1999 Davis Cup World Group

1999 Davis Cup World Group 2 April – 5 December 19th AUS Davis Cup 1999 Davis Cup The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1999.https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1999 World Group 1999 DavisCup.com 11 June 2020 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 2000. Sweden were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the first round. Australia won the title, defeating France in the final, 3–2. The final was held at the Acropolis Exhibition Hall in Nice, France, from 3 to 5 December. It was the Australian team's 27th Davis Cup title overall and their first since 1986. Participating teams Participating teamsAUSBELBRACZEFRAGERGBRITANEDRUSSVKESPSWESUIUSAZIM Draw 2–4 April 16–18 July 24–26 September 3–5 December Trollhättan, Sweden (indoor carpet) SWE 2 SVK 3 Frankfurt, Germany (indoor carpet) GER 2 RUS 3 Birmingham, England (indoor hard) USA 3 GBR 2 Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) AUS 4 ZIM 1 Nîmes, France (indoor clay) NED 1 FRA 4 Lleida, Spain (clay) BRA 3 ESP 2 Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay) BEL 3 CZE 2 Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet) SUI 3 ITA 2 Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) SVK 2 RUS 3 Chestnut Hill, MA, United States (hard) USA 1 AUS 4 Pau, France (indoor carpet) FRA 3 BRA 2 Brussels, Belgium (clay) BEL 3 SUI 2 Brisbane, Australia (grass) RUS 1 AUS 4 Pau, France (indoor carpet) FRA 4 BEL 1 Nice, France (indoor clay) AUS 3 FRA 2 First round Sweden vs. Slovakia Sweden Slovakia Arena Älvhögsborg, Trollhättan, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1999-WG-M-SWE-SVK-01 Sweden v Slovakia daviscup.com 2–4 April 1999 Carpet (indoors) 2 3 Thomas Johansson 1 6.069 6 3 Karol Kučera 6 7 2 6 Thomas Enqvist 5 6 6 2 4 Dominik Hrbatý 7 4 2 6 6 Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti 4 7 6.059 6 6 Dominik Hrbatý Karol Kučera 6 6.119 7 1 3 Thomas Enqvist 6 3 2 4 Karol Kučera 1 6 6 6 Thomas Johansson 6 6 Dominik Hrbatý 4 4 Germany vs. Russia Germany Russia Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt, Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1999-WG-M-GER-RUS-01 Germany v Russia daviscup.com 2–4 April 1999 Carpet (indoors) 2 3 Tommy Haas 6.039 6 6 2 9 Marat Safin 7 4 3 6 7 Nicolas Kiefer 6.049 4 4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7 6 6 Boris Becker David Prinosil 6.039 6 6 4 10 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andrei Olhovskiy 7 2 3 6 8 Tommy Haas 3 4 2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 6 6 Nicolas Kiefer 6.089 4 4 Marat Safin 7 6 6 Great Britain vs. United States Great Britain United States National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1999-WG-M-USA-GBR-01 Great Britain v United States daviscup.com 2–4 April 1999 Hard (indoors) 2 3 Tim Henman 6.019 6 6.029 7 5 Jim Courier 7 2 7 6.099 7 Greg Rusedski 4 4 2 Todd Martin 6 6 6 Tim Henman Greg Rusedski 3 7 6 6.049 6 Todd Martin Alex O'Brien 6 5 3 7 3 Tim Henman 4 7 6 7 Todd Martin 6 5 3 6.039 Greg Rusedski 4 7 3 6 6 Jim Courier 6 6.029 6 1 8 Zimbabwe vs. Australia Zimbabwe Australia Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1999-WG-M-AUS-ZIM-01 Zimbabwe v Australia daviscup.com 2–4 April 1999 Hard (indoors) 1 4 Byron Black 6 3 4 6 7 Mark Philippoussis 3 6 6 3 5 Wayne Black 3 6 6.039 2 Pat Rafter 6 3 7 6 Byron Black Wayne Black 4 6 3 0 Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6 2 6 6 Byron Black 4 6.019 2 Pat Rafter 6 7 6 Wayne Black 3 2 Mark Philippoussis 6 6 France vs. Netherlands France Netherlands Arena of Nîmes, Nîmes, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1999-WG-M-NED-FRA-01 France v Netherlands daviscup.com 2–4 April 1999 Clay (indoors) 4 1 Jérôme Golmard 6 6 6.049 4 2 Richard Krajicek 3 4 7 6 6 Cédric Pioline 6 7 6 Paul Haarhuis 2 6.00 3 Cédric Pioline Guillaume Raoux 6 5 7 6.039 6 Paul Haarhuis Jan Siemerink 4 7 6.039 7 2 Cédric Pioline 6 3 7 7 Richard Krajicek 3 6 5 6.049 Jérôme Golmard 6 7 Jan Siemerink 4 5 Spain vs. Brazil Spain Brazil Lleida Tennis Club, Lleida, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1999-WG-M-BRA-ESP-01 Spain v Brazil daviscup.com 2–4 April 1999 Clay 2 3 Carlos Moyá 6 6.029 6 6 Fernando Meligeni 2 7 0 4 Àlex Corretja 3 4 5 Gustavo Kuerten 6 6 7 Àlex Corretja Albert Costa 2 7 6 4 3 Gustavo Kuerten Jaime Oncins 6 5 4 6 6 Carlos Moyá 2 4 1 Gustavo Kuerten 6 6 6 Àlex Corretja 6 6 Márcio Carlsson 1 2 Belgium vs. Czech Republic Belgium Czech Republic Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1999-WG-M-BEL-CZE-01 