1999 Davis Cup
Encyclopedia
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
. The Australian team for the final contained Mark Philippoussis
, Lleyton Hewitt
and doubles pairing Todd Woodbridge
and Mark Woodforde
. Pat Rafter was involved in the run to the final but missed the final itself due to injury.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
. A total of 128 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Australia
Australia Davis Cup team
The Australian Davis Cup team is the second most successful team ever to compete in the Davis Cup, winning the coveted title on 23 separate occasions, second behind the United States with 32....
defeated France
France Davis Cup team
The France Davis Cup team represents France in Davis Cup tennis competition, and is governed by the Fédération Française de Tennis.France is the third most successful nation, with 9 wins...
at the Acropolis Exhibition Hall in Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
, France, on 3–5 December, giving Australia their 22nd title and their first since 1986
1986 Davis Cup
The 1986 Davis Cup was the 75th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. The Africa Zone was added for this year, effectively as a qualifying tournament for the European Zones...
. The Australian team for the final contained Mark Philippoussis
Mark Philippoussis
Mark Anthony Philippoussis is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994. His father is Greek, while his mother is of Italian ancestry....
, Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
and doubles pairing Todd Woodbridge
Todd Woodbridge
Todd Andrew Woodbridge is an Australian former tennis player. He was born in Sydney and turned professional in 1988. He is best known for his successful Doubles partnerships with Mark Woodforde and later Jonas Björkman...
and Mark Woodforde
Mark Woodforde
Mark Woodforde is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He is best known as one half of "The Woodies", a doubles partnership with Todd Woodbridge....
. Pat Rafter was involved in the run to the final but missed the final itself due to injury.
World Group
| Participating Teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Draw
Final
World Group Qualifying Round
Date: 24–26 September| Venue | Home Team | Score | Visiting Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pörtschach, Austria (clay) | 3-2 | ||
| Harare Harare Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its... , Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three... (indoor hard) |
4-1 | ||
| Tashkent Tashkent Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:... , Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south.... (indoor hard) |
0-5 | ||
| Guayaquil Guayaquil Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port... , Ecuador Ecuador Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border... (clay) |
2-3 | ||
| Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland... (indoor hard) |
0-5 | ||
| Sassari Sassari Sassari is an Italian city. It is the second-largest city of Sardinia in terms of population with about 130,000 inhabitants, or about 300,000 including the greater metropolitan area... , Italy (clay) |
3-2 | ||
| Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... , England (indoor hard) |
4-1 | ||
| Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... (clay) |
1-4 |
- 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.
Group I
Participating Teams — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round — relegated to Group II in 2000Group II
Participating Teams — relegated to Group III in 2000 — relegated to Group III in 2000 — promoted to Group I in 2000Group III
Participating Teams — relegated to Group IV in 2000 — promoted to Group II in 2000 — promoted to Group II in 2000 — relegated to Group IV in 2000Group I
Participating Teams — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round — relegated to Group II in 2000 — advanced to World Group Qualifying RoundGroup II
Participating Teams — relegated to Group III in 2000 — relegated to Group III in 2000 — promoted to Group I in 2000Group III
Participating Teams — relegated to Group IV in 2000 — promoted to Group II in 2000 — promoted to Group II in 2000 — relegated to Group IV in 2000Group I
Participating Teams — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round — relegated to Group II in 2000 — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round — relegated to Group II in 2000 — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round — advanced to World Group Qualifying RoundGroup II
Participating Teams — promoted to Group I in 2000 — relegated to Group III in 2000 — promoted to Group I in 2000 — relegated to Group III in 2000 — relegated to Group III in 2000 — relegated to Group III in 2000Venue A
Participating Teams — relegated to Group IV in 2000 — promoted to Group II in 2000 — relegated to Group IV in 2000 — promoted to Group II in 2000Venue B
Participating Teams — promoted to Group II in 2000 — relegated to Group IV in 2000 — promoted to Group II in 2000 — relegated to Group IV in 2000External links
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