1999 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round

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.

Teams edit

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

Results summary edit

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 team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface Ref.
  Austria 3-2   Sweden Pörtschach Werzer Arena Outdoor Clay [1]
  Zimbabwe 4-1   Chile Harare Harare Municipal Centre Indoor Hard [2]
  Uzbekistan 0-5   Czech Republic Tashkent Yunusabad Tennis Centre Indoor Hard [3]
  Ecuador 2-3   Netherlands Guayaquil Club Nacional de Guayaquil Outdoor Clay [4]
  New Zealand 0-5   Spain Hamilton Mystery Creek Events Centre Indoor Hard [5]
  Italy 3-2   Finland Sassari Torres Tennis Sassari Outdoor Clay [6]
  Great Britain 4-1   South Africa Birmingham National Indoor Arena Indoor Hard [7]
  Romania 1-4   Germany Bucharest Arena Club Outdoor Clay [8]

Qualifying results edit

Austria vs. Sweden edit

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

Zimbabwe vs. Chile edit

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

Uzbekistan vs. Czech Republic edit

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

Ecuador vs. Netherlands edit

 
Ecuador
2
Club Nacional de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador[4]
24–26 September 1999
Clay
 
Netherlands
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Nicolás Lapentti
Jan Siemerink
6
4
4
6
6
3
6
2
   
2  
 
Luis Morejón
Sjeng Schalken
69
711
2
6
0
6
     
3  
 
Andrés Gómez / Nicolás Lapentti
Paul Haarhuis / Jan Siemerink
5
7
3
6
5
7
     
4  
 
Nicolás Lapentti
Sjeng Schalken
1
6
3
6
6
0
77
65
6
3
 
5  
 
Luis Morejón
Jan Siemerink
4
6
5
7
6
3
3
6
   

New Zealand vs. Spain edit

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

Italy vs. Finland edit

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

Great Britain vs. South Africa edit

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

Romania vs. Germany edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Austria v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  2. ^ a b "Zimbabwe v Chile". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Uzbekistan v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Ecuador v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ a b "New Zealand v Spain". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ a b "Italy v Finland". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ a b "Great Britain v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ a b "Romania v Germany". daviscup.com.

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