1999 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round

The 1999 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round was held from 24 to 26 September. They were the main play-offs of the 1999 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 2000 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.

Main article: 1999 Davis Cup

Teams

Bold indicates team had qualified for the 2000 Davis Cup World Group.

Results summary

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 teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurfaceRef.
 Austria3-2 SwedenPörtschachWerzer ArenaOutdoorClay[1]
 Zimbabwe4-1 ChileHarareHarare Municipal CentreIndoorHard[2]
 Uzbekistan0-5 Czech RepublicTashkentYunusabad Tennis CentreIndoorHard[3]
 Ecuador2-3 NetherlandsGuayaquilClub Nacional de GuayaquilOutdoorClay[4]
 New Zealand0-5 SpainHamiltonMystery Creek Events CentreIndoorHard[5]
 Italy3-2 FinlandSassariTorres Tennis SassariOutdoorClay[6]
 Great Britain4-1 South AfricaBirminghamNational Indoor ArenaIndoorHard[7]
 Romania1-4 GermanyBucharestArena ClubOutdoorClay[8]

Qualifying results

Austria vs. Sweden

Austria
3		 Werzer Arena, Pörtschach, Austria [1]
24–26 September 1999
Clay
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Markus Hipfl
Magnus Norman		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
Stefan Koubek
Magnus Gustafsson		 6
4		 4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		10
8		  
3
Jürgen Melzer / Alexander Peya
Nicklas Kulti / Mikael Tillström		 3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
4
Stefan Koubek
Magnus Norman		 77
65		 1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		   
5
Markus Hipfl
Magnus Gustafsson		 6
1		 6
2		 7
5		      

Zimbabwe vs. Chile

Zimbabwe
4		 Harare Municipal Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe [2]
24–26 September 1999
Hard (indoors)
Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Byron Black
Nicolás Massú		 4
6 		5
7 		6
4		 6
2		 6
3		  
2
Wayne Black
Marcelo Ríos		 7
5		 5
7 		77
63		 77
64		    
3
Byron Black / Wayne Black
Fernando González / Nicolás Massú		 6
3		 2
6 		6
4		 2
6 		4
6 		 
4
Byron Black
Marcelo Ríos		 77
63		 3
6 		6
2		 78
66		    
5
Kevin Ullyett
Nicolás Massú		 77
65		 77
64		        

Uzbekistan vs. Czech Republic

Uzbekistan
0		 Yunusabad Tennis Centre, Tashkent, Uzbekistan [3]
24–26 September 1999
Hard (indoors)
Czech Republic
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vadim Kutsenko
Jiří Novák		 3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2
Oleg Ogorodov
Daniel Vacek		 5
7 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3
Vadim Kutsenko / Oleg Ogorodov
Jiří Novák / David Rikl		 3
6 		2
6 		63
77		      
4
Oleg Ogorodov
Petr Kralert		 3
6 		2
6 		       
5
Vadim Kutsenko
David Rikl		 6
4		 2
6 		3
6 		     

Ecuador vs. Netherlands

Ecuador
2		 Club Nacional de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador [4]
24–26 September 1999
Clay
Netherlands
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nicolás Lapentti
Jan Siemerink		 6
4		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		    
2
Luis Morejón
Sjeng Schalken		 69
711		 2
6 		0
6 		     
3
Andrés Gómez / Nicolás Lapentti
Paul Haarhuis / Jan Siemerink		 5
7 		3
6 		5
7 		     
4
Nicolás Lapentti
Sjeng Schalken		 1
6 		3
6 		6
0		 77
65		 6
3		  
5
Luis Morejón
Jan Siemerink		 4
6 		5
7 		6
3		 3
6 		   

New Zealand vs. Spain

New Zealand
0		 Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand [5]
24–26 September 1999
Hard (indoors)
Spain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mark Nielsen
Félix Mantilla		 2
6 		6
3		 6
4		 62
77		 3
6 		 
2
Brett Steven
Francisco Clavet		 2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3
James Greenhalgh / Brett Steven
Julián Alonso / Joan Balcells		 65
77		 61
77		 4
6 		     
4
James Greenhalgh
Julián Alonso		 6
3		 1
6 		3
6 		     
5
Mark Nielsen
Francisco Clavet		 0
6 		4
6 		       

Italy vs. Finland

Italy
3		 Torres Tennis Sassari, Sassari, Italy [6]
24–26 September 1999
Clay
Finland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrea Gaudenzi
Jarkko Nieminen		 6
2		 6
3		 7
5		      
2
Davide Sanguinetti
Ville Liukko		 3
6 		6
1		 62
77		 6
4		 3
6 		 
3
Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso
Tuomas Ketola / Ville Liukko		 6
1		 4
6 		4
6 		6
4		 2
6 		 
4
Andrea Gaudenzi
Ville Liukko		 6
3		 65
77		 2
6 		6
1		 6
3		  
5
Davide Sanguinetti
Tuomas Ketola		 6
2		 6
2		 1
6 		6
1		    

Great Britain vs. South Africa

Great Britain
4		 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England [7]
24–26 September 1999
Hard (indoors)
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Greg Rusedski
Neville Godwin		 6
4		 4
6 		6
4		 6
3		    
2
Tim Henman
Grant Stafford		 6
3		 7
5		 78
66		      
3
Neil Broad / Tim Henman
David Adams / John-Laffnie de Jager		 3
6 		64
77		 4
6 		     
4
Tim Henman
Neville Godwin		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
5
Greg Rusedski
Grant Stafford		 6
4		 7
5		        

Romania vs. Germany

Romania
1		 Arena Club, Bucharest, Romania [8]
24–26 September 1999
Clay
Germany
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Adrian Voinea
Tommy Haas		 5
7 		2
6 		6
3		 1
6 		   
2
Andrei Pavel
Rainer Schüttler		 77
62		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Andrei Pavel / Gabriel Trifu
Marc-Kevin Goellner / David Prinosil		 4
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
4
Andrei Pavel
Tommy Haas		 4
6 		2
6 		64
77		      
5
Adrian Voinea
Marc-Kevin Goellner		 4
6 		66
78		        

References
  1. "Austria v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  2. "Zimbabwe v Chile". daviscup.com.
  3. "Uzbekistan v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  4. "Ecuador v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  5. "New Zealand v Spain". daviscup.com.
  6. "Italy v Finland". daviscup.com.
  7. "Great Britain v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  8. "Romania v Germany". daviscup.com.
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