2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2000.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.

Group I

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2001.[1]

Participating nations

Draw

  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     Kiev, 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

Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2001.[2]

Participating nations

Draw

  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

The top two teams in each Group III sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2001, whereas the bottom two teams in each sub-zone were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2001.

Participating nations

Zone A

Draw

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

Group A

   BIH  GEO  TOG  MLT RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 6–1 (86%) 12–3 (80%) 1
 Georgia 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 5–4 (56%) 11–11 (50%) 2
 Togo 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 5–4 (56%) 11–8 (57%) 3
 Malta 0–1 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–7 (0%) 2–14 (13%) 4

Group B

   FRY  MON  BOT  TUN RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Yugoslavia 3–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 8–0 (100%) 16–1 (94%) 1
 Monaco 0–3 2–0 3–0 2–1 5–3 (63%) 11–7 (61%) 2
 Botswana 0–3 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–6 (20%) 5–14 (26%) 3
 Tunisia 0–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–7 (13%) 5–15 (25%) 4

1st to 4th place play-offs

  3rd-4th Play-off
Semifinals
Final
                           
 
    A1   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1  
    B2   Monaco 2    
A1   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1       B2   Monaco 0
A2   Georgia 2     B1   Yugoslavia 3
  A2   Georgia 0
    B1   Yugoslavia 3  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-off
5th-8th Play-offs
5th-6th Play-off
                           
 
    A3   Togo 2  
    B4   Tunisia 1    
B4   Tunisia 2       A3   Togo 3
A4   Malta 1     B3   Botswana 0
  A4   Malta 0
    B3   Botswana 3  

Final standings

RankTeam
1  Yugoslavia
2  Monaco
3  Georgia
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina
5  Togo
6  Botswana
7  Tunisia
8  Malta

Zone B

Draw

Group A

   MDA  ISL  SEN  BEN RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
 Moldova 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 (100%) 18–1 (95%) 1
 Iceland 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 5–4 (56%) 10–8 (56%) 2
 Senegal 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 (33%) 6–12 (33%) 3
 Benin 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 (11%) 3–16 (16%) 4

Group B

   ARM  MKD  MAD  NGR RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
 Armenia 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 7–2 (78%) 14–6 (70%) 1
 Macedonia 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 14–9 (61%) 2
 Madagascar 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 (33%) 8–13 (38%) 3
 Nigeria 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–7 (22%) 6–14 (30%) 4

1st to 4th place play-offs

  3rd-4th Play-off
Semifinals
Final
                           
 
    A1   Armenia 3  
    B2   Iceland 0    
B2   Iceland 2       A1   Armenia 1
A2   Macedonia 1     B1   Moldova 2
  A2   Macedonia 1
    B1   Moldova 2  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-off
5th-8th Play-offs
5th-6th Play-off
                           
 
    A3   Senegal 1  
    B4   Nigeria 2    
A3   Senegal 0       B4   Nigeria 2
A4   Benin 3     B3   Madagascar 1
  A4   Benin 0
    B3   Madagascar 3  

Final standings

RankTeam
1  Moldova
2  Armenia
3  Iceland
4  Macedonia
5  Nigeria
6  Madagascar
7  Benin
8  Senegal

Group IV

The top two teams in each Group IV sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2001. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations

Zone A

Draw

Group A

   NAM  ZAM  SMR  ETH RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
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
Set
W–L
Game
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

Zone B

Draw

Group A

   ALG  AND  LIE  SUD RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Algeria 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 (89%) 16–4 (80%) 1
 Andorra 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 7–2 (78%) 16–4 (80%) 2
 Liechtenstein 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 (22%) 4–15 (21%) 3
 Sudan 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 (11%) 3–16 (16%) 4

Group B

   GHA  MRI  CMR  AZE RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Ghana 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 (89%) 16–3 (84%) 1
 Mauritius 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 6–3 (67%) 14–6 (70%) 2
 Cameroon 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–2 3–6 (33%) 6–12 (33%) 3
 Azerbaijan 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–8 (11%) 2–17 (11%) 4

1st to 4th place play-offs

  3rd-4th Play-off
Semifinals
Final
                           
 
    A1   Algeria 1  
    B2   Mauritius 2    
A1   Algeria 1       B2   Mauritius 0
A2   Andorra 2     B1   Ghana 3
  A2   Andorra 0
    B1   Ghana 3  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-off
5th-8th Play-offs
5th-6th Play-off
                           
 
    A3   Liechtenstein 1  
    B4   Azerbaijan 2    
A3   Liechtenstein 3       B4   Azerbaijan 1
A4   Sudan 0     B3   Cameroon 2
  A4   Sudan 0
    B3   Cameroon 3  

Final standings

RankTeam
1  Ghana
2  Mauritius
3  Andorra
4  Algeria
5  Cameroon
6  Azerbaijan
7  Liechtenstein
8  Sudan

References

  1. "2000 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "2000 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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