2002 ARAG World Team Cup

The 2002 ARAG World Team Cup was a men's team tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 24th edition of the World Team Cup and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf in Germany from May 19 through May 25, 2002.

Australia were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Argentina defeated Russia in the final to win the title for the second time.

Players

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Red Group

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Blue Group

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Round robin

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Red Group

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Standings

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Pos. Country Points Matches Sets
1   Argentina 2–1 5–4 11–11
2   Sweden 2–1 6–3 15–10
3   France 1–2 5–4 11–7
4   United States 1–2 2–7 9–14

United States vs. France

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United States
0
Düsseldorf, Germany
19 May 2002
Clay
 
France
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Andy Roddick
Arnaud Clément
6
3
4
6
3
6
 
2  
 
Pete Sampras
Nicolas Escudé
63
77
6
2
62
77
 
3  
 
James Blake / Jared Palmer
Arnaud Clément / Nicolas Escudé
1
6
1
6
   

Sweden vs. Argentina

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Sweden
1
Düsseldorf, Germany
20 May 2002
Clay
 
Argentina
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Thomas Enqvist
José Acasuso
4
6
6
1
77
65
 
2  
 
Thomas Johansson
Guillermo Cañas
2
6
6
4
0
6
 
3  
 
Jonas Björkman / Thomas Johansson
Lucas Arnold / Gastón Etlis
3
6
77
63
9
11
 

United States vs. Argentina

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United States
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
21 May 2002
Clay
 
Argentina
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Andy Roddick
José Acasuso
6
3
6
2
   
2  
 
Pete Sampras
Guillermo Cañas
7
5
2
6
65
77
 
3  
 
James Blake / Jared Palmer
Lucas Arnold / Gastón Etlis
7
5
6
2
   

Sweden vs. France

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Sweden
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
21 May 2002
Clay
 
France
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Thomas Enqvist
Nicolas Escudé
6
4
6
4
   
2  
 
Jonas Björkman
Arnaud Clément
1
6
6
4
4
6
 
3  
 
Jonas Björkman / Thomas Enqvist
Arnaud Clément / Nicolas Escudé
6
3
4
6
10
3
 

United States vs. Sweden

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United States
0
Düsseldorf, Germany
23 May 2002
Clay
 
Sweden
3
1 2 3
1  
 
James Blake
Thomas Enqvist
6
4
5
7
64
77
 
2  
 
Pete Sampras
Thomas Johansson
2
6
77
63
65
77
 
3  
 
James Blake / Jared Palmer
Jonas Björkman / Thomas Johansson
3
6
4
6
   

France vs. Argentina

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France
1
Düsseldorf, Germany
23 May 2002
Clay
 
Argentina
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Arnaud Clément
José Acasuso
61
77
3
6
   
2  
 
Nicolas Escudé
Guillermo Cañas
5
7
2
6
   
3  
 
Arnaud Clément / Nicolas Escudé
Lucas Arnold / Gastón Etlis
6
1
6
4
   

Blue Group

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Standings

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Pos. Country Points Matches Sets
1   Russia 2–1 5–4 11–9
2   Spain 2–1 6–3 13–7
3   Great Britain 1–2 4–5 9–10
4   Germany 1–2 3–3 6–11

Spain vs. Great Britain

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Spain
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
19 May 2002
Clay
 
Great Britain
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Àlex Corretja
Martin Lee
6
3
6
4
   
2  
 
Albert Costa
Tim Henman
4
6
6
3
6
2
 
3  
 
Galo Blanco / Àlex Corretja
Martin Lee / Miles Maclagan
3
6
5
7
   

Russia vs. Germany

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Russia
1
Düsseldorf, Germany
20 May 2002
Clay
 
Germany
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Tommy Haas
65
77
3
6
   
2  
 
Marat Safin
Nicolas Kiefer
4
6
6
2
65
77
 
3  
 
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin
Karsten Braasch / Lars Burgsmüller
6
1
6
1
   

Germany vs. Great Britain

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Germany
1
Düsseldorf, Germany
22 May 2002
Clay
 
Great Britain
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Nicolas Kiefer
Tim Henman
66
78
3
6
   
2  
 
Lars Burgsmüller
Martin Lee
6
3
6
3
   
3  
 
Lars Burgsmüller / Nicolas Kiefer
Martin Lee / Miles Maclagan
4
6
1
2
  retired
 

Russia vs. Spain

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Russia
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
22 May 2002
Clay
 
Spain
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Marat Safin
Àlex Corretja
6
4
6
4
   
2  
 
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Albert Costa
3
6
66
78
   
3  
 
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin
Àlex Corretja / Albert Costa
61
77
6
3
10
5
 

Spain vs. Germany

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Spain
3
Düsseldorf, Germany
24 May 2002
Clay
 
Germany
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Albert Costa
Nicolas Kiefer
6
2
6
2
   
2  
 
Àlex Corretja
Philipp Kohlschreiber
6
3
6
4
   
3  
 
Àlex Corretja / Albert Costa
Karsten Braasch / Philipp Kohlschreiber
6
3
6
2
   

Russia vs. Great Britain

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Russia
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
24 May 2002
Clay
 
Great Britain
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Tim Henman
2
6
66
78
   
2  
 
Marat Safin
Martin Lee
7
5
7
5
   
3  
 
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin
Martin Lee / Miles Maclagan
6
1
6
0
   

Final

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Russia vs. Argentina

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Russia
0
Düsseldorf, Germany
25 May 2002
Clay
 
Argentina
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Marat Safin
José Acasuso
6
2
2
6
0
3
retired
 
2  
 
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Guillermo Cañas
4
6
2
6
   
3  
 
Andrei Cherkasov / Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Lucas Arnold / Gastón Etlis
4
6
1
6
   

See also

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References

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