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1999 Davis Cup

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Duration
  
2 April – 5 December

Winning Nation
  
Australia

Edition
  
88th

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.

Contents

World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 24–26 September

  • 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
  •  Chile - advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Ecuador - advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Argentina
  •  Bahamas
  •  Canada
  •  Colombia
  •  Venezuela — relegated to Group II for 2000
  • Group II

    Participating Teams
  •  Peru — promoted to Group I for 2000
  •  Costa Rica
  •  Cuba
  •  Mexico
  •  Paraguay
  •  Uruguay
  •  Dominican Republic — relegated to Group III for 2000
  •  Haiti — relegated to Group III for 2000
  • Group III

    Participating Teams
  •  El Salvador — promoted to Group II in 2000
  •  Guatemala — promoted to Group II in 2000
  •  Bolivia
  •  Jamaica
  •  Netherlands Antilles
  •  Panama
  •  Antigua and Barbuda — relegated to Group IV in 2000
  •  Honduras — relegated to Group IV in 2000
  • Group IV

    Participating Teams
  •  Puerto Rico — promoted to Group III in 2000
  •  Trinidad and Tobago — promoted to Group III in 2000
  •  Barbados
  •  Bermuda
  • Eastern Caribbean
  •  Saint Lucia
  •  U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Group I

    Participating Teams
  •  New Zealand — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Uzbekistan — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  China
  •  India
  •  Japan
  •  South Korea
  •  Lebanon
  •  Pakistan — relegated to Group II for 2000
  • Group II

    Participating Teams
  •  Thailand — promoted to Group I for 2000
  •  Indonesia
  •  Iran
  •  Kazakhstan
  •  Philippines
  •  Chinese Taipei
  •  Qatar — relegated to Group III for 2000
  •  Sri Lanka — relegated to Group III for 2000
  • Group III

    Participating Teams
  •  Hong Kong — promoted to Group II in 2000
  •  Malaysia — promoted to Group II in 2000
  •  Bangladesh
  • Pacific Oceania
  •  Syria
  •  Tajikistan
  •  Bahrain — relegated to Group IV in 2000
  •  Saudi Arabia — relegated to Group IV in 2000
  • Group IV

    Participating Teams
  •  Kuwait — promoted to Group III in 2000
  •  Singapore — promoted to Group III in 2000
  •  Brunei
  •  Fiji
  •  Iraq
  •  Jordan
  •  Oman
  •  United Arab Emirates
  • Group I

    Participating Teams
  •  Austria — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Finland — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Romania — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  South Africa — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Belarus
  •  Portugal
  •  Ukraine
  •  Croatia — relegated to Group II for 2000
  •  Israel — relegated to Group II for 2000
  • Group II

    Participating Teams
  •  Hungary — promoted to Group I for 2000
  •  Morocco — promoted to Group I for 2000
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Denmark
  •  Greece
  •  Ireland
  •  Ivory Coast
  •  Latvia
  •  Norway
  •  Poland
  •  Slovenia
  •  Turkey
  •  Macedonia — relegated to Group III for 2000
  •  Senegal — relegated to Group III for 2000
  •  Togo — relegated to Group III for 2000
  •  Yugoslavia — relegated to Group III for 2000
  • Venue A

    Participating Teams
  •  Egypt — promoted to Group II in 2000
  •  Luxembourg — promoted to Group II in 2000
  •  Benin
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  •  Nigeria
  •  Tunisia
  •  Algeria — relegated to Group IV in 2000
  •  Ghana — relegated to Group IV in 2000
  • Venue B

    Participating Teams
  •  Estonia — promoted to Group II in 2000
  •  Lithuania — promoted to Group II in 2000
  •  Armenia
  •  Georgia
  •  Moldova
  •  Monaco
  •  Kenya — relegated to Group IV in 2000
  •  Zambia — relegated to Group IV in 2000
  • Venue A

    Participating Teams
  •  Iceland — promoted to Group III in 2000
  •  Malta — promoted to Group III in 2000
  •  Cyprus
  •  Ethiopia
  •  Sudan
  • Venue B

    Participating Teams
  •  Botswana — promoted to Group III in 2000
  •  Madagascar — promoted to Group III in 2000
  •  Azerbaijan
  •  San Marino
  •  Uganda
  • References

    1999 Davis Cup Wikipedia