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-offs
6–8 October		 First Round Play-offs
 First Round
4–6 February		 Second Round
7–9 April
                                     
 
      Sweden  
     bye     Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
   bye         Sweden 3
    Finland       Finland 2
   bye
  Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)       Finland  
    Finland 4  
    Hungary 1    
      Romania  
     bye     Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet)
 bye         Romania 3
    Hungary       Hungary 2
   bye
      Hungary  
 
      Belarus  
     bye     Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
   bye         Belarus 4
    South Africa       South Africa 1
   bye
  Maia, Portugal (clay)       South Africa  
    South Africa 2  
    Portugal 3     Kiev, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
      Portugal 1  
      Ukraine 4     Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
  Portugal         Ukraine 2
   bye       Morocco 3
   bye
      Morocco  
 Hungary and  South Africa
relegated to Group II in 2001.		  Sweden,  Romania,  Belarus, and  Morocco
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

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-offs
21–23 July		 First Round
28–30 April		 Second Round
14–23 July		 Third Round
6–8 October
                                     
  Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)
      Croatia 5  
  Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)     Latvia 0     Dublin, Ireland (carpet)
  Latvia 1         Croatia 5  
  Luxembourg 4   Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)     Ireland 0  
    Luxembourg 2
      Ireland 3     Rijeka, Croatia (indoor carpet)
      Croatia 5
  Istanbul, Turkey (hard)       Ivory Coast 0
      Denmark 3  
  İzmir, Turkey (hard)     Turkey 2     Rungsted, Denmark (clay)
  Turkey 4         Denmark 2
  Lithuania 1   Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor carpet)     Ivory Coast 3  
    Ivory Coast 3
      Lithuania 2  
  Cairo, Egypt (clay)
      Egypt 2  
  Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet)     Slovenia 3     Szczecin, Poland (clay)
  Egypt 0         Slovenia 3  
  Estonia 5   Bytom, Poland (clay)     Poland 2  
    Estonia 1
      Poland 4     Athens, Greece (clay)
      Slovenia 4
  Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)       Greece 1
      Greece 3  
  Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)     Bulgaria 2     Athens, Greece (clay)
  Bulgaria 2         Greece 4
  Israel 3   Oslo, Norway (clay)     Norway 1  
    Norway 3
      Israel 2  
 Latvia,  Lithuania,  Egypt, and  Bulgaria
relegated to Group III in 2001.		  Croatia and  Slovenia
promoted to Group I in 2001.

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-off
 Semifinals
 Final
                           
 
    A1   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1  
    B2   Monaco 2    
A1   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1       B2   Monaco 0
A2   Georgia 2     B1   Yugoslavia 3
  A2   Georgia 0
    B1   Yugoslavia 3  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-off
 5th-8th Play-offs
 5th-6th Play-off
                           
 
    A3   Togo 2  
    B4   Tunisia 1    
B4   Tunisia 2       A3   Togo 3
A4   Malta 1     B3   Botswana 0
  A4   Malta 0
    B3   Botswana 3  

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		 Set
W–L		 Game
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		 Set
W–L		 Game
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-off
 Semifinals
 Final
                           
 
    A1   Armenia 3  
    B2   Iceland 0    
B2   Iceland 2       A1   Armenia 1
A2   Macedonia 1     B1   Moldova 2
  A2   Macedonia 1
    B1   Moldova 2  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-off
 5th-8th Play-offs
 5th-6th Play-off
                           
 
    A3   Senegal 1  
    B4   Nigeria 2    
A3   Senegal 0       B4   Nigeria 2
A4   Benin 3     B3   Madagascar 1
  A4   Benin 0
    B3   Madagascar 3  

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		 Set
W–L		 Game
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		 Set
W–L		 Game
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-off
 Semifinals
 Final
                           
 
    A1   Algeria 1  
    B2   Mauritius 2    
A1   Algeria 1       B2   Mauritius 0
A2   Andorra 2     B1   Ghana 3
  A2   Andorra 0
    B1   Ghana 3  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-off
 5th-8th Play-offs
 5th-6th Play-off
                           
 
    A3   Liechtenstein 1  
    B4   Azerbaijan 2    
A3   Liechtenstein 3       B4   Azerbaijan 1
A4   Sudan 0     B3   Cameroon 2
  A4   Sudan 0
    B3   Cameroon 3  

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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