2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2000.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.

Group I edit

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group qualifying round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2001.[1]

Participating nations edit

Draw edit

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
  Sweden
Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
bye
bye  Sweden3
  Finland  Finland2
bye
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
  Finland
  Finland4
  Hungary1
  Romania
Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet)
bye
bye  Romania3
  Hungary  Hungary2
bye
  Hungary
  Belarus
Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
bye
bye  Belarus4
  South Africa  South Africa1
bye
Maia, Portugal (clay)
  South Africa
  South Africa2
Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
  Portugal3
  Portugal1
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
  Ukraine4
  Portugal  Ukraine2
bye  Morocco3
bye
  Morocco

Group II edit

Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2001.[2]

Participating nations edit

Draw edit

Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)
  Croatia5
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)Dublin, Ireland (carpet)
  Latvia0
  Latvia1  Croatia5
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
  Luxembourg4  Ireland0
  Luxembourg2
Rijeka, Croatia (indoor carpet)
  Ireland3
  Croatia5
Istanbul, Turkey (hard)
  Ivory Coast0
  Denmark3
İzmir, Turkey (hard)Rungsted, Denmark (clay)
  Turkey2
  Turkey4  Denmark2
Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor carpet)
  Lithuania1  Ivory Coast3
  Ivory Coast3
  Lithuania2
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
  Egypt2
Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet)Szczecin, Poland (clay)
  Slovenia3
  Egypt0  Slovenia3
Bytom, Poland (clay)
  Estonia5  Poland2
  Estonia1
Athens, Greece (clay)
  Poland4
  Slovenia4
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
  Greece1
  Greece3
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)Athens, Greece (clay)
  Bulgaria2
  Bulgaria2  Greece4
Oslo, Norway (clay)
  Israel3  Norway1
  Norway3
  Israel2

Group III edit

The top two teams in each Group III sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2001, whereas the bottom two teams in each sub-zone were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2001.

Participating nations edit

Zone A edit

Draw edit

  • Venue: Tennis Club de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
  • Date: 24–28 May

Group A

    BIH   GEO   TOG   MLT RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 6–1 (86%) 12–3 (80%) 1
  Georgia 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 5–4 (56%) 11–11 (50%) 2
  Togo 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 5–4 (56%) 11–8 (57%) 3
  Malta 0–1 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–7 (0%) 2–14 (13%) 4

Group B

    FRY   MON   BOT   TUN RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
  Yugoslavia 3–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 8–0 (100%) 16–1 (94%) 1
  Monaco 0–3 2–0 3–0 2–1 5–3 (63%) 11–7 (61%) 2
  Botswana 0–3 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–6 (20%) 5–14 (26%) 3
  Tunisia 0–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–7 (13%) 5–15 (25%) 4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th Play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1  Bosnia and Herzegovina1
B2  Monaco2
A1  Bosnia and Herzegovina1B2  Monaco0
A2  Georgia2B1  Yugoslavia3
A2  Georgia0
B1  Yugoslavia3
5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th Play-off5th-8th Play-offs5th-6th Play-off
A3  Togo2
B4  Tunisia1
B4  Tunisia2A3  Togo3
A4  Malta1B3  Botswana0
A4  Malta0
B3  Botswana3

Final standings edit

Rank Team
1   Yugoslavia
2   Monaco
3   Georgia
4   Bosnia and Herzegovina
5   Togo
6   Botswana
7   Tunisia
8   Malta

Zone B edit

Draw edit

Group A

    MDA   ISL   SEN   BEN RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
  Moldova 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 (100%) 18–1 (95%) 1
  Iceland 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 5–4 (56%) 10–8 (56%) 2
  Senegal 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 (33%) 6–12 (33%) 3
  Benin 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 (11%) 3–16 (16%) 4

Group B

    ARM   MKD   MAD   NGR RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
  Armenia 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 7–2 (78%) 14–6 (70%) 1
  Macedonia 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 14–9 (61%) 2
  Madagascar 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 (33%) 8–13 (38%) 3
  Nigeria 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–7 (22%) 6–14 (30%) 4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th Play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1  Armenia3
B2  Iceland0
B2  Iceland2A1  Armenia1
A2  Macedonia1B1  Moldova2
A2  Macedonia1
B1  Moldova2
5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th Play-off5th-8th Play-offs5th-6th Play-off
A3  Senegal1
B4  Nigeria2
A3  Senegal0B4  Nigeria2
A4  Benin3B3  Madagascar1
A4  Benin0
B3  Madagascar3

Final standings edit

Rank Team
1   Moldova
2   Armenia
3   Iceland
4   Macedonia
5   Nigeria
6   Madagascar
7   Benin
8   Senegal

Group IV edit

The top two teams in each Group IV sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2001. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations edit

Zone A edit

Draw edit

Group A

    NAM   ZAM   SMR   ETH RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
  Namibia 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 7–2 (78%) 15–4 (79%) 1
  Zambia 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 10–9 (53%) 2
  San Marino 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 4–5 (44%) 8–11 (42%) 3
  Ethiopia 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–7 (22%) 5–14 (26%) 4

Group B

    KEN   CYP   UGA   LES   DJI RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
  Kenya 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 11–1 (92%) 21–4 (84%) 1
  Cyprus 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 9–3 (75%) 19–6 (76%) 2
  Uganda 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 6–6 (50%) 10–14 (42%) 3
  Lesotho 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–3 4–8 (33%) 9–16 (36%) 4
  Djibouti 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–4 0–12 (0%) 0–19 (0%) 5

Zone B edit

Draw edit

Group A

    ALG   AND   LIE   SUD RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
  Algeria 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 (89%) 16–4 (80%) 1
  Andorra 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 7–2 (78%) 16–4 (80%) 2
  Liechtenstein 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 (22%) 4–15 (21%) 3
  Sudan 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 (11%) 3–16 (16%) 4

Group B

    GHA   MRI   CMR   AZE RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
  Ghana 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 (89%) 16–3 (84%) 1
  Mauritius 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 6–3 (67%) 14–6 (70%) 2
  Cameroon 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–2 3–6 (33%) 6–12 (33%) 3
  Azerbaijan 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–8 (11%) 2–17 (11%) 4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th Play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1  Algeria1
B2  Mauritius2
A1  Algeria1B2  Mauritius0
A2  Andorra2B1  Ghana3
A2  Andorra0
B1  Ghana3
5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th Play-off5th-8th Play-offs5th-6th Play-off
A3  Liechtenstein1
B4  Azerbaijan2
A3  Liechtenstein3B4  Azerbaijan1
A4  Sudan0B3  Cameroon2
A4  Sudan0
B3  Cameroon3

Final standings edit

Rank Team
1   Ghana
2   Mauritius
3   Andorra
4   Algeria
5   Cameroon
6   Azerbaijan
7   Liechtenstein
8   Sudan

References edit

  1. ^ "2000 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ "2000 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

External links edit