1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

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

Main article: 1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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 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
  Kyiv, Ukraine (clay)       Finland  
    Israel 2  
    Ukraine 3     Kyiv, 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.

First round

Ukraine vs. Belarus

Ukraine
2		 Meridian Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine[2]
12–14 February 1999
Carpet (indoors)
Belarus
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrei Rybalko
Vladimir Voltchkov		 2
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
2
Andriy Medvedev
Max Mirnyi		 3
6 		6
3		 77
64		 7
5		    
3
Andriy Medvedev / Orest Tereshchuk
Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov		 3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
4
Andriy Medvedev
Vladimir Voltchkov		 5
7 		6
3		 6
3		 6
3		    
5
Andrei Rybalko
Max Mirnyi		 3
6 		0
6 		6
3		 3
6 		   

Second round

Romania vs. Croatia

Romania
3		 Arena Club, Bucharest, Romania[3]
2–4 April 1999
Clay
Croatia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Adrian Voinea
Ivan Ljubičić		 6
1		 6
4		 61
77		 77
65		    
2
Andrei Pavel
Željko Krajan		 77
65		 6
2		 6
0		      
3
Andrei Pavel / Gabriel Trifu
Ivan Ljubičić / Lovro Zovko		 77
65		 77
65		 7
5		      
4
Ionuț Moldovan
Lovro Zovko		 7
5		 1
6 		2
6 		     
5
Gabriel Trifu
Ivan Beroš		 3
6 		2
6 		       

Austria vs. Portugal

Austria
4		 Messe Wels, Wels, Austria[4]
2–4 April 1999
Clay
Portugal
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Stefan Koubek
Nuno Marques		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
2
Markus Hipfl
João Cunha e Silva		 6
4		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Julian Knowle / Wolfgang Schranz
Emanuel Couto / Nuno Marques		 6
3		 2
6 		77
64		 4
6 		2
6 		 
4
Stefan Koubek
João Cunha e Silva		 6
3		 77
65		 6
0		      
5
Markus Hipfl
Bruno Fragoso		 6
1		 6
2		        

Finland vs. Israel

Finland
3		 Tali Tennis Centre, Helsinki, Finland[5]
2–4 April 1999
Carpet (indoors)
Israel
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tuomas Ketola
Eyal Ran		 3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2
Ville Liukko
Eyal Erlich		 6
1		 6
1		 6
3		      
3
Tuomas Ketola / Ville Liukko
Amir Hadad / Harel Levy		 0
6 		7
5		 62
77		 6
3		 8
6		  
4
Ville Liukko
Eyal Ran		 4
6 		78
66		 6
4		 6
4		    
5
Tapio Nurminen
Eyal Erlich		 2
6 		4
6 		       

South Africa vs. Belarus

South Africa
4		 Rondebosch Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa[6]
2–4 April 1999
Hard
Belarus
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
David Nainkin
Vladimir Voltchkov		 6
3		 5
7 		4
6 		65
77		    
2
Wayne Ferreira
Max Mirnyi		 5
7 		6
4		 6
3		 66
78		 9
7		  
3
David Adams / John-Laffnie de Jager
Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      
4
Wayne Ferreira
Vladimir Voltchkov		 6
0		 4
6 		3
6 		6
2		 6
4		  
5
David Nainkin
Sergei Samoseiko		 6
2		 6
2		        

Second round relegation play-offs

Croatia vs. Portugal

Croatia
1		 Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia[7]
24–26 September 1999
Carpet (indoors)
Portugal
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ivan Ljubičić
Nuno Marques		 4
6 		4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		   
2
Željko Krajan
João Cunha e Silva		 64
77		 2
6 		2
6 		     
3
Ivan Ljubičić / Lovro Zovko
Emanuel Couto / Nuno Marques		 77
64		 6
4		 68
710		 4
6 		2
6 		 
4
Mario Ančić
João Cunha e Silva		 4
6 		4
6 		       
5
Lovro Zovko
Bernardo Mota		 64
77		 6
4		 6
4		      

Ukraine vs. Israel

Ukraine
3		 Nauka Tennis Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine[8]
24–26 September 1999
Clay
Israel
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrei Rybalko
Harel Levy		 2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2
Andriy Medvedev
Noam Okun		 6
0		 6
4		 77
62		      
3
Andriy Medvedev / Andrei Rybalko
Harel Levy / Eyal Ran		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Andriy Medvedev
Harel Levy		 7
5		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		    
5
Orest Tereshchuk
Noam Okun		 3
6 		5
7 		       

References
  1. "1999 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Ukraine v Belarus". daviscup.com.
  3. "Romania v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  4. "Austria v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  5. "Finland v Israel". daviscup.com.
  6. "South Africa v Belarus". daviscup.com.
  7. "Croatia v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  8. "Ukraine v Israel". daviscup.com.
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