# 2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

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. 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.

## First round
### Latvia vs. Croatia

| Latvia 0 | National Centre, Jūrmala, Latvia 28–30 April 2000 Carpet (indoors) | National Centre, Jūrmala, Latvia 28–30 April 2000 Carpet (indoors) | Croatia 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ģirts Dzelde Goran Ivanišević 1 6 4 6 4 6       2 Andris Fiļimonovs Ivan Ljubičić 6$^0$ 7$^7$ 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 4 6       3 Ģirts Dzelde / Andris Fiļimonovs Goran Ivanišević / Ivan Ljubičić 4 6 6 3 3 6 2 6     4 Raimonds Sproga Mario Ančić 3 6 4 6         5 Ivo Lagzdiņš Lovro Zovko 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Luxembourg vs. Ireland

| Luxembourg 2 | Mondorf Tennis Club, Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 28–30 April 2000 Clay | Mondorf Tennis Club, Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 28–30 April 2000 Clay | Ireland 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mike Scheidweiler Scott Barron 3 6 4 6 4 6       2 Gilles Müller Peter Clarke 6 4 7 5 7 5       3 Johny Goudenbour / Mike Scheidweiler Scott Barron / Owen Casey 3 6 3 6 4 6       4 Mike Scheidweiler Peter Clarke 4 6 7 5 6 3 5 7 2 6   5 Gilles Müller Sean Cooper 6 2 2 6 6 3 ||||

### Turkey vs. Denmark

| Turkey 2 | T.E.D. Club, Istanbul, Turkey 28–30 April 2000 Hard | T.E.D. Club, Istanbul, Turkey 28–30 April 2000 Hard | Denmark 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Erhan Oral Frederik Fetterlein 3 6 4 6 0 6       2 Efe Üstündağ Kristian Pless 3 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 1 6       3 Mustafa Azkara / Erhan Oral Kristian Pless / Jonathan Printzlau 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 3       4 Erhan Oral Kristian Pless 2 6 1 6 4 6       5 Barış Ergün Bob Borella 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 3        retired ||||

### Lithuania vs. Ivory Coast

| Lithuania 2 | Šiauliai Tennis Club, Šiauliai, Lithuania 28–30 April 2000 Carpet (indoors) | Šiauliai Tennis Club, Šiauliai, Lithuania 28–30 April 2000 Carpet (indoors) | Ivory Coast 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Aivaras Balžekas Claude N'Goran 3 6 2 6 2 6       2 Rolandas Muraška Valentin Sanon 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 7 5 6 3       3 Paulius Jurkėnas / Rolandas Muraška Ilou Lonfo / Claude N'Goran 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 3 6 4 6     4 Aivaras Balžekas Valentin Sanon 7 5 6 3 6 4       5 Rolandas Muraška Claude N'Goran 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6 4 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Egypt vs. Slovenia

| Egypt 2 | Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt 28–30 April 2000 Clay | Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt 28–30 April 2000 Clay | Slovenia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Karim Maamoun Marko Tkalec 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 4   2 Amr Ghoneim Andrej Kračman 6 4 5 7 6 4 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6 8   3 Amr Ghoneim / Karim Maamoun Andrej Kračman / Marko Tkalec 1 6 3 6 1 6       4 Amr Ghoneim Marko Tkalec 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 0 6 7 5 2 6 4 6   5 Karim Maamoun Miha Gregorc 3 6 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Poland vs. Estonia

| Poland 4 | Górnik Tennis Club, Bytom, Poland 28–30 April 2000 Clay | Górnik Tennis Club, Bytom, Poland 28–30 April 2000 Clay | Estonia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Rene Busch 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 2 4 6 0 6     2 Krystian Pfeiffer Mait Künnap 6 3 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6 2 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 1   3 Marcin Matkowski / Radosław Nijaki Mait Künnap / Alti Vahkal 6 2 7$^{10}$ 6$^8$ 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 4     4 Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Alti Vahkal 6 2 6 3 6 0       5 Marcin Matkowski Rene Busch 6 2 3 6 6 1 ||||

