The 2003 Fed Cup was the 41st edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.
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| Duration | 26 April – 23 November |
| Edition | 41st |
| Achievements (singles) | |
← 2002 2004 → | |
The final took place at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia on 22–23 November. France defeated the United States, giving France their second title.
World Group
edit| Participating Teams | |||
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 Argentina |
 Australia |
 Austria |
 Belgium |
 Colombia |
 Croatia |
 Czech Republic |
 France |
 Germany |
 Italy |
 Russia |
 Slovakia |
 Slovenia |
 Spain |
 Sweden |
 United States |
Draw
edit| First round 26–27 April | Quarterfinals 19–20 July | Semifinals 19–20 November | Final 22–23 November | |||||||||||||||
| Ettenheim, Germany (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Slovakia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Slovakia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Belgium | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Austria | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Belgium | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Linköping, Sweden (Indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  United States | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Italy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Washington, D.C., United States (Outdoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sweden | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Italy | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lowell, Massachusetts, United States (Indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | United States | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Czech Republic | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | United States | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | United States | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  France | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Russia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portorož, Slovenia (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Croatia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Russia | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Slovenia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Argentina | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Russia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France (Indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | France | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oviedo, Spain (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Colombia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | France | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tarragona, Spain (Outdoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Spain | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Australia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Spain | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
World Group play-offs
editDate: 19–20 July
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 2004 World Group.
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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| Pilar, Argentina | Outdoor clay | Argentina |
3–2 |  Hungary
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| Wollongong, Australia | Indoor hard | Australia |
3–2 | Colombia
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| Neudörfl, Austria | Outdoor clay | Austria |
4–1 |  Canada
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| Varaždin, Croatia | Outdoor clay | Croatia |
4–1 |  Brazil
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| Durban, South Africa | Outdoor hard |  South Africa |
1–4 | Czech Republic
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| Jakarta, Indonesia | Outdoor hard |  Indonesia |
2–3 | Germany
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| Gifu, Japan | Indoor carpet |  Japan |
4–1 | Sweden
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| Winterthur, Switzerland | Outdoor clay |  Switzerland |
4–1 |  Israel
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Americas Zone
edit- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
editVenue: Campinas, Brazil (outdoor clay)
Dates: 23–26 April
- Participating Teams
Group II
editVenue: San Juan, Puerto Rico (outdoor hard)
Dates: 23–27 April
- Participating Teams
Asia/Oceania Zone
edit- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
editVenue: Tokyo, Japan (outdoor hard)
Dates: 21–25 April
- Participating Teams
Group II
editVenue: Tokyo, Japan (outdoor hard)
Dates: 21–24 April
- Participating Teams
Europe/Africa Zone
edit- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
editVenue: Estoril, Portugal (outdoor clay)
Dates: 21–26 April
- Participating Teams
Group II
editVenue: Estoril, Portugal (outdoor clay)
Dates: 28 April – 3 May
- Participating Teams
Rankings
editThe rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.[1]
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