2000 Davis Cup

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2000 Davis Cup
Details
Duration4 February – 10 December
Edition89th
Teams135
Champion
Winning Nation Spain
1999
2001

The 2000 Davis Cup (also known as the 2000 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 89th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 135 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 30 in the Americas Zone, 31 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 58 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Andorra, Lesotho, Mauritius and Namibia made their first appearances in the tournament.

Spain defeated Australia in the final, held at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain, on 8–10 December, to win their first title.[1][2]

World Group[]

Participating teams

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Brazil

Czech Republic

France

Germany

Great Britain

Italy

Netherlands

Russia

Slovakia

Spain

Switzerland

United States

Zimbabwe

Draw[]

  First Round
4–6 February
Quarterfinals
7–9 April
Semifinals
21–23 July
Final
8–10 December
                                     
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
  United States 3  
Inglewood, CA, United States (indoor carpet)
  Zimbabwe 2  
    United States 3  
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)
    Czech Republic 2  
  Great Britain 1
Santander, Spain (clay)
  Czech Republic 4  
    United States 0  
Murcia, Spain (clay)
    Spain 5  
  Spain 4  
Málaga, Spain (clay)
  Italy 1  
    Spain 4
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
    Russia 1  
  Russia 4
Barcelona, Spain (indoor clay)
  Belgium 1  
    Spain 3
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
    Australia 1
  Austria 2  
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)
  Slovakia 3  
    Slovakia 2
Florianópolis, Brazil (clay)
    Brazil 3  
  Brazil 4
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
  France 1  
    Brazil 0
Leipzig, Germany (indoor carpet)
    Australia 5  
  Netherlands 1  
Adelaide, Australia (grass)
  Germany 4  
    Germany 2
Zürich, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
    Australia 3  
   Switzerland 2
  Australia 3  

Final[]

Spain vs. Australia


Spain
3
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain[2]
8–10 December 2000
Clay (indoors)

Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Australia
Albert Costa
Lleyton Hewitt
6
3
1
6
6
2
4
6
4
6
 
2 Spain
Australia
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Pat Rafter
64
77
77
62
6
2
3
1
   
retired
3 Spain
Australia
Joan Balcells / Àlex Corretja
Sandon Stolle / Mark Woodforde
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
4 Spain
Australia
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Lleyton Hewitt
6
2
77
65
4
6
6
4
   
5 Spain
Australia
Albert Costa
Pat Rafter
          not
played

World Group Qualifying Round[]

Date: 14–23 July

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Qualifying Round for spots in the 2001 World Group.

Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface
 France 5-0  Austria Rennes Le Liberté Indoor Carpet
 Great Britain 2-3  Ecuador Wimbledon No. 1 Court, All England Lawn Tennis Club Outdoor Grass
 Italy 1-4  Belgium Venice Green Garden Sporting Club Outdoor Clay
 Morocco w/o  Chile
 Uzbekistan 1-4  Netherlands Tashkent N.B.U. Complex Outdoor Clay
 Sweden 5-0  India Båstad Båstad Tennis Stadium Outdoor Clay
  Switzerland 5-0  Belarus St. Gallen Kreuzbleichhalle Outdoor Carpet
 Zimbabwe 2-3  Romania Harare Harare Sports Club Indoor Hard
  •  Belgium,  France,  Netherlands and   Switzerland remain in the World Group in 2001.
  •  Ecuador,  Morocco,  Romania and  Sweden are promoted to the World Group in 2001.
  •  Belarus,  Chile,  India and  Uzbekistan remain in Zonal Group I in 2001.
  •  Austria,  Great Britain,  Italy and  Zimbabwe are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2001.

