1999 Davis Cup World Group

1999 Davis Cup World Group
Date	2 April – 5 December
Edition	19th
Champions
Australia
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Main article: 1999 Davis Cup

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1999. ^[1] The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2000.

Sweden were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the first round.

Australia won the title, defeating France in the final, 3–2. The final was held at the Acropolis Exhibition Hall in Nice, France, from 3 to 5 December. ^[2] It was the Australian team's 27th Davis Cup title overall and their first since 1986.

Participating teams

Participating teams
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)

Sweden

2

Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)

Slovakia

3

Slovakia

2

Frankfurt, Germany (indoor carpet)

Russia

3

Germany

2

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

Russia

3

Russia

1

Birmingham, England (indoor hard)

Australia

4

United States

3

Chestnut Hill, MA, United States (hard)

Great Britain

2

United States

1

Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)

Australia

4

Australia

4

Nice, France (indoor clay)

Zimbabwe

1

Australia

3

Nîmes, France (indoor clay)

France

2

Netherlands

1

Pau, France (indoor carpet)

France

4

France

3

Lleida, Spain (clay)

Brazil

2

Brazil

3

Pau, France (indoor carpet)

Spain

2

France

4

Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay)

Belgium

1

Belgium

3

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

Czech Republic

2

Belgium

3

Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet)

Switzerland

2

Switzerland

3

Italy

2

First round

Sweden vs. Slovakia

Sweden 2	Arena Älvhögsborg, Trollhättan, Sweden [3] 2–4 April 1999 Carpet (indoors)		Slovakia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Thomas Johansson Karol Kučera 1 6 67 79 6 2 3 6     2 Thomas Enqvist Dominik Hrbatý 5 7 6 4 6 2 2 6 4 6   3 Jonas Björkman  /  Nicklas Kulti Dominik Hrbatý  /  Karol Kučera 4 6 714 612 66 78 6 1 6 3   4 Thomas Enqvist Karol Kučera 6 1 3 6 2 6 4 6     5 Thomas Johansson Dominik Hrbatý 6 4 6 4

Germany vs. Russia

Germany 2	Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany [4] 2–4 April 1999 Carpet (indoors)		Russia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tommy Haas Marat Safin 64 77 6 4 6 3 2 6 9 7   2 Nicolas Kiefer Yevgeny Kafelnikov 65 77 4 6 4 6       3 Boris Becker  /  David Prinosil Yevgeny Kafelnikov  /  Andrei Olhovskiy 64 77 6 2 6 3 4 6 10 8   4 Tommy Haas Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3 6 4 6 2 6       5 Nicolas Kiefer Marat Safin 69 711 4 6 4 6

Great Britain vs. United States

Great Britain 2	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England [5] 2–4 April 1999 Hard (indoors)		United States 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tim Henman Jim Courier 62 77 6 2 63 77 712 610 5 7   2 Greg Rusedski Todd Martin 4 6 4 6 2 6       3 Tim Henman  /  Greg Rusedski Todd Martin  /  Alex O'Brien 3 6 7 5 6 3 65 77 6 3   4 Tim Henman Todd Martin 4 6 7 5 6 3 77 64     5 Greg Rusedski Jim Courier 4 6 77 63 3 6 6 1 6 8

Zimbabwe vs. Australia

Zimbabwe 1	Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe [6] 2–4 April 1999 Hard (indoors)		Australia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Byron Black Mark Philippoussis 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 3 7 5   2 Wayne Black Pat Rafter 3 6 6 3 64 77 2 6     3 Byron Black  /  Wayne Black Todd Woodbridge  /  Mark Woodforde 4 6 6 2 3 6 0 6     4 Byron Black Pat Rafter 4 6 62 77 2 6       5 Wayne Black Mark Philippoussis 3 6 2 6

France vs. Netherlands

France 4	Arena of Nîmes, Nîmes, France [7] 2–4 April 1999 Clay (indoors)		Netherlands 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jérôme Golmard Richard Krajicek 6 3 6 4 65 77 4 6 2 6   2 Cédric Pioline Paul Haarhuis 6 2 77 60 6 3       3 Cédric Pioline  /  Guillaume Raoux Paul Haarhuis  /  Jan Siemerink 6 4 5 7 77 64 64 77 6 2   4 Cédric Pioline Richard Krajicek 6 3 3 6 7 5 77 65     5 Jérôme Golmard Jan Siemerink 6 4 7 5

Spain vs. Brazil

Spain 2	Lleida Tennis Club, Lleida, Spain [8] 2–4 April 1999 Clay		Brazil 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Moyá Fernando Meligeni 6 2 63 77 6 0 6 4     2 Àlex Corretja Gustavo Kuerten 3 6 4 6 5 7       3 Àlex Corretja  /  Albert Costa Gustavo Kuerten  /  Jaime Oncins 2 6 7 5 6 4 4 6 3 6   4 Carlos Moyá Gustavo Kuerten 2 6 4 6 1 6       5 Àlex Corretja Márcio Carlsson 6 1 6 2

