1999 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round

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The 1999 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round was held from 24 to 26 September. They were the main play-offs of the 1999 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 2000 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.

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Teams

Bold indicates team had qualified for the 2000 Davis Cup World Group.

Results summary

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 teamLocationVenueDoorSurfaceRef.
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 3-2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Pörtschach Werzer Arena OutdoorClay [1]
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 4-1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Harare Harare Municipal CentreIndoorHard [2]
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 0-5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Tashkent Yunusabad Tennis CentreIndoorHard [3]
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 2-3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Guayaquil Club Nacional de GuayaquilOutdoorClay [4]
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0-5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Hamilton Mystery Creek Events Centre IndoorHard [5]
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3-2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Sassari Torres Tennis SassariOutdoorClay [6]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4-1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Birmingham National Indoor Arena IndoorHard [7]
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1-4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Bucharest Arena ClubOutdoorClay [8]

Qualifying results

Austria vs. Sweden

Flag of Austria.svg
Austria
3
Werzer Arena, Pörtschach, Austria [1]
24–26 September 1999
Clay
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
2
12345
1 Flag of Austria.svg
Flag of Sweden.svg
Markus Hipfl
Magnus Norman
6
4
6
3
6
4
   
2 Flag of Austria.svg
Flag of Sweden.svg
Stefan Koubek
Magnus Gustafsson
6
4
4
6
6
4
4
6
10
8
 
3 Flag of Austria.svg
Flag of Sweden.svg
Jürgen Melzer  /  Alexander Peya
Nicklas Kulti  /  Mikael Tillström
3
6
1
6
4
6
   
4 Flag of Austria.svg
Flag of Sweden.svg
Stefan Koubek
Magnus Norman
77
65
1
6
4
6
2
6
  
5 Flag of Austria.svg
Flag of Sweden.svg
Markus Hipfl
Magnus Gustafsson
6
1
6
2
7
5
   

Zimbabwe vs. Chile

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Zimbabwe
4
Harare Municipal Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe [2]
24–26 September 1999
Hard (indoors)
Flag of Chile.svg
Chile
1
12345
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Flag of Chile.svg
Byron Black
Nicolás Massú
4
6
5
7
6
4
6
2
6
3
 
2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Flag of Chile.svg
Wayne Black
Marcelo Ríos
7
5
5
7
77
63
77
64
  
3 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Flag of Chile.svg
Byron Black  /  Wayne Black
Fernando González  /  Nicolás Massú
6
3
2
6
6
4
2
6
4
6
 
4 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Flag of Chile.svg
Byron Black
Marcelo Ríos
77
63
3
6
6
2
78
66
  
5 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Flag of Chile.svg
Kevin Ullyett
Nicolás Massú
77
65
77
64
    

Uzbekistan vs. Czech Republic

Flag of Uzbekistan.svg
Uzbekistan
0
Yunusabad Tennis Centre, Tashkent, Uzbekistan [3]
24–26 September 1999
Hard (indoors)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
5
12345
1 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Vadim Kutsenko
Jiří Novák
3
6
3
6
2
6
   
2 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Oleg Ogorodov
Daniel Vacek
5
7
3
6
4
6
   
3 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Vadim Kutsenko  /  Oleg Ogorodov
Jiří Novák  /  David Rikl
3
6
2
6
63
77
   
4 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Oleg Ogorodov
Petr Kralert
3
6
2
6
    
5 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Vadim Kutsenko
David Rikl
6
4
2
6
3
6
   

Ecuador vs. Netherlands

Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg
Ecuador
2
Club Nacional de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador [4]
24–26 September 1999
Clay
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
3
12345
1 Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Nicolás Lapentti
Jan Siemerink
6
4
4
6
6
3
6
2
  
2 Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Luis Morejón
Sjeng Schalken
69
711
2
6
0
6
   
3 Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Andrés Gómez  /  Nicolás Lapentti
Paul Haarhuis  /  Jan Siemerink
5
7
3
6
5
7
   
4 Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Nicolás Lapentti
Sjeng Schalken
1
6
3
6
6
0
77
65
6
3
 
5 Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Luis Morejón
Jan Siemerink
4
6
5
7
6
3
3
6
  

New Zealand vs. Spain

Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
0
Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand [5]
24–26 September 1999
Hard (indoors)
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
5
12345
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Mark Nielsen
Félix Mantilla
2
6
6
3
6
4
62
77
3
6
 
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Brett Steven
Francisco Clavet
2
6
4
6
4
6
   
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg
Flag of Spain.svg
James Greenhalgh  /  Brett Steven
Julián Alonso  /  Joan Balcells
65
77
61
77
4
6
   
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg
Flag of Spain.svg
James Greenhalgh
Julián Alonso
6
3
1
6
3
6
   
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Mark Nielsen
Francisco Clavet
0
6
4
6
    

Italy vs. Finland

Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
3
Torres Tennis Sassari, Sassari, Italy [6]
24–26 September 1999
Clay
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
2
12345
1 Flag of Italy.svg
Flag of Finland.svg
Andrea Gaudenzi
Jarkko Nieminen
6
2
6
3
7
5
   
2 Flag of Italy.svg
Flag of Finland.svg
Davide Sanguinetti
Ville Liukko
3
6
6
1
62
77
6
4
3
6
 
3 Flag of Italy.svg
Flag of Finland.svg
Andrea Gaudenzi  /  Diego Nargiso
Tuomas Ketola  /  Ville Liukko
6
1
4
6
4
6
6
4
2
6
 
4 Flag of Italy.svg
Flag of Finland.svg
Andrea Gaudenzi
Ville Liukko
6
3
65
77
2
6
6
1
6
3
 
5 Flag of Italy.svg
Flag of Finland.svg
Davide Sanguinetti
Tuomas Ketola
6
2
6
2
1
6
6
1
  

Great Britain vs. South Africa

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
4
National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England [7]
24–26 September 1999
Hard (indoors)
Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
1
12345
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Greg Rusedski
Neville Godwin
6
4
4
6
6
4
6
3
  
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Tim Henman
Grant Stafford
6
3
7
5
78
66
   
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Neil Broad  /  Tim Henman
David Adams  /  John-Laffnie de Jager
3
6
64
77
4
6
   
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Tim Henman
Neville Godwin
6
2
6
2
6
2
   
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Greg Rusedski
Grant Stafford
6
4
7
5
    

Romania vs. Germany

Flag of Romania.svg
Romania
1
Arena Club, Bucharest, Romania [8]
24–26 September 1999
Clay
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
4
12345
1 Flag of Romania.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Adrian Voinea
Tommy Haas
5
7
2
6
6
3
1
6
  
2 Flag of Romania.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Andrei Pavel
Rainer Schüttler
77
62
6
2
6
2
   
3 Flag of Romania.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Andrei Pavel  /  Gabriel Trifu
Marc-Kevin Goellner  /  David Prinosil
4
6
0
6
3
6
   
4 Flag of Romania.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Andrei Pavel
Tommy Haas
4
6
2
6
64
77
   
5 Flag of Romania.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Adrian Voinea
Marc-Kevin Goellner
4
6
66
78
    

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