# 2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2000.
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.

## Group I

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group qualifying round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2001.

### Participating nations

* Belarus
* Finland
* Hungary
* Morocco
* Portugal
* Romania
* South Africa
* Sweden
* Ukraine

#### Draw

| Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
| | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | | | | |
| | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) |
| | | | | | bye | bye | | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) |
| | | | bye | bye | bye | bye | | Sweden | Sweden | 3 |
| | | | Finland | Finland | | | | Finland | Finland | 2 |
| | | | Finland | Finland | bye | bye | | Finland | Finland | 2 |
| Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | | | Finland | Finland | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 4 | | | Finland | Finland | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 1 | | | Romania | Romania | | | | |
| | | | | | Romania | Romania | | Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet) | Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet) |
| | | | | | bye | bye | | Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet) | Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet) |
| | | | bye | bye | bye | bye | | Romania | Romania | 3 |
| | | | Hungary | Hungary | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 2 |
| | | | Hungary | Hungary | bye | bye | | Hungary | Hungary | 2 |
| | | | | | Hungary | Hungary | | | |
| | | | | | Belarus | Belarus | | | |
| | | | | | Belarus | Belarus | | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) |
| | | | | | bye | bye | | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) |
| | | | bye | bye | bye | bye | | Belarus | Belarus | 4 |
| | | | South Africa | South Africa | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 1 |
| | | | South Africa | South Africa | bye | bye | | South Africa | South Africa | 1 |
| Maia, Portugal (clay) | Maia, Portugal (clay) | Maia, Portugal (clay) | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| Maia, Portugal (clay) | Maia, Portugal (clay) | Maia, Portugal (clay) | | | South Africa | South Africa | | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | 2 | | | South Africa | South Africa | | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | 2 | | | Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | 3 | | | Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | 3 | | | Portugal | Portugal | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | Portugal | Portugal | 1 | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) |
| | | | | | Ukraine | Ukraine | 4 | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) |
| | | | Portugal | Portugal | Ukraine | Ukraine | 4 | Ukraine | Ukraine | 2 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | Morocco | Morocco | 3 |
| | | | bye | bye | bye | bye | | Morocco | Morocco | 3 |
| | | | | | Morocco | Morocco | | | | |
* Hungary and South Africa relegated to Group II in 2001.
* Sweden, Romania, Belarus, and Morocco advance to World Group qualifying round.

## Group II

Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2001.

### Participating nations

* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Denmark
* Egypt
* Estonia
* Greece
* Ireland
* Israel
* Ivory Coast
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Norway
* Poland
* Slovenia
* Turkey

#### Draw

| Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round |
| | | | Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet) | Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet) | Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| | | | Croatia | Croatia | 5 | | | | | | |
| Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Croatia | Croatia | 5 | Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | | | | | |
| Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Latvia | Latvia | 0 | Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | | | | | |
| Latvia | Latvia | 1 | Latvia | Latvia | 0 | Croatia | Croatia | 5 | | | |
| Latvia | Latvia | 1 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Croatia | Croatia | 5 | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 4 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Ireland | Ireland | 0 | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 4 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2 | Ireland | Ireland | 0 | | | |
| | | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2 | | | | Rijeka, Croatia (indoor carpet) | Rijeka, Croatia (indoor carpet) | Rijeka, Croatia (indoor carpet) |
| | | | Ireland | Ireland | 3 | | | | Rijeka, Croatia (indoor carpet) | Rijeka, Croatia (indoor carpet) | Rijeka, Croatia (indoor carpet) |
| | | | Ireland | Ireland | 3 | | | | Croatia | Croatia | 5 |
| | | | Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | | | | Croatia | Croatia | 5 |
| | | | Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | | | | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 0 |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 0 |
| İzmir, Turkey (hard) | İzmir, Turkey (hard) | İzmir, Turkey (hard) | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | Rungsted, Denmark (clay) | Rungsted, Denmark (clay) | Rungsted, Denmark (clay) | | | |
| İzmir, Turkey (hard) | İzmir, Turkey (hard) | İzmir, Turkey (hard) | Turkey | Turkey | 2 | Rungsted, Denmark (clay) | Rungsted, Denmark (clay) | Rungsted, Denmark (clay) | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 4 | Turkey | Turkey | 2 | Denmark | Denmark | 2 | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 4 | Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor carpet) | Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor carpet) | Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor carpet) | Denmark | Denmark | 2 | | | |
| Lithuania | Lithuania | 1 | Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor carpet) | Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor carpet) | Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor carpet) | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 3 | | | |
| Lithuania | Lithuania | 1 | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 3 | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 3 | | | |
| | | | Lithuania | Lithuania | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | | | | | | |
| | | | Egypt | Egypt | 2 | | | | | | |
| Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet) | Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet) | Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet) | Egypt | Egypt | 2 | Szczecin, Poland (clay) | | | | | |
| Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet) | Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet) | Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet) | Slovenia | Slovenia | 3 | Szczecin, Poland (clay) | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 0 | Slovenia | Slovenia | 3 | Slovenia | Slovenia | 3 | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 0 | Bytom, Poland (clay) | Bytom, Poland (clay) | Bytom, Poland (clay) | Slovenia | Slovenia | 3 | | | |
| Estonia | Estonia | 5 | Bytom, Poland (clay) | Bytom, Poland (clay) | Bytom, Poland (clay) | Poland | Poland | 2 | | | |
| Estonia | Estonia | 5 | Estonia | Estonia | 1 | Poland | Poland | 2 | | | |
| | | | Estonia | Estonia | 1 | | | | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) |
| | | | Poland | Poland | 4 | | | | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) |
| | | | Poland | Poland | 4 | | | | Slovenia | Slovenia | 4 |
| | | | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | | | | Slovenia | Slovenia | 4 |
| | | | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | | | | Greece | Greece | 1 |
| | | | Greece | Greece | 3 | | | | Greece | Greece | 1 |
| Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Greece | Greece | 3 | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | | | |
| Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 2 | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 2 | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 2 | Greece | Greece | 4 | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 2 | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Greece | Greece | 4 | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 3 | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Norway | Norway | 1 | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 3 | Norway | Norway | 3 | Norway | Norway | 1 | | | |
| | | | Israel | Israel | 2 | | | | | | |
* Latvia, Lithuania, Egypt, and Bulgaria relegated to Group III in 2001.
* Croatia and Slovenia promoted to Group I in 2001.

