2000 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2000.[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 2001.

2000 Davis Cup World Group
Date4 February – 10 December
Edition20th
Champions

Spain
← 1999 · Davis Cup · 2001 →

Spain won the title, defeating the defending champions Australia in the final, 3–1. The final was held at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain, from 8 to 10 December.[2] It was the Spanish team's first Davis Cup title.

Participating teams

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Participating teams
 
Australia
 
Austria
 
Belgium
 
Brazil
 
Czech Republic
 
France
 
Germany
 
Great Britain
 
Italy
 
Netherlands
 
Russia
 
Slovakia
 
Spain
 
Switzerland
 
United States
 
Zimbabwe

Draw

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First round
4–6 February
Quarterfinals
7–9 April
Semifinals
21–23 July
Final
8–10 December
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
  United States3
Inglewood, CA, United States (indoor carpet)
  Zimbabwe2
  United States3
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)
  Czech Republic2
  Great Britain1
Santander, Spain (clay)
  Czech Republic4
  United States0
Murcia, Spain (clay)
  Spain5
  Spain4
Málaga, Spain (clay)
  Italy1
  Spain4
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
  Russia1
  Russia4
Barcelona, Spain (indoor clay)
  Belgium1
  Spain3
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
  Australia1
  Austria2
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)
  Slovakia3
  Slovakia2
Florianópolis, Brazil (clay)
  Brazil3
  Brazil4
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
  France1
  Brazil0
Leipzig, Germany (indoor carpet)
  Australia5
  Netherlands1
Adelaide, Australia (grass)
  Germany4
  Germany2
Zürich, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
  Australia3
   Switzerland2
  Australia3

First round

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Zimbabwe vs. United States

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Zimbabwe
2
Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe[3]
4–6 February 2000
Hard (indoors)
 
United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Wayne Black
Andre Agassi
5
7
3
6
5
7
     
2  
 
Byron Black
Chris Woodruff
77
62
6
3
6
2
     
3  
 
Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett
Rick Leach / Alex O'Brien
77
64
5
7
0
6
7
5
7
5
 
4  
 
Byron Black
Andre Agassi
2
6
3
6
64
77
     
5  
 
Wayne Black
Chris Woodruff
3
6
77
62
2
6
4
6
   

Czech Republic vs. Great Britain

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Czech Republic
4
Zimní stadion, Ostrava, Czech Republic[4]
4–6 February 2000
Clay (indoors)
 
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Ctislav Doseděl
Tim Henman
77
64
7
5
1
6
5
7
3
6
 
2  
 
Jiří Novák
Jamie Delgado
6
4
77
64
6
3
     
3  
 
Jiří Novák / David Rikl
Neil Broad / Tim Henman
77
64
6
4
64
77
6
2
   
4  
 
Jiří Novák
Tim Henman
6
4
6
2
6
2
     
5  
 
Bohdan Ulihrach
Jamie Delgado
5
7
7
5
6
4
     

Spain vs. Italy

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Spain
4
Murcia Tennis Club, Murcia, Spain[5]
4–6 February 2000
Clay
 
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Albert Costa
Davide Sanguinetti
6
4
6
4
6
2
     
2  
 
Àlex Corretja
Andrea Gaudenzi
4
6
6
1
6
1
6
1
   
3  
 
Joan Balcells / Àlex Corretja
Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso
6
3
6
4
6
1
     
4  
 
Albert Costa
Andrea Gaudenzi
7
5
5
7
4
6
     
5  
 
Francisco Clavet
Vincenzo Santopadre
65
77
6
1
6
3
     

Russia vs. Belgium

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Russia
4
Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[6]
4–6 February 2000
Carpet (indoors)
 
Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Filip Dewulf
63
77
6
4
7
5
6
2
   
2  
 
Marat Safin
Christophe Rochus
7
5
3
6
6
2
6
4
   
3  
 
Andrei Cherkasov / Marat Safin
Christophe Rochus / Olivier Rochus
4
6
77
62
1
6
6
1
6
3
 
4  
 
Mikhail Youzhny
Olivier Rochus
78
66
6
2
       
5  
 
Andrei Cherkasov
Filip Dewulf
0
6
6
4
1
6
     

Slovakia vs. Austria

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Slovakia
3
Incheba Hall, Bratislava, Slovakia[7]
4–6 February 2000
Hard (indoors)
 
Austria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Karol Kučera
Markus Hipfl
6
2
6
3
6
3
     
2  
 
Dominik Hrbatý
Stefan Koubek
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
3  
 
Dominik Hrbatý / Karol Kučera
Julian Knowle / Alexander Peya
6
4
6
3
6
4
     
4  
 
Ján Krošlák
Stefan Koubek
3
6
2
6
       
5  
 
Ladislav Švarc
Markus Hipfl
2
6
4
6
       

Brazil vs. France

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Brazil
4
Municipal Centre, Florianópolis, Brazil[8]
4–6 February 2000
Clay
 
France
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Fernando Meligeni
Cédric Pioline
7
5
5
7
4
6
6
1
6
4
 
2  
 
Gustavo Kuerten
Jérôme Golmard
6
3
3
6
6
3
6
2
   
3  
 
Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins
Nicolas Escudé / Cédric Pioline
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
4  
 
Gustavo Kuerten
Nicolas Escudé
2
6
63
77
       
5  
 
Francisco Costa
Arnaud Clément
77
65
5
7
6
2
     

Germany vs. Netherlands

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Germany
4
Messe Hall, Leipzig, Germany[9]
4–6 February 2000
Carpet (indoors)
 
