2000 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round

The 2000 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round was held from 14 to 23 July. They were the main play-offs of the 2000 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 2001 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.

Teams

Bold indicates team had qualified for the 2001 Davis Cup World Group.

;From World Group

{{davis|AUT}}
{{davis|BEL}}
{{davis|FRA}}
{{davis|GBR}}
{{davis|ITA}}
{{davis|NED}}
{{davis|SUI}}
{{davis|ZIM}}

; From Americas Group I

{{davis|CHI}}
{{davis|ECU|1900}}

; From Asia/Oceania Group I

{{davis|IND}}
{{davis|UZB}}

; From Europe/Africa Group I

{{davis|BLR|1995}}
{{davis|MAR}}
{{davis|ROU}}
{{davis|SWE}}

Results summary

Date: 14–23 July

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the 2001 World Group.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface	{{Tooltip\|Ref.\|Reference}}
class="wikitable" style="border:1px solid #aaa;"
{{davis\|FRA}}	style="text-align:center;"\|5-0	{{davis\|AUT}}	Rennes	Le Liberté	Indoor	Carpet
{{davis\|GBR}}	style="text-align:center;"\|2-3	{{davis\|ECU\|1900}}	Wimbledon	No. 1 Court, All England Lawn Tennis Club	Outdoor	Grass
{{davis\|ITA}}	style="text-align:center;"\|1-4	{{davis\|BEL}}	Venice	Green Garden Sporting Club	Outdoor	Clay
{{davis\|MAR}}	style="text-align:center;"\|w/o{{efn\|name=CHI\|Following crowd trouble during the second round Americas Zone Group I tie between Chile and Argentina, Chile were disqualified from the tournament. Their qualifying tie against Morocco was therefore defaulted and Morocco advanced directly to the 2001 World Group.{{cite news \|title=Chile and Argentina kicked out of 2000 Davis Cup \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/chile-and-argentina-kicked-out-of-2000-davis-cup-280899.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/chile-and-argentina-kicked-out-of-2000-davis-cup-280899.html \|archive-date=2022-05-01 \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=19 May 2020 \|agency=Associated Press \|publisher=The Independent \|date=16 April 2000}}{{cbignore}} }}	{{davis\|CHI}}	—	—	—	—	{{cite news\|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2000-WG-QR-CHI-MAR-01\|title=Morocco v Chile\|publisher=daviscup.com}}
{{davis\|UZB}}	style="text-align:center;"\|1-4	{{davis\|NED}}	Tashkent	N.B.U. Complex	Outdoor	Clay
{{davis\|SWE}}	style="text-align:center;"\|5-0	{{davis\|IND}}	Båstad	Båstad Tennis Stadium	Outdoor	Clay
{{davis\|SUI}}	style="text-align:center;"\|5-0	{{davis\|BLR\|1995}}	St. Gallen	Kreuzbleichhalle	Outdoor	Carpet
{{davis\|ZIM}}	style="text-align:center;"\|2-3	{{davis\|ROU}}	Harare	City Sport Centre	Indoor	Hard

{{davis|BEL}}, {{davis|FRA}}, {{davis|NED}} and {{davis|SUI}} remain in the World Group in 2001.
{{davis|ECU|1900}}, {{davis|MAR}}, {{davis|ROU}} and {{davis|SWE}} are promoted to the World Group in 2001.
{{davis|BLR|1995}}, {{davis|CHI}}, {{davis|IND}} and {{davis|UZB}} remain in Zonal Group I in 2001.
{{davis|AUT}}, {{davis|GBR}}, {{davis|ITA}} and {{davis|ZIM}} are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2001.

Qualifying results

=France vs. Austria=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=France

|team2=Austria

|venue=Le Liberté, Rennes, France{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2000-WG-QR-FRA-AUT-01|title=France v Austria|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=21–23 July 2000

|surface=Carpet (indoors)

|score1=5

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Nicolas Escudé |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jürgen Melzer |2 |4 |2 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Sébastien Grosjean |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Stefan Koubek |3 |2 |3 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Olivier Delaître |T1P2=Nicolas Escudé |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Julian Knowle |T2P2=Thomas Strengberger |4 |3 |3 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jérôme Golmard |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Stefan Koubek |4 |4 | | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Sébastien Grosjean |3 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=Jürgen Melzer |6 |3 |5 | | }}

|}}

=Great Britain vs. Ecuador=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Great Britain

|team2=Ecuador |team2-var=1900

|venue=No. 1 Court, All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon, England{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2000-WG-QR-GBR-ECU-01|title=Great Britain v Ecuador|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=14–16 July 2000