## Group III

The top two teams in each Group III sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2001, whereas the bottom two teams in each sub-zone were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2001.

### Participating nations

* Armenia
* Benin
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Botswana
* Georgia
* Iceland
* Macedonia
* Madagascar
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Yugoslavia

### Zone A
#### Draw

* Venue: Tennis Club de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
* Date: 24–28 May
Group A
| | BIH | GEO | TOG | MLT | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 (86%) | 12–3 (80%) | 1 |
| Georgia | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 11–11 (50%) | 2 |
| Togo | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–4 (56%) | 11–8 (57%) | 3 |
| Malta | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–3 | 0–7 (0%) | 2–14 (13%) | 4 |
Group B
| | FRY | MON | BOT | TUN | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Yugoslavia | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 8–0 (100%) | 16–1 (94%) | 1 |
| Monaco | 0–3 | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–3 (63%) | 11–7 (61%) | 2 |
| Botswana | 0–3 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–6 (20%) | 5–14 (26%) | 3 |
| Tunisia | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 1–7 (13%) | 5–15 (25%) | 4 |

##### 1st to 4th place play-offs

| 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Monaco | 2 | |
| A1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | B2 | Monaco | 2 | B2 | Monaco | 0 |
| A2 | Georgia | 2 | | | | B1 | Yugoslavia | 3 |
| A2 | Georgia | 2 | A2 | Georgia | 0 | B1 | Yugoslavia | 3 |
| | | | B1 | Yugoslavia | 3 | | | |

##### 5th to 8th place play-offs

| 7th-8th Play-off | 7th-8th Play-off | 7th-8th Play-off | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-6th Play-off | 5th-6th Play-off | 5th-6th Play-off |
| | | | A3 | Togo | 2 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Tunisia | 1 | |
| B4 | Tunisia | 2 | B4 | Tunisia | 1 | A3 | Togo | 3 |
| A4 | Malta | 1 | | | | B3 | Botswana | 0 |
| A4 | Malta | 1 | A4 | Malta | 0 | B3 | Botswana | 0 |
| | | | B3 | Botswana | 3 | | | |

#### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Yugoslavia |
| 2 | Monaco |
| 3 | Georgia |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 5 | Togo |
| 6 | Botswana |
| 7 | Tunisia |
| 8 | Malta |
* Yugoslavia and Monaco promoted to Group II in 2001.
* Tunisia and Malta relegated to Group IV in 2001.

### Zone B
#### Draw

* Venue: Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar
* Date: 24–28 May
Group A
| | MDA | ISL | SEN | BEN | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Moldova | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 (100%) | 18–1 (95%) | 1 |
| Iceland | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 10–8 (56%) | 2 |
| Senegal | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–6 (33%) | 6–12 (33%) | 3 |
| Benin | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 1–8 (11%) | 3–16 (16%) | 4 |
Group B
| | ARM | MKD | MAD | NGR | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Armenia | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 14–6 (70%) | 1 |
| Macedonia | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 14–9 (61%) | 2 |
| Madagascar | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–6 (33%) | 8–13 (38%) | 3 |
| Nigeria | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 6–14 (30%) | 4 |

