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1999 Davis Cup
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Edition | 88th |
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The 1999 Davis Cup was the 88th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 128 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Australia defeated France at the Acropolis Exhibition Hall in Nice, France, on 3–5 December, giving Australia their 22nd title and their first since 1986.[1] The Australian team for the final contained Mark Philippoussis, Lleyton Hewitt and doubles pairing Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde.[1] Pat Rafter was involved in the run to the final but missed the final itself due to injury.[2]
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World Group
Draw
Final
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Acropolis Exhibition Hall, Nice, France[3] 3–5 December 1999 Clay (i) |
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World Group Qualifying Round
Date: 24–26 September
Venue | Home Team | Score | Visiting Team |
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Pörtschach, Austria (clay) | 23x15px Austria | 3-2 | 23x15px Sweden |
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | 23x15px Zimbabwe | 4-1 | 23x15px Chile |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | 23x15px Uzbekistan | 0-5 | 23x15px Czech Republic |
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | 23x15px Ecuador | 2-3 | 23x15px Netherlands |
Hamilton, New Zealand (indoor hard) | 23x15px New Zealand | 0-5 | 23x15px Spain |
Sassari, Italy (clay) | 23x15px Italy | 3-2 | 23x15px Finland |
Birmingham, England (indoor hard) | 23x15px Great Britain | 4-1 | 23x15px South Africa |
Bucharest, Romania (clay) | 23x15px Romania | 1-4 | 23x15px Germany |
- Austria promoted to World Group in 2000.
- Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, and Zimbabwe remain in World Group in 2000.
- Chile (AMN), Ecuador (AMN), Finland (EA), New Zealand (AO), Romania (EA), South Africa (EA), and Uzbekistan (AO) remain in Group I in 2000.
- Sweden (EA) relegated to Group I in 2000.
Americas Zone
Group I
- Participating Teams
- 23x15px Chile - advanced to World Group Playoffs
- 23x15px Ecuador - advanced to World Group Playoffs
- 23x15px Argentina
- 23x15px Bahamas
- 23x15px Canada
- 23x15px Colombia
- 23x15px Venezuela — relegated to Group II for 2000
Group II
- Participating Teams
- 23x15px Peru — promoted to Group I for 2000
- 23x15px Costa Rica
- 23x15px Cuba
- 23x15px Mexico
- 23x15px Paraguay
- 23x15px Uruguay
- 23x15px Dominican Republic — relegated to Group III for 2000
- REDIRECT Template:Country data Haiti — relegated to Group III for 2000
Group III
- Participating Teams
- 23x15px El Salvador — promoted to Group II in 2000
- 23x15px Guatemala — promoted to Group II in 2000
- 23x15px Bolivia
- Template:Country data JAM
- 23x15px Netherlands Antilles
- 23x15px Panama
- 23x15px Antigua and Barbuda — relegated to Group IV in 2000
- REDIRECT Template:Country data Honduras — relegated to Group IV in 2000
Group IV
- Participating Teams
- 23x15px Puerto Rico — promoted to Group III in 2000
- 23x15px Trinidad and Tobago — promoted to Group III in 2000
- 23x15px Barbados
- 23x15px Bermuda
- Eastern Caribbean
- 23x15px Saint Lucia
- 23x15px U.S. Virgin Islands
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
- Participating Teams
- 23x15px New Zealand — advanced to World Group Playoffs
- 23x15px Uzbekistan — advanced to World Group Playoffs
- 23x15px China
- Template:Country data IND
- Template:Country data JPN
- Template:Country data KOR
- 23x15px Lebanon
- 23x15px Pakistan — relegated to Group II for 2000
Group II
- Participating Teams
- REDIRECT Template:Country data Indonesia
- REDIRECT Template:Country data Iran
- Template:Country data KAZ
- 23x15px Philippines
- 23x15px Chinese Taipei
- 23x15px Qatar — relegated to Group III for 2000
- 23x15px Sri Lanka — relegated to Group III for 2000
Group III
- Participating Teams
- Template:Country data HKG — promoted to Group II in 2000
- 23x15px Malaysia — promoted to Group II in 2000
- 23x15px Bangladesh
- Pacific Oceania
- 23x15px Syria
- 23x15px Tajikistan
- 23x15px Bahrain — relegated to Group IV in 2000
- 23x15px Saudi Arabia — relegated to Group IV in 2000
Group IV
- Participating Teams
- REDIRECT Template:Country data Kuwait — promoted to Group III in 2000
- 23x15px Singapore — promoted to Group III in 2000
- 23x15px Brunei
- 23x15px Fiji
- Template:Country data IRQ
- Template:Country data JOR
- 23x15px Oman
- 23x15px United Arab Emirates
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
- Participating Teams
- 23x15px Austria — advanced to World Group Playoffs
- 23x15px Finland — advanced to World Group Playoffs
- 23x15px Romania — advanced to World Group Playoffs
- 23x15px South Africa — advanced to World Group Playoffs
- 23x15px Belarus
- 23x15px Portugal
- 23x15px Ukraine
- 23x15px Croatia — relegated to Group II for 2000
- Template:Country data ISR — relegated to Group II for 2000
Group II
- Participating Teams
- 23x15px Hungary — promoted to Group I for 2000
- 23x15px Morocco — promoted to Group I for 2000
- 23x15px Bulgaria
- 23x15px Denmark
- 23x15px Greece
- 23x15px Ivory Coast
- 23x15px Latvia
- 23x15px Norway
- 23x15px Poland
- 23x15px Slovenia
- 23x15px Turkey
- 23x15px Macedonia — relegated to Group III for 2000
- 23x15px Senegal — relegated to Group III for 2000
- 23x15px Togo — relegated to Group III for 2000
- 23x15px Yugoslavia — relegated to Group III for 2000
Group III
Venue A
- Participating Teams
- 23x15px Egypt — promoted to Group II in 2000
- 23x15px Luxembourg — promoted to Group II in 2000
- 23x15px Benin
- 23x15px Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 23x15px Nigeria
- 23x15px Tunisia
- 23x15px Algeria — relegated to Group IV in 2000
- 23x15px Ghana — relegated to Group IV in 2000
Venue B
- Participating Teams
- 23x15px Estonia — promoted to Group II in 2000
- 23x15px Lithuania — promoted to Group II in 2000
- 23x15px Armenia
- 23x15px Georgia
- 23x15px Moldova
- 23x15px Monaco
- Template:Country data KEN — relegated to Group IV in 2000
- 23x15px Zambia — relegated to Group IV in 2000
Group IV
Venue A
- Participating Teams
- Template:Country data ISL — promoted to Group III in 2000
- 23x15px Malta — promoted to Group III in 2000
- 23x15px Cyprus
- 23x15px Ethiopia
- 23x15px Sudan
Venue B
- Participating Teams
- 23x15px Botswana — promoted to Group III in 2000
- 23x15px Madagascar — promoted to Group III in 2000
- 23x15px Azerbaijan
- 23x15px San Marino
- 23x15px Uganda
References
- ^ a b "Week at a Glance". www.cnnsi.com. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ "Rafter admits Davis Cup glory will be difficult". Yahoo Sports. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ "France v Australia". daviscup.com.
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