2002 Fed Cup

The 2002 Fed Cup was the 40th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.

The final took place at the Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas in Gran Canaria, Spain on 2–3 November. Slovakia defeated Spain, giving Slovakia their first title.

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I sections competed in the World Group Play-offs for spots in the 2003 World Group.

Date: 20–21 July

Venue: San Luis Potosí, Mexico (outdoor hard)

Dates: 23–27 April

Venue: Havana, Cuba (outdoor hard)

Dates: 14–18 May

Venue: Guangzhou, China (outdoor hard)

Dates: 4–9 March

Venue: Guangzhou, China (outdoor hard)

Dates: 4–8 March

Venue: Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)

Dates: 24–28 April

Venue: Pretoria, South Africa (outdoor hard)

Dates: 9–13 April

The Fed Cup rankings were first instated on 4 November 2002, and were measured by combining points earned from the previous four years. The first No. 1 ranked nation, and the year-end No. 1 for 2002, was Slovakia.

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