2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B

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

Participating nations edit

Draw edit

Venue: Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Date: 24–28 May

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-off

Semifinals

Final

A1

Armenia

3

B2

Iceland

0

B2

Iceland

2

A1

Armenia

1

A2

Macedonia

1

B1

Moldova

2

A2

Macedonia

1

B1

Moldova

2

5th to 8th place play-offs

7th-8th Play-off

5th-8th Play-offs

5th-6th Play-off

A3

Senegal

1

B4

Nigeria

2

A3

Senegal

0

B4

Nigeria

2

A4

Benin

3

B3

Madagascar

1

A4

Benin

0

B3

Madagascar

3

Final standings edit

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

Moldova and Armenia promoted to Group II in 2001.
Benin and Senegal relegated to Group IV in 2001.

Round robin edit

Group A edit

Moldova vs. Senegal edit

Moldova
3

Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar^[1]
24 May 2000

Senegal
0

		1	2
1	Iurie Gorban Diadji Ka	6 2	6 3
2	Evgueni Plougarev Daouda Ndiaye	6 3	7⁷ 6³
3	Iurie Gorban / Evgueni Plougarev Diadji Ka / Daouda Ndiaye	7 5	7 5

Iceland vs. Benin edit

Iceland
3

Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar^[2]
24 May 2000

Benin
0

		1	2
1	Rafn Kumar Bonifacius Armand Segodo	6 3	6 0
2	Arnar Sigurðsson Alphonse Gandonou	6 3	6 1
3	Davíð Halldórsson / Arnar Sigurðsson Jean-Marie da Silva / Alphonse Gandonou	6 4	6 4

Moldova vs. Iceland edit

Moldova
3

Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar^[3]
25 May 2000

Iceland
0

		1	2
1	Iurie Gorban Davíð Halldórsson	6 0	6 0
2	Evgueni Plougarev Arnar Sigurðsson	6 3	7 5
3	Andrei Gorban / Victor Ribas Davíð Halldórsson / Arnar Sigurðsson	6 4	6 3

Senegal vs. Benin edit

Senegal
2

Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar^[4]
25 May 2000

Benin
1

		1	2
1	Wael Zeidan Sourou Gandonou	6 3	6 3
2	Daouda Ndiaye Alphonse Gandonou	6 3	6 2
3	Diadji Ka / Wael Zeidan Alphonse Gandonou / Armand Segodo	3 6	4 6

Moldova vs. Benin edit

Moldova
3

Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar^[5]
26 May 2000

Benin
0

		1	2	3
1	Iurie Gorban Armand Segodo	6 2	6 3
2	Evgueni Plougarev Sourou Gandonou	6 2	6 2
3	Andrei Gorban / Victor Ribas Jean-Marie da Silva / Alphonse Gandonou	6 4	4 6	6 2

Iceland vs. Senegal edit

Iceland
2

Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar^[6]
26 May 2000

Senegal
1

		1	2
1	Rafn Kumar Bonifacius Wael Zeidan	6 4	7⁷ 6³
2	Arnar Sigurðsson Daouda Ndiaye	6 4	6 0
3	Davíð Halldórsson / Jón Axel Jónsson Daouda Ndiaye / Wael Zeidan	2 6	6⁴ 7⁷

Group B edit

Armenia vs. Madagascar edit

Armenia
3

Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar^[7]
24 May 2000

Madagascar
0

		1	2	3
1	Tsolak Gevorgyan Alexis Rafidison	6 4	3 6	6 4
2	Sargis Sargsian Lalaina Ratsimbazafy	7⁷ 6³	6 0
3	Tsolak Gevorgyan / Sargis Sargsian Harivony Andrianafetra / Jean-Marc Randriamanalina	6 4	6 1

