:1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
{{main|1999 Fed Cup}}
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1999 Fed Cup.
Group I
- Venue: La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain (outdoor clay)
- Date: 19–23 April
The sixteen teams were divided into four pools of four teams. The top two teams of each pool play-off in a two-round knockout stage to decide which nations progress to World Group II Play-offs. The four nations coming last in the pools were relegated down to Group II for 2000.
=Pools=
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{{4TeamRR
| title=Pool A
| team-1-abbrev=RSA
| team-1={{nowrap|{{fed|RSA}} (3–0)}}
| team-2-abbrev=UKR
| team-2={{fed|UKR}} (2–1)
| team-3-abbrev=LAT
| team-3={{fed|LAT}} (1–2)
| team-4-abbrev=DEN
| team-4={{fed|DEN}} (0–3)
| 1v2=3–0 |1v3=3–0 |1v4=3–0
|2v1=0–3 | 2v3=2–1 |2v4=2–1
|3v1=0–3 |3v2=1–2 | 3v4=2–1
|4v1=0–3 |4v2=1–2 |4v3=1–2
}}
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{{4TeamRR
| title=Pool B
| team-1-abbrev=ROU
| team-1={{nowrap|{{fed|ROU}} (3–0)}}
| team-2-abbrev=SWE
| team-2={{fed|SWE}} (2–1)
| team-3-abbrev=GRE
| team-3={{fed|GRE}} (1–2)
| team-4-abbrev=POR
| team-4={{fed|POR}} (0–3)
| 1v2=3–0 |1v3=3–0 |1v4=3–0
|2v1=0–3 | 2v3=3–0 |2v4=3–0
|3v1=0–3 |3v2=0–3 | 3v4=2–1
|4v1=0–3 |4v2=0–3 |4v3=1–2
}}
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{{4TeamRR
| title=Pool C
| team-1-abbrev=GBR
| team-1={{nowrap|{{fed|GBR}} (3–0)}}
| team-2-abbrev=BUL
| team-2={{fed|BUL}} (2–1)
| team-3-abbrev=FIN
| team-3={{fed|FIN}} (1–2)
| team-4-abbrev=YUG
| team-4={{fed|FR Yugoslavia}} (0–3)
| 1v2=2–1 |1v3=3–0 |1v4=3–0
|2v1=1–2 | 2v3=3–0 |2v4=3–0
|3v1=0–3 |3v2=0–3 | 3v4=2–1
|4v1=0–3 |4v2=0–3 |4v3=1–2
}}
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{{4TeamRR
| title=Pool D
| team-1-abbrev=SLO
| team-1={{fed|SLO}} (3–0)
| team-2-abbrev=LUX
| team-2={{nowrap|{{fed|LUX}} (2–1)}}
| team-3-abbrev=POL
| team-3={{fed|POL}} (1–2)
| team-4-abbrev=GEO
| team-4={{fed|GEO|1990}} (0–3)
| 1v2=2–1 |1v3=2–1 |1v4=2–1
|2v1=1–2 | 2v3=3–0 |2v4=2–1
|3v1=1–2 |3v2=0–3 | 3v4=3–0
|4v1=1–2 |4v2=1–2 |4v3=0–3
}}
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=Knockout stage=
{{main|1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Knockout Stage}}
{{8TeamBracket-info
| maxround = 2
| RD1-date=22 April
| RD2-date=23 April
| RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Finals
| RD1T1-loc=
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{fed|RSA}} | RD1-score1=2
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{fed|SWE}} | RD1-score2=0
| RD1T2-loc=
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{fed|BUL}} | RD1-score3=1
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{fed|SLO}} | RD1-score4=2
| RD1T3-loc=
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{fed|ROU}} | RD1-score5=2
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{fed|UKR}} | RD1-score6=0
| RD1T4-loc=
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{fed|LUX}} | RD1-score7=0
| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{fed|GBR}} | RD1-score8=3
| RD2T1-loc=
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{fed|RSA}} | RD2-score1=1
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{fed|SLO}} | RD2-score2=2
| RD2T2-loc=
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{fed|ROU}} | RD2-score3=2
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{fed|GBR}} | RD2-score4=0
}}
- {{fed|SLO}} and {{fed|ROU}} advanced to World Group II Play-offs.{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005789|title=Slovenia v Netherlands|publisher=fedcup.com}}{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005675|title=Romania v Chinese Taipei|publisher=fedcup.com}}
- {{fed|DEN}}, {{fed|POR}}, {{fed|FR Yugoslavia}} and {{fed|GEO|1990}} relegated to Group II in 2000.{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004448|title=Denmark v Liechtenstein|publisher=fedcup.com}}{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004500|title=Portugal v Algeria|publisher=fedcup.com}}{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004498|title=Yugoslavia v Georgia|publisher=fedcup.com}}
Group II
- Venue: La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain (outdoor clay)
- Date: 26–30 April
The twenty teams were randomly divided into four pools of five teams to compete in round-robin competitions. The teams that finished first in the pools would progress to Group I for 2000.
