2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

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

Main article: 2000 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 2001.[1]

Participating nations

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
6–8 October		 First Round Play-offs
 First Round
4–6 February		 Second Round
7–9 April
                                     
 
      Sweden  
     bye     Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
   bye         Sweden 3
    Finland       Finland 2
   bye
  Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)       Finland  
    Finland 4  
    Hungary 1    
      Romania  
     bye     Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet)
 bye         Romania 3
    Hungary       Hungary 2
   bye
      Hungary  
 
      Belarus  
     bye     Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
   bye         Belarus 4
    South Africa       South Africa 1
   bye
  Maia, Portugal (clay)       South Africa  
    South Africa 2  
    Portugal 3     Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
      Portugal 1  
      Ukraine 4     Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
  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.

First round

Ukraine vs. Portugal

Ukraine
4		 Meridian Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine[2]
4–6 February 2000
Carpet (indoors)
Portugal
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrei Dernovskiy
João Cunha e Silva		 78
66		 6
4		 3
6 		3
6 		6
4		  
2
Andriy Medvedev
Bernardo Mota		 6
1		 6
3		 4
6 		6
2		    
3
Andriy Medvedev / Andrei Rybalko
Emanuel Couto / João Cunha e Silva		 7
5		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Orest Tereshchuk
João Cunha e Silva		 6
3		 6
4		        
5
Andrei Dernovskiy
Bernardo Mota		 5
7 		6
3		 65
77		      

Second round

Finland vs. Sweden

Finland
2		 Tali Tennis Centre, Helsinki, Finland[3]
7–9 April 2000
Hard (indoors)
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ville Liukko
Magnus Norman		 3
6 		6
4		 1
6 		67
79		    
2
Tuomas Ketola
Mikael Tillström		 6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 6
3		  
3
Tuomas Ketola / Ville Liukko
Nicklas Kulti / Mikael Tillström		 1
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
4
Tuomas Ketola
Magnus Norman		 2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5
Jarkko Nieminen
Mikael Tillström		 6
1		 6
4		        

Romania vs. Hungary

Romania
3		 Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest, Romania[4]
7–9 April 2000
Carpet (indoors)
Hungary
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrei Pavel
Gergely Kisgyörgy		 6
2		 77
65		 5
7 		68
710		 6
2		  
2
Răzvan Sabău
Attila Sávolt		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
3
Dinu Pescariu / Gabriel Trifu
Gábor Köves / Attila Sávolt		 1
6 		7
5		 3
6 		6
3		 5
7 		 
4
Andrei Pavel
Attila Sávolt		 6
4		 1
6 		6
4		 6
2		    
5
Dinu Pescariu
Gergely Kisgyörgy		 6
3		 7
5		 63
77		 6
4		    

Belarus vs. South Africa

Belarus
4		 National Centre, Minsk, Belarus[5]
7–9 April 2000
Carpet (indoors)
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vladimir Voltchkov
Neville Godwin		 6
2		 77
62		 7
5		      
2
Max Mirnyi
Jeff Coetzee		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
3
Sergei Samoseiko / Alexander Shvets
David Adams / John-Laffnie de Jager		 62
77		 1
6 		3
6 		     
4
Max Mirnyi
Neville Godwin		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      
5
Vladimir Voltchkov
Jeff Coetzee		 6
1		 6
2		        

Morocco vs. Ukraine

Morocco
3		 Club Olympique, Casablanca, Morocco[6]
7–9 April 2000
Clay
Ukraine
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hicham Arazi
Andriy Medvedev		 4
6 		6
1		 2
6 		6
3		 5
7 		 
2
Younes El Aynaoui
Andrei Dernovskiy		 6
2		 6
2		 6
3		      
3
Karim Alami / Hicham Arazi
Andriy Medvedev / Andrei Rybalko		 3
6 		6
1		 7
5		 6
3		    
4
Younes El Aynaoui
Andriy Medvedev		 5
7 		5
7 		2
6 		     
5
Hicham Arazi
Orest Tereshchuk		 6
4		 6
0		 6
1		      

Second round relegation play-offs

Finland vs. Hungary

Finland
4		 Tali Tennis Centre, Helsinki, Finland[7]
6–8 October 2000
Carpet (indoors)
Hungary
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ville Liukko
Gergely Kisgyörgy		 6
1		 6
3		 6
3		      
2
Jarkko Nieminen
Attila Sávolt		 6
2		 1
6 		77
65		 6
0		    
3
Tuomas Ketola / Ville Liukko
Gábor Köves / Attila Sávolt		 6
4		 65
77		 4
6 		5
7 		   
4
Ville Liukko
Attila Sávolt		 2
6 		5
7 		6
4		 6
4		 6
4		  
5
Jarkko Nieminen
Gergely Kisgyörgy		 6
3		 6
2		        

Portugal vs. South Africa

Portugal
3		 Maia Tennis Club, Maia, Portugal[8]
6–8 October 2000
Clay
South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bernardo Mota
Justin Bower		 6
4		 6
1		 7
5		      
2
Emanuel Couto
Wayne Ferreira		 1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3
Emanuel Couto / Nuno Marques
John-Laffnie de Jager / Piet Norval		 4
6 		79
67		 6
3		 3
6 		8
6		  
4
Bernardo Mota
Wayne Ferreira		 3
6 		2
6 		6
4		 3
6 		   
5
Emanuel Couto
Justin Bower		 77
64		 4
6 		4
6 		78
66		 6
4		  

References
  1. "2000 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Ukraine v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  3. "Finland v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  4. "Romania v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  5. "Belarus v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  6. "Morocco v Ukraine". daviscup.com.
  7. "Finland v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  8. "Portugal v South Africa". daviscup.com.
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