1999 Davis Cup

1999 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	2 April – 5 December 1999
Edition	88th
Teams	128
Champion
Winning nation	Australia
	← 1998 2000 →

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

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)

Sweden

2

Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)

Slovakia

3

Slovakia

2

Frankfurt, Germany (indoor carpet)

Russia

3

Germany

2

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

Russia

3

Russia

1

Birmingham, England (indoor hard)

Australia

4

United States

3

Chestnut Hill, MA, United States (hard)

Great Britain

2

United States

1

Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)

Australia

4

Australia

4

Nice, France (indoor clay)

Zimbabwe

1

Australia

3

Nîmes, France (indoor clay)

France

2

Netherlands

1

Pau, France (indoor carpet)

France

4

France

3

Lleida, Spain (clay)

Brazil

2

Brazil

3

Pau, France (indoor carpet)

Spain

2

France

4

Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay)

Belgium

1

Belgium

3

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

Czech Republic

2

Belgium

3

Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet)

Switzerland

2

Switzerland

3

Italy

2

Final

France vs. Australia

France
2

Acropolis Exhibition Hall, Nice, France^[2]
3–5 December 1999
Clay (indoors)

Australia
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Sébastien Grosjean Mark Philippoussis	4 6	2 6	4 6
2	Cédric Pioline Lleyton Hewitt	7⁹ 6⁷	7⁸ 6⁶	7 5
3	Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde	6 2	5 7	2 6	2 6
4	Cédric Pioline Mark Philippoussis	3 6	7 5	1 6	2 6
5	Sébastien Grosjean Lleyton Hewitt	6 4	6 3

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

Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Zimbabwe remain in the World Group in 2000.
Austria are promoted to the World Group in 2000.
Chile, Ecuador, Finland, New Zealand, Romania, South Africa and Uzbekistan remain in Zonal Group I in 2000.
Sweden are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2000.

Americas Zone

Group I

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Argentina

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

bye

Salinas, Ecuador (hard)

Argentina

4

Argentina

1

Venezuela

1

Salinas, Ecuador (hard)

Ecuador

4

Venezuela

2

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

Ecuador

3

Venezuela

1

Bahamas

3

Cali, Colombia (clay)

Colombia

3

Nassau, Bahamas (hard)

Canada

2

Bogotá, Colombia (clay)

Canada

4

Colombia

0

Bahamas

1

Nassau, Bahamas (hard)

Chile

5

Bahamas

0

Chile

5

Venezuela relegated to Group II in 2000.
Ecuador and Chile advance to World Group qualifying round.

Group II

Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

San Luis Potosí City, Mexico (hard)

Mexico

3

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay)

Paraguay

2

Havana, Cuba (hard)

Paraguay

5

Mexico

3

Haiti

0

Havana, Cuba (indoor hard)

Cuba

2

Cuba

4

Haiti

1

Lima, Peru (clay)

Mexico

2

Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. (hard)

Peru

3

Peru

4

San José, Costa Rica (hard)

Dominican Republic

1

Lima, Peru (clay)

Dominican Republic

2

Peru

4

Costa Rica

3

San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica

Uruguay

1

Costa Rica

1

Uruguay

4

Haiti and Dominican Republic relegated to Group III in 2000.
Peru promoted to Group I in 2000.

Group III

Venue: Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama
Date: 3–7 May

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

El Salvador and Guatemala promoted to Group II in 2000.
Antigua and Barbuda and Honduras relegated to Group IV in 2000.

Group IV

Venue: Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Date: 8–14 March

	PUR	TRI	ISV	LCA	BER	BAR	ECA	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Puerto Rico		3–0	2–1	3–0	2–1	3–0	3–0	6–0	16–2 (89%)	32–7 (82%)	1
Trinidad and Tobago	0–3		2–1	3–0	2–1	2–1	3–0	5–1	12–6 (67%)	25–17 (60%)	2
U.S. Virgin Islands	1–2	1–2		2–1	2–1	3–0	2–1	4–2	11–7 (61%)	26–16 (62%)	3
Saint Lucia	0–3	0–3	1–2		3–0	2–1	3–0	3–3	9–9 (50%)	21–20 (51%)	4
Bermuda	1–2	1–2	1–2	0–3		3–0	2–1	2–4	8–10 (44%)	20–23 (47%)	5
Barbados	0–3	1–2	0–3	1–2	0–3		3–0	1–5	5–13 (28%)	12–28 (30%)	6
Eastern Caribbean	0–3	0–3	1–2	0–3	1–2	0–3		0–6	2–16 (11%)	9–34 (21%)	7

Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago promoted to Group III in 2000.