2000 Davis Cup

2000 Davis Cup
Details
Edition	89th
Achievements (singles)
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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.^[1]^[2]

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, United States (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^[3]
8-10 December 2000
Clay (i)

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	6⁴ 7⁷	7⁷ 6²	6 2	3 1		retired
3	Juan Manuel 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.

Americas Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

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

Group II

Participating Teams

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

Group III

Participating Teams

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

Group IV

Participating Teams

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