=Pools=
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{{col-break}}{{5TeamRR|title=Pool A
|team-1-abbrev=HUN
|team-1={{fed|HUN}} (4–0)
|team-2-abbrev=BIH
|team-2={{nowrap|{{fed|BIH}} (3–1)}}
|team-3-abbrev=MAD
|team-3={{fed|MAD}} (2–2)
|team-4-abbrev=EGY
|team-4={{fed|EGY}} (1–3)
|team-5-abbrev=BOT
|team-5={{fed|BOT}} (0–4)
|1v2=3–0|1v3=3–0|1v4=3–0|1v5=3–0
|2v1=0–3 |2v3=3–0|2v4=3–0|2v5=3–0
|3v1=0–3|3v2=0–3 |3v4=2–1|3v5=2–1
|4v1=0–3|4v2=0–3|4v3=1–2 |4v5=3–0
|5v1=0–3|5v2=0–3|5v3=1–2|5v4=0–3
}}
{{col-break|gap=50px}}{{5TeamRR|title=Pool B
|team-1-abbrev=ISR
|team-1={{fed|ISR}} (4–0)
|team-2-abbrev=MDA
|team-2={{fed|MDA}} (3–1)
|team-3-abbrev=TUN
|team-3={{fed|TUN}} (2–2)
|team-4-abbrev=ARM
|team-4={{nowrap|{{fed|ARM}} (1–3)}}
|team-5-abbrev=ISL
|team-5={{fed|ISL}} (0–4)
|1v2=3–0|1v3=2–0|1v4=3–0|1v5=3–0
|2v1=0–3 |2v3=2–1|2v4=3–0|2v5=3–0
|3v1=0–2|3v2=1–2 |3v4=3–0|3v5=3–0
|4v1=0–3|4v2=0–3|4v3=0–3 |4v5=3–0
|5v1=0–3|5v2=0–3|5v3=0–3|5v4=0–3
}}
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{{col-begin|width=auto}}
{{col-break}}{{5TeamRR|title=Pool C
|team-1-abbrev=MAR
|team-1={{fed|MAR}} (4–0)
|team-2-abbrev=EST
|team-2={{fed|EST}} (3–1)
|team-3-abbrev=LIT
|team-3={{nowrap|{{fed|LIT}} (2–2)}}
|team-4-abbrev=CYP
|team-4={{fed|CYP}} (1–3)
|team-5-abbrev=KEN
|team-5={{fed|KEN}} (0–4)
|1v2=2–1|1v3=3–0|1v4=3–0|1v5=3–0
|2v1=1–2 |2v3=3–0|2v4=3–0|2v5=3–0
|3v1=0–3|3v2=0–3 |3v4=3–0|3v5=3–0
|4v1=0–3|4v2=0–3|4v3=0–3 |4v5=3–0
|5v1=0–3|5v2=0–3|5v3=0–3|5v4=0–3
}}
{{col-break|gap=50px}}{{5TeamRR|title=Pool D
|team-1-abbrev=TUR
|team-1={{fed|TUR}} (4–0)
|team-2-abbrev=IRL
|team-2={{fed|IRL}} (3–1)
|team-3-abbrev=MLT
|team-3={{fed|MLT}} (2–2)
|team-4-abbrev=ALG
|team-4={{fed|ALG}} (1–3)
|team-5-abbrev=MKD
|team-5={{nowrap|{{fed|Macedonia}} (0–4)}}
|1v2=2–1|1v3=2–1|1v4=2–1|1v5=2–1
|2v1=1–2 |2v3=3–0|2v4=3–0|2v5=3–0
|3v1=1–2|3v2=0–3 |3v4=3–0|3v5=3–0
|4v1=1–2|4v2=0–3|4v3=0–3 |4v5=3–0
|5v1=1–2|5v2=0–3|5v3=0–3|5v4=0–3
}}
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- {{fed|HUN}}, {{fed|ISR}}, {{fed|MAR}} and {{fed|TUR}} advanced to Group I in 2000.{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003781|title=Hungary v Latvia|publisher=fedcup.com}}{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003396|title=Ukraine v Israel|publisher=fedcup.com}}{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003528|title=Belarus v Morocco|publisher=fedcup.com}}{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004613|title=Netherlands v Turkey|publisher=fedcup.com}}
See also
References
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- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=RSA Fed Cup Profile, South Africa]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=UKR Fed Cup Profile, Ukraine]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LAT Fed Cup Profile, Latvia]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ROU Fed Cup Profile, Romania]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SWE Fed Cup Profile, Sweden]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=GRE Fed Cup Profile, Greece]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=GBR Fed Cup Profile, Great Britain]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BUL Fed Cup Profile, Bulgaria]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=FIN Fed Cup Profile, Finland]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SLO Fed Cup Profile, Slovenia]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LUX Fed Cup Profile, Luxembourg]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=POL Fed Cup Profile, Poland]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=HUN Fed Cup Profile, Hungary]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BIH Fed Cup Profile, Bosnia and Herzegovina]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=MAD Fed Cup Profile, Madagascar]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=EGY Fed Cup Profile, Egypt]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ISR Fed Cup Profile, Israel]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=MDA Fed Cup Profile, Moldova]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=TUN Fed Cup Profile, Tunisia]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ARM Fed Cup Profile, Armenia]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=MAR Fed Cup Profile, Morocco]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=EST Fed Cup Profile, Estonia]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LTU Fed Cup Profile, Lithuania]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=CYP Fed Cup Profile, Cyprus]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=TUR Fed Cup Profile, Turkey]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=IRL Fed Cup Profile, Ireland]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=MLT Fed Cup Profile, Malta]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ALG Fed Cup Profile, Algeria]
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External links
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx Fed Cup website]
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