1999 Davis Cup

1999 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	2 April – 5 December 1999
Edition	88th
Teams	128
Champion
Winning nation	Australia
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The 1999 Davis Cup (also known as the 1999 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 88th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 129 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 30 in the Americas Zone, 32 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 51 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Fiji made its first appearances in the tournament.

Australia defeated France in the final, held at the Acropolis Exhibition Hall in Nice, France, on 3–5 December, to win their 27th title and their first since 1986.^[1][2] Mark Philippoussis, Lleyton Hewitt and doubles pairing Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde made up the winning Australian team in the final; Pat Rafter, who was involved in the Aussies' run to the final was forced to pull out due to injury.^[3]

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

France vs. Australia

France 2	Acropolis Exhibition Hall, Nice, France[2] 3–5 December 1999 Clay (indoors)		Australia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sébastien Grosjean Mark Philippoussis 4 6 2 6 4 6       2 Cédric Pioline Lleyton Hewitt 79 67 78 66 7 5       3 Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 6 2 5 7 2 6 2 6     4 Cédric Pioline Mark Philippoussis 3 6 7 5 1 6 2 6     5 Sébastien Grosjean Lleyton Hewitt 6 4 6 3

Date: 24–26 September

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 2000 World Group.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Austria	3-2	Sweden	Pörtschach	Werzer Arena	Outdoor	Clay
Zimbabwe	4-1	Chile	Harare	Harare Municipal Centre	Indoor	Hard
Uzbekistan	0-5	Czech Republic	Tashkent	Yunusabad Tennis Centre	Indoor	Hard
Ecuador	2-3	Netherlands	Guayaquil	Club Nacional de Guayaquil	Outdoor	Clay
New Zealand	0-5	Spain	Hamilton	Mystery Creek Events Centre	Indoor	Hard
Italy	3-2	Finland	Sassari	Torres Tennis Sassari	Outdoor	Clay
Great Britain	4-1	South Africa	Birmingham	National Indoor Arena	Indoor	Hard
Romania	1-4	Germany	Bucharest	Arena Club	Outdoor	Clay

•  Czech Republic,  Germany,  Great Britain,  Italy,  Netherlands,  Spain and  Zimbabwe remain in the World Group in 2000.
•  Austria are promoted to the World Group in 2000.
•  Chile,  Ecuador,  Finland,  New Zealand,  Romania,  South Africa and  Uzbekistan remain in Zonal Group I in 2000.
•  Sweden are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2000.

•  Venezuela relegated to Group II in 2000.
•  Ecuador and  Chile advance to World Group qualifying round.

•  Haiti and  Dominican Republic relegated to Group III in 2000.
•  Peru promoted to Group I in 2000.

• Venue: Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama
• Date: 3–7 May

Rank	Team
1	El Salvador
2	Guatemala
3	Panama
4	Bolivia
5	Netherlands Antilles
6	Jamaica
7	Antigua and Barbuda
8	Honduras

•  El Salvador and  Guatemala promoted to Group II in 2000.
•  Antigua and Barbuda and  Honduras relegated to Group IV in 2000.

• Venue: Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
• Date: 8–14 March

PUR

TRI

ISV

LCA

BER

BAR

ECA

RR W–L

Match W–L

Set W–L

Standings

Puerto Rico

3–0

2–1

3–0

2–1

3–0

3–0

6–0

16–2 (89%)

32–7 (82%)

1

Trinidad and Tobago

0–3

2–1

3–0

2–1

2–1

3–0

5–1

12–6 (67%)

25–17 (60%)

2

U.S. Virgin Islands

1–2

1–2

2–1

2–1

3–0

2–1

4–2

11–7 (61%)

26–16 (62%)

3

Saint Lucia

0–3

0–3

1–2

3–0

2–1

3–0

3–3

9–9 (50%)

21–20 (51%)

4

Bermuda

1–2

1–2

1–2

0–3

3–0

2–1

2–4

8–10 (44%)

20–23 (47%)

5

Barbados

0–3

1–2

0–3

1–2

0–3

3–0

1–5

5–13 (28%)

12–28 (30%)

6

Eastern Caribbean

0–3

0–3

1–2

0–3

1–2

0–3

0–6

2–16 (11%)

9–34 (21%)

7

•  Puerto Rico and  Trinidad and Tobago promoted to Group III in 2000.

•  Pakistan relegated to Group II in 2000.
•  New Zealand and  Uzbekistan advance to World Group qualifying round.

•  Qatar and  Sri Lanka relegated to Group III in 2000.
•  Thailand promoted to Group I in 2000.

• Venue: National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Date: 10–14 March

Rank	Team
1	Malaysia
2	Hong Kong
3	Tajikistan
4	Pacific Oceania
5	Bangladesh
6	Syria
7	Saudi Arabia
8	Bahrain

•  Malaysia and  Hong Kong promoted to Group II in 2000.
•  Saudi Arabia and  Bahrain relegated to Group IV in 2000.

• Venue: National Centre, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
• Date: 3–7 February

Rank	Team
1	Kuwait
2	Singapore
3	Oman
4	United Arab Emirates
5	Fiji
6	Jordan
7	Iraq
8	Brunei

•  Kuwait and  Singapore promoted to Group III in 2000.

•  Croatia and  Israel relegated to Group II in 2000.
•  Romania,  Austria,  Finland, and  South Africa advance to World Group qualifying round.

•  Senegal,  Togo,  Macedonia, and  Yugoslavia relegated to Group III in 2000.
•  Hungary and  Morocco promoted to Group I in 2000.

• Venue: Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt
• Date: 24–28 February

Rank	Team
1	Egypt
2	Luxembourg
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina
4	Tunisia
5	Nigeria
6	Benin
7	Algeria
8	Ghana

•  Egypt and  Luxembourg promoted to Group II in 2000.
•  Algeria and  Ghana relegated to Group IV in 2000.

• Venue: Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia
• Date: 9–13 June

Rank	Team
1	Estonia
2	Lithuania
3	Moldova
4	Armenia
5	Monaco
6	Georgia
7	Kenya
8	Zambia

•  Estonia and  Lithuania promoted to Group II in 2000.
•  Kenya and  Zambia relegated to Group IV in 2000.

• Venue: Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
• Date: 18–22 May

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

•  Iceland,  Malta,  Madagascar and  Botswana promoted to Group III in 2000.

General

• "World Group 1999". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

Specific

• Davis Cup official website