1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.
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
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]
Draw
Second Round Play-offs 24–26 September |
First Round Play-offs |
First Round 12–14 February |
Second Round 2–4 April | |||||||||||||||||
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bye | Wels, Austria (indoor clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
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bye | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||||||||
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3 | Kiev, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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3 | Cape Town, South Africa (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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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
Group III
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
Zone A
Draw
- Venue: Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt
- Date: 24–28 February
Group A
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 (100%) | 18–4 (82%) | 1 | ||
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0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–5 (44%) | 11–11 (50%) | 2 | ||
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0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–6 (33%) | 10–12 (45%) | 3 | ||
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0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 4–16 (20%) | 4 |
Group B
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 (100%) | 18–1 (95%) | 1 | ||
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0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 12–9 (57%) | 2 | ||
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0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 4–15 (21%) | 3 | ||
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0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 6–15 (29%) | 4 |
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th Play-Off |
Semifinals |
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5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th Play-Off |
5th-8th Play-Offs |
5th-6th Play-Off | |||||||||||||
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Final standings
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Egypt and
Luxembourg promoted to Group II in 2000.
Algeria and
Ghana relegated to Group IV in 2000.
Zone B
Draw
Group A
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (66%) | 13–9 (59%) | 1 | ||
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1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 12–9 (57%) | 2 | ||
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2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 12–9 (57%) | 3 | ||
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0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 5–15 (25%) | 4 |
Group B
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–7 (65%) | 1 | ||
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1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 12–6 (66%) | 2 | ||
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2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 10–10 (50%) | 3 | ||
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0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–8 (11%) | 4–16 (20%) | 4 |
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th Play-Off |
Semifinals |
Final | |||||||||||||
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5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th Play-Off |
5th-8th Play-Offs |
5th-6th Play-Off | |||||||||||||
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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
- Venue: Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
- Date: 18–22 May
Zone A
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
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2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 10–2 (83%) | 22–3 (88%) | 1 | ||
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1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 9–3 (75%) | 17–9 (65%) | 2 | ||
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1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 8–4 (67%) | 17–9 (65%) | 3 | ||
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–9 (25%) | 7–19 (27%) | 4 | ||
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–12 (0%) | 1–24 (4%) | 5 |
Zone B
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 8–4 (67%) | 17–9 (65%) | 1 | ||
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1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 8–4 (67%) | 18–12 (60%) | 2 | ||
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2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 7–5 (58%) | 15–12 (56%) | 3 | ||
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1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–7 (42%) | 14–17 (45%) | 4 | ||
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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.
References
- "1999 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- "1999 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.