2000 Davis Cup

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2000 Davis Cup
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Duration4 February – 10 December 2000
Edition89th
Teams135
Champion
Winning nationFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
1999
2001

The 2000 Davis Cup (also known as the 2000 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 89th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 135 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 30 in the Americas Zone, 31 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 58 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Andorra, Lesotho, Mauritius and Namibia made their first appearances in the tournament.

Contents

Spain defeated Australia in the final, held at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain, on 8–10 December, to win their first title. [1] [2]

World Group

Participating teams
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of Austria.svg
Austria
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 Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Zimbabwe

Draw

First round
4–6 February
Quarterfinals
7–9 April
Semifinals
21–23 July
Final
8–10 December
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
Inglewood, CA, United States (indoor carpet)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1
Santander, Spain (clay)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 4
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0
Murcia, Spain (clay)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4
Málaga, Spain (clay)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4
Barcelona, Spain (indoor clay)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2
Florianópolis, Brazil (clay)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
Flag of France.svg  France 1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0
Leipzig, Germany (indoor carpet)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
Adelaide, Australia (grass)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
Zürich, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3

Final

Spain vs. Australia

Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
3
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain [2]
8–10 December 2000
Clay (indoors)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
1
12345
1 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Albert Costa
Lleyton Hewitt
6
3
1
6
6
2
4
6
4
6
 
2 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Pat Rafter
64
77
77
62
6
2
3
1
  
retired
3 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Joan Balcells  /  Àlex Corretja
Sandon Stolle  /  Mark Woodforde
6
4
6
4
6
4
   
4 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Lleyton Hewitt
6
2
77
65
4
6
6
4
  
5 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Albert Costa
Pat Rafter
     not
played

World Group qualifying round

Date: 14–23 July

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 2001 World Group.

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
Flag of France.svg  France 5-0Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Rennes Le LibertéIndoorCarpet
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2-3Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador Wimbledon No. 1 Court, All England Lawn Tennis Club OutdoorGrass
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1-4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Venice Green Garden Sporting ClubOutdoorClay
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco w/o Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1-4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Tashkent N.B.U. ComplexOutdoorClay
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5-0Flag of India.svg  India Båstad Båstad Tennis Stadium OutdoorClay
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 5-0Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus St. Gallen Kreuzbleichhalle OutdoorCarpet
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2-3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Harare Harare Sports Club IndoorHard

Americas Zone

Group I

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Montreal, Canada (hard)bye Santiago, Chile (indoor hard)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4 Viña del Mar, Chile (clay)Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 4
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1 Lima, Peru (clay)
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 1
Nassau, Bahamas (hard)Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 4 Lima, Peru (clay)
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 3Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 2
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2 Bogotá, Colombia (clay)Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 3
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 5

Group II

Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 5
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 0 Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 4Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 5
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1 San Salvador, El Salvador (clay)Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 0
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 0
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 5 Mexico City, Mexico (hard)
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 0
Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 4
San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica (hard)Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1 Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 0
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3 San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica (hard)Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 4

Group III

RankTeam
1Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles
2Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
3Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
4Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
5Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
6Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
7Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
8Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti

Group IV

 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg HONFlag of Bermuda.svg BERFlag of Saint Lucia (1979-2002).svg LCAFlag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg ATGFlag of Barbados.svg BARFlag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg ISVFlag of Eastern Caribean.png ECARR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 3–03–03–03–03–03–06–018–0 (100%)35–5 (88%)1
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 0–32–13–02–12–13–05–112–6 (67%)25–15 (63%)2
Flag of Saint Lucia (1979-2002).svg  Saint Lucia 0–31–22–12–13–03–04–211–7 (61%)23–14 (62%)3
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 0–30–31–23–01–23–02–48–10 (44%)17–24 (41%)4
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 0–31–21–20–32–12–12–46–12 (33%)17–28 (38%)5
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands 0–31–20–32–11–21–21–55–13 (28%)18–28 (39%)6
Flag of Eastern Caribean.png  Eastern Caribbean 0–30–30–30–31–22–11–53–15 (17%)10–31 (24%)7

