2000 Davis Cup
The 2000 Davis Cup (also known as the 2000 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 89th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 135 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 30 in the Americas Zone, 31 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 58 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Andorra, Lesotho, Mauritius and Namibia made their first appearances in the tournament.
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Duration | 4 February – 10 December |
Edition | 89th |
Teams | 135 |
Champion | |
Winning Nation | |
← 1999 2001 → |
Spain defeated Australia in the final, held at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain, on 8–10 December, to win their first title.[1][2]
World Group
Participating teams | |||
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Inglewood, CA, United States (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Santander, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Murcia, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Málaga, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Barcelona, Spain (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Florianópolis, Brazil (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Brisbane, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Leipzig, Germany (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Adelaide, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Zürich, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Spain vs. Australia
Spain 3 |
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain [2] 8–10 December 2000 Clay (indoors) |
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World Group Qualifying Round
Date: 14–23 July
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 2001 World Group.
Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
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5-0 | Rennes | Le Liberté | Indoor | Carpet | ||
2-3 | Wimbledon | No. 1 Court, All England Lawn Tennis Club | Outdoor | Grass | ||
1-4 | Venice | Green Garden Sporting Club | Outdoor | Clay | ||
w/o | — | — | — | — | ||
1-4 | Tashkent | N.B.U. Complex | Outdoor | Clay | ||
5-0 | Båstad | Båstad Tennis Stadium | Outdoor | Clay | ||
5-0 | St. Gallen | Kreuzbleichhalle | Outdoor | Carpet | ||
2-3 | Harare | Harare Sports Club | Indoor | Hard |
Belgium, France, Netherlands and Switzerland remain in the World Group in 2001. Ecuador, Morocco, Romania and Sweden are promoted to the World Group in 2001. Belarus, Chile, India and Uzbekistan remain in Zonal Group I in 2001. Austria, Great Britain, Italy and Zimbabwe are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2001.
Americas Zone
Group I
Second Round Play-offs 6–8 October |
First Round Play-offs 21–23 July |
First Round 4–6 February |
Second Round 6–8 April | |||||||||||||||||
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Montreal, Canada (hard) | bye | Santiago, Chile (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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4 | Viña del Mar, Chile (clay) | |
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Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | |
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1 | Lima, Peru (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | |
4 | Lima, Peru (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
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2 | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | |
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Group II in 2001. |
advance to World Group Qualifying Round. |
Group II
Relegation Play-offs 7–9 April |
First Round 4–6 February |
Second Round 7–9 April |
Third Round 21–23 July | |||||||||||||||||
Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | |
0 | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | San Salvador, El Salvador (clay) | |
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5 | Mexico City, Mexico (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | |
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San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica (hard) | |
1 | Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | |||||||||||||||||
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3 | San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica (hard) | |
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relegated to Group III in 2001. |
to Group I in 2001. |
Group III
Final standings
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Netherlands Antilles and Dominican Republic promoted to Group II in 2001. Panama and Haiti relegated to Group IV in 2001.
Group IV
- Venue: Club Hondureno Arabe, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
- Date: 13–19 March
Final standings
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Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
Second Round Play-offs 6–8 October |
First Round Play-offs 7–9 April |
First Round 28 January–6 February |
Second Round 7–9 April | |||||||||||||||||
Kunming, China (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Tianjin, China (indoor hard) | |
0 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||||||
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4 | Timaru, New Zealand (hard) | |
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Jounieh, Lebanon (indoor hard) | |
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2 | Lucknow, India (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Yokohama, Japan (indoor carpet) | |
3 | New Delhi, India (grass) | |||||||||||||||||
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4 | Kashima, Japan (indoor carpet) | |
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Group II in 2001. |
advance to World Group Qualifying Round. |
Group II
Relegation Play-offs 17–19 March; 7–9 April |
First Round 28 January–6 February |
Second Round 7–9 April |
Third Round 6–8 October | |||||||||||||||||
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | |
2 | Taichung, Taiwan (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
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2 | Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | |
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) | |
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Manila, Philippines (clay) | |
3 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||||||
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relegated to Group III in 2001. |
to Group I in 2001. |
Group III
Final standings
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8 | [[File:|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] Pacific Oceania |
Syria and Kuwait promoted to Group II in 2001. Bangladesh and [[File:|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] Pacific Oceania relegated to Group IV in 2001.
Group IV
Final standings
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Saudi Arabia and Bahrain promoted to Group III in 2001.
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
Second Round Play-offs 6–8 October |
First Round Play-offs |
First Round 4–6 February |
Second Round 7–9 April | |||||||||||||||||
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bye | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | |
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bye | Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||||||||
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bye | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Maia, Portugal (clay) | |
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3 | Kiev, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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4 | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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relegated to Group II in 2001. |
advance to World Group Qualifying Round. |
Group II
Group III
Zone A
Final standings
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Yugoslavia and Monaco promoted to Group II in 2001. Tunisia and Malta relegated to Group IV in 2001.
Zone B
- Venue: Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar
- Date: 24–28 May
Final standings
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Group IV
Zone A
Group A
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Zone B
- Venue: Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
- Date: 14–20 February
Final standings
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References
- General
- "World Group 2000". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- Specific
- Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 505. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- "Spain v Australia". daviscup.com.