2000 Davis Cup

2000 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	4 February – 10 December 2000
Edition	89th
Teams	135
Champion
Winning nation	Spain
	← 1999 2001 →

The 2000 Davis Cup (also known as the 2000 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 89th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 135 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 30 in the Americas Zone, 31 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 58 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Andorra, Lesotho, Mauritius and Namibia made their first appearances in the tournament.

Spain defeated Australia in the final, held at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain, on 8–10 December, to win their first title.^[1]^[2]

World Group

Participating teams
Australia	Austria	Belgium	Brazil
Czech Republic	France	Germany	Great Britain
Italy	Netherlands	Russia	Slovakia
Spain	Switzerland	United States	Zimbabwe

Draw

First round
4–6 February

Quarterfinals
7–9 April

Semifinals
21–23 July

Final
8–10 December

Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)

United States

3

Inglewood, CA, United States (indoor carpet)

Zimbabwe

2

United States

3

Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)

Czech Republic

2

Great Britain

1

Santander, Spain (clay)

Czech Republic

4

United States

0

Murcia, Spain (clay)

Spain

5

Spain

4

Málaga, Spain (clay)

Italy

1

Spain

4

Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)

Russia

1

Russia

4

Barcelona, Spain (indoor clay)

Belgium

1

Spain

3

Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)

Australia

1

Austria

2

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)

Slovakia

3

Slovakia

2

Florianópolis, Brazil (clay)

Brazil

3

Brazil

4

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

France

1

Brazil

0

Leipzig, Germany (indoor carpet)

Australia

5

Netherlands

1

Adelaide, Australia (grass)

Germany

4

Germany

2

Zürich, Switzerland (indoor carpet)

Australia

3

Switzerland

2

Australia

3

Final

Spain vs. Australia

Spain
3

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain^[2]
8–10 December 2000
Clay (indoors)

Australia
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Albert Costa Lleyton Hewitt	6 3	1 6	6 2	4 6	4 6
2	Juan Carlos Ferrero Pat Rafter	6⁴ 7⁷	7⁷ 6²	6 2	3 1		retired
3	Joan Balcells / Àlex Corretja Sandon Stolle / Mark Woodforde	6 4	6 4	6 4
4	Juan Carlos Ferrero Lleyton Hewitt	6 2	7⁷ 6⁵	4 6	6 4
5	Albert Costa Pat Rafter						not played

World Group qualifying round

Date: 14–23 July

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 2001 World Group.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
France	5-0	Austria	Rennes	Le Liberté	Indoor	Carpet
Great Britain	2-3	Ecuador	Wimbledon	No. 1 Court, All England Lawn Tennis Club	Outdoor	Grass
Italy	1-4	Belgium	Venice	Green Garden Sporting Club	Outdoor	Clay
Morocco	w/o	Chile	—	—	—	—
Uzbekistan	1-4	Netherlands	Tashkent	N.B.U. Complex	Outdoor	Clay
Sweden	5-0	India	Båstad	Båstad Tennis Stadium	Outdoor	Clay
Switzerland	5-0	Belarus	St. Gallen	Kreuzbleichhalle	Outdoor	Carpet
Zimbabwe	2-3	Romania	Harare	Harare Sports Club	Indoor	Hard

Belgium, France, Netherlands and Switzerland remain in the World Group in 2001.
Ecuador, Morocco, Romania and Sweden are promoted to the World Group in 2001.
Belarus, Chile, India and Uzbekistan remain in Zonal Group I in 2001.
Austria, Great Britain, Italy and Zimbabwe are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2001.

Americas Zone

Group I

Group II

Group III

Venue: Liguanea Club, Kingston, Jamaica
Date: 22–26 March

{{#section-h:2000 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III|Final standings}}

Group IV

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Group II

Group III

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Date: 9–13 February

{{#section-h:2000 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III|Final standings}}

Group IV

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Group II

Group III

Zone A

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

{{#section-h:2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A|Final standings}}

Zone B

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

{{#section-h:2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B|Final standings}}

Group IV – Zone A

{{#section-h:2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone A|Draw}}

Group IV – Zone B

Venue: Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
Date: 14–20 February

{{#section-h:2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone B|Final standings}}

References

General

"World Group 2000". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

Specific

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 505. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Spain v Australia". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup official website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 505. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[WG_Final-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Spain v Australia". daviscup.com.

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