|surface=Grass

|score1=2

|score2=3

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Greg Rusedski |3 |7 |5 |6 |5 |T2P1=Nicolás Lapentti |6 |6.029 |7 |4 |7 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Tim Henman |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Luis Morejón |2 |1 |4 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Tim Henman |T1P2=Arvind Parmar |3 |5 |3 | | |T2P1=Giovanni Lapentti |T2P2=Nicolás Lapentti |6 |7 |6 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Tim Henman |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Nicolás Lapentti |1 |4 |4 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Arvind Parmar |6 |6 |1 |3 |3 |T2P1=Giovanni Lapentti |4 |3 |6 |6 |6 }}

|}}

=Italy vs. Belgium=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Italy

|team2=Belgium

|venue=Green Garden Sporting Club, Venice, Italy{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2000-WG-QR-ITA-BEL-01|title=Italy v Belgium|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=21–23 July 2000

|surface=Clay

|score1=1

|score2=4

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andrea Gaudenzi |2 |5 |3 | | |T2P1=Olivier Rochus |6 |7 |6 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Davide Sanguinetti |1 |7 |7 |6 | |T2P1=Filip Dewulf |6 |6.049 |5 |0 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andrea Gaudenzi |T1P2=Diego Nargiso |4 |4 |4 | | |T2P1=Christophe Rochus |T2P2=Tom Vanhoudt |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Davide Sanguinetti |2 |5 |7 |6 |5 |T2P1=Christophe Rochus |6 |7 |6.059 |1 |7 }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Renzo Furlan |5 |2 | | | |T2P1=Filip Dewulf |7 |6 | | | }}

|}}

=Uzbekistan vs. Netherlands=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Uzbekistan

|team2=Netherlands

|venue=N.B.U. Complex, Tashkent, Uzbekistan{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2000-WG-QR-UZB-NED-01|title=Uzbekistan v Netherlands|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=14–16 July 2000

|surface=Clay

|score1=1

|score2=4

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Oleg Ogorodov |4 |3 |4 | | |T2P1=Richard Krajicek |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Vadim Kutsenko |2 |1 |4 | | |T2P1=Sjeng Schalken |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Oleg Ogorodov |T1P2=Dmitri Tomashevich |3 |1 |6.00 | | |T2P1=Paul Haarhuis |T2P2=Sjeng Schalken |6 |6 |7 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Vadim Kutsenko |1 |2 | | | |T2P1=Paul Haarhuis |6 |6 | | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Oleg Ogorodov |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Sjeng Schalken |4 |3 | | | }}

|}}

=Sweden vs. India=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Sweden

|team2=India

|venue=Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2000-WG-QR-SWE-IND-01|title=Sweden v India|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=21–23 July 2000

|surface=Clay

|score1=5

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andreas Vinciguerra |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Harsh Mankad |3 |1 |1 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mikael Tillström |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Srinath Prahlad |2 |0 |1 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Nicklas Kulti |T1P2=Mikael Tillström |6 |3 |4 |6 |6 |T2P1=Mahesh Bhupathi |T2P2=Syed Fazaluddin |3 |6 |6 |3 |3 }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andreas Vinciguerra |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Srinath Prahlad |2 |1 | | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mikael Tillström |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Harsh Mankad |3 |0 | | | }}

|}}

=Switzerland vs. Belarus=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Switzerland

|team2=Belarus |team2-var=1995

|venue=Kreuzbleichhalle, St. Gallen, Switzerland{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2000-WG-QR-SUI-BLR-01|title=Switzerland v Belarus|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=21–23 July 2000

|surface=Carpet

|score1=5

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=George Bastl |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=Max Mirnyi |4 |6.039 |2 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Roger Federer |4 |7 |7 |5 |6 |T2P1=Vladimir Voltchkov |6 |5 |6.009 |7 |2 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Roger Federer |T1P2=Lorenzo Manta |2 |7 |7 |7 | |T2P1=Max Mirnyi |T2P2=Vladimir Voltchkov |6 |6.049 |5 |6.039 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Michel Kratochvil |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Alexander Shvets |0 |0 | | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Lorenzo Manta |7 |6 | | | |T2P1=Vasili Kazhera |6.00 |1 | | | }}

|}}

=Zimbabwe vs. Romania=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Zimbabwe

|team2=Romania

|venue=Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2000-WG-QR-ZIM-ROU-01|title=Zimbabwe v Romania|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=14–16 July 2000

|surface=Hard (indoors)

|score1=2

|score2=3

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Byron Black |6 |4 |7 |6 | |T2P1=Răzvan Sabău |2 |6 |5 |2 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Kevin Ullyett |4 |6.019 |2 | | |T2P1=Andrei Pavel |6 |7 |6 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Wayne Black |T1P2=Kevin Ullyett |5 |2 |6.019 | | |T2P1=Andrei Pavel |T2P2=Gabriel Trifu |7 |6 |7 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Byron Black |2 |4 |1 | | |T2P1=Andrei Pavel |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Wayne Black |6 |7 | | | |T2P1=Răzvan Sabău |3 |6.019 | | | }}

|}}

Notes

References

External links

[http://www.daviscup.com Davis Cup official website]

World Group qualifying round