Belgium vs. Czech Republic

Belgium 3	Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium [9] 2–4 April 1999 Clay		Czech Republic 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Xavier Malisse Bohdan Ulihrach 66 78 6 2 6 4 6 2     2 Filip Dewulf Ctislav Doseděl 5 7 3 6 2 6       3 Filip Dewulf  /  Johan Van Herck Jiří Novák  /  David Rikl 64 77 2 6 0 6       4 Christophe Van Garsse Bohdan Ulihrach 6 0 6 3 6 4       5 Xavier Malisse Ctislav Doseděl 3 6 6 4 6 0 79 67

Switzerland vs. Italy

Switzerland 3	Patinoire du Littoral, Neuchâtel, Switzerland [10] 2–4 April 1999 Carpet (indoors)		Italy 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marc Rosset Gianluca Pozzi 77 62 6 4 77 60       2 Roger Federer Davide Sanguinetti 6 4 63 77 6 3 6 4     3 Lorenzo Manta  /  Marc Rosset Stefano Pescosolido  /  Laurence Tieleman 77 64 4 6 7 5 6 3     4 Ivo Heuberger Davide Sanguinetti 3 6 6 3 68 710       5 Roger Federer Gianluca Pozzi 4 6 64 77

Quarterfinals

Russia vs. Slovakia

Russia 3	Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia [11] 16–18 July 1999 Clay (indoors)		Slovakia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marat Safin Karol Kučera 2 6 6 4 6 2 6 4     2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Dominik Hrbatý 2 6 6 2 63 77 6 1 7 5   3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov  /  Andrei Olhovskiy Dominik Hrbatý  /  Karol Kučera 2 6 2 6 2 6       4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Karol Kučera 1 6 3 6 4 6       5 Marat Safin Dominik Hrbatý 6 3 4 6 7 5 63 77 6 4

United States vs. Australia

United States 1	Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, MA, United States [12] 16–18 July 1999 Hard		Australia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Todd Martin Lleyton Hewitt 4 6 77 61 3 6 0 6     2 Jim Courier Pat Rafter 65 77 4 6 4 6       3 Alex O'Brien  /  Pete Sampras Sandon Stolle  /  Mark Woodforde 6 4 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 3   4 Todd Martin Pat Rafter 6 4 7 5 3 6 2 6 4 6   5 Alex O'Brien Lleyton Hewitt 5 7 4 6

France vs. Brazil

France 3	Palais des Sports, Pau, France [13] 16–18 July 1999 Carpet (indoors)		Brazil 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sébastien Grosjean Gustavo Kuerten 2 6 77 64 65 77 77 65 7 9   2 Cédric Pioline Fernando Meligeni 6 3 6 3 6 3       3 Olivier Delaître  /  Fabrice Santoro Gustavo Kuerten  /  Jaime Oncins 77 65 6 4 6 4       4 Cédric Pioline Gustavo Kuerten 6 3 6 4 6 4       5 Sébastien Grosjean Fernando Meligeni 77 65 4 6 2 6

Belgium vs. Switzerland

Belgium 3	Royal Primerose Tennis Club, Brussels, Belgium [14] 16–18 July 1999 Clay		Switzerland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Xavier Malisse Lorenzo Manta 6 4 6 0 77 61       2 Christophe Van Garsse Roger Federer 77 64 3 6 1 6 7 5 6 1   3 Filip Dewulf  /  Christophe Rochus Lorenzo Manta  /  Marc Rosset 6 2 1 6 67 79 5 7     4 Xavier Malisse Roger Federer 4 6 6 3 7 5 77 65     5 Christophe Van Garsse George Bastl 64 77 0 1       retired

Semifinals

Australia vs. Russia

Australia 4	ANZ Stadium, Brisbane, Australia [15] 24–26 September 1999 Grass		Russia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lleyton Hewitt Marat Safin 77 60 6 2 4 6 6 3     2 Wayne Arthurs Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 2 64 77 6 2 6 0     3 Sandon Stolle  /  Mark Woodforde Yevgeny Kafelnikov  /  Andrei Olhovskiy 1 6 4 6 6 4 6 4 6 8   4 Lleyton Hewitt Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 4 7 5 6 2       5 Wayne Arthurs Marat Safin 6 3 6 2

France vs. Belgium

France 4	Palais des Sports, Pau, France [16] 24–26 September 1999 Carpet (indoors)		Belgium 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sébastien Grosjean Xavier Malisse 7 5 6 2 77 63       2 Cédric Pioline Filip Dewulf 6 3 5 7 3 6 6 3 6 2   3 Olivier Delaître  /  Fabrice Santoro Xavier Malisse  /  Christophe Van Garsse 6 3 6 3 6 3       4 Cédric Pioline Christophe Van Garsse 3 6 4 6         5 Fabrice Santoro Christophe Rochus 7 5 6 4

Final

France vs. Australia

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

References

1. "World Group 1999". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
2. "France v Australia". daviscup.com.
3. "Sweden v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
4. "Germany v Russia". daviscup.com.
5. "Great Britain v United States". daviscup.com.
6. "Zimbabwe v Australia". daviscup.com.
7. "France v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
8. "Spain v Brazil". daviscup.com.
9. "Belgium v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
10. "Switzerland v Italy". daviscup.com.
11. "Russia v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
12. "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
13. "France v Brazil". daviscup.com.
14. "Belgium v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
15. "Australia v Russia". daviscup.com.
16. "France v Belgium". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website