2003 ARAG World Team Cup

The 2003 ARAG World Team Cup was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 25th edition of the World Team Cup and was part of the International Series of the 2003 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf in Germany from May 18 through May 24, 2003.

Argentina were the defending champions but were eliminated in the round robin stage.

Chile defeated the Czech Republic in the final to win the title for the first time.

Players

Red Group

Australia Wayne Arthurs (# 22 Doubles) Lleyton Hewitt (# 1) Mark Philippoussis (# 67) Todd Reid (# 298)

Czech Republic Jiří Novák (# 10) Radek Štěpánek (# 24 Doubles)

Spain Àlex Corretja (# 17) Carlos Moyá (# 4) Fernando Vicente (# 52)

United States James Blake (# 25) Mardy Fish (# 51) Todd Martin (# 93) Graydon Oliver (# 44 Doubles)

Blue Group

Argentina Lucas Arnold (# 46 Doubles) Gastón Gaudio (# 29) David Nalbandian (# 13)

Chile Fernando González (# 23) Nicolás Massú (# 83) Marcelo Ríos (# 43)

Germany Tomas Behrend (# 101) Lars Burgsmüller (# 98) Michael Kohlmann (# 51 Doubles) Rainer Schüttler (# 11)

Sweden Jonas Björkman (# 8 Doubles) Thomas Enqvist (# 97) Magnus Norman (# 82)

Round robin

Red Group

Standings

Pos.	Country	Points	Matches	Sets
1	Czech Republic	3–0	6–3	13–8
2	Australia	1–2	5–3	11–7
3	Spain	1–2	4–5	10–11
4	United States	1–2	3–6	7–13

Spain vs. United States

Spain 1	Düsseldorf, Germany 18 May 2003 Clay		United States 2
1 2 3 1 Carlos Moyá James Blake 7^7 6^2 7 5     2 Àlex Corretja Todd Martin 3 6 4 6     3 Àlex Corretja / Fernando Vicente James Blake / Mardy Fish 2 6 6^9 7^11

Australia vs. Czech Republic

Australia 1	Düsseldorf, Germany 18 May 2003 Clay		Czech Republic 2
1 2 3 1 Lleyton Hewitt Jiří Novák 6 3 6 2     2 Wayne Arthurs Radek Štěpánek 6^1 7^7 3 6     3 Wayne Arthurs / Lleyton Hewitt Jiří Novák / Radek Štěpánek 4 6 4 6

Spain vs. Czech Republic

Spain 1	Düsseldorf, Germany 20 May 2003 Clay		Czech Republic 2
1 2 3 1 Àlex Corretja Radek Štěpánek 6 4 6 4     2 Carlos Moyá Jiří Novák 6 4 6^5 7^7 2 6   3 Àlex Corretja / Carlos Moyá Jiří Novák / Radek Štěpánek 3 6 4 6

Australia vs. United States

Australia 3	Düsseldorf, Germany 20 May 2003 Clay		United States 0
1 2 3 1 Lleyton Hewitt James Blake 6 3 6 3     2 Wayne Arthurs Todd Martin 7^7 6^4 7 5     3 Wayne Arthurs / Todd Reid Mardy Fish / Graydon Oliver 6 4 6 2

Spain vs. Australia

Spain 2	Düsseldorf, Germany 22 May 2003 Clay		Australia 1
1 2 3 1 Carlos Moyá Lleyton Hewitt 2 6 6 3 3 6   2 Àlex Corretja Wayne Arthurs 3 6 7 5 7 5   3 Àlex Corretja / Fernando Vicente Mark Philippoussis / Todd Reid 6 1 6 1

Czech Republic vs. United States

Czech Republic 2	Düsseldorf, Germany 22 May 2003 Clay		United States 1
1 2 3 1 Jiří Novák James Blake 5 7 6 4 3 6   2 Radek Štěpánek Todd Martin 6 2 7 5     3 Jiří Novák / Radek Štěpánek James Blake / Mardy Fish 6 3 4 6 6 1

Blue Group

Standings

Pos.	Country	Points	Matches	Sets
1	Chile	3–0	8–1	17–3
2	Argentina	2–1	6–3	12–9
3	Germany	1–2	4–5	9–13
4	Sweden	0–3	0–9	4–17

Argentina vs. Sweden

Argentina 3	Düsseldorf, Germany 19 May 2003 Clay		Sweden 0
1 2 3 1 David Nalbandian Jonas Björkman 6 2 6 2     2 Gastón Gaudio Thomas Enqvist 4 6 6 4 7^7 6^4   3 Lucas Arnold / David Nalbandian Jonas Björkman / Thomas Enqvist 6^2 7^7 7^7 6^4 6 2

Germany vs. Chile

Germany 1	Düsseldorf, Germany 19 May 2003 Clay		Chile 2
1 2 3 1 Lars Burgsmüller Fernando González 4 6 6^6 7^8     2 Tomas Behrend Marcelo Ríos 3 6 7 5 7^7 6^2   3 Michael Kohlmann / Rainer Schüttler Fernando González / Nicolás Massú 6 1 2 6 0 6

Argentina vs. Germany

Argentina 3	Düsseldorf, Germany 21 May 2003 Clay		Germany 0
1 2 3 1 David Nalbandian Rainer Schüttler 6 4 7 5     2 Gastón Gaudio Tomas Behrend 6 2 6 4     3 Lucas Arnold / David Nalbandian Lars Burgsmüller / Michael Kohlmann 6 2 0 6 6 2

Chile vs. Sweden

Chile 3	Düsseldorf, Germany 21 May 2003 Clay		Sweden 0
1 2 3 1 Nicolás Massú Thomas Enqvist 6 2 6 3     2 Fernando González Magnus Norman 6 2 6 3     3 Fernando González / Nicolás Massú Jonas Björkman / Magnus Norman 6 4 6 2

Germany vs. Sweden

Germany 3	Düsseldorf, Germany 23 May 2003 Clay		Sweden 0
1 2 3 1 Rainer Schüttler Magnus Norman 6 1 6 3     2 Lars Burgsmüller Thomas Enqvist 5 7 6 4 6 4   3 Tomas Behrend / Michael Kohlmann Thomas Enqvist / Magnus Norman 6^5 7^7 5 0     retired

Argentina vs. Chile

Argentina 0	Düsseldorf, Germany 23 May 2003 Clay		Chile 3
1 2 3 1 David Nalbandian Fernando González 4 6 5 7     2 Gastón Gaudio Marcelo Ríos 3 6 3 6     3 Lucas Arnold / David Nalbandian Fernando González / Nicolás Massú 3 6 0 1   retired

Final

Czech Republic vs. Chile

Czech Republic 1	Düsseldorf, Germany 24 May 2003 Clay		Chile 2
1 2 3 1 Jiří Novák Fernando González 6^4 7^7 6^5 7^7     2 Radek Štěpánek Nicolás Massú 6 3 7^7 6^5     3 Jiří Novák / Radek Štěpánek Fernando González / Nicolás Massú 4 6 2 6

See also

• Davis Cup
• Hopman Cup

References

• 2003 ARAG World Team Cup Draw

External links

• World Team Cup Official Website