1999 Davis Cup

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1999 Davis Cup
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Duration2 April – 5 December 1999
Edition88th
Teams128
Champion
Winning nationFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1998
2000

The 1999 Davis Cup (also known as the 1999 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 88th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 129 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 30 in the Americas Zone, 32 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 51 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Fiji made its first appearances in the tournament.

Contents

Australia defeated France in the final, held at the Acropolis Exhibition Hall in Nice, France, on 3–5 December, to win their 27th title and their first since 1986. [1] [2] Mark Philippoussis, Lleyton Hewitt and doubles pairing Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde made up the winning Australian team in the final; Pat Rafter, who was involved in the Aussies' run to the final was forced to pull out due to injury. [3]

World Group

Participating teams
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Zimbabwe

Draw

First round
2–4 April
Quarterfinals
16–18 July
Semifinals
24–26 September
Final
3–5 December
Trollhättan, Sweden (indoor carpet)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2
Frankfurt, Germany (indoor carpet)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1
Birmingham, England (indoor hard)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
Chestnut Hill, MA, United States (hard)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4
Nice, France (indoor clay)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3
Nîmes, France (indoor clay)
Flag of France.svg  France 2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
Pau, France (indoor carpet)
Flag of France.svg  France 4
Flag of France.svg  France 3
Lleida, Spain (clay)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
Pau, France (indoor carpet)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2
Flag of France.svg  France 4
Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3
Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 2
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 3
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2

Final

France vs. Australia

Flag of France.svg
France
2
Acropolis Exhibition Hall, Nice, France [2]
3–5 December 1999
Clay (indoors)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
3
12345
1 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Sébastien Grosjean
Mark Philippoussis
4
6
2
6
4
6
   
2 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Cédric Pioline
Lleyton Hewitt
79
67
78
66
7
5
   
3 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Olivier Delaître  /  Fabrice Santoro
Todd Woodbridge  /  Mark Woodforde
6
2
5
7
2
6
2
6
  
4 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Cédric Pioline
Mark Philippoussis
3
6
7
5
1
6
2
6
  
5 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Sébastien Grosjean
Lleyton Hewitt
6
4
6
3
    

World Group qualifying round

Date: 24–26 September

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 2000 World Group.

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 3-2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Pörtschach Werzer Arena OutdoorClay
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 4-1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Harare Harare Municipal CentreIndoorHard
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 0-5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Tashkent Yunusabad Tennis CentreIndoorHard
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 2-3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Guayaquil Club Nacional de GuayaquilOutdoorClay
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0-5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Hamilton Mystery Creek Events Centre IndoorHard
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3-2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Sassari Torres Tennis SassariOutdoorClay
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4-1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Birmingham National Indoor Arena IndoorHard
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1-4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Bucharest Arena ClubOutdoorClay

Americas Zone

Group I

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)bye Salinas, Ecuador (hard)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 1 Salinas, Ecuador (hard)Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 4
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 2
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 3
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 1
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 3 Cali, Colombia (clay)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 3
Nassau, Bahamas (hard)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2 Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 1 Nassau, Bahamas (hard)Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 5
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 5

Group II

Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
San Luis Potosí City, Mexico (hard)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay)Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 2 Havana, Cuba (hard)
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 5Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 0 Havana, Cuba (indoor hard)Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 4
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 1 Lima, Peru (clay)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2
Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. (hard)Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 3
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 4
San José, Costa Rica (hard)Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 1 Lima, Peru (clay)
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 2Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 4
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3 San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 4

Group III

Final standings

RankTeam
1Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
3Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
4Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
5Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles
6Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
7Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda
8Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras

Group IV

Final standings

RankTeam
1Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
2Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
3Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands
4Flag of Saint Lucia (1979-2002).svg  Saint Lucia
5Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
6Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
7Flag of Eastern Caribean.png  Eastern Caribbean

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Seogwipo, South Korea (hard)
Flag of India.svg  India 2
Calcutta, India (grass)Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 3 Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor hard)
Flag of India.svg  India 5Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0 Shenzhen, China (hard)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3
Shenzhen, China (hard)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 0 Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1
Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard)Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 4 Fukushima, Japan (indoor carpet)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 3
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 4 Zouk Mikael, Lebanon (indoor hard)Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 1
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 4

Group II

Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Doha, Qatar (hard)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 5
Kaohsiung, Taiwan (clay)Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 0 Jakarta, Indonesia (indoor hard)
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 0Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 5 Manila, Philippines (hard)Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 2
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 3 Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 1
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 4
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 3
Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2 Tehran, Iran (clay)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 0
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 4 Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 5
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 0
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 5

Group III

Final standings

RankTeam
1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
3Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
4Pacific Oceania flag.png  Pacific Oceania
5Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
6Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
7Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
8Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain

Group IV

Final standings

RankTeam
1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
2Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
3Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
4Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
5Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
6Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
7Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  Iraq
8Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
bye
byeFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 3
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2
bye
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 4
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Wels, Austria (indoor clay)
bye
byeFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 4
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1
bye
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
bye
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2
byeFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 3
bye
Kyiv, Ukraine (clay)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2
Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2
Cape Town, South Africa (hard)
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 3
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 1
byeFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4
bye
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

Group II

Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5
Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay) Skagen, Denmark (hard)
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3
Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 5Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 3
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 5
Lomé, Togo (hard) Budapest, Hungary (clay)
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 4
Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay)
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 0
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 5
Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2
Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 0
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 5
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 5
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 1
Istanbul, Turkey (hard) Oslo, Norway (clay)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 4
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 4
Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 0
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5

Group III

Zone A

Final standings

RankTeam
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
2Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
3Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
4Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
5Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
6Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
7Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
8Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana

Zone B

Final standings

RankTeam
1Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
2Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
3Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
4Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
5Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco
6Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia
7Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
8Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia

Group IV

Zone A

Final standings

RankTeam
1Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
2Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
3Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
4Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia
5Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan

Zone B

Final standings

RankTeam
1Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
2Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
3Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
4Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino
5Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda

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