### Bulgaria vs. Greece

| Bulgaria 2 | Levski Tennis Club, Sofia, Bulgaria 28–30 April 2000 Clay | Levski Tennis Club, Sofia, Bulgaria 28–30 April 2000 Clay | Greece 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ivaylo Traykov Solon Peppas 6 1 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^2$       2 Orlin Stanoytchev Vasilis Mazarakis 6 2 1 6 6 3 6 2     3 Orlin Stanoytchev / Ivaylo Traykov Konstantinos Economidis / Anastasios Vasiliadis 6 3 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 4 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$     4 Orlin Stanoytchev Solon Peppas 1 6 6 3 1 6 2 6     5 Milen Velev Vasilis Mazarakis 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 2 6 0 6 ||||

### Norway vs. Israel

| Norway 3 | Oslo Tennis Club, Oslo, Norway 28–30 April 2000 Clay | Oslo Tennis Club, Oslo, Norway 28–30 April 2000 Clay | Israel 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Christian Ruud Eyal Ran 6 2 6 2 7 5       2 Jan Frode Andersen Harel Levy 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 3 6 4 6       3 Helge Koll-Frafjord / Christian Ruud Noam Behr / Andy Ram 6 4 1 6 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^5$     4 Christian Ruud Harel Levy 6 4 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 1 6   5 Jan Frode Andersen Andy Ram 6 4 6 1 7 5 ||||

## Second round
### Ireland vs. Croatia

| Ireland 0 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 14–16 July 2000 Carpet | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 14–16 July 2000 Carpet | Croatia 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Owen Casey Goran Ivanišević 5 7 6 4 2 6 2 6     2 Scott Barron Mario Ančić 6 4 1 6 4 6 4 6     3 Scott Barron / Owen Casey Goran Ivanišević / Ivo Karlović 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 2 6 1 6 1 6     4 Conor Niland Ivo Karlović 6 4 3 6 4 6       5 Owen Casey Lovro Zovko 6 1 4 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Denmark vs. Ivory Coast

| Denmark 2 | Rungsted Tennis Club, Rungsted, Denmark 21–23 July 2000 Clay | Rungsted Tennis Club, Rungsted, Denmark 21–23 July 2000 Clay | Ivory Coast 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kristian Pless Claude N'Goran 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 2 6 3 6       2 Frederik Fetterlein Valentin Sanon 0 6 6 4 2 6 3 6     3 Frederik Fetterlein / Kristian Pless Ilou Lonfo / Claude N'Goran 4 6 6 1 2 6 3 6     4 Patrik Langvardt Valentin Sanon 7 5 6 0         5 Bob Borella Ilou Lonfo 6 2 6 3 ||||

### Poland vs. Slovenia

| Poland 2 | Szczecin Tennis Club, Szczecin, Poland 21–23 July 2000 Clay | Szczecin Tennis Club, Szczecin, Poland 21–23 July 2000 Clay | Slovenia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Marko Tkalec 1 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 7$^7$       2 Krystian Pfeiffer Andrej Kračman 6 3 6 2 4 6 3 6 6 3   3 Krzysztof Kwinta / Marcin Matkowski Andrej Kračman / Marko Tkalec 6 4 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^3$       4 Krystian Pfeiffer Marko Tkalec 5 7 4 6 4 6       5 Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Andrej Kračman 2 6 6 4 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 2 6 ||||

### Greece vs. Norway

| Greece 4 | Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece 21–23 July 2000 Clay | Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece 21–23 July 2000 Clay | Norway 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Solon Peppas Helge Koll-Frafjord 6 4 6 4 6 3       2 Vasilis Mazarakis Jan Frode Andersen 3 6 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 2 4 6   3 Konstantinos Economidis / Anastasios Vasiliadis Stian Boretti / Helge Koll-Frafjord 6 3 6 1 6 2       4 Solon Peppas Jan Frode Andersen 7 5 6 2 6 2       5 Konstantinos Economidis Stian Boretti 6 3 6 0 ||||

