2003 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool D

Group D of the 2003 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 2003 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 2004.

		NED	HUN	GBR	IRL	POL	Match W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
21	Netherlands		1–2	2–1	2–1	1–2	2–2	13–14	130–127	2
23	Hungary	2–1		3–0	np	2–1	3–0	14–4	101–74	1
41	Great Britain	1–2	0–3		2–1	2–1	2–2	13–14	130–133	4
46	Ireland	1–2	np	1–2		1–2	0–3	7–14	76–98	5
59	Poland	2–1	1–2	1–2	2–1		2–2	13–14	117–122	3

Netherlands vs. Poland

Netherlands 1	Estoril, Portugal 21 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors)		Poland 2
1 2 3 1 Amanda Hopmans Marta Domachowska 3 6 6 2 6 3   2 Kristie Boogert Joanna Sakowicz-Kostecka 4 6 3 6     3 Kristie Boogert / Miriam Oremans Marta Domachowska / Anna Żarska 3 6 6^3 7^7

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Great Britain vs. Ireland

Great Britain 2	Estoril, Portugal 21 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors)		Ireland 1
1 2 3 1 Jane O'Donoghue Yvonne Doyle 6 3 7^7 6^4     2 Anne Keothavong Kelly Liggan 0 6 6 2 0 6   3 Elena Baltacha / Julie Pullin Claire Curran / Kelly Liggan 6 3 6 2

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Netherlands vs. Hungary

Netherlands 1	Estoril, Portugal 22 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors)		Hungary 2
1 2 3 1 Elise Tamaëla Melinda Czink 4 6 3 6     2 Amanda Hopmans Petra Mandula 3 6 3 6     3 Miriam Oremans / Elise Tamaëla Zsófia Gubacsi / Anikó Kapros 7 5 6 4

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Great Britain vs. Poland

Great Britain 2	Estoril, Portugal 22 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors)		Poland 1
1 2 3 1 Jane O'Donoghue Marta Domachowska 4 6 6 3 0 6   2 Anne Keothavong Joanna Sakowicz-Kostecka 6 3 6 3     3 Elena Baltacha / Julie Pullin Marta Domachowska / Anna Żarska 6 4 7^7 6^5

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Hungary vs. Great Britain

Hungary 3	Estoril, Portugal 23 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors)		Great Britain 0
1 2 3 1 Melinda Czink Jane O'Donoghue 7^7 6^1 7^7 6^3     2 Petra Mandula Anne Keothavong 6 1 6 3     3 Melinda Czink / Zsófia Gubacsi Elena Baltacha / Julie Pullin 6 3 6 0

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Ireland vs. Poland

Ireland 1	Estoril, Portugal 23 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors)		Poland 2
1 2 3 1 Yvonne Doyle Marta Domachowska 0 6 1 6     2 Kelly Liggan Joanna Sakowicz-Kostecka 6 2 4 6 3 6   3 Claire Curran / Elsa O'Riain Marta Domachowska / Anna Żarska 6 2 6 2

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Netherlands vs. Ireland

Netherlands 2	Estoril, Portugal 24 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors)		Ireland 1
1 2 3 1 Amanda Hopmans Elsa O'Riain 6 2 6 2     2 Miriam Oremans Yvonne Doyle 4 6 7^7 6^2 2 6   3 Kristie Boogert / Miriam Oremans Claire Curran / Elsa O'Riain 6 0 6 0

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Hungary vs. Poland

Hungary 2	Estoril, Portugal 24 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors)		Poland 1
1 2 3 1 Melinda Czink Marta Domachowska 4 6 2 6     2 Petra Mandula Joanna Sakowicz-Kostecka 6 3 6 1     3 Zsófia Gubacsi / Petra Mandula Marta Domachowska / Joanna Sakowicz-Kostecka 6 2 6 2

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Netherlands vs. Great Britain

Netherlands 2	Estoril, Portugal 25 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors)		Great Britain 1
1 2 3 1 Amanda Hopmans Jane O'Donoghue 4 6 7^7 6^2 6 0   2 Miriam Oremans Anne Keothavong 4 6 3 6     3 Kristie Boogert / Miriam Oremans Elena Baltacha / Julie Pullin 6 3 6 4

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•  Ireland failed to win any ties in the pool, and thus was relegated to Group II in 2004, where they placed third overall.^[10]  Great Britain was also relegated down, having placed fourth in the pool, but they managed to achieve re-advancement the following year.^[11]

See also

• Fed Cup structure

References

1. "Netherlands v Poland". fedcup.com.
2. "Great Britain v Ireland". fedcup.com.
3. "Netherlands v Hungary". fedcup.com.
4. "Great Britain v Poland". fedcup.com.
5. "Hungary v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
6. "Ireland v Poland". fedcup.com.
7. "Netherlands v Ireland". fedcup.com.
8. "Hungary v Poland". fedcup.com.
9. "Netherlands v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
10. "Fed Cup Profile, Ireland". fedcup.com.
11. "Fed Cup Profile, Great Britain". fedcup.com.

External links

• Fed Cup website