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1999 Davis Cup

1999 Davis Cup tennis
Details
Duration 2 April – 5 December
Edition 88th
Teams 128
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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World Group

Participating teams

Australia

Belgium

Brazil

Czech Republic

France

Germany

Great Britain

Italy

Netherlands

Russia

Slovakia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United States

Zimbabwe

Draw

  First Round
2–4 April
  Quarterfinals
16–18 July
  Semifinals
24–26 September
  Final
3–5 December
                                     
  Trollhättan, Sweden (indoor carpet)
    Sweden 2  
    Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
    Slovakia 3  
      Slovakia 2  
  Frankfurt, Germany (indoor carpet)
      Russia 3  
    Germany 2
    Brisbane, Australia (grass)
    Russia 3  
        Russia 1  
  Birmingham, England (indoor hard)
      Australia 4  
    United States 3  
    Chestnut Hill, MA, United States (hard)
    Great Britain 2  
      United States 1
  Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
      Australia 4  
    Australia 4
    Nice, France (indoor clay)
    Zimbabwe 1  
        Australia 3
  Nîmes, France (indoor clay)
      France 2
    Netherlands 1  
    Pau, France (indoor carpet)
    France 4  
      France 3
  Lleida, Spain (clay)
      Brazil 2  
    Brazil 3
    Pau, France (indoor carpet)
    Spain 2  
        France 4
  Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay)
      Belgium 1  
    Belgium 3  
    Brussels, Belgium (clay)
    Czech Republic 2  
      Belgium 3
  Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
      Switzerland 2  
    Switzerland 3
 
    Italy 2  

Final


France
2
Acropolis Exhibition Hall, Nice, France
3–5 December 1999
Clay (indoors)

Australia
3
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Sébastien Grosjean
Mark Philippoussis
4
6
2
6
4
6
     
2   Cédric Pioline
Lleyton Hewitt
7
6
7
6
7
5
     
3   Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
6
2
5
7
2
6
2
6
   
4   Cédric Pioline
Mark Philippoussis
3
6
7
5
1
6
2
6
   
5   Sébastien Grosjean
Lleyton Hewitt
6
4
6
3
       
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Sébastien Grosjean
Mark Philippoussis
4
6
2
6
4
6
     
2   Cédric Pioline
Lleyton Hewitt
7
6
7
6
7
5
     
3   Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
6
2
5
7
2
6
2
6
   
4   Cédric Pioline
Mark Philippoussis
3
6
7
5
1
6
2
6
   
5   Sébastien Grosjean
Lleyton Hewitt
6
4
6
3
       

World Group Qualifying Round

Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface
Austria 3-2 Sweden Pörtschach Werzer Arena Outdoor Clay
Zimbabwe 4-1 Chile Harare Harare Municipal Centre Indoor Hard
Uzbekistan 0-5 Czech Republic Tashkent Yunusabad Tennis Centre Indoor Hard
Ecuador 2-3 Netherlands Guayaquil Club Nacional de Guayaquil Outdoor Clay
New Zealand 0-5 Spain Hamilton Mystery Creek Events Centre Indoor Hard
Italy 3-2 Finland Sassari Torres Tennis Sassari Outdoor Clay
Great Britain 4-1 South Africa Birmingham National Indoor Arena Indoor Hard
Romania 1-4 Germany Bucharest Arena Club Outdoor Clay

Americas Zone

Group I

  Second Round Play-offs
24–26 September
  First Round Play-offs
16–18 July
  First Round
12–14 February
  Second Round
2–4 April
                                     
   
      Argentina    
  Caracas, Venezuela (hard)     bye       Salinas, Ecuador (hard)
      Argentina 4         Argentina 1
      Venezuela 1   Salinas, Ecuador (hard)     Ecuador 4
    Venezuela 2
  Caracas, Venezuela (hard)       Ecuador 3  
    Venezuela 1  
    Bahamas 3     Cali, Colombia (clay)
      Colombia 3  
  Nassau, Bahamas (hard)     Canada 2     Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
    Canada 4         Colombia 0
      Bahamas 1   Nassau, Bahamas (hard)     Chile 5
    Bahamas 0
      Chile 5  
Venezuela relegated to
Group II in 2000.
Ecuador and Chile
advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

  Relegation Play-offs
16–18 July
  First Round
2–4 April
  Second Round
16–18 July
  Third Round
24–26 September
                                     
  San Luis Potosí City, Mexico (hard)
      Mexico 3  
  Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay)     Paraguay 2     Havana, Cuba (hard)
    Paraguay 5         Mexico 3  
    Haiti 0   Havana, Cuba (indoor hard)     Cuba 2  
    Cuba 4
      Haiti 1     Lima, Peru (clay)
      Mexico 2
  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard)       Peru 3
      Peru 4  
  San José, Costa Rica (hard)     Dominican Republic 1     Lima, Peru (clay)
    Dominican Republic 2         Peru 4
    Costa Rica 3   San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica     Uruguay 1  
    Costa Rica 1
      Uruguay 4  
Haiti and Dominican Republic
relegated to Group III in 2000.
  Peru promoted
to Group I in 2000.

