2000 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2000.[1] The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2001.

2000 Davis Cup World Group
Date4 February – 10 December
Edition20th
Champions

Spain
Main article: 2000 Davis Cup

Spain won the title, defeating the defending champions Australia in the final, 3–1. The final was held at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain, from 8 to 10 December.[2] It was the Spanish team's first Davis Cup title.

Participating teams
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  

First round

Zimbabwe vs. United States

Zimbabwe
2		 Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe [3]
4–6 February 2000
Hard (indoors)
United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Wayne Black
Andre Agassi		 5
7 		3
6 		5
7 		     
2
Byron Black
Chris Woodruff		 77
62		 6
3		 6
2		      
3
Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett
Rick Leach / Alex O'Brien		 77
64		 5
7 		0
6 		7
5		 7
5		  
4
Byron Black
Andre Agassi		 2
6 		3
6 		64
77		      
5
Wayne Black
Chris Woodruff		 3
6 		77
62		 2
6 		4
6 		   

Czech Republic vs. Great Britain

Czech Republic
4		 Zimní stadion, Ostrava, Czech Republic [4]
4–6 February 2000
Clay (indoors)
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ctislav Doseděl
Tim Henman		 77
64		 7
5		 1
6 		5
7 		3
6 		 
2
Jiří Novák
Jamie Delgado		 6
4		 77
64		 6
3		      
3
Jiří Novák / David Rikl
Neil Broad / Tim Henman		 77
64		 6
4		 64
77		 6
2		    
4
Jiří Novák
Tim Henman		 6
4		 6
2		 6
2		      
5
Bohdan Ulihrach
Jamie Delgado		 5
7 		7
5		 6
4		      

Spain vs. Italy

Spain
4		 Murcia Tennis Club, Murcia, Spain [5]
4–6 February 2000
Clay
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Albert Costa
Davide Sanguinetti		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
2
Àlex Corretja
Andrea Gaudenzi		 4
6 		6
1		 6
1		 6
1		    
3
Joan Balcells / Àlex Corretja
Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso		 6
3		 6
4		 6
1		      
4
Albert Costa
Andrea Gaudenzi		 7
5		 5
7 		4
6 		     
5
Francisco Clavet
Vincenzo Santopadre		 65
77		 6
1		 6
3		      

Russia vs. Belgium

Russia
4		 Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia [6]
4–6 February 2000
Carpet (indoors)
Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Filip Dewulf		 63
77		 6
4		 7
5		 6
2		    
2
Marat Safin
Christophe Rochus		 7
5		 3
6 		6
2		 6
4		    
3
Andrei Cherkasov / Marat Safin
Christophe Rochus / Olivier Rochus		 4
6 		77
62		 1
6 		6
1		 6
3		  
4
Mikhail Youzhny
Olivier Rochus		 78
66		 6
2		        
5
Andrei Cherkasov
Filip Dewulf		 0
6 		6
4		 1
6 		     

Slovakia vs. Austria

Slovakia
3		 Incheba Hall, Bratislava, Slovakia [7]
4–6 February 2000
Hard (indoors)
Austria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Karol Kučera
Markus Hipfl		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
2
Dominik Hrbatý
Stefan Koubek		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
3
Dominik Hrbatý / Karol Kučera
Julian Knowle / Alexander Peya		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      
4
Ján Krošlák
Stefan Koubek		 3
6 		2
6 		       
5
Ladislav Švarc
Markus Hipfl		 2
6 		4
6 		       

Brazil vs. France

Brazil
4		 Municipal Centre, Florianópolis, Brazil [8]
4–6 February 2000
Clay
France
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Fernando Meligeni
Cédric Pioline		 7
5		 5
7 		4
6 		6
1		 6
4		  
2
Gustavo Kuerten
Jérôme Golmard		 6
3		 3
6 		6
3		 6
2		    
3
Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins
Nicolas Escudé / Cédric Pioline		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Gustavo Kuerten
Nicolas Escudé		 2
6 		63
77		        
5
Francisco Costa
Arnaud Clément		 77
65		 5
7 		6
2		      

Germany vs. Netherlands

Germany
4		 Messe Hall, Leipzig, Germany [9]
4–6 February 2000
Carpet (indoors)
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tommy Haas
John van Lottum		 4
6 		77
64		 6
3		 6
2		    
2
Rainer Schüttler
Sjeng Schalken		 6
3		 62
77		 1
6 		0
6 		   
3
Marc-Kevin Goellner / David Prinosil
Paul Haarhuis / Jan Siemerink		 4
6 		6
3		 77
63		 6
3		    
4
Tommy Haas
Sjeng Schalken		 6
2		 6
2		 6
3		      
5
David Prinosil
John van Lottum		 6
3		 6
3		        