##### 1st to 4th place play-offs

| 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | Armenia | 3 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Iceland | 0 | |
| B2 | Iceland | 2 | B2 | Iceland | 0 | A1 | Armenia | 1 |
| A2 | Macedonia | 1 | | | | B1 | Moldova | 2 |
| A2 | Macedonia | 1 | A2 | Macedonia | 1 | B1 | Moldova | 2 |
| | | | B1 | Moldova | 2 | | | |

##### 5th to 8th place play-offs

| 7th-8th Play-off | 7th-8th Play-off | 7th-8th Play-off | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-6th Play-off | 5th-6th Play-off | 5th-6th Play-off |
| | | | A3 | Senegal | 1 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Nigeria | 2 | |
| A3 | Senegal | 0 | B4 | Nigeria | 2 | B4 | Nigeria | 2 |
| A4 | Benin | 3 | | | | B3 | Madagascar | 1 |
| A4 | Benin | 3 | A4 | Benin | 0 | B3 | Madagascar | 1 |
| | | | B3 | Madagascar | 3 | | | |

#### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Moldova |
| 2 | Armenia |
| 3 | Iceland |
| 4 | Macedonia |
| 5 | Nigeria |
| 6 | Madagascar |
| 7 | Benin |
| 8 | Senegal |
* Moldova and Armenia promoted to Group II in 2001.
* Benin and Senegal relegated to Group IV in 2001.

## Group IV

The top two teams in each Group IV sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2001. All other teams remained in Group IV.

### Participating nations

* Algeria
* Andorra
* Azerbaijan
* Cameroon
* Cyprus
* Djibouti
* Ethiopia
* Ghana
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liechtenstein
* Mauritius
* Namibia
* San Marino
* Sudan
* Uganda
* Zambia

### Zone A
#### Draw

* Venue: Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda
* Date: 19–23 January
Group A
| | NAM | ZAM | SMR | ETH | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Namibia | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 15–4 (79%) | 1 |
| Zambia | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 10–9 (53%) | 2 |
| San Marino | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 8–11 (42%) | 3 |
| Ethiopia | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 5–14 (26%) | 4 |
Group B
| | KEN | CYP | UGA | LES | DJI | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Kenya | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 11–1 (92%) | 21–4 (84%) | 1 |
| Cyprus | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 9–3 (75%) | 19–6 (76%) | 2 |
| Uganda | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 6–6 (50%) | 10–14 (42%) | 3 |
| Lesotho | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–8 (33%) | 9–16 (36%) | 4 |
| Djibouti | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–4 | 0–12 (0%) | 0–19 (0%) | 5 |
* Namibia and Kenya promoted to Group III in 2001.

### Zone B
#### Draw

* Venue: Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
* Date: 14–20 February
Group A
| | ALG | AND | LIE | SUD | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Algeria | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 8–1 (89%) | 16–4 (80%) | 1 |
| Andorra | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 7–2 (78%) | 16–4 (80%) | 2 |
| Liechtenstein | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 4–15 (21%) | 3 |
| Sudan | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 1–8 (11%) | 3–16 (16%) | 4 |
Group B
| | GHA | MRI | CMR | AZE | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Ghana | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 8–1 (89%) | 16–3 (84%) | 1 |
| Mauritius | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 14–6 (70%) | 2 |
| Cameroon | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–6 (33%) | 6–12 (33%) | 3 |
| Azerbaijan | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 0–3 | 1–8 (11%) | 2–17 (11%) | 4 |

##### 1st to 4th place play-offs

| 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | Algeria | 1 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Mauritius | 2 | |
| A1 | Algeria | 1 | B2 | Mauritius | 2 | B2 | Mauritius | 0 |
| A2 | Andorra | 2 | | | | B1 | Ghana | 3 |
| A2 | Andorra | 2 | A2 | Andorra | 0 | B1 | Ghana | 3 |
| | | | B1 | Ghana | 3 | | | |

##### 5th to 8th place play-offs

| 7th-8th Play-off | 7th-8th Play-off | 7th-8th Play-off | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-6th Play-off | 5th-6th Play-off | 5th-6th Play-off |
| | | | A3 | Liechtenstein | 1 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Azerbaijan | 2 | |
| A3 | Liechtenstein | 3 | B4 | Azerbaijan | 2 | B4 | Azerbaijan | 1 |
| A4 | Sudan | 0 | | | | B3 | Cameroon | 2 |
| A4 | Sudan | 0 | A4 | Sudan | 0 | B3 | Cameroon | 2 |
| | | | B3 | Cameroon | 3 | | | |

#### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Ghana |
| 2 | Mauritius |
| 3 | Andorra |
| 4 | Algeria |
| 5 | Cameroon |
| 6 | Azerbaijan |
| 7 | Liechtenstein |
| 8 | Sudan |
* Ghana and Mauritius promoted to Group III in 2001.