2002 Fed Cup

The 2002 Fed Cup was the 40th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.

The final took place at the Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas in Gran Canaria, Spain on 2–3 November. Slovakia defeated Spain, giving Slovakia their first title.

World Group play-offs
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I sections competed in the World Group play-offs for spots in the 2003 World Group.

Date: 20–21 July

Americas Zone

 * Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
 * Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I
Venue: San Luis Potosí, Mexico (outdoor hard)

Dates: 23–27 April


 * Participating Teams



Group II
Venue: Havana, Cuba (outdoor hard)

Dates: 14–18 May


 * Participating Teams


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Asia/Oceania Zone

 * Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
 * Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I
Venue: Guangzhou, China (outdoor hard)

Dates: 4–9 March


 * Participating Teams



Group II
Venue: Guangzhou, China (outdoor hard)

Dates: 4–8 March


 * Participating Teams


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Europe/Africa Zone

 * Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
 * Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I
Venue: Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)

Dates: 24–28 April


 * Participating Teams



Group II
Venue: Pretoria, South Africa (outdoor hard)

Dates: 9–13 April


 * Participating Teams



Year-End Rankings
The Fed Cup rankings were first instated on 4 November 2002, and were measured by combining points earned from the previous four years. The first No. 1 ranked nation, and the year-end No. 1 for 2002, was Slovakia.