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Japan took part in five Round Robin matches. For all the matches, the host was China and the surface was Hard – Outdoor. On 4 March 2002, the match was against Philippines. Japan defeated Philippines by a score of 3-0. On 5 March 2002, the match was against Thailand. Japan defeated Thailand by a score of 3-0. On 6 March 2002, the match was against Uzbekistan. Japan defeated Uzbekistan by a score of 3-0. On 7 March 2002, the match was against Hong Kong. Japan defeated Hong Kong by a score of 3-0. On 8 March 2002, the match was against China. Japan was defeated by China by a score of 1-2. In the first round, the opponent was Korea, Rep. The date of the matches was 9 March 2002. Japan defeated Korea, Rep. by a score of 3-0. The World Group qualifying round matches were on 21 July 2002.
The opponent was Colombia. However, the matches were not contested and Colombia got a walkover victory.
Here’s a summary of the performance of Japan at the 2002 Federation Cup
Japan at the 2002 Federation Cup played very impressively. Out of the five Round Robin matches, it won four matches. Further it also won the first round match against Korea, Rep. Then the country advanced to the World Group Play-off. But, as it did not compete in the against Colombia it had to face defeat.
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