Belgium v Czech Republic daviscup.com 2–4 April 1999 Clay 3 2 Xavier Malisse 6.059 6 6 6 Bohdan Ulihrach 7 2 4 2 Filip Dewulf 5 3 2 Ctislav Doseděl 7 6 6 Filip Dewulf Johan Van Herck 6.039 2 0 Jiří Novák David Rikl 7 6 6 Christophe Van Garsse 6 6 6 Bohdan Ulihrach 0 3 4 Xavier Malisse 3 6 6 7 Ctislav Doseděl 6 4 0 6.069 Switzerland vs. Italy Switzerland Italy Patinoire du Littoral, Neuchâtel, Switzerlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1999-WG-M-SUI-ITA-01 Switzerland v Italy daviscup.com 2–4 April 1999 Carpet (indoors) 3 2 Marc Rosset 7 6 7 Gianluca Pozzi 6.019 4 6.00 Roger Federer 6 6.029 6 6 Davide Sanguinetti 4 7 3 4 Lorenzo Manta Marc Rosset 7 4 7 6 Stefano Pescosolido Laurence Tieleman 6.039 6 5 3 Ivo Heuberger 3 6 6.079 Davide Sanguinetti 6 3 7 Roger Federer 4 6.039 Gianluca Pozzi 6 7 Quarterfinals Russia vs. Slovakia Russia Slovakia Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1999-WG-M-SVK-RUS-01 Russia v Slovakia daviscup.com 16–18 July 1999 Clay (indoors) 3 2 Marat Safin 2 6 6 6 Karol Kučera 6 4 2 4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2 6 6.029 6 7 Dominik Hrbatý 6 2 7 1 5 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andrei Olhovskiy 2 2 2 Dominik Hrbatý Karol Kučera 6 6 6 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1 3 4 Karol Kučera 6 6 6 Marat Safin 6 4 7 6.029 6 Dominik Hrbatý 3 6 5 7 4 United States vs. Australia United States Australia Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, MA, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1999-WG-M-USA-AUS-01 United States v Australia daviscup.com 16–18 July 1999 Hard 1 4 Todd Martin 4 7 3 0 Lleyton Hewitt 6 6.009 6 6 Jim Courier 6.049 4 4 Pat Rafter 7 6 6 Alex O'Brien Pete Sampras 6 6 3 4 6 Sandon Stolle Mark Woodforde 4 3 6 6 3 Todd Martin 6 7 3 2 4 Pat Rafter 4 5 6 6 6 Alex O'Brien 5 4 Lleyton Hewitt 7 6 France vs. Brazil France Brazil Palais des Sports, Pau, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1999-WG-M-FRA-BRA-01 France v Brazil daviscup.com 16–18 July 1999 Carpet (indoors) 3 2 Sébastien Grosjean 2 7 6.049 7 7 Gustavo Kuerten 6 6.039 7 6.049 9 Cédric Pioline 6 6 6 Fernando Meligeni 3 3 3 Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro 7 6 6 Gustavo Kuerten Jaime Oncins 6.049 4 4 Cédric Pioline 6 6 6 Gustavo Kuerten 3 4 4 Sébastien Grosjean 7 4 2 Fernando Meligeni 6.049 6 6 Belgium vs. Switzerland Belgium Switzerland Royal Primerose Tennis Club, Brussels, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1999-WG-M-BEL-SUI-01 Belgium v Switzerland daviscup.com 16–18 July 1999 Clay 3 2 Xavier Malisse 6 6 7 Lorenzo Manta 4 0 6.009 Christophe Van Garsse 7 3 1 7 6 Roger Federer 6.039 6 6 5 1 Filip Dewulf Christophe Rochus 6 1 6.069 5 Lorenzo Manta Marc Rosset 2 6 7 7 Xavier Malisse 4 6 7 7 Roger Federer 6 3 5 6.049 Christophe Van Garsse 6.039 0 2 George Bastl 7 1 Semifinals Australia vs. Russia Australia Russia ANZ Stadium, Brisbane, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1999-WG-M-RUS-AUS-01 Australia v Russia daviscup.com 24–26 September 1999 Grass 4 1 Lleyton Hewitt 7 6 4 6 Marat Safin 6.00 2 6 3 Wayne Arthurs 6 6.039 6 6 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2 7 2 0 Sandon Stolle Mark Woodforde 1 4 6 6 6 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andrei Olhovskiy 6 6 4 4 8 Lleyton Hewitt 6 7 6 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 5 2 Wayne Arthurs 6 6 Marat Safin 3 2 France vs. Belgium France Belgium Palais des Sports, Pau, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1999-WG-M-FRA-BEL-01 France v Belgium daviscup.com 24–26 September 1999 Carpet (indoors) 4 1 Sébastien Grosjean 7 6 7 Xavier Malisse 5 2 6.029 Cédric Pioline 6 5 3 6 6 Filip Dewulf 3 7 6 3 2 Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro 6 6 6 Xavier Malisse Christophe Van Garsse 3 3 3 Cédric Pioline 3 4 Christophe Van Garsse 6 6 Fabrice Santoro 7 6 Christophe Rochus 5 4 Final France vs. Australia France Australia Acropolis Exhibition Hall, Nice, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1999-WG-M-AUS-FRA-01 France v Australia daviscup.com 3–5 December 1999 Clay (indoors) 2 3 Sébastien Grosjean 4 2 4 Mark Philippoussis 6 6 6 Cédric Pioline 7 7 7 Lleyton Hewitt 6.069 6.059 5 Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro 6 5 2 2 Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 2 7 6 6 Cédric Pioline 3 7 1 2 Mark Philippoussis 6 5 6 6 Sébastien Grosjean 6 6 Lleyton Hewitt 4 3 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 World Group Davis Cup