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2000 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	4 February – 10 December 2000
Edition	89th
Teams	135
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)

3

Inglewood, CA, United States (indoor carpet)

2

3

Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)

2

1

Santander, Spain (clay)

4

0

Murcia, Spain (clay)

5

4

Málaga, Spain (clay)

1

4

Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)

1

4

Barcelona, Spain (indoor clay)

1

3

Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)

1

2

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)

3

2

Florianópolis, Brazil (clay)

3

4

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

1

0

Leipzig, Germany (indoor carpet)

5

1

Adelaide, Australia (grass)

4

2

Zürich, Switzerland (indoor carpet)

3

2

3

Final

Spain vs. Australia

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

			1	2	3	4	5
1		Albert Costa Lleyton Hewitt	6 3	1 6	6 2	4 6	4 6
2		Juan Carlos Ferrero Pat Rafter	6⁴ 7⁷	7⁷ 6²	6 2	3 1		retired
3		Joan Balcells / Àlex Corretja Sandon Stolle / Mark Woodforde	6 4	6 4	6 4
4		Juan Carlos Ferrero Lleyton Hewitt	6 2	7⁷ 6⁵	4 6	6 4
5		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

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Montreal, Canada (hard)

bye

Santiago, Chile (indoor hard)

1

0

4

Viña del Mar, Chile (clay)

2

1

Bogotá, Colombia (clay)

4

4

1

Lima, Peru (clay)

1

Nassau, Bahamas (hard)

4

Lima, Peru (clay)

3

2

2

Bogotá, Colombia (clay)

3

0

5

Colombia relegated to Group II in 2001.
Chile and Ecuador advance to World Group qualifying round.

Group II

Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

5

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

0

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

4

5

1

San Salvador, El Salvador (clay)

0

0

5

Mexico City, Mexico (hard)

0

Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)

5

4

San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica (hard)

1

Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)

2

0

3

San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica (hard)

5

1

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

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

Netherlands Antilles and Dominican Republic promoted to Group II in 2001.
Panama and Haiti relegated to Group IV in 2001.

Group IV

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

		HON	BER	LCA	ATG	BAR	ISV	ECA	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
	Honduras		3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	6–0	18–0 (100%)	35–5 (88%)	1
	Bermuda	0–3		2–1	3–0	2–1	2–1	3–0	5–1	12–6 (67%)	25–15 (63%)	2
	Saint Lucia	0–3	1–2		2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	4–2	11–7 (61%)	23–14 (62%)	3
	Antigua and Barbuda	0–3	0–3	1–2		3–0	1–2	3–0	2–4	8–10 (44%)	17–24 (41%)	4
	Barbados	0–3	1–2	1–2	0–3		2–1	2–1	2–4	6–12 (33%)	17–28 (38%)	5
	U.S. Virgin Islands	0–3	1–2	0–3	2–1	1–2		1–2	1–5	5–13 (28%)	18–28 (39%)	6
	Eastern Caribbean	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3	1–2	2–1		1–5	3–15 (17%)	10–31 (24%)	7

Honduras and Bermuda promoted to Group III in 2001.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Kunming, China (hard)

3

Tianjin, China (indoor hard)

0

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard)

1

4

4

Timaru, New Zealand (hard)

1

4

Jounieh, Lebanon (indoor hard)

1

3

2

Lucknow, India (grass)

2

Yokohama, Japan (indoor carpet)

3

New Delhi, India (grass)

1

4

4

Kashima, Japan (indoor carpet)

1

3

2

Lebanon relegated to Group II in 2001.
Uzbekistan and India advance to World Group qualifying round.

Group II

Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)

3

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)

2

Taichung, Taiwan (clay)

3

2

2

Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)

3

4

1

Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)

1

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)

4

2

Manila, Philippines (clay)

3

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)

3

0

2

Manila, Philippines (hard)

5

4

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

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

		KSA	BHR	OMA	JOR	UAE	FIJ	BRU	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
	Saudi Arabia		2–1	1–2	2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	5–1	13–5 (72%)	30–12 (71%)	1
	Bahrain	1–2		2–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	5–1	13–5 (72%)	27–13 (68%)	2
	Oman	2–1	1–2		3–0	1–2	3–0	3–0	4–2	13–5 (72%)	28–13 (68%)	3
	Jordan	1–2	1–2	0–3		2–1	2–1	2–1	3–3	8–10 (44%)	17–23 (43%)	4
	United Arab Emirates	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2		1–2	3–0	2–4	9–9 (50%)	20–18 (53%)	5
	Fiji	0–3	0–3	0–3	1–2	2–1		3–0	2–4	6–12 (33%)	13–24 (35%)	6
	Brunei	0–3	0–3	0–3	1–2	0–3	0–3		0–6	1–17 (6%)	2–34 (6%)	7

Saudi Arabia and Bahrain promoted to Group III in 2001.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)

bye

bye

3

2

bye

Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)

4

1

Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet)

bye

bye

3

2

bye

Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)

bye

bye

4

1

bye

Maia, Portugal (clay)

2

Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)

3

1

Casablanca, Morocco (clay)

4

2

bye

3

bye

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

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)

5

Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)

Dublin, Ireland (carpet)

0

1

5

Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)

4

0

2

Rijeka, Croatia (indoor carpet)

3

5

Istanbul, Turkey (hard)

0

3

İzmir, Turkey (hard)

Rungsted, Denmark (clay)

2

4

2

Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor carpet)

1

3

3

2

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

2

Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet)

Szczecin, Poland (clay)

3

0

3

Bytom, Poland (clay)

5

2

1

Athens, Greece (clay)

4

4

Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)

1

3

Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)

Athens, Greece (clay)

2

2

4

Oslo, Norway (clay)

3

1

3

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

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

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

		NAM	ZAM	SMR	ETH	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
	Namibia		2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	7–2 (78%)	15–4 (79%)	1
	Zambia	1–2		2–1	2–1	2–1	5–4 (56%)	10–9 (53%)	2
	San Marino	1–2	1–2		2–1	1–2	4–5 (44%)	8–11 (42%)	3
	Ethiopia	0–3	1–2	1–2		0–3	2–7 (22%)	5–14 (26%)	4

Group B

		KEN	CYP	UGA	LES	DJI	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
	Kenya		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	4–0	11–1 (92%)	21–4 (84%)	1
	Cyprus	1–2		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–1	9–3 (75%)	19–6 (76%)	2
	Uganda	0–3	1–2		2–1	3–0	2–2	6–6 (50%)	10–14 (42%)	3
	Lesotho	0–3	0–3	1–2		3–0	1–3	4–8 (33%)	9–16 (36%)	4
	Djibouti	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3		0–4	0–12 (0%)	0–19 (0%)	5

Namibia and Kenya promoted to Group III in 2001.

Group IV – Zone B

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

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

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). : New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 505. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b "Spain v Australia". daviscup.com.

External links

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