2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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

Main article: 2000 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
Further information: 2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

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

Draw
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
Further information: 2000 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 2001.[2]

Participating nations

Draw
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

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

Zone A
Further information: 2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A

Draw
  • 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
RankTeam
1  Yugoslavia
2  Monaco
3  Georgia
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina
5  Togo
6  Botswana
7  Tunisia
8  Malta

Zone B
Further information: 2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B

Draw

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

Group IV

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

Zone A
Further information: 2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone A

Draw

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
Further information: 2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone B

Draw

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

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