Ireland at the 2002 Federation Cup

The Federation Cup is among the foremost women’s tennis championships being held annually. The tournament is being held between teams fielded by various nations. The 2002 Fed Cup was the 40th edition of the tournament. Altogether there were 83 nations fielding their teams to contest the tournament. Ireland at the 2002 Federation Cup participated from the group II of the Euro/African Zone. They started their campaign at this tournament in the year 1964. In their last year’s outing they could not make much difference to their standing in the tournament. They remained in the same group as they were in the last year tournament. Thus they pinned great hopes to make amendments this year.

Ireland at the 2002 Federation Cup they advanced till the quarter final of their group. Their first opponent in the round robin league was Botswana. They won it by a margin of 3-0. Their next encounter in the round robin league was against Finland. They maintained their winning streak by clinching this tie by a margin of 3-0. They were next pitted against Egypt in the round robin league. They win this tie by a margin of 3-0. They progressed to the first round of the playoff where they were pitted against Liechtenstein. They managed to win this one as well by a margin of 3-0.

Their next tie was against Algeria in the quarter final round. They managed to pull off a victory in this tie also by a margin of 2-0.

Ireland at the 2002 Federation Cup did a clean sweep by winning all the matches they played. Their splendid show in this tournament earned them a promotion to he group I for the group I in the next year. Their tennis players responded to the occasion aptly and made the tournament memorable.