1997-2002

World Team Cup 1997 

May 19-25; Surface: Clay; Prize Money: $1,900,000

Red Group:

Australia – USA 2-1
Mark Philippoussis – Pete Sampras 4-6 6-4 0-1 ret. Sampras
Mark Woodforde – Michael Chang 3-6 6-4 5-7
Mark Woodforde/Todd Woodbridge – Jonathan Stark/Alex O’Brien 4-6 6-4 6-2

Croatia – Czech Republik 2-1
Goran Ivanisevic – Bohdan Ulihrach 6-4 3-6 6-4
Sasha Hirszon – Petr Korda 5-7 4-6
Goran Ivanisevic/Sasha Hirszon – Martin Damm/Daniel Vacek 5-7 6-4 6-3

USA – Croatia 2-1
Michael Chang – Goran Ivanisevic 2-6 6-2 3-6
Alex O’Brien – Sasha Hirszon 6-1 6-2
Jonathan Stark/Alex O’Brien – Goran Ivanisevic/Sasha Hirszon 6-3 7-6(6)

Australia – Czech Republik 3-0
Mark Woodforde – Petr Korda 3-6 7-5 6-1
Mark Philippoussis – Bohdan Ulihrach 6-4 4-6 6-3
Mark Woodforde/Todd Woodbridge – Martin Damm/Daniel Vacek 6-4 6-3

Australia – Croatia 3-0
Mark Philippoussis – Goran Ivanisevic 6-1 6-2
Todd Woodbridge – Sasha Hirszon 6-4 6-1
Mark Woodforde/Todd Woodbridge – Goran Ivanisevic/Sasha Hirszon 6-2 7-5

Czech Republik – USA 2-1
Petr Korda – Alex O’Brien 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3
Bohdan Ulihrach – Michael Chang 3-6 6-7(3)
Petr Korda/Daniel Vacek – Jonathan Stark/Alex O’Brien 6-2 6-2

Blue Group:

Netherlands – Germany 2-1
Jan Siemerink – Michael Stich 3-6 2-6
Paul Haarhuis – David Prinosil 7-5 6-4
Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis – Martin Sinner/Michael Stich 6-2 6-3

Spain – Sweden 2-1
Felix Mantilla – Magnus Larsson 1-6 7-6(5) 6-4
Albert Costa – Magnsu Gustafsson 6-1 6-1
Tomas Carbonell/Francisco Roig – Thomas Enqvist/Nicklas Kulti 6-1 1-6 4-6

Netherlands – Sweden 2-1
Paul Haarhuis – Magnus Larsson 6-2 2-6 3-6
Jan Siemerink – Thoams Enqvist 6-2 7-6(11)
Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis – Nicklas Kulti/Magnsu Larsson 6-2 6-3

Spain – Germany 3-0
Albert Costa – Michael Stich 6-1 6-3
Felix Mantilla – David Prinosil 6-1 6-2
Tomas Carbonell/Francisco Roig – David Prinosil/Martin Sinner 5-7 7-5 6-3

Spain – Netherlands 2-1
Albert Costa – Jan Siemerink 6-1 7-6(6)
Felix Mantilla – Paul Haarhuis 6-1 6-1
Tomas Carbonell/Francisco Roig – Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis 6-7(5) 6-7(4)

Germany – Sweden 2-0
Michael Stich – Magnus Gustafsson 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4
Martin Sinner – Magnus Larsson 7-6(4) 7-6(6)
not played

Final:

Spain – Australia 3-0
Felix Mantilla – Mark Woodforde 7-5 6-2
Albert Costa – Mark Philippoussis 3-6 7-6(3) 7-6(7) – 2 mp
Tomas Carbonell/Francisco Roig – Mark Woodforde/Todd Woodbridge 6-3 7-5

Points: A.Costa & Mantilla – 4, Carbonell & Roig – 1

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World Team Cup 1998

May 18-24; Surface: Clay; Prize Money: $1,650,000

Red Group:

