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

Red Group

Argentina

• José Acasuso (# 95)
• Lucas Arnold (# 34 Doubles)
• Guillermo Cañas (# 16)
• Gastón Etlis (# 36 Doubles)

France

• Arnaud Clément (# 26 Doubles)
• Nicolas Escudé (# 27)

Sweden

• Jonas Björkman (# 15 Doubles)
• Thomas Enqvist (# 22)
• Thomas Johansson (# 8)

United States

• James Blake (# 38)
• Jared Palmer (# 1 Doubles)
• Andy Roddick (# 13)
• Pete Sampras (# 11)

Blue Group

Germany

• Karsten Braasch (# 44 Doubles)
• Lars Burgsmüller (# 78)
• Tommy Haas (# 2)
• Nicolas Kiefer (# 58)
• Philipp Kohlschreiber (# 426)

United Kingdom

• Tim Henman (# 6)
• Martin Lee (# 96)
• Miles Maclagan (# 1093 Doubles)

Russia

• Andrei Cherkasov (# 537)
• Yevgeny Kafelnikov (# 4)
• Marat Safin (# 5)

Spain

• Galo Blanco (# 91)
• Àlex Corretja (# 21)
• Albert Costa (# 19)

Round robin

Red Group

Standings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Standings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Russia vs. Argentina

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

• Davis Cup
• Hopman Cup

References

• 2002 ARAG World Team Cup draw

External links

• World Team Cup official website