Group III

Rank Team
1 El Salvador
2 Guatemala
3 Panama
4 Bolivia
5 Netherlands Antilles
6 Jamaica
7 Antigua and Barbuda
8 Honduras

Group IV

Rank Team
1 Puerto Rico
2 Trinidad and Tobago
3 U.S. Virgin Islands
4 Saint Lucia
5 Bermuda
6 Barbados
7 Eastern Caribbean

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

  Second Round Play-offs
24–26 September
  First Round Play-offs
2–4 April
  First Round
5–21 February
  Second Round
2–4 April
                                     
  Seogwipo, South Korea (hard)
      India 2  
  Calcutta, India (grass)     South Korea 3     Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor hard)
      India 5         South Korea 2
      China 0   Shenzhen, China (hard)     New Zealand 3
    New Zealand 3
  Shenzhen, China (hard)       China 2  
    China 3  
    Pakistan 0     Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard)
      Pakistan 1  
  Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard)     Uzbekistan 4     Fukushima, Japan (indoor carpet)
    Pakistan 1         Uzbekistan 3
      Lebanon 4   Zouk Mikael, Lebanon (indoor hard)     Japan 2
    Lebanon 1
      Japan 4  
Pakistan relegated to
Group II in 2000.
New Zealand and Uzbekistan
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II

  Relegation Play-offs
2–4 April
  First Round
12–14 February
  Second Round
2–18 April
  Third Round
24–26 September
                                     
  Doha, Qatar (hard)
      Indonesia 5  
  Kaohsiung, Taiwan (clay)     Qatar 0     Jakarta, Indonesia (indoor hard)
    Qatar 0         Indonesia    
    Chinese Taipei 5   Manila, Philippines (hard)     Philippines    
    Chinese Taipei 2
      Philippines 3     Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)
      Philippines 1
  Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)       Thailand 4
      Iran 3  
  Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)     Sri Lanka 2     Tehran, Iran (clay)
    Sri Lanka 1         Iran 0
    Kazakhstan 4   Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)     Thailand 5  
    Kazakhstan 0
      Thailand 5  
Qatar and Sri Lanka
relegated to Group III in 2000.
  Thailand promoted
to Group I in 2000.

Group III

Rank Team
1 Malaysia
2 Hong Kong
3 Tajikistan
4 Pacific Oceania
5 Bangladesh
6 Syria
7 Saudi Arabia
8 Bahrain

Group IV

Rank Team
1 Kuwait
2 Singapore
3 Oman
4 United Arab Emirates
5 Fiji
6 Jordan
7 Iraq
8 Brunei

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

  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.

Group II

  Relegation Play-offs
16–18 July
  First Round
30 April–2 May
  Second Round
16–18 July
  Third Round
24–26 September
                                     
  Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet)
      Denmark 5  
  Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay)     Senegal 0     Skagen, Denmark (hard)
    Senegal 0         Denmark 3  
    Slovenia 5   Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)     Ireland 2  
    Slovenia 2
      Ireland 3     Budapest, Hungary (clay)
      Denmark 1
  Budapest, Hungary (clay)       Hungary 3
      Hungary 5  
  Lomé, Togo (hard)     Greece 0     Budapest, Hungary (clay)
    Greece 4         Hungary 4
    Togo 1   Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay)     Bulgaria 1  
    Togo 0
      Bulgaria 5  
  Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)
      Latvia 2  
  Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)     Poland 3     Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
    Latvia 4         Poland 3  
    Macedonia 1   Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)     Ivory Coast 1  
    Macedonia 0
      Ivory Coast 5     Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
      Poland 0
  Casablanca, Morocco (clay)       Morocco 5
      Yugoslavia 1  
  Istanbul, Turkey (hard)     Morocco 4     Oslo, Norway (clay)
    Yugoslavia 2         Morocco 4
    Turkey 3   Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet)     Norway 1  
    Turkey 0
      Norway 5  
Senegal, Togo, Macedonia, and Yugoslavia
relegated to Group III in 2000.
Hungary and Morocco
promoted to Group I in 2000.
Jack Young