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Kunming, China (hard)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 3
Tianjin, China (indoor hard)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0 Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 4
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 4 Timaru, New Zealand (hard)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4
Jounieh, Lebanon (indoor hard)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 2 Lucknow, India (grass)
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 2
Yokohama, Japan (indoor carpet)Flag of India.svg  India 3 New Delhi, India (grass)
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 1Flag of India.svg  India 4
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4 Kashima, Japan (indoor carpet)Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 1
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 3
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2

Group II

Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 2 Taichung, Taiwan (clay)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 3Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 2 Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 3
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 4
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1 Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 4
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2
Manila, Philippines (clay)Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 3 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2 Manila, Philippines (hard)Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 5
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 4
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 1

Group III

RankTeam
1Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
3Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
4Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
5Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
6Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
7Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
8Pacific Oceania flag.png  Pacific Oceania

Group IV

 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg KSAFlag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg BHRFlag of Oman.svg OMAFlag of Jordan.svg JORFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAEFlag of Fiji.svg FIJFlag of Brunei.svg BRURR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2–11–22–12–13–03–05–113–5 (72%)30–12 (71%)1
Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain 1–22–12–12–13–03–05–113–5 (72%)27–13 (68%)2
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 2–11–23–01–23–03–04–213–5 (72%)28–13 (68%)3
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1–21–20–32–12–12–13–38–10 (44%)17–23 (43%)4
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1–21–22–11–21–23–02–49–9 (50%)20–18 (53%)5
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 0–30–30–31–22–13–02–46–12 (33%)13–24 (35%)6
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 0–30–30–31–20–30–30–61–17 (6%)2–34 (6%)7

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
bye
byeFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2
bye
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet)
bye
byeFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 3
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2
bye
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
bye
byeFlag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 4
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1
bye
Maia, Portugal (clay)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2
Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2
byeFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3
bye
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

Group II

Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) Dublin, Ireland (carpet)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 4Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 0
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 2
Rijeka, Croatia (indoor carpet)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 3
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5
Istanbul, Turkey (hard)
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 0
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3
İzmir, Turkey (hard) Rungsted, Denmark (clay)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2
Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor carpet)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 3
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 3
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2
Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet) Szczecin, Poland (clay)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 3
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 3
Bytom, Poland (clay)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1
Athens, Greece (clay)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 4
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) Athens, Greece (clay)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 4
Oslo, Norway (clay)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2

Group III

Zone A

  • Venue: Tennis Club de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
  • Date: 24–28 May
RankTeam
1Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia
2Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco
3Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia
4Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
5Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
6Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
7Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
8Flag of Malta.svg  Malta

Zone B

RankTeam
1Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
2Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
3Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
4Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia
5Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
6Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
7Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
8Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal

Group IV – Zone A

Group A

 Flag of Namibia.svg NAMFlag of Zambia.svg ZAMFlag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg SMRFlag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg ETHRR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 2–12–13–03–07–2 (78%)15–4 (79%)1
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1–22–12–12–15–4 (56%)10–9 (53%)2
Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino 1–21–22–11–24–5 (44%)8–11 (42%)3
Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 0–31–21–20–32–7 (22%)5–14 (26%)4

Group B

 Flag of Kenya.svg KENFlag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg CYPFlag of Uganda.svg UGAFlag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg LESFlag of Djibouti.svg DJIRR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2–13–03–03–04–011–1 (92%)21–4 (84%)1
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 1–22–13–03–03–19–3 (75%)19–6 (76%)2
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 0–31–22–13–02–26–6 (50%)10–14 (42%)3
Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho 0–30–31–23–01–34–8 (33%)9–16 (36%)4
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 0–30–30–30–30–40–12 (0%)0–19 (0%)5

Group IV – Zone B

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

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