2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2000.

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[edit]

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. 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 2001.^[1]

Participating nations[edit]

Draw[edit]

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Sweden

Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)

bye

Sweden

3

Finland

2

bye

Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)

Finland

4

Hungary

1

Romania

Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet)

bye

Romania

3

Hungary

2

bye

Hungary

Belarus

Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)

bye

Belarus

4

South Africa

1

bye

Maia, Portugal (clay)

South Africa

2

Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)

Portugal

3

Portugal

1

Casablanca, Morocco (clay)

Ukraine

4

Portugal

Ukraine

2

bye

Morocco

3

bye

Morocco

Hungary and South Africa relegated to Group II in 2001.
Sweden, Romania, Belarus, and Morocco advance to World Group qualifying round.

Group II[edit]

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 2001.^[2]

Participating nations[edit]

Draw[edit]

Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)

Croatia

5

Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)

Dublin, Ireland (carpet)

Latvia

0

Latvia

1

Croatia

5

Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)

Luxembourg

4

Ireland

0

Luxembourg

2

Rijeka, Croatia (indoor carpet)

Ireland

3

Croatia

5

Istanbul, Turkey (hard)

Ivory Coast

0

Denmark

3

İzmir, Turkey (hard)

Rungsted, Denmark (clay)

Turkey

2

Turkey

4

Denmark

2

Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor carpet)

1

3

3

2

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Egypt

2

Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet)

Szczecin, Poland (clay)

Slovenia

3

Egypt

0

Slovenia

3

Bytom, Poland (clay)

Estonia

5

Poland

2

Estonia

1

Athens, Greece (clay)

Poland

4

Slovenia

4

Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)

Greece

1

Greece

3

Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)

Athens, Greece (clay)

Bulgaria

2

Bulgaria

2

Greece

4

Oslo, Norway (clay)

Israel

3

Norway

1

Norway

3

Israel

2

Latvia, Lithuania, Egypt, and Bulgaria relegated to Group III in 2001.
Croatia and Slovenia promoted to Group I in 2001.

Group III[edit]

The top two teams in each Group III sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2001, whereas the bottom two teams in each sub-zone were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2001.

Participating nations[edit]

Zone A[edit]

Draw[edit]

Venue: Tennis Club de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
Date: 24–28 May

Group A

	BIH	GEO	TOG	MLT	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Bosnia and Herzegovina		3–0	2–1	1–0	3–0	6–1 (86%)	12–3 (80%)	1
Georgia	0–3		2–1	3–0	2–1	5–4 (56%)	11–11 (50%)	2
Togo	1–2	1–2		3–0	1–2	5–4 (56%)	11–8 (57%)	3
Malta	0–1	0–3	0–3		0–3	0–7 (0%)	2–14 (13%)	4

Group B

	FRY	MON	BOT	TUN	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Yugoslavia		3–0	3–0	2–0	3–0	8–0 (100%)	16–1 (94%)	1
Monaco	0–3		2–0	3–0	2–1	5–3 (63%)	11–7 (61%)	2
Botswana	0–3	0–2		2–1	1–2	2–6 (20%)	5–14 (26%)	3
Tunisia	0–2	0–3	1–2		0–3	1–7 (13%)	5–15 (25%)	4

1st to 4th place play-offs

3rd-4th Play-off

Semifinals

Final

A1

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1

B2

Monaco

2

A1

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1

B2

Monaco

0

A2

Georgia

2

B1

Yugoslavia

3

A2

Georgia

0

B1

Yugoslavia

3

5th to 8th place play-offs

7th-8th Play-off

5th-8th Play-offs

5th-6th Play-off

A3

Togo

2

B4

Tunisia

1

B4

Tunisia

2

A3

Togo

3

A4

Malta

1

B3

Botswana

0

A4

Malta

0

B3

Botswana

3

Final standings[edit]

Rank	Team
1	Yugoslavia
2	Monaco
3	Georgia
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina
5	Togo
6	Botswana
7	Tunisia
8	Malta

Yugoslavia and Monaco promoted to Group II in 2001.
Tunisia and Malta relegated to Group IV in 2001.

