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2000 Davis Cup World Group

2000 Davis Cup World Group
Date4 February – 10 December
Edition20th
Champions

Spain
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Main article: 2000 Davis Cup

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2000.[1] The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2001.

Spain won the title, defeating the defending champions Australia in the final, 3–1. The final was held at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain, from 8 to 10 December.[2] It was the Spanish team's first Davis Cup title.

Participating teams

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Participating teams

Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil

Czech Republic
France
Germany
Great Britain

Italy
Netherlands
Russia
Slovakia

Spain
Switzerland
United States
Zimbabwe

Draw

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First round
4–6 February		Quarterfinals
7–9 April		Semifinals
21–23 July		Final
8–10 December
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
 United States3
Inglewood, CA, United States (indoor carpet)
 Zimbabwe2
 United States3
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)
 Czech Republic2
 Great Britain1
Santander, Spain (clay)
 Czech Republic4
 United States0
Murcia, Spain (clay)
 Spain5
 Spain4
Málaga, Spain (clay)
 Italy1
 Spain4
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
 Russia1
 Russia4
Barcelona, Spain (indoor clay)
 Belgium1
 Spain3
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
 Australia1
 Austria2
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)
 Slovakia3
 Slovakia2
Florianópolis, Brazil (clay)
 Brazil3
 Brazil4
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
 France1
 Brazil0
Leipzig, Germany (indoor carpet)
 Australia5
 Netherlands1
Adelaide, Australia (grass)
 Germany4
 Germany2
Zürich, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
 Australia3
  Switzerland2
 Australia3

First round

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Zimbabwe vs. United States

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Zimbabwe
2 		Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe[3]
4–6 February 2000
Hard (indoors)
United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Zimbabwe
United States 		Wayne Black
Andre Agassi 		5
7 		3
6 		5
7 		     
2 Zimbabwe
United States 		Byron Black
Chris Woodruff 		77
62 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3 Zimbabwe
United States 		Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett
Rick Leach / Alex O'Brien 		77
64 		5
7 		0
6 		7
5 		7
5 		 
4 Zimbabwe
United States 		Byron Black
Andre Agassi 		2
6 		3
6 		64
77 		     
5 Zimbabwe
United States 		Wayne Black
Chris Woodruff 		3
6 		77
62 		2
6 		4
6 		   

Czech Republic vs. Great Britain

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Czech Republic
4 		Zimní stadion, Ostrava, Czech Republic[4]
4–6 February 2000
Clay (indoors)
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czech Republic
United Kingdom 		Ctislav Doseděl
Tim Henman 		77
64 		7
5 		1
6 		5
7 		3
6 		 
2 Czech Republic
United Kingdom 		Jiří Novák
Jamie Delgado 		6
4 		77
64 		6
3 		     
3 Czech Republic
United Kingdom 		Jiří Novák / David Rikl
Neil Broad / Tim Henman 		77
64 		6
4 		64
77 		6
2 		   
4 Czech Republic
United Kingdom 		Jiří Novák
Tim Henman 		6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5 Czech Republic
United Kingdom 		Bohdan Ulihrach
Jamie Delgado 		5
7 		7
5 		6
4 		     

Spain vs. Italy

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Spain
4 		Murcia Tennis Club, Murcia, Spain[5]
4–6 February 2000
Clay
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Italy 		Albert Costa
Davide Sanguinetti 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
2 Spain
Italy 		Àlex Corretja
Andrea Gaudenzi 		4
6 		6
1 		6
1 		6
1 		   
3 Spain
Italy 		Joan Balcells / Àlex Corretja
Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso 		6
3 		6
4 		6
1 		     
4 Spain
Italy 		Albert Costa
Andrea Gaudenzi 		7
5 		5
7 		4
6 		     
5 Spain
Italy 		Francisco Clavet
Vincenzo Santopadre 		65
77 		6
1 		6
3 		     

Russia vs. Belgium

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Russia
4 		Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[6]
4–6 February 2000
Carpet (indoors)
Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Russia
Belgium 		Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Filip Dewulf 		63
77 		6
4 		7
5 		6
2 		   
2 Russia
Belgium 		Marat Safin
Christophe Rochus 		7
5 		3
6 		6
2 		6
4 		   
3 Russia
Belgium 		Andrei Cherkasov / Marat Safin
Christophe Rochus / Olivier Rochus 		4
6 		77
62 		1
6 		6
1 		6
3 		 
4 Russia
Belgium 		Mikhail Youzhny
Olivier Rochus 		78
66 		6
2 		       
5 Russia
Belgium 		Andrei Cherkasov
Filip Dewulf 		0
6 		6
4 		1
6 		     

