2000 Davis Cup

International tennis tournament 2000 Davis Cup 4 February – 10 December 2000 89th 135 ESP 1999 2001 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. Spain defeated Australia in the final, held at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain, on 8–10 December, to win their first title.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–496, 505 2nd World Group 2000 Davis Cup World Group Participating teamsAUSAUTBELBRACZEFRAGERGBRITANEDRUSSVKESPSUIUSAZIM Draw 4–6 February 7–9 April 21–23 July 8–10 December Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) USA 3 ZIM 2 Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay) GBR 1 CZE 4 Murcia, Spain (clay) ESP 4 ITA 1 Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet) RUS 4 BEL 1 Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) AUT 2 SVK 3 Florianópolis, Brazil (clay) BRA 4 FRA 1 Leipzig, Germany (indoor carpet) NED 1 GER 4 Zürich, Switzerland (indoor carpet) SUI 2 AUS 3 Inglewood, CA, United States (indoor carpet) USA 3 CZE 2 Málaga, Spain (clay) ESP 4 RUS 1 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay) SVK 2 BRA 3 Adelaide, Australia (grass) GER 2 AUS 3 Santander, Spain (clay) USA 0 ESP 5 Brisbane, Australia (grass) BRA 0 AUS 5 Barcelona, Spain (indoor clay) ESP 3 AUS 1 Final Spain vs. Australia Spain Australia Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2000-WG-M-ESP-AUS-01 Spain v Australia daviscup.com 8–10 December 2000 Clay (indoors) 3 1 Albert Costa 6 1 6 4 4 Lleyton Hewitt 3 6 2 6 6 Juan Carlos Ferrero 6.039 7 6 3 Pat Rafter 7 6.019 2 1 4 Joan Balcells Àlex Corretja 6 6 6 Sandon Stolle Mark Woodforde 4 4 4 Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 7 4 6 Lleyton Hewitt 2 6.049 6 4 Albert Costa Pat Rafter World Group qualifying round 2000 Davis Cup 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 FRA 5-0 AUT Rennes Le Liberté Indoor Carpet GBR 2-3 ECU 1900 Wimbledon No. 1 Court, All England Lawn Tennis Club Outdoor Grass ITA 1-4 BEL Venice Green Garden Sporting Club Outdoor Clay MAR w/o CHI — — — — UZB 1-4 NED Tashkent N.B.U. Complex Outdoor Clay SWE 5-0 IND Båstad Båstad Tennis Stadium Outdoor Clay SUI 5-0 BLR 1995 St. Gallen Kreuzbleichhalle Outdoor Carpet ZIM 2-3 ROU Harare Harare Sports Club Indoor Hard BEL, FRA, NED and SUI remain in the World Group in 2001. ECU 1900, MAR, ROU and SWE are promoted to the World Group in 2001. BLR 1995, CHI, IND and UZB remain in Zonal Group I in 2001. AUT, GBR, ITA and ZIM are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2001. Americas Zone Group I 2000 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I Draw Group II 2000 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II Draw Group III Venue: Liguanea Club, Kingston, Jamaica Date: 22–26 March 2000 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III Final standings Group IV 2000 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV Draw Asia/Oceania Zone Group I 2000 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I Draw Group II 2000 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II Draw Group III Venue: National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka Date: 9–13 February 2000 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III Final standings Group IV 2000 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV Draw Europe/Africa Zone Group I 2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I Draw Group II 2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II Draw Group III Zone A Venue: Tennis Club de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia Date: 24–28 May 2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A Final standings Zone B Venue: Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar Date: 24–28 May 2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B Final standings Group IV – Zone A 2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone A Draw Group IV – Zone B Venue: Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Date: 14–20 February 2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone B Final standings References General https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/2000 World Group 2000 DavisCup.com 11 June 2020 Specific External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cups by year Davis Cup Davis Cup