Australia – United States 2-1
Mark Philippoussis – Jim Courier 6-3, 6-4
Todd Woodbridge – Richey Reneberg 3-6, 6-7(5)
Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde – Todd Martin/Richey Reneberg 6-2, 6-2

Czech Republic – Sweden 3-0
Petr Korda – Jonas Bjorkman 6-3, 6-1
Slava Dosedel – Magnus Norman 6-0, 6-3
Daniel Vacek/Cyril Suk – Jonas Bjorkman/Mikael Tillstrom 7-6(5), 6-2

Czech Republic – United States 2-1
Slava Dosedel – Jim Courier 6-3, 6-1
Petr Korda – Michael Chang 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-3
Daniel Vacek/Cyril Suk – Richey Reneberg/Todd Martin 4-6, 4-6

Australia – Sweden 2-1
Mark Philippoussis – Jonas Bjorkman 6-3, 6-4
Mark Woodforde – Magnus Norman 2-6, 3-6
Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde – Jonas Bjorkman/Mikael Tillstrom 6-3, 2-6, 6-3

Czech Republic – Australia 2-1
Petr Korda – Mark Philippoussis 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Slava Dosedel – Todd Woodbridge 6-1, 6-4
Daniel Vacek/Cyril Suk – Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde 2-6, 3-6

Sweden – United States 2-1
Jonas Bjorkman – Michael Chang 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(2)
Magnus Norman – Jim Courier 6-4, 6-4
Jonas Bjorkman/Mikael Tillstrom – Todd Martin/Richey Reneberg 7-5, 4-6, 4-6

Blue Group:

Germany – Slovakia 2-1
Tommy Haas – Dominik Hrbaty 7-6(4), 7-6(3)
Nicolas Kiefer – Karol Kucera 4-6, 2-6
Boris Becker/David Prinosil – Karol Kucera/Dominik Hrbaty 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

Spain – France 2-1
Carlos Moya – Cedric Pioline 6-1, 6-1
Sergi Bruguera – Fabrice Santoro 2-6, 6-1, 0-6
Tomas Carbonell/Francisco Roig – Fabrice Santoro/Olivier Delaitre 6-4, 6-2

Germany – France 2-1
Tommy Haas – Fabrice Santoro, 7-5, 6-2
Nicolas Kiefer – Cedric Pioline 6-7(4), 4-6
Boris Becker/David Prinosil – Fabrice Santoro/Olivier Delaitre 6-3, 6-4

Slovakia – Spain 3-0
Karol Kucera – Carlos Moya, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
Dominik Hrbaty – Sergi Bruguera, 7-5, 6-4
Karol Kucera/Dominik Hrbaty – Tomas Carbonell/Francisco Roig 6-4, 6-3

Germany – Spain 3-0
Tommy Haas – Sergi Bruguera 6-1, 6-4
Nicolas Kiefer – Carlos Moya 6-1, 6-4
Boris Becker/David Prinosil – Francisco Roig/Tomas Carbonell 7-5, 6-3

Slovakia – France 2-1
Karol Kucera – Cedric Pioline 6-2, 6-2
Dominik Hrbaty – Fabrice Santoro 6-3, 3-6, 6-7(6) – 1 mp
Dominik Hrbaty/Karol Kucera – Fabrice Santoro/Olivier Delaitre 7-5, 6-0

Final:

Germany – Czech Republic 3-0
Tommy Haas – Slava Dosedel, 6-1, 6-4
Nicolas Kiefer – Petr Korda, 7-5, 6-3
Boris Becker/David Prinosil – Daniel Vacek/Cyril Suk 6-4, 4-6, 6-2

Points: Haas – 4, Kiefer, Becker & Prinosil – 2

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World Team Cup 1999

May 16-22; Surface: Clay; Prize Money: $1,900,000

Red Group:

