Indonesia at the 2002 Federation Cup

The Fed Cup is the female version of the Davis Cup as it is played on the same format but between the female tennis players. It is also played between the teams fielded by different nations and not individual players. The 2002 Fed Cup was the 40th edition of the tournament. There were 83 nations fielding their teams to participate in this tournament. Indonesia at the 2002 Federation Cup participated from the group I of the Asia/Oceanic Zone. They made their maiden appearance in this tournament in the year 1969. In the tournament last year they could not advance beyond the first round of the world group.

Thus because of their poor show they were relegated to the zonal groups from the world group in this year’s tournament.

Indonesia at the 2002 Federation Cup could not advance beyond the first round of their group. Their first clash in the round robin league was against India. They clinched victory in this tie by a huge margin of 3-0. Their next tie in the round robin league was against Chinese Taipei. They went on to win this tie as well by a margin of 3-0. Their next opponent in the round robin league was New Zealand. They clinched victory in this tie as well by a margin of 3-0. Their last tie in the round robin league was against Korea Rep. They pulled off victory in this tie as well by a margin of 2-1. Thus this win took them to the final round of their group. In the final round they were pitted against China Rep. However they could not continue with their winning streak and lost to China by a margin of 1-2.

Indonesia at the 2002 Federation Cup put up a god show b reaching the 1st round of their group. However their efforts could not earn them a promotion to the world group. They remained in the same group for the tournament next year.