Slovakia vs. Austria

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Slovakia
3 		Incheba Hall, Bratislava, Slovakia[7]
4–6 February 2000
Hard (indoors)
Austria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Slovakia
Austria 		Karol Kučera
Markus Hipfl 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2 Slovakia
Austria 		Dominik Hrbatý
Stefan Koubek 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
3 Slovakia
Austria 		Dominik Hrbatý / Karol Kučera
Julian Knowle / Alexander Peya 		6
4 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4 Slovakia
Austria 		Ján Krošlák
Stefan Koubek 		3
6 		2
6 		       
5 Slovakia
Austria 		Ladislav Švarc
Markus Hipfl 		2
6 		4
6 		       

Brazil vs. France

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Brazil
4 		Municipal Centre, Florianópolis, Brazil[8]
4–6 February 2000
Clay
France
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
France 		Fernando Meligeni
Cédric Pioline 		7
5 		5
7 		4
6 		6
1 		6
4 		 
2 Brazil
France 		Gustavo Kuerten
Jérôme Golmard 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
3 Brazil
France 		Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins
Nicolas Escudé / Cédric Pioline 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Brazil
France 		Gustavo Kuerten
Nicolas Escudé 		2
6 		63
77 		       
5 Brazil
France 		Francisco Costa
Arnaud Clément 		77
65 		5
7 		6
2 		     

Germany vs. Netherlands

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Germany
4 		Messe Hall, Leipzig, Germany[9]
4–6 February 2000
Carpet (indoors)
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Netherlands 		Tommy Haas
John van Lottum 		4
6 		77
64 		6
3 		6
2 		   
2 Germany
Netherlands 		Rainer Schüttler
Sjeng Schalken 		6
3 		62
77 		1
6 		0
6 		   
3 Germany
Netherlands 		Marc-Kevin Goellner / David Prinosil
Paul Haarhuis / Jan Siemerink 		4
6 		6
3 		77
63 		6
3 		   
4 Germany
Netherlands 		Tommy Haas
Sjeng Schalken 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		     
5 Germany
Netherlands 		David Prinosil
John van Lottum 		6
3 		6
3 		       

Switzerland vs. Australia

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Switzerland
2 		Saalsporthalle, Zürich, Switzerland[10]
4–6 February 2000
Carpet (indoors)
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Australia 		George Bastl
Lleyton Hewitt 		6
4 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		   
2 Switzerland
Australia 		Roger Federer
Mark Philippoussis 		6
4 		77
63 		4
6 		6
4 		   
3 Switzerland
Australia 		Roger Federer / Lorenzo Manta
Wayne Arthurs / Sandon Stolle 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		77
64 		   
4 Switzerland
Australia 		Roger Federer
Lleyton Hewitt 		2
6 		6
3 		62
77 		1
6 		   
5 Switzerland
Australia 		George Bastl
Mark Philippoussis 		77
63 		4
6 		6
3 		3
6 		4
6 		 

Quarterfinals

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United States vs. Czech Republic

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United States
3 		Great Western Forum, Inglewood, CA, United States[11]
7–9 April 2000
Carpet (indoors)
Czech Republic
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Czech Republic 		Pete Sampras
Jiří Novák 		61
77 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2 United States
Czech Republic 		Andre Agassi
Ctislav Doseděl 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		     
3 United States
Czech Republic 		Alex O'Brien / Jared Palmer
Jiří Novák / David Rikl 		5
7 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 United States
Czech Republic 		Andre Agassi
Jiří Novák 		6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     
5 United States
Czech Republic 		Pete Sampras
Ctislav Doseděl 		6
4 		6
4 		77
62 		     

