1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.

Main article: 1999 Davis Cup

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
Main article: 1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

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 2000.[1]

Participating nations

Draw
Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
 Romania
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
bye
bye Romania3
 Croatia Croatia2
bye
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet)
 Croatia
 Croatia1
 Portugal4
 Austria
Wels, Austria (indoor clay)
bye
bye Austria4
 Portugal Portugal1
bye
 Portugal
 Israel
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
bye
 Israel Israel2
bye Finland3
bye
Kyiv, Ukraine (clay)
 Finland
 Israel2
Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
 Ukraine3
 Ukraine2
Cape Town, South Africa (hard)
 Belarus3
 Ukraine Belarus1
bye South Africa4
bye
 South Africa

Group II
Main article: 1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

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 2000.[2]

Participating nations

Draw
Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet)
 Denmark5
Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay)Skagen, Denmark (hard)
 Senegal0
 Senegal0 Denmark3
Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)
 Slovenia5 Ireland2
 Slovenia2
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 Ireland3
 Denmark1
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 Hungary3
 Hungary5
Lomé, Togo (hard)Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 Greece0
 Greece4 Hungary4
Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay)
 Togo1 Bulgaria1
 Togo0
 Bulgaria5
Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)
 Latvia2
Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
 Poland3
 Latvia4 Poland3
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
 Macedonia1 Ivory Coast1
 Macedonia0
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
 Ivory Coast5
 Poland0
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
 Morocco5
 Yugoslavia1
Istanbul, Turkey (hard)Oslo, Norway (clay)
 Morocco4
 Yugoslavia2 Morocco4
Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet)
 Turkey3 Norway1
 Turkey0
 Norway5

Group III – Zone A

The top two teams in each Group III sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2000, whereas the bottom two teams in each sub-zone were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2000.

Participating nations

Draw

Group A

   LUX  TUN  GHA  ALG RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Luxembourg 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 (100%) 18–4 (82%) 1
 Tunisia 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–5 (44%) 11–11 (50%) 2
 Ghana 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 (33%) 10–12 (45%) 3
 Algeria 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–7 (22%) 4–16 (20%) 4

Group B

   EGY  BIH  BEN  NGR RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Egypt 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 (100%) 18–1 (95%) 1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 12–9 (57%) 2
 Benin 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 (22%) 4–15 (21%) 3
 Nigeria 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–7 (22%) 6–15 (29%) 4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1 Luxembourg2
B2 Bosnia and Herzegovina0
A1 Bosnia and Herzegovina2A1 Luxembourg0
A2 Tunisia0B1 Egypt3
A2 Tunisia0
B1 Egypt3
5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th play-off5th-8th play-offs5th-6th play-off
A3 Ghana1
B4 Nigeria2
A3 Ghana1B4 Nigeria2
A4 Algeria2B3 Benin1
A4 Algeria1
B3 Benin2

Final standings
RankTeam
1  Egypt
2  Luxembourg
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina
4  Tunisia
5  Nigeria
6  Benin
7  Algeria
8  Ghana

Group III – Zone B

Participating nations

Draw

Group A

   ARM  LTU  GEO  KEN RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Armenia 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 6–3 (66%) 13–9 (59%) 1
 Lithuania 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 12–9 (57%) 2
 Georgia 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 12–9 (57%) 3
 Kenya 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–7 (22%) 5–15 (25%) 4

Group B

   MDA  EST  MON  ZAM RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Moldova 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 13–7 (65%) 1
 Estonia 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 12–6 (66%) 2
 Monaco 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 10–10 (50%) 3
 Zambia 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 (11%) 4–16 (20%) 4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1 Armenia1
B2 Estonia2
A1 Armenia1B2 Estonia2
B1 Moldova2A2 Lithuania1
A2 Lithuania2
B1 Moldova1
5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th play-off5th-8th play-offs5th-6th play-off
A3 Georgia3
B4 Zambia0
A3 Zambia0A3 Georgia0
A4 Kenya3B3 Monaco3
A4 Kenya1
B3 Monaco2

Final standings
RankTeam
1  Estonia
2  Lithuania
3  Moldova
4  Armenia
5  Monaco
6  Georgia
7  Kenya
8  Zambia

Group IV
Main article: 1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV

The top two teams in each Group IV sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2000. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations

Draw

Zone A

   ISL  MLT  CYP  ETH  SUD RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Iceland 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 4–0 10–2 (83%) 22–3 (88%) 1
 Malta 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 9–3 (75%) 17–9 (65%) 2
 Cyprus 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–2 8–4 (67%) 17–9 (65%) 3
 Ethiopia 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–3 3–9 (25%) 7–19 (27%) 4
 Sudan 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–4 0–12 (0%) 1–24 (4%) 5

Zone B

   MAD  BOT  AZE  SMR  UGA RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Madagascar 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–1 8–4 (67%) 17–9 (65%) 1
 Botswana 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–1 8–4 (67%) 18–12 (60%) 2
 Azerbaijan 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 7–5 (58%) 15–12 (56%) 3
 San Marino 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–3 5–7 (42%) 14–17 (45%) 4
 Uganda 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–4 2–10 (17%) 7–21 (25%) 5

References
  1. "1999 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "1999 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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