2000 Davis Cup

2000 Davis Cup

Details
Edition	89th
Achievements
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The 2000 Davis Cup was the 89th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 135 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Spain defeated Australia at Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain, on 8-10 December, giving Spain their first title, after playing every single match on home soil.^[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, 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 3	Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain[3] 8-10 December 2000 Clay (i)		Australia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Albert Costa Lleyton Hewitt 6 3 1 6 6 2 4 6 4 6   2 Juan Carlos Ferrero Patrick Rafter 64 77 77 62 6 2 3 1     retired 3 Juan Manuel 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 Patrick Rafter           not played

World Group Playoffs

Date: 14-23 July

Venue	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Rennes, France (indoor carpet)	France	5-0	Austria
Wimbledon, England (grass)	Great Britain	2-3	Ecuador
Venice, Italy (clay)	Italy	1-4	Belgium
	Morocco	w/o	Chile
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay)	Uzbekistan	1-4	Netherlands
Båstad, Sweden (clay)	Sweden	5-0	India
St. Gallen, Switzerland (outdoor carpet)	Switzerland	5-0	Belarus
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)	Zimbabwe	2-3	Romania

• Ecuador, Morocco, Romania, and Sweden promoted to World Group in 2001.
• Belgium, France, Netherlands, and Switzerland remain in World Group in 2001.
• Belarus (EA), Chile (AMN), India (AO), and Uzbekistan (AO) remain in Group I in 2001.
• Austria (EA), Great Britain (EA), Italy (EA), and Zimbabwe (EA) relegated to Group I in 2001.

Americas Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

•  Chile — advanced to World Group Playoffs
•  Ecuador — advanced to World Group Playoffs
•  Argentina
•  Bahamas
•  Canada
•  Peru
•  Colombia — relegated to Group II in 2001

Group II

Participating Teams

•  Mexico — promoted to Group I in 2001
•  Venezuela
•  Uruguay
•  Paraguay
•  Guatemala
•  Costa Rica
•  Cuba — relegated to Group III in 2001
•  El Salvador — relegated to Group III in 2001

Group III

Participating Teams

•  Dominican Republic — promoted to Group II in 2001
•  Netherlands Antilles — promoted to Group II in 2001
•  Bolivia
•  Jamaica
•  Puerto Rico
•  Trinidad and Tobago
•  Haiti — relegated to Group IV in 2001
•  Panama — relegated to Group IV in 2001

Group IV

Participating Teams

•  Bermuda — promoted to Group III in 2001
•  Honduras — promoted to Group III in 2001
•  Antigua and Barbuda
•  Barbados
•  Eastern Caribbean
•  Saint Lucia
•  U.S. Virgin Islands

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

•  India — advanced to World Group Playoffs
•  Uzbekistan — advanced to World Group Playoffs
•  China
•  Japan
•  South Korea
•  New Zealand
•  Thailand
•  Lebanon - relegated to Group II for 2001

Group II

Participating Teams

•  Indonesia — promoted to Group I for 2001
•  Hong Kong
•  Iran
•  Malaysia
•  Pakistan
•  Chinese Taipei
•  Kazakhstan — relegated to Group III for 2001
•  Philippines — relegated to Group III for 2001

Group III

Participating Teams

•  Kuwait — promoted to Group II in 2001
•  Syria — promoted to Group II in 2001
•  Qatar
•  Singapore
•  Sri Lanka
•  Tajikistan
•  Bangladesh — relegated to Group IV in 2001
•  Pacific Oceania — relegated to Group IV in 2001

Group IV

Participating Teams

•  Bahrain — promoted to Group III in 2001
•  Saudi Arabia — promoted to Group III in 2001
•  Brunei
•  Fiji
•  Jordan
•  Oman
•  United Arab Emirates

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

•  Belarus — advanced to World Group Playoffs
•  Morocco — advanced to World Group Playoffs
•  Romania — advanced to World Group Playoffs
•  Sweden — advanced to World Group Playoffs
•  Finland
•  Portugal
•  Ukraine
•  Hungary — relegated to Group II for 2001
•  South Africa — relegated to Group II for 2001

Group II

Participating Teams

•  Croatia — promoted to Group I for 2001
•  Slovenia — promoted to Group I for 2001
•  Denmark
•  Estonia
•  Greece
•  Ireland
•  Israel
•  Ivory Coast
•  Luxembourg
•  Norway
•  Poland
•  Turkey
•  Bulgaria — relegated to Group III for 2001
•  Egypt — relegated to Group III for 2001
•  Latvia — relegated to Group III for 2001
•  Lithuania — relegated to Group III for 2001

Group III

Venue I

Participating Teams

•  Monaco — promoted to Group II in 2001
•  Yugoslavia — promoted to Group II in 2001
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina
•  Botswana
•  Georgia
•  Togo
•  Malta — relegated to Group IV in 2001
•  Tunisia — relegated to Group IV in 2001

Venue II

Participating Teams

•  Armenia — promoted to Group II in 2001
•  Moldova — promoted to Group II in 2001
•  Iceland
•  Macedonia
•  Madagascar
•  Nigeria
•  Benin — relegated to Group IV in 2001
•  Senegal — relegated to Group IV in 2001

Group IV

Venue I

Participating Teams

•  Ghana — promoted to Group III in 2001
•  Mauritius — promoted to Group III in 2001
•  Algeria
•  Andorra
•  Azerbaijan
•  Cameroon
•  Liechtenstein
•  Sudan

Venue II

Participating Teams

•  Kenya — promoted to Group III in 2001
•  Namibia — promoted to Group III in 2001
•  Cyprus
•  Djibouti
•  Ethiopia
•  Lesotho
•  San Marino
•  Uganda
•  Zambia

References

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