Spain vs. Russia

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Spain
4 		Calderón Sports Club, Málaga, Spain[12]
7–9 April 2000
Clay
Russia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Russia 		Àlex Corretja
Marat Safin 		6
4 		6
3 		5
7 		6
1 		   
2 Spain
Russia 		Juan Carlos Ferrero
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3 Spain
Russia 		Joan Balcells / Àlex Corretja
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin 		64
77 		6
2 		63
77 		4
6 		   
4 Spain
Russia 		Albert Costa
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 		6
0 		6
3 		6
0 		     
5 Spain
Russia 		Juan Carlos Ferrero
Marat Safin 		6
0 		6
3 		       

Brazil vs. Slovakia

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Brazil
3 		Marapendi Racquet Centre, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[13]
7–9 April 2000
Clay
Slovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Slovakia 		Fernando Meligeni
Dominik Hrbatý 		1
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
2 Brazil
Slovakia 		Gustavo Kuerten
Karol Kučera 		2
6 		6
3 		4
6 		7
5 		6
1 		 
3 Brazil
Slovakia 		Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins
Dominik Hrbatý / Karol Kučera 		6
3 		2
6 		6
2 		6
3 		   
4 Brazil
Slovakia 		Gustavo Kuerten
Dominik Hrbatý 		5
7 		4
6 		65
77 		     
5 Brazil
Slovakia 		Fernando Meligeni
Karol Kučera 		5
7 		78
66 		6
2 		6
4 		   

Australia vs. Germany

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Australia
3 		Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia[14]
7–9 April 2000
Grass
Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Germany 		Lleyton Hewitt
Michael Kohlmann 		6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		     
2 Australia
Germany 		Wayne Arthurs
David Prinosil 		77
64 		3
6 		77
63 		67
79 		11
9 		 
3 Australia
Germany 		Pat Rafter / Mark Woodforde
Marc-Kevin Goellner / David Prinosil 		6
3 		6
2 		2
6 		64
77 		10
8 		 
4 Australia
Germany 		Lleyton Hewitt
Rainer Schüttler 		6
2 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5 Australia
Germany 		Wayne Arthurs
Michael Kohlmann 		5
7 		65
77 		       

Semifinals

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Spain vs. United States

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Spain
5 		Real Sociedad de Tenis, Santander, Spain[15]
21–23 July 2000
Clay
United States
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
United States 		Albert Costa
Todd Martin 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
2 Spain
United States 		Àlex Corretja
Jan-Michael Gambill 		1
6 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		   
3 Spain
United States 		Joan Balcells / Àlex Corretja
Todd Martin / Chris Woodruff 		78
66 		2
6 		6
3 		65
77 		6
3 		 
4 Spain
United States 		Juan Carlos Ferrero
Vince Spadea 		4
6 		6
1 		6
4 		     
5 Spain
United States 		Joan Balcells
Jan-Michael Gambill 		1
6 		77
62 		6
4 		     

Australia vs. Brazil

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Australia
5 		ANZ Stadium, Brisbane, Australia[16]
14–16 July 2000
Grass
Brazil
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Brazil 		Pat Rafter
Gustavo Kuerten 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2 Australia
Brazil 		Lleyton Hewitt
Fernando Meligeni 		6
4 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3 Australia
Brazil 		Sandon Stolle / Mark Woodforde
Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins 		63
77 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		 
4 Australia
Brazil 		Lleyton Hewitt
André Sá 		6
4 		6
1 		       
5 Australia
Brazil 		Pat Rafter
Fernando Meligeni 		6
3 		6
4 		       

Final

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Spain vs. Australia

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Spain
3 		Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain[2]
8–10 December 2000
Clay (indoors)
Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Australia 		Albert Costa
Lleyton Hewitt 		6
3 		1
6 		6
2 		4
6 		4
6 		 
2 Spain
Australia 		Juan Carlos Ferrero
Pat Rafter 		64
77 		77
62 		6
2 		3
1 		   
retired
3 Spain
Australia 		Joan Balcells / Àlex Corretja
Sandon Stolle / Mark Woodforde 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Spain
Australia 		Juan Carlos Ferrero
Lleyton Hewitt 		6
2 		77
65 		4
6 		6
4 		   
5 Spain
Australia 		Albert Costa
Pat Rafter 		          not
played

References

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  1. ^ "World Group 2000". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Spain v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe v United States". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Czech Republic v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Spain v Italy". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Russia v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Slovakia v Austria". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Brazil v France". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Germany v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Switzerland v Australia". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "United States v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Spain v Russia". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Brazil v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Australia v Germany". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Spain v United States". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Australia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
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