1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.

Main article: 1999 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
Main article: 1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone 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]

Participating nations

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
24–26 September		 First Round Play-offs
 First Round
12–14 February		 Second Round
2–4 April
                                     
 
      Romania  
     bye     Bucharest, Romania (clay)
   bye         Romania 3
    Croatia       Croatia 2
   bye
  Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet)       Croatia  
    Croatia 1  
    Portugal 4    
      Austria  
     bye     Wels, Austria (indoor clay)
 bye         Austria 4
    Portugal       Portugal 1
   bye
      Portugal  
 
      Israel  
     bye     Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
    Israel         Israel 2
   bye       Finland 3
   bye
  Kiev, Ukraine (clay)       Finland  
    Israel 2  
    Ukraine 3     Kiev, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
      Ukraine 2  
      Belarus 3     Cape Town, South Africa (hard)
  Ukraine         Belarus 1
   bye       South Africa 4
   bye
      South Africa  
 Croatia and  Israel
relegated to Group II in 2000.		  Romania,  Austria,  Finland, and  South Africa
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II
Main article: 1999 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 2000.[2]

Participating nations

Draw
  Relegation Play-offs
16–18 July		 First Round
30 April–2 May		 Second Round
16–18 July		 Third Round
24–26 September
                                     
  Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet)
      Denmark 5  
  Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay)     Senegal 0     Skagen, Denmark (hard)
  Senegal 0         Denmark 3  
  Slovenia 5   Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)     Ireland 2  
    Slovenia 2
      Ireland 3     Budapest, Hungary (clay)
      Denmark 1
  Budapest, Hungary (clay)       Hungary 3
      Hungary 5  
  Lomé, Togo (hard)     Greece 0     Budapest, Hungary (clay)
  Greece 4         Hungary 4
  Togo 1   Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay)     Bulgaria 1  
    Togo 0
      Bulgaria 5  
  Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)
      Latvia 2  
  Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)     Poland 3     Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
  Latvia 4         Poland 3  
  Macedonia 1   Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)     Ivory Coast 1  
    Macedonia 0
      Ivory Coast 5     Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
      Poland 0
  Casablanca, Morocco (clay)       Morocco 5
      Yugoslavia 1  
  Istanbul, Turkey (hard)     Morocco 4     Oslo, Norway (clay)
  Yugoslavia 2         Morocco 4
  Turkey 3   Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet)     Norway 1  
    Turkey 0
      Norway 5  
 Senegal,  Togo,  Macedonia, and  Yugoslavia
relegated to Group III in 2000.		  Hungary and  Morocco
promoted to Group I in 2000.

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
Main article: 1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A

Draw

Group A

   LUX  TUN  GHA  ALG RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Luxembourg 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 (100%) 18–4 (82%) 1
 Tunisia 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–5 (44%) 11–11 (50%) 2
 Ghana 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 (33%) 10–12 (45%) 3
 Algeria 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–7 (22%) 4–16 (20%) 4

Group B

   EGY  BIH  BEN  NGR RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Egypt 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 (100%) 18–1 (95%) 1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 12–9 (57%) 2
 Benin 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 (22%) 4–15 (21%) 3
 Nigeria 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
 Final
                           
 
    A1   Luxembourg 2  
    B2   Bosnia and Herzegovina 0    
A1   Bosnia and Herzegovina 2       A1   Luxembourg 0
A2   Tunisia 0     B1   Egypt 3
  A2   Tunisia 0
    B1   Egypt 3  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-Off
 5th-8th Play-Offs
 5th-6th Play-Off
                           
 
    A3   Ghana 1  
    B4   Nigeria 2    
A3   Ghana 1       B4   Nigeria 2
A4   Algeria 2     B3   Benin 1
  A4   Algeria 1
    B3   Benin 2  

Final standings
RankTeam
1  Egypt
2  Luxembourg
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina
4  Tunisia
5  Nigeria
6  Benin
7  Algeria
8  Ghana

Zone B
Main article: 1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B

Draw

Group A

   ARM  LTU  GEO  KEN RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Armenia 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 6–3 (66%) 13–9 (59%) 1
 Lithuania 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 12–9 (57%) 2
 Georgia 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 12–9 (57%) 3
 Kenya 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–7 (22%) 5–15 (25%) 4

Group B

   MDA  EST  MON  ZAM RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Moldova 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 13–7 (65%) 1
 Estonia 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 12–6 (66%) 2
 Monaco 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 10–10 (50%) 3
 Zambia 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
                           
 
    A1   Armenia 1  
    B2   Estonia 2    
A1   Armenia 1       B2   Estonia 2
B1   Moldova 2     A2   Lithuania 1
  A2   Lithuania 2
    B1   Moldova 1  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-Off
 5th-8th Play-Offs
 5th-6th Play-Off
                           
 
    A3   Georgia 3  
    B4   Zambia 0    
A3   Zambia 0       A3   Georgia 0
A4   Kenya 3     B3   Monaco 3
  A4   Kenya 1
    B3   Monaco 2  

Final standings
RankTeam
1  Estonia
2  Lithuania
3  Moldova
4  Armenia
5  Monaco
6  Georgia
7  Kenya
8  Zambia

Group IV
Main article: 1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone 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

Zone A

   ISL  MLT  CYP  ETH  SUD RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Iceland 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 4–0 10–2 (83%) 22–3 (88%) 1
 Malta 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 9–3 (75%) 17–9 (65%) 2
 Cyprus 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–2 8–4 (67%) 17–9 (65%) 3
 Ethiopia 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–3 3–9 (25%) 7–19 (27%) 4
 Sudan 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–4 0–12 (0%) 1–24 (4%) 5

Zone B

   MAD  BOT  AZE  SMR  UGA RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Madagascar 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–1 8–4 (67%) 17–9 (65%) 1
 Botswana 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–1 8–4 (67%) 18–12 (60%) 2
 Azerbaijan 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 7–5 (58%) 15–12 (56%) 3
 San Marino 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–3 5–7 (42%) 14–17 (45%) 4
 Uganda 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–4 2–10 (17%) 7–21 (25%) 5

References
  1. "1999 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "1999 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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