Macedonia vs. Nigeria edit

Macedonia
3

Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar^[8]
24 May 2000

Nigeria
0

		1	2	3
1	Predrag Rusevski Ganiyu Adenekan	4 6	6 1	6 4
2	Zoran Ševčenko Sule Ladipo	5 7	7 5	6 2
3	Kristian Mitrovski / Predrag Rusevski Ganiyu Adenekan / Sule Ladipo	6 3	6 2

Armenia vs. Macedonia edit

Armenia
2

Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar^[9]
25 May 2000

Macedonia
1

		1	2	3
1	Tsolak Gevorgyan Zoran Ševčenko	3 6	3 6
2	Sargis Sargsian Kristian Mitrovski	2 6	6 3	6 2
3	Tsolak Gevorgyan / Sargis Sargsian Predrag Rusevski / Zoran Ševčenko	6 1	6 1

Madagascar vs. Nigeria edit

Madagascar
2

Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar^[10]
25 May 2000

Nigeria
1

		1	2
1	Alexis Rafidison Ganiyu Adenekan	6 2	6 1
2	Jean-Marc Randriamanalina Sule Ladipo	6⁶ 7⁸	3 6
3	Harivony Andrianafetra / Alexis Rafidison Ganiyu Adenekan / Sule Ladipo	7⁹ 6⁷	6 3

Armenia vs. Nigeria edit

Armenia
2

Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar^[11]
26 May 2000

Nigeria
1

		1	2
1	Harutyun Sofyan Ganiyu Adenekan	5 7	5 7
2	Sargis Sargsian Sule Ladipo	6 3	6 3
3	Tsolak Gevorgyan / Sargis Sargsian Ganiyu Adenekan / Sule Ladipo	6 4	6 4

Macedonia vs. Madagascar edit

Macedonia
2

Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar^[12]
26 May 2000

Madagascar
1

		1	2	3
1	Zoran Ševčenko Alexis Rafidison	6 4	6 3
2	Kristian Mitrovski Jean-Marc Randriamanalina	6 2	3 6	4 6
3	Predrag Rusevski / Zoran Ševčenko Harivony Andrianafetra / Alexis Rafidison	6 3	1 6	6 1

1st to 4th place play-offs edit

Semifinals edit

Iceland vs. Armenia edit

Iceland
0

Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar^[13]
27 May 2000

Armenia
3

		1	2	3
1	Rafn Kumar Bonifacius Tsolak Gevorgyan	6⁵ 7⁷	5 7
2	Arnar Sigurðsson Sargis Sargsian	3 6	2 6
3	Davíð Halldórsson / Arnar Sigurðsson Hayk Hakobyan / Harutyun Sofyan	7⁷ 6⁵	3 6	4 6

Moldova vs. Macedonia edit

Moldova
2

Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar^[14]
27 May 2000

Macedonia
1

		1	2	3
1	Iurie Gorban Predrag Rusevski	7 5	3 6	6 4
2	Evgueni Plougarev Zoran Ševčenko	7 5	1 6	7 5
3	Andrei Gorban / Victor Ribas Kristian Mitrovski / Predrag Rusevski	3 6	1 6

Final edit

Moldova vs. Armenia edit

Moldova
2

Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar^[15]
28 May 2000

Armenia
1

		1	2	3
1	Andrei Gorban Harutyun Sofyan	4 6	7⁷ 6⁵	7 5
2	Victor Ribas Tsolak Gevorgyan	6 4	6 4
3	Andrei Gorban / Victor Ribas Hayk Hakobyan / Harutyun Sofyan	7 5	5 7	4 6

3rd to 4th play-off edit

Iceland vs. Macedonia edit

Iceland
2

Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar^[16]
28 May 2000

Macedonia
1

		1	2
1	Rafn Kumar Bonifacius Zoran Ševčenko	2 6	2 6
2	Arnar Sigurðsson Kristian Mitrovski	6 3	6 3
3	Rafn Kumar Bonifacius / Arnar Sigurðsson Kristian Mitrovski / Predrag Rusevski	6 3	6 4

