1999 Davis Cup
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Duration | 2 April – 5 December |
Edition | 88th |
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The 1999 Davis Cup was the 88th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 128 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Australia defeated France at the Acropolis Exhibition Hall in Nice, France, on 3–5 December, giving Australia their 27th title and their first since 1986.[1] The Australian team for the final contained Mark Philippoussis, Lleyton Hewitt and doubles pairing Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde.[1] Pat Rafter was involved in the run to the final but missed the final itself due to injury.[2]
World Group
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Australia |
Belgium |
Brazil |
Czech Republic |
France |
Germany |
Great Britain |
Italy |
Netherlands |
Russia |
Slovakia |
Spain |
Sweden |
Switzerland |
United States |
Zimbabwe |
Draw
First round 2–4 April |
Quarterfinals 16–18 July |
Semifinals 24–26 September |
Final 3–5 December | |||||||||||||||
Trollhättan, Sweden (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Frankfurt, Germany (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Brisbane, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Birmingham, Great Britain (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Chestnut Hill, United States (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Nice, France (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Nîmes, France (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Pau, France (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Lérida, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Pau, France (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Brussels, Belgium (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Final
France 2 |
Acropolis Exhibition Hall, Nice, France[3] 3–5 December 1999 Clay (i) |
Australia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Group Qualifying Round
Date: 24–26 September
Venue | Home Team | Score | Visiting Team |
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Pörtschach, Austria (clay) | 3-2 | ||
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | 4-1 | ||
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | 0-5 | ||
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | 2-3 | ||
Hamilton, New Zealand (indoor hard) | 0-5 | ||
Sassari, Italy (clay) | 3-2 | ||
Birmingham, England (indoor hard) | 4-1 | ||
Bucharest, Romania (clay) | 1-4 |
- Austria promoted to World Group in 2000.
- Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, and Zimbabwe remain in World Group in 2000.
- Chile (AMN), Ecuador (AMN), Finland (EA), New Zealand (AO), Romania (EA), South Africa (EA), and Uzbekistan (AO) remain in Group I in 2000.
- Sweden (EA) relegated to Group I in 2000.
Americas Zone
Group I
- Participating Teams
Group II
- Participating Teams
Peru — promoted to Group I for 2000 Costa Rica Cuba Mexico Paraguay Uruguay Dominican Republic — relegated to Group III for 2000 Haiti — relegated to Group III for 2000
Group III
- Participating Teams
El Salvador — promoted to Group II in 2000 Guatemala — promoted to Group II in 2000 Bolivia Jamaica Netherlands Antilles Panama Antigua and Barbuda — relegated to Group IV in 2000 Honduras — relegated to Group IV in 2000
Group IV
- Participating Teams
Puerto Rico — promoted to Group III in 2000 Trinidad and Tobago — promoted to Group III in 2000 Barbados Bermuda Eastern Caribbean Saint Lucia U.S. Virgin Islands
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
- Participating Teams
New Zealand — advanced to World Group Playoffs Uzbekistan — advanced to World Group Playoffs China India Japan South Korea Lebanon Pakistan — relegated to Group II for 2000
Group II
- Participating Teams
Thailand — promoted to Group I for 2000 Indonesia Iran Kazakhstan Philippines Chinese Taipei Qatar — relegated to Group III for 2000 Sri Lanka — relegated to Group III for 2000
Group III
- Participating Teams
Hong Kong — promoted to Group II in 2000 Malaysia — promoted to Group II in 2000 Bangladesh - Pacific Oceania
Syria Tajikistan Bahrain — relegated to Group IV in 2000 Saudi Arabia — relegated to Group IV in 2000
Group IV
- Participating Teams
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
- Participating Teams
Group II
- Participating Teams
Hungary — promoted to Group I for 2000 Morocco — promoted to Group I for 2000 Bulgaria Denmark Greece Ireland Ivory Coast Latvia Norway Poland Slovenia Turkey Macedonia — relegated to Group III for 2000 Senegal — relegated to Group III for 2000 Togo — relegated to Group III for 2000 Yugoslavia — relegated to Group III for 2000
Group III
Venue A
- Participating Teams
Egypt — promoted to Group II in 2000 Luxembourg — promoted to Group II in 2000 Benin Bosnia and Herzegovina Nigeria Tunisia Algeria — relegated to Group IV in 2000 Ghana — relegated to Group IV in 2000
Venue B
- Participating Teams
Group IV
Venue A
- Participating Teams
Venue B
- Participating Teams
Botswana — promoted to Group III in 2000 Madagascar — promoted to Group III in 2000 Azerbaijan San Marino Uganda
References
- 1 2 "Week at a Glance". www.cnnsi.com. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ↑ "Rafter admits Davis Cup glory will be difficult". Yahoo Sports. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ↑ "France v Australia". daviscup.com.
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