Great Britain – Germany 2-1
Greg Rusedski – Nicolas Kiefer 6-1 6-4
Tim Henman – Tommy Haas 7-6(4) 6-7(7) 3-6 – 1 mp
Tim Henman/Greg Rusedski – Boris Becker/David Prinosil 7-5 6-2

Sweden – Spain 2-1
Thomas Johansson – Alex Corretja 6-7(4) 1-6
Thomas Enqvist – Carlos Moya 3-6 6-1 6-3
Jonas Bjorkman/Nicklas Kulti – Albert Costa/Jairo Velasco 6-3 6-0

Germany – Sweden 2-1
Nicolas Kiefer – Thomas Johansson 6-3 6-2
Tommy Haas – Thomas Enqvist 4-6 4-6
Tommy Haas/David Prinosil – Jonas Bjorkman/Nicklas Kulti 7-6(5) 3-6 7-5

Spain – Great Britain 2-1
Alex Corretja – Greg Rusedski 7-5 3-6 6-3
Carlos Moya – Tim Henman 7-5 3-6 7-6(2)
Albert Costa/Jairo Velasco – Tim Henman/Greg Rusedski 0-6 3-6

Spain – Germany 2-1
Alex Corretja – Nicolas Kiefer 6-3 4-6 6-4
Carlos Moya – Tommy Haas 7-6(3) 6-4
Boris Becker/David Prinosil – Albert Costa/Jairo Velasco 7-5 6-4

Sweden – Great Britain 3-0
Jonas Bjorkman – Greg Rusedski 6-2 6-2
Thomas Enqvist – Tim Henman 7-6(4) 6-4
Jonas Bjorkmam/Nicklas Kulti – Greg Rusedski/Tim Henman 3-6 7-5 6-1

Blue Group:

USA – France 2-1
Pete Sampras – Cedric Pioline 7-5 6-4
Andre Agassi – Nicolas Escude 3-4 ret.
Richey Reneberg/Jonathan Stark – Cedric Pioline/Guillaume Raoux 6-2 6-4

Australia – Slovakia 2-1
Mark Philippoussis – Dominik Hrbaty 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4
Patrick Rafter – Karol Kucera 3-6 6-7(5)
Patrick Rafter/Sandon Stolle – Dominik Hrbaty/Karol Kucera 3-6 6-3 6-4

USA – Slovakia 3-0
Richey Reneberg – Dominik Hrbaty 6-3 3-6 6-3
Pete Sampras – Karol Kucera 7-6(5) 4-6 6-2
Richey Reneberg/Jonathan Stark – Dominik Hrbaty/Tomas Catar 7-5 6-3

Australia – France 3-0
Patrick Rafter -Cedric Pioline 7-6(10) 6-1
Mark Philippoussis – Nicolas Edcude 6-1 7-6(5)
Patrick Rafter/Sandon Stolle – Cedric Pioline/Guillaume Raoux 6-4 6-3

Australia – USA 2-1
Mark Philippoussis – Richey Reneberg 6-4 6-7(3) 7-5 – 1 mp
Patrick Rafter – Pete Sampras 6-3 7-5
Pat Cash/Sandon Stolle – Richey Reneberg/Jonathan Stark 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 3-6

Slovakia – France 3-0
Karol Kucera – Guillaume Raoux 6-3 6-2
Dominik Hrbaty – Nicolas Escude 6-4 3-6 6-4
Tomas Catar/Dominik Hrbaty – Nicolas Escude/Guillaume Raoux 6-4 6-2

Final:

Australia – Sweden 2-1
Mark Philippoussis – Jonas Bjorkman 4-6 6-7(3)
Patrick Rafter – Thomas Enqvist 5-7 6-3 6-3
Patrick Rafter/Sandon Stolle – Jonas Bjorkman/Nicklas Kulti 7-6(5) 6-4