Switzerland vs. Australia

Switzerland
2		 Saalsporthalle, Zürich, Switzerland [10]
4–6 February 2000
Carpet (indoors)
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
George Bastl
Lleyton Hewitt		 6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		   
2
Roger Federer
Mark Philippoussis		 6
4		 77
63		 4
6 		6
4		    
3
Roger Federer / Lorenzo Manta
Wayne Arthurs / Sandon Stolle		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 77
64		    
4
Roger Federer
Lleyton Hewitt		 2
6 		6
3		 62
77		 1
6 		   
5
George Bastl
Mark Philippoussis		 77
63		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		 

Quarterfinals

United States vs. Czech Republic

United States
3		 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, CA, United States [11]
7–9 April 2000
Carpet (indoors)
Czech Republic
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pete Sampras
Jiří Novák		 61
77		 3
6 		2
6 		     
2
Andre Agassi
Ctislav Doseděl		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      
3
Alex O'Brien / Jared Palmer
Jiří Novák / David Rikl		 5
7 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Andre Agassi
Jiří Novák		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
5
Pete Sampras
Ctislav Doseděl		 6
4		 6
4		 77
62		      

Spain vs. Russia

Spain
4		 Calderón Sports Club, Málaga, Spain [12]
7–9 April 2000
Clay
Russia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Àlex Corretja
Marat Safin		 6
4		 6
3		 5
7 		6
1		    
2
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Yevgeny Kafelnikov		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Joan Balcells / Àlex Corretja
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin		 64
77		 6
2		 63
77		 4
6 		   
4
Albert Costa
Yevgeny Kafelnikov		 6
0		 6
3		 6
0		      
5
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Marat Safin		 6
0		 6
3		        

Brazil vs. Slovakia

Brazil
3		 Marapendi Racquet Centre, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [13]
7–9 April 2000
Clay
Slovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Fernando Meligeni
Dominik Hrbatý		 1
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
2
Gustavo Kuerten
Karol Kučera		 2
6 		6
3		 4
6 		7
5		 6
1		  
3
Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins
Dominik Hrbatý / Karol Kučera		 6
3		 2
6 		6
2		 6
3		    
4
Gustavo Kuerten
Dominik Hrbatý		 5
7 		4
6 		65
77		      
5
Fernando Meligeni
Karol Kučera		 5
7 		78
66		 6
2		 6
4		    

Australia vs. Germany

Australia
3		 Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia [14]
7–9 April 2000
Grass
Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lleyton Hewitt
Michael Kohlmann		 6
1		 6
1		 6
2		      
2
Wayne Arthurs
David Prinosil		 77
64		 3
6 		77
63		 67
79		 11
9		  
3
Pat Rafter / Mark Woodforde
Marc-Kevin Goellner / David Prinosil		 6
3		 6
2		 2
6 		64
77		 10
8		  
4
Lleyton Hewitt
Rainer Schüttler		 6
2		 3
6 		4
6 		     
5
Wayne Arthurs
Michael Kohlmann		 5
7 		65
77		        

Semifinals

Spain vs. United States

Spain
5		 Real Sociedad de Tenis, Santander, Spain [15]
21–23 July 2000
Clay
United States
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Albert Costa
Todd Martin		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
2
Àlex Corretja
Jan-Michael Gambill		 1
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
4		    
3
Joan Balcells / Àlex Corretja
Todd Martin / Chris Woodruff		 78
66		 2
6 		6
3		 65
77		 6
3		  
4
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Vince Spadea		 4
6 		6
1		 6
4		      
5
Joan Balcells
Jan-Michael Gambill		 1
6 		77
62		 6
4		      

Australia vs. Brazil

Australia
5		 ANZ Stadium, Brisbane, Australia [16]
14–16 July 2000
Grass
Brazil
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pat Rafter
Gustavo Kuerten		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
2
Lleyton Hewitt
Fernando Meligeni		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		      
3
Sandon Stolle / Mark Woodforde
Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins		 63
77		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		  
4
Lleyton Hewitt
André Sá		 6
4		 6
1		        
5
Pat Rafter
Fernando Meligeni		 6
3		 6
4		        

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

References
  1. "World Group 2000". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Spain v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. "Zimbabwe v United States". daviscup.com.
  4. "Czech Republic v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  5. "Spain v Italy". daviscup.com.
  6. "Russia v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  7. "Slovakia v Austria". daviscup.com.
  8. "Brazil v France". daviscup.com.
  9. "Germany v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  10. "Switzerland v Australia". daviscup.com.
  11. "United States v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  12. "Spain v Russia". daviscup.com.
  13. "Brazil v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
  14. "Australia v Germany". daviscup.com.
  15. "Spain v United States". daviscup.com.
  16. "Australia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
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