Americas Zone[]

Group I[]

  Second Round Play-offs
6–8 October
First Round Play-offs
21–23 July
First Round
4–6 February
Second Round
6–8 April
                                     
 
      Argentina  
  Montreal, Canada (hard)    bye     Santiago, Chile (indoor hard)
    Argentina 1         Argentina 0
    Canada 4   Viña del Mar, Chile (clay)     Chile 2
    Canada 1
  Bogotá, Colombia (clay)       Chile 4  
    Argentina 4  
    Colombia 1     Lima, Peru (clay)
      Bahamas 1  
  Nassau, Bahamas (hard)     Peru 4     Lima, Peru (clay)
  Bahamas 3         Peru 2
    Colombia 2   Bogotá, Colombia (clay)     Ecuador 3
    Colombia 0
      Ecuador 5  
 Colombia relegated to
Group II in 2001.
 Chile and  Ecuador
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II[]

  Relegation Play-offs
7–9 April
First Round
4–6 February
Second Round
7–9 April
Third Round
21–23 July
                                     
  Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
      Venezuela 5  
  Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)     Uruguay 0     Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
  Uruguay 4         Venezuela 5  
  El Salvador 1   San Salvador, El Salvador (clay)     Paraguay 0  
    El Salvador 0
      Paraguay 5     Mexico City, Mexico (hard)
      Venezuela 0
  Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)       Mexico 5
      Guatemala 4  
  San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica (hard)     Cuba 1     Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)
  Cuba 2         Guatemala 0
  Costa Rica 3   San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica (hard)     Mexico 5  
    Costa Rica 1
      Mexico 4  
 El Salvador and  Cuba
relegated to Group III in 2001.
   Mexico promoted
to Group I in 2001.

Group III[]

  • Venue: Liguanea Club, Kingston, Jamaica
  • Date: 22–26 March

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Netherlands Antilles
2  Dominican Republic
3  Puerto Rico
4  Jamaica
5  Bolivia
6  Trinidad and Tobago
7  Panama
8  Haiti

Group IV[]

  • Venue: Club Hondureno Arabe, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
  • Date: 13–19 March

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Honduras
2  Bermuda
3  Saint Lucia
4  Antigua and Barbuda
5  Barbados
6  U.S. Virgin Islands
7  Eastern Caribbean
  •  Honduras and  Bermuda promoted to Group III in 2001.

Asia/Oceania Zone[]

Group I[]

  Second Round Play-offs
6–8 October
First Round Play-offs
7–9 April
First Round
28 January–6 February
Second Round
7–9 April
                                     
  Kunming, China (hard)
      Uzbekistan 3  
  Tianjin, China (indoor hard)     China 0     Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard)
    China 1         Uzbekistan 4
    Thailand 4   Timaru, New Zealand (hard)     New Zealand 1
    New Zealand 4
  Jounieh, Lebanon (indoor hard)       Thailand 1  
    China 3  
    Lebanon 2     Lucknow, India (grass)
      Lebanon 2  
  Yokohama, Japan (indoor carpet)     India 3     New Delhi, India (grass)
  Lebanon 1         India 4
    Japan 4   Kashima, Japan (indoor carpet)     South Korea 1
    South Korea 3
      Japan 2  
 Lebanon relegated to
Group II in 2001.
 Uzbekistan and  India
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II[]

  Relegation Play-offs
17–19 March; 7–9 April
First Round
28 January–6 February
Second Round
7–9 April
Third Round
6–8 October
                                     
  Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
      Pakistan 3  
  Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)     Hong Kong 2     Taichung, Taiwan (clay)
  Hong Kong 3         Pakistan 2  
  Kazakhstan 2   Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)     Chinese Taipei 3  
    Chinese Taipei 4
      Kazakhstan 1     Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)
      Chinese Taipei 1
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)       Indonesia 4
      Iran 2  
  Manila, Philippines (clay)     Malaysia 3     Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)
  Iran 3         Malaysia 0
  Philippines 2   Manila, Philippines (hard)     Indonesia 5  
    Indonesia 4
      Philippines 1  
 Kazakhstan and  Philippines
relegated to Group III in 2001.
   Indonesia promoted
to Group I in 2001.

Group III[]

  • Venue: National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Date: 9–13 February

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Syria
2  Kuwait
3  Sri Lanka
4  Qatar
5  Tajikistan
6  Singapore
7  Bangladesh
8  Pacific Oceania
  •  Syria and  Kuwait promoted to Group II in 2001.
  •  Bangladesh and  Pacific Oceania relegated to Group IV in 2001.

