-6 Semifinals: September 19-21 Finals: November 28-30 Qualifying: September 19-21 Euro/African Zone Group I First Round: February 7-9 Second Round: April 4-6 Second Round Playoff: July 11-13 Third Round Playoff: September 19-21 Group II First Round: April 4-6 Second Round: July 11-13 Playoff: July 11-13 Third Round: September 19-21 Group III Zone A: February 1-7 Zone B: June 9-15 Group IV Zone A: June 9-15 Zone B: February 3-9 American Zone Group I First Round: February 7-9 Second Round: April 4-6 Second Round Playoff: July 11-13 Third Round Playoff: September 19-21 Group II First Round: February 7-9 Second Round: April 4-6 Playoff: April 4-6 Final: September 19-21 Group III: March 31-April 6 Group IV: March 31-April 6 Asia/Oceania Zone Group I First Round: February 7-9 Second Round: April 4-6 Second Round Playoff: April 4-6 Third Round Playoff: September 19-21 Group II First Round: February 7-9 Second Round: April 4-6 Playoff: April 4-6 Final: September 19-21 Group III: July 21-27 Group IV: June 16-22 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis Cup Matchups World Group First Round France at Romania Switzerland at Netherlands Great Britain at Australia Brazil at Sweden USA at Croatia Belgium at Spain Germany at Argentina Russia at Czech Republic Draw Form (with choice of ground) France ---------------- * Romania (C) |------------ ---------------- | * Netherlands (C) |------------ ---------------- | | Switzerland |------------ | ---------------- | * Australia (C) |------------ ---------------- | | Great Britain |------------ | | ---------------- | | | Sweden (C) |------------ | ---------------- * | | Brazil |------------ | ---------------- | Croatia (C) |------------ ---------------- | USA |------------ | ---------------- | * | Belgium |------------ | ---------------- * | | | Spain (C) |------------ | | ---------------- | | Germany |------------ ---------------- * | Argentina (C) |------------ | ---------------- | | Czech Rep. (C) |------------ ---------------- | Russia |------------ ---------------- (C)-choice of ground *-choice of ground if decided by lot Euro/African Zone Group I First Round Slovakia bye Luxembourg bye Finland bye Austria at Norway Israel at Belarus Zimbabwe bye Italy bye Morocco bye Group II First Round Monaco at Portugal Poland at South Africa Slovenia at Ghana Tunisia at Denmark Ukraine at Bulgaria Cote D'Ivoire at Yugoslavia Egypt at Ireland Greece at Andorra Group III Zone A at Algeria Algeria Angola Armenia Estonia Hungary Lithuania Madagascar Namibia Zone B at Latvia Azerbaijan Bosnia/Herzegovina Cyprus Georgia Latvia Macedonia Moldova Turkey Group IV Zone A at San Marino Iceland Kenya Libya Liechtenstein Malta Mauritius Rwanda San Marino Sudan Zambia Zone B at Nigeria Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Djibouti Gabon Lesotho WD Mali Nigeria Senegal Togo Uganda American Zone Group I First Round Venezuela bye Chile at Ecuador Bahamas at Peru Canada bye Group II First Round Netherlands Antilles at Mexico Haiti at Paraguay Colombia at Cuba Dominican Republic at Uruguay Group III at Trinidad & Tobago Bolivia El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Jamaica Puerto Rico St. Lucia Trinidad & Tobago Group IV at Costa Rica Antigua & Barbuda Barbados Bermuda Costa Rica OECS Panama US Virgin Islands Asia/Oceania Zone Group I First Round Japan at India Pakistan at New Zealand* Indonesia at Uzbekistan Korea at Thailand *location originally Pakistan but changed to New Zealand Group II First Round Lebanon at Iran China Hong Kong at Tajikistan Kazakhstan at Taipei Philippines at China* *changed to Feb 14-16, 2003 Group III at Malaysia Bahrain Kyrgyzstan Kuwait Malaysia Pacific Oceania Qatar Syria United Arab Emirates Group IV at Sri Lanka Bangladesh Brunei Iraq Jordan Myanmar Oman Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Vietnam