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Tommy Haas
John van Lottum
4
6
77
64
6
3
6
2
   
2  
 
Rainer Schüttler
Sjeng Schalken
6
3
62
77
1
6
0
6
   
3  
 
Marc-Kevin Goellner / David Prinosil
Paul Haarhuis / Jan Siemerink
4
6
6
3
77
63
6
3
   
4  
 
Tommy Haas
Sjeng Schalken
6
2
6
2
6
3
     
5  
 
David Prinosil
John van Lottum
6
3
6
3
       

Switzerland vs. Australia

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Switzerland
2
Saalsporthalle, Zürich, Switzerland[10]
4–6 February 2000
Carpet (indoors)
 
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
George Bastl
Lleyton Hewitt
6
4
3
6
2
6
4
6
   
2  
 
Roger Federer
Mark Philippoussis
6
4
77
63
4
6
6
4
   
3  
 
Roger Federer / Lorenzo Manta
Wayne Arthurs / Sandon Stolle
3
6
6
3
6
4
77
64
   
4  
 
Roger Federer
Lleyton Hewitt
2
6
6
3
62
77
1
6
   
5  
 
George Bastl
Mark Philippoussis
77
63
4
6
6
3
3
6
4
6
 

Quarterfinals

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United States vs. Czech Republic

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United States
3
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, CA, United States[11]
7–9 April 2000
Carpet (indoors)
 
Czech Republic
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Pete Sampras
Jiří Novák
61
77
3
6
2
6
     
2  
 
Andre Agassi
Ctislav Doseděl
6
3
6
3
6
3
     
3  
 
Alex O'Brien / Jared Palmer
Jiří Novák / David Rikl
5
7
4
6
4
6
     
4  
 
Andre Agassi
Jiří Novák
6
3
6
3
6
1
     
5  
 
Pete Sampras
Ctislav Doseděl
6
4
6
4
77
62
     

Spain vs. Russia

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Spain
4
Calderón Sports Club, Málaga, Spain[12]
7–9 April 2000
Clay
 
Russia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Àlex Corretja
Marat Safin
6
4
6
3
5
7
6
1
   
2  
 
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6
2
6
2
6
2
     
3  
 
Joan Balcells / Àlex Corretja
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin
64
77
6
2
63
77
4
6
   
4  
 
Albert Costa
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6
0
6
3
6
0
     
5  
 
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Marat Safin
6
0
6
3
       

Brazil vs. Slovakia

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Brazil
3
Marapendi Racquet Centre, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[13]
7–9 April 2000
Clay
 
Slovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Fernando Meligeni
Dominik Hrbatý
1
6
5
7
2
6
     
2  
 
Gustavo Kuerten
Karol Kučera
2
6
6
3
4
6
7
5
6
1
 
3  
 
Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins
Dominik Hrbatý / Karol Kučera
6
3
2
6
6
2
6
3
   
4  
 
Gustavo Kuerten
Dominik Hrbatý
5
7
4
6
65
77
     
5  
 
Fernando Meligeni
Karol Kučera
5
7
78
66
6
2
6
4
   

Australia vs. Germany

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Australia
3
Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia[14]
7–9 April 2000
Grass
 
Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Lleyton Hewitt
Michael Kohlmann
6
1
6
1
6
2
     
2  
 
Wayne Arthurs
David Prinosil
77
64
3
6
77
63
67
79
11
9
 
3  
 
Pat Rafter / Mark Woodforde
Marc-Kevin Goellner / David Prinosil
6
3
6
2
2
6
64
77
10
8
 
4  
 
Lleyton Hewitt
Rainer Schüttler
6
2
3
6
4
6
     
5  
 
Wayne Arthurs
Michael Kohlmann
5
7
65
77
       

Semifinals

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Spain vs. United States

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Spain
5
Real Sociedad de Tenis, Santander, Spain[15]
21–23 July 2000
Clay
 
United States
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Albert Costa
Todd Martin
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
2  
 
Àlex Corretja
Jan-Michael Gambill
1
6
6
3
6
4
6
4
   
3  
 
Joan Balcells / Àlex Corretja
Todd Martin / Chris Woodruff
78
66
2
6
6
3
65
77
6
3
 
4  
 
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Vince Spadea
4
6
6
1
6
4
     
5  
 
Joan Balcells
Jan-Michael Gambill
1
6
77
62
6
4
     

Australia vs. Brazil

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Australia
5
ANZ Stadium, Brisbane, Australia[16]
14–16 July 2000
Grass
 
Brazil
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Pat Rafter
Gustavo Kuerten
6
3
6
2
6
3
     
2  
 
Lleyton Hewitt
Fernando Meligeni
6
4
6
2
6
3
     
3  
 
Sandon Stolle / Mark Woodforde
Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins
63
77
6
4
3
6
6
3
6
4
 
4  
 
Lleyton Hewitt
André Sá
6
4
6
1
       
5  
 
Pat Rafter
Fernando Meligeni
6
3
6
4
       

Final

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Spain vs. Australia

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

References

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  1. ^ "World Group 2000". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Spain v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe v United States". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Czech Republic v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Spain v Italy". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Russia v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Slovakia v Austria". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Brazil v France". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Germany v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Switzerland v Australia". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "United States v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Spain v Russia". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Brazil v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Australia v Germany". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Spain v United States". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Australia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
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