Group IV[]

  • Venue: Al Hussein Sports City, Amman, Jordan
  • Date: 24–30 April

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Saudi Arabia
2  Bahrain
3  Oman
4  Jordan
5  United Arab Emirates
6  Fiji
7  Brunei

Europe/Africa Zone[]

Group I[]

  Second Round Play-offs
6–8 October
First Round Play-offs
First Round
4–6 February
Second Round
7–9 April
                                     
 
      Sweden  
     bye     Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
   bye         Sweden 3
    Finland       Finland 2
   bye
  Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)       Finland  
    Finland 4  
    Hungary 1    
      Romania  
     bye     Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet)
 bye         Romania 3
    Hungary       Hungary 2
   bye
      Hungary  
 
      Belarus  
     bye     Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
   bye         Belarus 4
    South Africa       South Africa 1
   bye
  Maia, Portugal (clay)       South Africa  
    South Africa 2  
    Portugal 3     Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
      Portugal 1  
      Ukraine 4     Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
  Portugal         Ukraine 2
   bye       Morocco 3
   bye
      Morocco  
 Hungary and  South Africa
relegated to Group II in 2001.
 Sweden,  Romania,  Belarus, and  Morocco
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II[]

  Relegation Play-offs
21–23 July
First Round
28–30 April
Second Round
14–23 July
Third Round
6–8 October
                                     
  Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)
      Croatia 5  
  Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)     Latvia 0     Dublin, Ireland (carpet)
  Latvia 1         Croatia 5  
  Luxembourg 4   Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)     Ireland 0  
    Luxembourg 2
      Ireland 3     Rijeka, Croatia (indoor carpet)
      Croatia 5
  Istanbul, Turkey (hard)       Ivory Coast 0
      Denmark 3  
  İzmir, Turkey (hard)     Turkey 2     Rungsted, Denmark (clay)
  Turkey 4         Denmark 2
  Lithuania 1   Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor carpet)     Ivory Coast 3  
    Ivory Coast 3
      Lithuania 2  
  Cairo, Egypt (clay)
      Egypt 2  
  Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet)     Slovenia 3     Szczecin, Poland (clay)
  Egypt 0         Slovenia 3  
  Estonia 5   Bytom, Poland (clay)     Poland 2  
    Estonia 1
      Poland 4     Athens, Greece (clay)
      Slovenia 4
  Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)       Greece 1
      Greece 3  
  Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)     Bulgaria 2     Athens, Greece (clay)
  Bulgaria 2         Greece 4
  Israel 3   Oslo, Norway (clay)     Norway 1  
    Norway 3
      Israel 2  
 Latvia,  Lithuania,  Egypt, and  Bulgaria
relegated to Group III in 2001.
 Croatia and  Slovenia
promoted to Group I in 2001.

Group III[]

Zone A[]

  • Venue: Tennis Club de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
  • Date: 24–28 May

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Yugoslavia
2  Monaco
3  Georgia
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina
5  Togo
6  Botswana
7  Tunisia
8  Malta
  •  Yugoslavia and  Monaco promoted to Group II in 2001.
  •  Tunisia and  Malta relegated to Group IV in 2001.

Zone B[]

  • Venue: Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar
  • Date: 24–28 May

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Moldova
2  Armenia
3  Iceland
4  Macedonia
5  Nigeria
6  Madagascar
7  Benin
8  Senegal
  •  Moldova and  Armenia promoted to Group II in 2001.
  •  Benin and  Senegal relegated to Group IV in 2001.

Group IV[]

Zone A[]

  • Venue: Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda
  • Date: 19–23 January

Group A

Rank Team
1  Namibia
2  Zambia
3  San Marino
4  Ethiopia

Group B

Rank Team
1  Kenya
2  Cyprus
3  Uganda
4  Lesotho
5  Djibouti
  •  Namibia and  Kenya promoted to Group III in 2001.

Zone B[]

  • Venue: Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
  • Date: 14–20 February

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Ghana
2  Mauritius
3  Andorra
4  Algeria
5  Cameroon
6  Azerbaijan
7  Liechtenstein
8  Sudan
  •  Ghana and  Mauritius promoted to Group III in 2001.

References[]

General
  • "World Group 2000". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Specific
  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 505. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Spain v Australia". daviscup.com.

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