1999 Davis Cup
Details
Duration2 April – 5 December 1999
Edition88th
Teams128
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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The 1999 Davis Cup (also known as the 1999 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 88th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 129 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 30 in the Americas Zone, 32 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 51 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Fiji made its first appearances in the tournament.

Australia defeated France in the final, held at the Acropolis Exhibition Hall in Nice, France, on 3–5 December, to win their 27th title and their first since 1986.[1][2] Mark Philippoussis, Lleyton Hewitt and doubles pairing Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde made up the winning Australian team in the final; Pat Rafter, who was involved in the Aussies' run to the final was forced to pull out due to injury.[3]

World Group

Main article: 1999 Davis Cup 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)
 Sweden2
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
 Slovakia3
 Slovakia2
Frankfurt, Germany (indoor carpet)
 Russia3
 Germany2
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
 Russia3
 Russia1
Birmingham, England (indoor hard)
 Australia4
 United States3
Chestnut Hill, MA, United States (hard)
 Great Britain2
 United States1
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
 Australia4
 Australia4
Nice, France (indoor clay)
 Zimbabwe1
 Australia3
Nîmes, France (indoor clay)
 France2
 Netherlands1
Pau, France (indoor carpet)
 France4
 France3
Lleida, Spain (clay)
 Brazil2
 Brazil3
Pau, France (indoor carpet)
 Spain2
 France4
Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay)
 Belgium1
 Belgium3
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
 Czech Republic2
 Belgium3
Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
  Switzerland2
  Switzerland3
 Italy2

Final

France vs. Australia


France
2 		Acropolis Exhibition Hall, Nice, France[2]
3–5 December 1999
Clay (indoors)
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Australia 		Sébastien Grosjean
Mark Philippoussis 		4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2 France
Australia 		Cédric Pioline
Lleyton Hewitt 		79
67 		78
66 		7
5 		     
3 France
Australia 		Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 		6
2 		5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		   
4 France
Australia 		Cédric Pioline
Mark Philippoussis 		3
6 		7
5 		1
6 		2
6 		   
5 France
Australia 		Sébastien Grosjean
Lleyton Hewitt 		6
4 		6
3 		       

World Group qualifying round

Main article: 1999 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round

Date: 24–26 September

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 2000 World Group.

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

Main article: 1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Group I

This section is transcluded from 1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I. (edit | history)
Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
 Argentina
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)byeSalinas, Ecuador (hard)
 Argentina4 Argentina1
 Venezuela1Salinas, Ecuador (hard) Ecuador4
 Venezuela2
Caracas, Venezuela (hard) Ecuador3
 Venezuela1
 Bahamas3Cali, Colombia (clay)
 Colombia3
Nassau, Bahamas (hard) Canada2Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
 Canada4 Colombia0
 Bahamas1Nassau, Bahamas (hard) Chile5
 Bahamas0
 Chile5

Group II

This section is transcluded from 1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II. (edit | history)
Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
San Luis Potosí City, Mexico (hard)
 Mexico3
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay) Paraguay2Havana, Cuba (hard)
 Paraguay5 Mexico3
 Haiti0Havana, Cuba (indoor hard) Cuba2
 Cuba4
 Haiti1Lima, Peru (clay)
 Mexico2
Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. (hard) Peru3
 Peru4
San José, Costa Rica (hard) Dominican Republic1Lima, Peru (clay)
 Dominican Republic2 Peru4
 Costa Rica3San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica Uruguay1
 Costa Rica1
 Uruguay4

Group III[edit]

Final standings

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

Group IV[edit]

Final standings

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

Main article: 1999 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

This section is transcluded from 1999 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. (edit | history)
Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Seogwipo, South Korea (hard)
 India2
Calcutta, India (grass) South Korea3Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor hard)
 India5 South Korea2
 China0Shenzhen, China (hard) New Zealand3
 New Zealand3
Shenzhen, China (hard) China2
 China3
 Pakistan0Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard)
 Pakistan1
Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) Uzbekistan4Fukushima, Japan (indoor carpet)
 Pakistan1 Uzbekistan3
 Lebanon4Zouk Mikael, Lebanon (indoor hard) Japan2
 Lebanon1
 Japan4

Group II

This section is transcluded from 1999 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II. (edit | history)
Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Doha, Qatar (hard)
 Indonesia5
Kaohsiung, Taiwan (clay) Qatar0Jakarta, Indonesia (indoor hard)
 Qatar0 Indonesia
 Chinese Taipei5Manila, Philippines (hard) Philippines
 Chinese Taipei2
 Philippines3Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)
 Philippines1
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) Thailand4
 Iran3
Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) Sri Lanka2Tehran, Iran (clay)
 Sri Lanka1 Iran0
 Kazakhstan4Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard) Thailand5
 Kazakhstan0
 Thailand5

Group III[edit]

Final standings

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

Group IV[edit]

Final standings

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

Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

This section is transcluded from 1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. (edit | history)
Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
 Romania
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
bye
bye Romania3
 Croatia Croatia2
bye
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet)
 Croatia
 Croatia1
 Portugal4
 Austria
Wels, Austria (indoor clay)
bye
bye Austria4
 Portugal Portugal1
bye
 Portugal
 Israel
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
bye
 Israel Israel2
bye Finland3
bye
Kyiv, Ukraine (clay)
 Finland
 Israel2
Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
 Ukraine3
 Ukraine2
Cape Town, South Africa (hard)
 Belarus3
 Ukraine Belarus1
bye South Africa4
bye
 South Africa

Group II

This section is transcluded from 1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II. (edit | history)
Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet)
 Denmark5
Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay)Skagen, Denmark (hard)
 Senegal0
 Senegal0 Denmark3
Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)
 Slovenia5 Ireland2
 Slovenia2
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 Ireland3
 Denmark1
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 Hungary3
 Hungary5
Lomé, Togo (hard)Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 Greece0
 Greece4 Hungary4
Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay)
 Togo1 Bulgaria1
 Togo0
 Bulgaria5
Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)
 Latvia2
Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
 Poland3
 Latvia4 Poland3
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
 Macedonia1 Ivory Coast1
 Macedonia0
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
 Ivory Coast5
 Poland0
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
 Morocco5
 Yugoslavia1
Istanbul, Turkey (hard)Oslo, Norway (clay)
 Morocco4
 Yugoslavia2 Morocco4
Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet)
 Turkey3 Norway1
 Turkey0
 Norway5

Group III

Zone A[edit]

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Egypt
2  Luxembourg
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina
4  Tunisia
5  Nigeria
6  Benin
7  Algeria
8  Ghana

Zone B[edit]

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Estonia
2  Lithuania
3  Moldova
4  Armenia
5  Monaco
6  Georgia
7  Kenya
8  Zambia

Group IV

Zone A[edit]

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Iceland
2  Malta
3  Cyprus
4  Ethiopia
5  Sudan

Zone B[edit]

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Madagascar
2  Botswana
3  Azerbaijan
4  San Marino
5  Uganda

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 505. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "France v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Rafter admits Davis Cup glory will be difficult". The Hindu. Associated Press. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

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