## Relegation play-offs
### Luxembourg vs. Latvia

| Luxembourg 4 | Mondorf Tennis Club, Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 21–23 July 2000 Clay | Mondorf Tennis Club, Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 21–23 July 2000 Clay | Latvia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gilles Müller Ģirts Dzelde 6 2 6 0 6 2       2 Pascal Schaul Andris Fiļimonovs 6 4 2 6 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 7$^7$ 6$^3$     3 Johny Goudenbour / Gilles Müller Ģirts Dzelde / Andris Fiļimonovs 6 3 6 3 6$^9$ 7$^{11}$ 7 5     4 Sacha Thoma Raimonds Sproga 2 6 5 7         5 Pascal Schaul Ivo Lagzdiņš 6 3 5 7 6 2 ||||

### Turkey vs. Lithuania

| Turkey 4 | Culture Park Tennis Club, İzmir, Turkey 21–23 July 2000 Hard | Culture Park Tennis Club, İzmir, Turkey 21–23 July 2000 Hard | Lithuania 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Efe Üstündağ Rolandas Muraška 5 7 0 6 4 6       2 Mustafa Azkara Aivaras Balžekas 4 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 4 6 2 9 7   3 Mustafa Azkara / Erhan Oral Paulius Jurkėnas / Rolandas Muraška 6 4 6 3 6 1       4 Efe Üstündağ Aivaras Balžekas 4 6 6 1 6 3 6 4     5 Barış Ergün Rolandas Muraška 3 6 6 4 7$^9$ 6$^7$ ||||

### Estonia vs. Egypt

| Estonia 5 | Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia 21–23 July 2000 Carpet (indoors) | Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia 21–23 July 2000 Carpet (indoors) | Egypt 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gert Vilms Karim Maamoun 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 2 6 4       2 Andrei Luzgin Hisham Hemeda 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 7 5 6 2 6 2     3 Mait Künnap / Alti Vahkal Hisham Hemeda / Marwan Zewar 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 2 6 4       4 Andrei Luzgin Karim Maamoun 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^5$         5 Mait Künnap Marwan Zewar 3 6 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Bulgaria vs. Israel

| Bulgaria 2 | Levski Tennis Club, Sofia, Bulgaria 21–23 July 2000 Clay | Levski Tennis Club, Sofia, Bulgaria 21–23 July 2000 Clay | Israel 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Milen Velev Harel Levy 1 6 3 6 2 6       2 Ivaylo Traykov Lior Mor 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 4 6 6 4 6 4     3 Todor Enev / Radoslav Lukaev Jonathan Erlich / Harel Levy 6 4 7 5 7$^7$ 6$^5$       4 Ivaylo Traykov Harel Levy 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6$^8$ 7$^{10}$ 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6$^6$ 7$^8$     5 Todor Enev Lior Mor 3 6 3 6 5 7 ||||

## Third round
### Croatia vs. Ivory Coast

| Croatia 5 | Mladost Trsat Hall, Rijeka, Croatia 6–8 October 2000 Carpet (indoors) | Mladost Trsat Hall, Rijeka, Croatia 6–8 October 2000 Carpet (indoors) | Ivory Coast 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Goran Ivanišević Claude N'Goran 6 4 6 4 6 3       2 Ivan Ljubičić Valentin Sanon 6 3 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 3       3 Goran Ivanišević / Ivo Karlović Ilou Lonfo / Claude N'Goran 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 4 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 4 6 6 0   4 Mario Ančić Valentin Sanon 7 5 6 2         5 Ivo Karlović Claude N'Goran 6 4 6 1 ||||

### Greece vs. Slovenia

| Greece 1 | Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece 6–8 October 2000 Clay | Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece 6–8 October 2000 Clay | Slovenia 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nikos Rovas Marko Tkalec 2 6 3 6 6 2 1 6     2 Solon Peppas Andrej Kračman 6 4 6 4 6 4       3 Konstantinos Economidis / Anastasios Vasiliadis Andrej Kračman / Borut Urh 6 2 4 6 5 7 3 6     4 Solon Peppas Marko Tkalec 5 7 2 6 6$^2$ 7$^7$       5 Konstantinos Economidis Andrej Kračman 3 6 6 2 3 6 ||||