Zone B[edit]

Draw[edit]

Venue: Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Date: 24–28 May

Group A

	MDA	ISL	SEN	BEN	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Moldova		3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	9–0 (100%)	18–1 (95%)	1
Iceland	0–3		2–1	3–0	2–1	5–4 (56%)	10–8 (56%)	2
Senegal	0–3	1–2		2–1	1–2	3–6 (33%)	6–12 (33%)	3
Benin	0–3	0–3	1–2		0–3	1–8 (11%)	3–16 (16%)	4

Group B

	ARM	MKD	MAD	NGR	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Armenia		2–1	3–0	2–1	3–0	7–2 (78%)	14–6 (70%)	1
Macedonia	1–2		2–1	3–0	2–1	6–3 (67%)	14–9 (61%)	2
Madagascar	0–3	1–2		2–1	1–2	3–6 (33%)	8–13 (38%)	3
Nigeria	1–2	0–3	1–2		0–3	2–7 (22%)	6–14 (30%)	4

1st to 4th place play-offs

3rd-4th Play-off

Semifinals

Final

A1

Armenia

3

B2

Iceland

0

B2

Iceland

2

A1

Armenia

1

A2

Macedonia

1

B1

Moldova

2

A2

Macedonia

1

B1

Moldova

2

5th to 8th place play-offs

7th-8th Play-off

5th-8th Play-offs

5th-6th Play-off

A3

Senegal

1

B4

Nigeria

2

A3

Senegal

0

B4

Nigeria

2

A4

Benin

3

B3

Madagascar

1

A4

Benin

0

B3

Madagascar

3

Final standings[edit]

Rank	Team
1	Moldova
2	Armenia
3	Iceland
4	Macedonia
5	Nigeria
6	Madagascar
7	Benin
8	Senegal

Moldova and Armenia promoted to Group II in 2001.
Benin and Senegal relegated to Group IV in 2001.

Group IV[edit]

The top two teams in each Group IV sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2001. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations[edit]

Zone A[edit]

Draw[edit]

Venue: Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda
Date: 19–23 January

Group A

	NAM	ZAM	SMR	ETH	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Namibia		2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	7–2 (78%)	15–4 (79%)	1
Zambia	1–2		2–1	2–1	2–1	5–4 (56%)	10–9 (53%)	2
San Marino	1–2	1–2		2–1	1–2	4–5 (44%)	8–11 (42%)	3
Ethiopia	0–3	1–2	1–2		0–3	2–7 (22%)	5–14 (26%)	4

Group B

	KEN	CYP	UGA	LES	DJI	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Kenya		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	4–0	11–1 (92%)	21–4 (84%)	1
Cyprus	1–2		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–1	9–3 (75%)	19–6 (76%)	2
Uganda	0–3	1–2		2–1	3–0	2–2	6–6 (50%)	10–14 (42%)	3
Lesotho	0–3	0–3	1–2		3–0	1–3	4–8 (33%)	9–16 (36%)	4
Djibouti	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3		0–4	0–12 (0%)	0–19 (0%)	5

Namibia and Kenya promoted to Group III in 2001.

Zone B[edit]

Draw[edit]

Venue: Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
Date: 14–20 February

Group A

	ALG	AND	LIE	SUD	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Algeria		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	8–1 (89%)	16–4 (80%)	1
Andorra	1–2		3–0	3–0	2–1	7–2 (78%)	16–4 (80%)	2
Liechtenstein	0–3	0–3		2–1	1–2	2–7 (22%)	4–15 (21%)	3
Sudan	0–3	0–3	1–2		0–3	1–8 (11%)	3–16 (16%)	4

Group B

	GHA	MRI	CMR	AZE	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Ghana		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	8–1 (89%)	16–3 (84%)	1
Mauritius	1–2		3–0	2–1	2–1	6–3 (67%)	14–6 (70%)	2
Cameroon	0–3	0–3		3–0	1–2	3–6 (33%)	6–12 (33%)	3
Azerbaijan	0–3	1–2	0–3		0–3	1–8 (11%)	2–17 (11%)	4