The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2000.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group qualifying round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2001.[1]

Participating nations

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
 Sweden
Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
bye
bye Sweden3
 Finland Finland2
bye
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
 Finland
 Finland4
 Hungary1
 Romania
Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet)
bye
bye Romania3
 Hungary Hungary2
bye
 Hungary
 Belarus
Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
bye
bye Belarus4
 South Africa South Africa1
bye
Maia, Portugal (clay)
 South Africa
 South Africa2
Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
 Portugal3
 Portugal1
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
 Ukraine4
 Portugal Ukraine2
bye Morocco3
bye
 Morocco

First round

Ukraine vs. Portugal


Ukraine
4		 Meridian Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine[2]
4–6 February 2000
Carpet (indoors)
Portugal
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ukraine
Portugal		 Andrei Dernovskiy
João Cunha e Silva		 78
66		 6
4		 3
6 		3
6 		6
4		  
2 Ukraine
Portugal		 Andriy Medvedev
Bernardo Mota		 6
1		 6
3		 4
6 		6
2		    
3 Ukraine
Portugal		 Andriy Medvedev / Andrei Rybalko
Emanuel Couto / João Cunha e Silva		 7
5		 6
4		 6
4		      
4 Ukraine
Portugal		 Orest Tereshchuk
João Cunha e Silva		 6
3		 6
4		        
5 Ukraine
Portugal		 Andrei Dernovskiy
Bernardo Mota		 5
7 		6
3		 65
77		      

Second round

Finland vs. Sweden


Finland
2		 Tali Tennis Centre, Helsinki, Finland[3]
7–9 April 2000
Hard (indoors)
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Sweden		 Ville Liukko
Magnus Norman		 3
6 		6
4		 1
6 		67
79		    
2 Finland
Sweden		 Tuomas Ketola
Mikael Tillström		 6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 6
3		  
3 Finland
Sweden		 Tuomas Ketola / Ville Liukko
Nicklas Kulti / Mikael Tillström		 1
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
4 Finland
Sweden		 Tuomas Ketola
Magnus Norman		 2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5 Finland
Sweden		 Jarkko Nieminen
Mikael Tillström		 6
1		 6
4		        

Romania vs. Hungary


Romania
3		 Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest, Romania[4]
7–9 April 2000
Carpet (indoors)
Hungary
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Hungary		 Andrei Pavel
Gergely Kisgyörgy		 6
2		 77
65		 5
7 		68
710		 6
2		  
2 Romania
Hungary		 Răzvan Sabău
Attila Sávolt		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
3 Romania
Hungary		 Dinu Pescariu / Gabriel Trifu
Gábor Köves / Attila Sávolt		 1
6 		7
5		 3
6 		6
3		 5
7 		 
4 Romania
Hungary		 Andrei Pavel
Attila Sávolt		 6
4		 1
6 		6
4		 6
2		    
5 Romania
Hungary		 Dinu Pescariu
Gergely Kisgyörgy		 6
3		 7
5		 63
77		 6
4		    

Belarus vs. South Africa


Belarus
4		 National Centre, Minsk, Belarus[5]
7–9 April 2000
Carpet (indoors)
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belarus
South Africa		 Vladimir Voltchkov
Neville Godwin		 6
2		 77
62		 7
5		      
2 Belarus
South Africa		 Max Mirnyi
Jeff Coetzee		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
3 Belarus
South Africa		 Sergei Samoseiko / Alexander Shvets
David Adams / John-Laffnie de Jager		 62
77		 1
6 		3
6 		     
4 Belarus
South Africa		 Max Mirnyi
Neville Godwin		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      
5 Belarus
South Africa		 Vladimir Voltchkov
Jeff Coetzee		 6
1		 6
2		        

Morocco vs. Ukraine


Morocco
3		 Club Olympique, Casablanca, Morocco[6]
7–9 April 2000
Clay
Ukraine
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Morocco
Ukraine		 Hicham Arazi
Andriy Medvedev		 4
6 		6
1		 2
6 		6
3		 5
7 		 
2 Morocco
Ukraine		 Younes El Aynaoui
Andrei Dernovskiy		 6
2		 6
2		 6
3		      
3 Morocco
Ukraine		 Karim Alami / Hicham Arazi
Andriy Medvedev / Andrei Rybalko		 3
6 		6
1		 7
5		 6
3		    
4 Morocco
Ukraine		 Younes El Aynaoui
Andriy Medvedev		 5
7 		5
7 		2
6 		     
5 Morocco
Ukraine		 Hicham Arazi
Orest Tereshchuk		 6
4		 6
0		 6
1		      

Second round relegation play-offs

Finland vs. Hungary


Finland
4		 Tali Tennis Centre, Helsinki, Finland[7]
6–8 October 2000
Carpet (indoors)
Hungary
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Hungary		 Ville Liukko
Gergely Kisgyörgy		 6
1		 6
3		 6
3		      
2 Finland
Hungary		 Jarkko Nieminen
Attila Sávolt		 6
2		 1
6 		77
65		 6
0		    
3 Finland
Hungary		 Tuomas Ketola / Ville Liukko
Gábor Köves / Attila Sávolt		 6
4		 65
77		 4
6 		5
7 		   
4 Finland
Hungary		 Ville Liukko
Attila Sávolt		 2
6 		5
7 		6
4		 6
4		 6
4		  
5 Finland
Hungary		 Jarkko Nieminen
Gergely Kisgyörgy		 6
3		 6
2		        

Portugal vs. South Africa


Portugal
3		 Maia Tennis Club, Maia, Portugal[8]
6–8 October 2000
Clay
South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
South Africa		 Bernardo Mota
Justin Bower		 6
4		 6
1		 7
5		      
2 Portugal
South Africa		 Emanuel Couto
Wayne Ferreira		 1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3 Portugal
South Africa		 Emanuel Couto / Nuno Marques
John-Laffnie de Jager / Piet Norval		 4
6 		79
67		 6
3		 3
6 		8
6		  
4 Portugal
South Africa		 Bernardo Mota
Wayne Ferreira		 3
6 		2
6 		6
4		 3
6 		   
5 Portugal
South Africa		 Emanuel Couto
Justin Bower		 77
64		 4
6 		4
6 		78
66		 6
4		  

References

  1. ↑ "2000 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ukraine v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  3. ↑ "Finland v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "Romania v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Belarus v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "Morocco v Ukraine". daviscup.com.
  7. ↑ "Finland v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  8. ↑ "Portugal v South Africa". daviscup.com.
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