5th to 8th place play-offs edit

5th to 8th play-offs edit

Senegal vs. Nigeria edit

Senegal
1

Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar^[17]
26 May 2000

Nigeria
2

		1	2	3
1	Wael Zeidan Ganiyu Adenekan	6 4	1 6	3 6
2	Daouda Ndiaye Sule Ladipo	2 6	5 7
3	Daouda Ndiaye / Wael Zeidan Ganiyu Adenekan / Sule Ladipo				w/o

Benin vs. Madagascar edit

Benin
0

Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar^[18]
27 May 2000

Madagascar
3

		1	2	3
1	Armand Segodo Alexis Rafidison	1 6	2 6
2	Alphonse Gandonou Lalaina Ratsimbazafy	3 6	2 6
3	Alphonse Gandonou / Armand Segodo Jean-Marc Randriamanalina / Lalaina Ratsimbazafy	6 4	3 6	4 6

5th to 6th play-off edit

Nigeria vs. Madagascar edit

Nigeria
2

Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar^[19]
28 May 2000

Madagascar
1

		1	2
1	Ganiyu Adenekan Alexis Rafidison	1 6	1 0	retired
2	Sule Ladipo Lalaina Ratsimbazafy	6 1	6 3
3	Sule Ladipo / Bulus Hussaini Harivony Andrianafetra / Jean-Marc Randriamanalina	6 2	6 4

7th to 8th play-off edit

Senegal vs. Benin edit

Senegal
0

Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar^[20]
28 May 2000

Benin
3

		1	2	3
1	Wael Zeidan Armand Segodo	4 6	7⁷ 6³	3 6
2	Daouda Ndiaye Alphonse Gandonou	5 6			retired
3	Youssou Berthé / Diadji Ka Alphonse Gandonou / Armand Segodo	3 6	1 6

References edit

^ "Moldova v Senegal". daviscup.com.
^ "Iceland v Benin". daviscup.com.
^ "Moldova v Iceland". daviscup.com.
^ "Senegal v Benin". daviscup.com.
^ "Moldova v Benin". daviscup.com.
^ "Iceland v Senegal". daviscup.com.
^ "Armenia v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
^ "Macedonia v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
^ "Armenia v Macedonia". daviscup.com.
^ "Madagascar v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
^ "Armenia v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
^ "Macedonia v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
^ "Iceland v Armenia". daviscup.com.
^ "Moldova v Macedonia". daviscup.com.
^ "Moldova v Armenia". daviscup.com.
^ "Iceland v Macedonia". daviscup.com.
^ "Senegal v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
^ "Benin v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
^ "Nigeria v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
^ "Senegal v Benin". daviscup.com.

External links edit

Davis Cup official website

[1] "Moldova v Senegal". daviscup.com.

[2] "Iceland v Benin". daviscup.com.

[3] "Moldova v Iceland". daviscup.com.

[4] "Senegal v Benin". daviscup.com.

[5] "Moldova v Benin". daviscup.com.

[6] "Iceland v Senegal". daviscup.com.

[7] "Armenia v Madagascar". daviscup.com.

[8] "Macedonia v Nigeria". daviscup.com.

[9] "Armenia v Macedonia". daviscup.com.

[10] "Madagascar v Nigeria". daviscup.com.

[11] "Armenia v Nigeria". daviscup.com.

[12] "Macedonia v Madagascar". daviscup.com.

[13] "Iceland v Armenia". daviscup.com.

[14] "Moldova v Macedonia". daviscup.com.

[15] "Moldova v Armenia". daviscup.com.

[16] "Iceland v Macedonia". daviscup.com.

[17] "Senegal v Nigeria". daviscup.com.

[18] "Benin v Madagascar". daviscup.com.

[19] "Nigeria v Madagascar". daviscup.com.

[20] "Senegal v Benin". daviscup.com.

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