Points: Rafter 4.5, Philippoussis – 3; Stolle – 1.5, Cash – 0

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World Team Cup 2000

May 22-28; Surface: Clay; Prize Money: $1,900,000

Red Group

Germany – Sweden 2-1
Tommy Haas -Thomas Enqvist 5-7 6-2 6-2
Rainer Schuettler – Mikael Tillstrom 4-6 6-7(2)
Tommy Haas/David Prinosil – Nicklas Kulti/Mikael Tillstrom 6-2 6-2

Slovakia – USA 2-1
Karol Kucera – Vince Spadea 6-3 6-3
Dominik Hrbaty – Pete Sampras 0-6 6-4 6-4
Domink Hrbaty/Jan Kroslak – Alex O’Brien/Jared Palmer 1-6 6-7(6)

Germany – USA 2-1
Tommy Haas – Pete Sampras 7-5 6-2
Rainer Schuettler – Vince Spadea 7-5 3-6 6-1
Tommy Haas/David Prinosil – Alex O’Brien/Jared Palmer 6-7(3) 7-6(5) 3-6

Sweden – Slovakia 2-1
Magnus Norman – Dominik Hrbaty 3-6 7-6(5) 6-3
Mikael Tillstrom – Karol Kucera 0-6 2-6
Nicklas Kulti/Mikael Tillstrom – Dominik Hrbaty/Karol Kucera 6-4 7-6(4)

Slovakia – Germany 2-1
Dominik Hrbaty – Tommy Haas 6-2 4-6 6-2
Karol Kucera – Rainer Schuettler 6-2 6-2
Dominik Hrbaty/Karol Kucera – Tommy Haas/David Prinosil 3-6 6-4 1-6

Sweden – USA 2-1
Magnus Norman – Pete Sampras 3-6 4-6
Mikael Tillstrom – Vince Spadea 6-3 6-3
Nicklas Kulti/Mikael Tillstrom – Alex O’Brien/Jared Palmer 6-3 4-6 6-3

Blue Group

Russia – Chile 3-0
Yevgeny Kafelnikov – Marcelo Rios 6-3 7-5
Marat Safin – Nicolas Massu 7-6(7) 6-4
Yevgeny Kafelnikov/Marat Safin – Hermes Gamonal/Nicolas Massu 6-3 6-4

Australia – Spain 2-1
Lleyton Hewitt – Albert Costa 4-1 ret.
Patrick Rafter – Felix Mantilla 2-6 4-6
Lleyton Hewitt/Sandon Stolle – Juan Ignacio Carrasco/Jairo Velasco 6-2 6-2

Australia – Chile 3-0
Lleyton Hewitt – Marcelo Rios 5-0 ret.
Patrick Rafter – Nicolas Massu 4-6 7-6(4) 6-1
Lleyton Hewitt/Sandon Stolle – Hermes Gamonal/Nicolas Massu 6-1 6-0

Russia – Spain 2-1
Marat Safin – Alberto Martin 7-6(2) 6-1
Yevgeny Kafelnikov – Felix Mantilla 3-6 3-6
Yevgeny Kafelnikov/Marat Safin – Juan Ignacio Carrasco/Jairo Velasco 7-6(5) 6-4

Russia – Australia 3-0
Yevgeny Kafelnikov – Lleyton Hewitt 6-1 6-2
Marat Safin – Richard Fromberg 6-2 6-4
Yevgeny Kafelnikov/Marat Safin – Patrick Rafter/Sandon Stolle 6-4 6-1

Spain – Chile 3-0
Alberto Martin – Nicolas Massu 5-0 ret.
Felix Mantilla – Marcelo Rios 6-4 6-1
Juan Ignacio Carrasco/Jairo Velasco – Hermes Gamonal/Marcelo Rios 6-2 6-3

Final:

Slovakia – Russia 3-0
Dominik Hrbaty – Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-4 7-6(1)
Karol Kucera – Marat Safin 6-3 6-2
Dominik Hrbaty/Jan Kroslak – Yevgeny Kafelnikov/Marat Safin 6-4 6-2

Points: Kucera – 4, Hrbaty – 3.5, Kroslak 0.5

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World Team Cup 2001

May 21-27; Surface: Clay; Prize Money: $2,100,000

Red Group:

USA – Argentina 2-1
Pete Sampras – Franco Squillari 4-6 6-3 7-6(1)
Jan-Michael Gambill – Mariano Puerta 6-7(2) 4-6
Jan-Michael Gambill/Andy Roddick – Lucas Arnold/Adrian Garcia 6-3 6-4

France – Russia 3-0
Sebastien Grosjean – Marat Safin 7-6(6) 6-3
Arnaud Clement – Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-0 6-3
Arnaud Clement/Sebastien Grosjean – Yevgeny Kafelnikov/Marat Safin 2-6 6-4 6-3

Russia – USA 3-0
Yevgeny Kafelnikov – Jan-Michael Gambill 6-4 5-7 6-2
Marat Safin – Pete Sampras 7-6(0) 7-5
Yevgeny Kafelnikov/Marat Safin – Andy Roddick/Scott Humphries 7-6(3) 7-6(5)

Argentina – France 2-1
Franco Squillari – Sebastien Grosjean 1-6 5-7
Mariano Puerta – Arnaud Clement 6-3 6-1
Lucas Arnold/Martin Garcia – Michael Llodra/Arnaud Clement 4-6 6-0 6-3

USA – France 2-1
Jan-Michael Gambill – Arnaud Clement 6-7(3) 4-6
Pete Sampras – Sebastien Grosjean 6-3 3-6 6-3
Jan-Michael Gambill/Andy Roddick – Arnaud Clement/Sebastien Grosjean 6-2 6-1

Russia – Argentina 3-0
Marat Safin – Franco Squillari 7-6(6) 6-4
Yevgeny Kafelnikov – Mariano Puerta 2-6 7-5 6-2
Yevgeny Kafelnikov/Marat Safin – Lucas Arnold/Martin Garcia 7-6(6) 6-4

Blue Group:

Germany – Sweden 2-1
Tommy Haas – Magnus Norman 6-7(3) 7-6(2) 6-4
Nicolas Kiefer – Thomas Enqvist 2-6 3-6
Tommy Haas/David Prinosil -Jonas Bjorkman/Nicklas Kulti 6-4 6-3

Australia – Spain 2-1
Lleyton Hewitt – Alex Corretja 6-3 2-6 3-6
Patrick Rafter – Juan Balcells 6-3 6-2
Lleyton Hewitt/Patrick Rafter – Juan Balcells/Alex Corretja 6-4 0-6 6-3

Spain – Germany 2-1
Juan Balcells – Nicolas Kiefer 6-4 6-2
Alex Corretja – Tommy Haas 6-3 6-3
Juan Balcells/Alex Lopez-Moron – Tommy Haas/David Prinosil 3-6 2-6

Australia – Sweden 3-0
Lleyton Hewitt – Magnus Norman 6-1 6-2
Patrick Rafter – Thomas Enqvist 6-3 6-3
Wayne Arthurs/Scott Draper – Thomas Enqvist/Nickolas Kulti 7-5 7-5

Germany – Australia 2-1
Nicolas Kiefer – Patrick Rafter 1-6 6-2 6-4
Tommy Haas – Lleyton Hewitt 7-6(5) 3-6 6-3
Tommy Haas/David Prinosil – Wayne Arthurs/Patrick Rafter 3-6 2-6

Spain – Sweden 2-1
Alex Corretja – Magnus Norman 6-0 6-4
Juan Balcells – Thomas Enqvist 6-4 6-7(4) 4-6
Alex Corretja/Alex Lopez-Moron – Jonas Bjorkman/Nicklas Kulti 6-3 6-3

Final:

Australia – Russia 2-1
Lleyton Hewitt – Marat Safin 6-3 6-4
Scott Draper – Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2-6 4-6
Wayne Arthurs/Scott Draper – Yevgeny Kafelnikov/Marat Safin 7-6(5) 1-6 6-4

