2000 Davis Cup

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The 2000 Davis Cup was the 89th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 135 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Spain defeated Australia at Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain, on 8-10 December, giving Spain their first title, after playing every single match on home soil.

World Group

Participating Teams
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)

United States

3

Inglewood, CA, USA (indoor carpet)

Zimbabwe

2

United States

3

Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)

Czech Republic

2

Great Britain

1

Santander, Spain (clay)

Czech Republic

4

United States

0

Murcia, Spain (clay)

Spain

5

Spain

4

Málaga, Spain (clay)

Italy

1

Spain

4

Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)

Russia

1

Russia

4

Barcelona, Spain (indoor clay)

Belgium

1

Spain

3

Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)

Australia

1

Austria

2

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)

Slovakia

3

Slovakia

2

Florianópolis, Brazil (clay)

Brazil

3

Brazil

4

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

France

1

Brazil

0

Leipzig, Germany (indoor carpet)

Australia

5

Netherlands

1

Adelaide, Australia (grass)

Germany

4

Germany

2

Zürich, Switzerland (indoor carpet)

Australia

3

Switzerland

2

Australia

3

Final

Spain 3	Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain 8 December - 10 December 2000 clay (indoors)		Australia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Albert Costa Lleyton Hewitt 6 3 1 6 6 2 4 6 4 6   2 Juan Carlos Ferrero Patrick Rafter 65 77 77 62 6 2 3 1     retired 3 Joan Balcells / Àlex Corretja Sandon Stolle / Mark Woodforde 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Juan Carlos Ferrero Lleyton Hewitt 6 2 77 65 4 6 6 4     5 Albert Costa Patrick Rafter           not played

World Group Playoffs

Date: 14-23 July

Venue	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Rennes, France (indoor carpet)	France	5-0	Austria
Wimbledon, England (grass)	Great Britain	2-3	Ecuador
Venice, Italy (clay)	Italy	1-4	Belgium
	Morocco	w/o	Chile
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay)	Uzbekistan	1-4	Netherlands
Båstad, Sweden (clay)	Sweden	5-0	India
St. Gallen, Switzerland (outdoor carpet)	Switzerland	5-0	Belarus
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)	Zimbabwe	2-3	Romania

• Ecuador, Morocco, Romania, and Sweden promoted to World Group in 2001.
• Belgium, France, Netherlands, and Switzerland remain in World Group in 2001.
• Belarus (EA), Chile (AMN), India (AO), and Uzbekistan (AO) remain in Group I in 2001.
• Austria (EA), Great Britain (EA), Italy (EA), and Zimbabwe (EA) relegated to Group I in 2001.

American Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

•  Argentina
•  Bahamas
•  Canada
•  Chile — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
•  Colombia — relegated to Group II in 2001
•  Ecuador — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
•  Peru

Group II

Participating Teams

•  Costa Rica
•  Cuba — relegated to Group III in 2001
•  El Salvador — relegated to Group III in 2001
•  Guatemala
•  Mexico — promoted to Group I in 2001
•  Paraguay
•  Uruguay
•  Venezuela

Group III

Participating Teams

•  Bolivia
•  Dominican Republic — promoted to Group II in 2001
•  Haiti — relegated to Group IV in 2001
•  Jamaica
•  Netherlands Antilles — promoted to Group II in 2001
•  Panama — relegated to Group IV in 2001
•  Puerto Rico
•  Trinidad and Tobago

Group IV

Participating Teams

•  Antigua and Barbuda
•  Barbados
•  Bermuda — promoted to Group III in 2001
•  Eastern Caribbean
•  Honduras — promoted to Group III in 2001
•  Saint Lucia
•  U.S. Virgin Islands

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

•  China
•  India — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
•  Japan
•  Lebanon — relegated to Group II in 2001
•  New Zealand
•  South Korea
•  Thailand
•  Uzbekistan — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round

Group II

Participating Teams

•  Chinese Taipei
•  Hong Kong
•  Indonesia — promoted to Group I in 2001
•  Iran
•  Kazakhstan — relegated to Group III in 2001
•  Malaysia
•  Pakistan
•  Philippines — relegated to Group III in 2001

Group III

Participating Teams

•  Bangladesh — relegated to Group IV in 2001
•  Kuwait — promoted to Group II in 2001
•  Pacific Oceania — relegated to Group IV in 2001
•  Qatar
•  Singapore
•  Sri Lanka
•  Syria — promoted to Group II in 2001
•  Tajikistan

Group IV

Participating Teams

•  Bahrain — promoted to Group III in 2001
•  Brunei
•  Fiji
•  Jordan
•  Oman
•  Saudi Arabia — promoted to Group III in 2001
•  United Arab Emirates

Euro/African Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

•  Belarus — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
•  Finland
•  Hungary — relegated to Group II in 2001
•  Morocco — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
•  Portugal
•  Romania — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
•  South Africa — relegated to Group II in 2001
•  Sweden — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
•  Ukraine

Group II

Participating Teams

•  Bulgaria — relegated to Group III in 2001
•  Côte d'Ivoire
•  Croatia — promoted to Group I in 2001
•  Denmark
•  Egypt — relegated to Group III in 2001
•  Estonia
•  Greece
•  Ireland
•  Israel
•  Latvia — relegated to Group III in 2001
•  Lithuania — relegated to Group III in 2001
•  Luxembourg
•  Norway
•  Poland
•  Slovenia — promoted to Group I in 2001
•  Turkey

Group III

Venue I

Participating Teams

•  Bosnia and Herzegovina
•  Botswana
•  Georgia
•  Malta — relegated to Group IV in 2001
•  Monaco — promoted to Group II in 2001
•  Togo
•  Tunisia — relegated to Group IV in 2001
•  Yugoslavia — promoted to Group II in 2001

Venue II

Participating Teams

•  Armenia — promoted to Group II in 2001
•  Benin — relegated to Group IV in 2001
•  Iceland
•  Macedonia
•  Madagascar
•  Moldova — promoted to Group II in 2001
•  Nigeria
•  Senegal — relegated to Group IV in 2001

Group IV

Venue A

Participating Teams

•  Algeria
•  Andorra
•  Azerbaijan
•  Cameroon
•  Ghana — promoted to Group III in 2001
•  Liechtenstein
•  Mauritius — promoted to Group III in 2001
•  Sudan

Venue II

Participating Teams

•  Cyprus
•  Djibouti
•  Ethiopia
•  Kenya — promoted to Group III in 2001
•  Lesotho
•  Namibia — promoted to Group III in 2001
•  San Marino
•  Uganda
•  Zambia

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