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Davis Cup Factbox
Posted: Friday November 22, 2002 1:53 PM
Updated: Friday November 22, 2002 1:53 PM
LONDON (Reuters) -- Following is a factbox on the
Davis Cup final between champions France and Russia in Paris,
starting on November 29:
Venue: Bercy indoor stadium, 14,500 capacity
Surface: clay
Umpires: Mike Morrissey (Britain), Wayne McKewen (Australia)
Schedule: Friday's singles start at 1200 GMT; Saturday
doubles 1300, Sunday singles 1200
Teams: France - Sebastien Grosjean, Arnaud Clement, Nicolas
Escude, Fabrice Santoro. Captain - Guy Forget
Russia - Marat Safin, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Mikhail Youzhny,
Andrei Stoliarov. Captain - Shamil Tarpischev
Head to head - France lead 2-1
1983 - World group first round - France won 4-1 in Moscow
1980 - Zonal group - France won 3-2 in Montpellier
1973 - Zonal group - Soviet Union won 3-2 in Moscow
France - Davis Cup debut in 1904.
Won title nine times including six years from 1927 to 1932.
Losing finalists five times.
Defending champions after beating Australia 3-2 in 2001
final in Melbourne.
2002 record:
First round - beat Netherlands 3-2 on indoor clay in Metz
Quarter-finals - beat Czech Republic 3-2 on carpet in Pau
Semi-finals - beat U.S. 3-2 on outdoor clay in Paris
Grosjean - played 16 singles, won 10
Clement - played 11 singles, won six
Escude - played 12 matches, won eight singles, two doubles
Santoro - played 20 matches, won six singles, seven doubles
(Paul-Henri Mathieu has not been named in official team but
could still play in tie. He has not played in Davis Cup before.)
Russia - Davis Cup debut in 1962 (as Soviet Union)
Never won title. Losing finalists in 1994 and 1995.
2002 record
First round - beat Switzerland 3-2 on indoor clay in Moscow
Quarter-finals - beat Sweden 4-1 on indoor clay in Moscow
Semi-finals - beat Argentina 3-2 on carpet in Moscow
Kafelnikov - played 66 matches, won 31 singles, 12 doubles
Safin - played 27 matches, won nine singles, six doubles
Stoliarov - played two singles, won both
Youzhny - played five singles, won one
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