Points: Rafter – 3, Hewitt – 2.5, Arthurs – 1.5, Draper – 1

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World Team Cup 2002

May 20-26, 2002; Surface: Clay; Prize Money: $2,100,000

Red Group:

France – USA 3-0
Arnaud Clement – Andy Roddick 3-6 6-4 6-3
Nicolas Escude – Pete Sampras 7-6(3) 2-6 7-6(2)
Arnaud Clement/Nicolas Escude – James Blake/Jared Palmer 6-1 6-1

Argentina – Sweden 2-1
Jose Acasuso – Thomas Enqvist 6-4 1-6 6-7(5)
Guillermo Canas – Thomas Johansson 6-2 4-6 6-0
Lucas Arnold/Gaston Etlis – Jonas Bjorkman/Thomas Johansson 6-3 6-7(3) [11-9]

USA – Argentina 2-1
Andy Roddick – Jose Acasuso 6-3 6-2
Pete Sampras – Guillermo Canas 7-5 2-6 7-6(5)
James Blake/Jared Palmer – Lucas Arnold/Gaston Etlis 5-7 2-6

Sweden – France 2-1
Thomas Enqvist – Nicolas Escude 6-4 6-4
Jonas Bjorkman – Arnaud Clement 1-6 6-4 4-6
Thomas Enqvist/Jonas Bjorkman – Arnaud Clement/Nicolas Escude 6-3 4-6 7-6(3)

Sweden – USA 3-0
Thomas Enqvist – James Blake 4-6 7-5 7-6(4) – 1 mp
Thomas Johansson – Pete Sampras 6-2 6-7(3) 7-6(5) – 2 mp
Jonas Bjorkman/Thomas Johansson – James Blake/Jared Palmer 6-3 6-4

Argentina – France 2-1
Jose Acasuso – Arnaud Clement 7-6(1) 6-3
Guillermo Canas – Nicolas Escude 7-5 6-2
Lucas Arnold/Gaston Etlis – Arnaud Clement/Nicolas Escude 1-6 4-6

Blue Group:

Spain – Great Britain 2-1
Alex Corretja – Martin Lee 6-3 6-4
Albert Costa – Tim Henman 4-6 6-3 6-2
Galo Blanco/Alex Corretja – Martin Lee/Miles MacLagan 3-6 5-7

Germany – Russia 2-1
Tommy Haas – Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7-6(5) 6-3
Nicolas Kiefer – Marat Safin 6-4 2-6 7-6(5)
Karsten Braasch/Lars Burgsmuller – Yevgeny Kafelnikov/Marat Safin 1-6 1-6

Great Britain – Germany 2-1
Tim Henman – Nicolas Kiefer 7-6(6) 6-3
Martin Lee – Lars Burgsmuller 3-6 3-6
Martin Lee/Miles MacLagan – Lars Burgsmuller/Nicolas Kiefer 6-4 2-1 ret.

Russia – Spain 2-1
Marat Safin – Alex Corretja 6-4 6-4
Yevgeny Kafelnikov – Albert Costa 3-6 6-7(6)
Marat Safin/Yevgeny Kafelnikov – Alex Corretja/Albert Costa 6-7(1) 6-3 [10-5]

Spain – Germany 3-0
Alex Corretja – Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-4
Albert Costa – Nicolas Kiefer 6-2 6-2
Alex Corretja/Albert Costa – Karsten Braasch/Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-2

Russia – Great Britain 2-1
Marat Safin – Martin Lee 7-5 7-5
Yevgeny Kafelnikov – Tim Henman 2-6 6-7(6)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov/Marat Safin – Martin Lee/Miles MacLagan 6-1 6-0

Final:

Argentina – Russia 3-0
Jose Acasuso – Marat Safin 2-6 6-3 3-0 ret.
Guillermo Canas – Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-4 6-2
Lucas Arnold/Gaston Etlis – Andrei Cherkasov/Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-4 6-1

Points: Canas – 3, Acasuso – 2, Arnold & Etlis – 1.5