# 2000 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B

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

## Participating nations

* Armenia
* Benin
* Iceland
* Macedonia
* Madagascar
* Moldova
* Nigeria
* Senegal

### 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.

## Round robin
### Group A
#### Moldova vs. Senegal

| Moldova 3 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 24 May 2000 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 24 May 2000 | Senegal 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Iurie Gorban Diadji Ka 6 2 6 3     2 Evgueni Plougarev Daouda Ndiaye 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^3$     3 Iurie Gorban / Evgueni Plougarev Diadji Ka / Daouda Ndiaye 7 5 7 5 ||||

#### Iceland vs. Benin

| Iceland 3 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 24 May 2000 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 24 May 2000 | Benin 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rafn Kumar Bonifacius Armand Segodo 6 3 6 0     2 Arnar Sigurðsson Alphonse Gandonou 6 3 6 1     3 Davíð Halldórsson / Arnar Sigurðsson Jean-Marie da Silva / Alphonse Gandonou 6 4 6 4 ||||

#### Moldova vs. Iceland

| Moldova 3 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 25 May 2000 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 25 May 2000 | Iceland 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Iurie Gorban Davíð Halldórsson 6 0 6 0     2 Evgueni Plougarev Arnar Sigurðsson 6 3 7 5     3 Andrei Gorban / Victor Ribas Davíð Halldórsson / Arnar Sigurðsson 6 4 6 3 ||||

#### Senegal vs. Benin

| Senegal 2 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 25 May 2000 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 25 May 2000 | Benin 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Wael Zeidan Sourou Gandonou 6 3 6 3     2 Daouda Ndiaye Alphonse Gandonou 6 3 6 2     3 Diadji Ka / Wael Zeidan Alphonse Gandonou / Armand Segodo 3 6 4 6 ||||

#### Moldova vs. Benin

| Moldova 3 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 26 May 2000 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 26 May 2000 | Benin 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Iurie Gorban Armand Segodo 6 2 6 3     2 Evgueni Plougarev Sourou Gandonou 6 2 6 2     3 Andrei Gorban / Victor Ribas Jean-Marie da Silva / Alphonse Gandonou 6 4 4 6 6 2 ||||

#### Iceland vs. Senegal

| Iceland 2 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 26 May 2000 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 26 May 2000 | Senegal 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rafn Kumar Bonifacius Wael Zeidan 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^3$     2 Arnar Sigurðsson Daouda Ndiaye 6 4 6 0     3 Davíð Halldórsson / Jón Axel Jónsson Daouda Ndiaye / Wael Zeidan 2 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Group B
#### Armenia vs. Madagascar

| Armenia 3 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 24 May 2000 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 24 May 2000 | Madagascar 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Tsolak Gevorgyan Alexis Rafidison 6 4 3 6 6 4   2 Sargis Sargsian Lalaina Ratsimbazafy 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 0     3 Tsolak Gevorgyan / Sargis Sargsian Harivony Andrianafetra / Jean-Marc Randriamanalina 6 4 6 1 ||||

#### Macedonia vs. Nigeria

| Macedonia 3 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 24 May 2000 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 24 May 2000 | Nigeria 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Predrag Rusevski Ganiyu Adenekan 4 6 6 1 6 4   2 Zoran Ševčenko Sule Ladipo 5 7 7 5 6 2   3 Kristian Mitrovski / Predrag Rusevski Ganiyu Adenekan / Sule Ladipo 6 3 6 2 ||||

#### Armenia vs. Macedonia

| Armenia 2 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 25 May 2000 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 25 May 2000 | Macedonia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Tsolak Gevorgyan Zoran Ševčenko 3 6 3 6     2 Sargis Sargsian Kristian Mitrovski 2 6 6 3 6 2   3 Tsolak Gevorgyan / Sargis Sargsian Predrag Rusevski / Zoran Ševčenko 6 1 6 1 ||||

#### Madagascar vs. Nigeria

| Madagascar 2 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 25 May 2000 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 25 May 2000 | Nigeria 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Alexis Rafidison Ganiyu Adenekan 6 2 6 1     2 Jean-Marc Randriamanalina Sule Ladipo 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 3 6     3 Harivony Andrianafetra / Alexis Rafidison Ganiyu Adenekan / Sule Ladipo 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 6 3 ||||

#### Armenia vs. Nigeria

| Armenia 2 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 26 May 2000 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 26 May 2000 | Nigeria 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Harutyun Sofyan Ganiyu Adenekan 5 7 5 7     2 Sargis Sargsian Sule Ladipo 6 3 6 3     3 Tsolak Gevorgyan / Sargis Sargsian Ganiyu Adenekan / Sule Ladipo 6 4 6 4 ||||

#### Macedonia vs. Madagascar

| Macedonia 2 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 26 May 2000 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 26 May 2000 | Madagascar 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Zoran Ševčenko Alexis Rafidison 6 4 6 3     2 Kristian Mitrovski Jean-Marc Randriamanalina 6 2 3 6 4 6   3 Predrag Rusevski / Zoran Ševčenko Harivony Andrianafetra / Alexis Rafidison 6 3 1 6 6 1 ||||

## 1st to 4th place play-offs
### Semifinals
#### Iceland vs. Armenia

| Iceland 0 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 27 May 2000 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 27 May 2000 | Armenia 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rafn Kumar Bonifacius Tsolak Gevorgyan 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 5 7     2 Arnar Sigurðsson Sargis Sargsian 3 6 2 6     3 Davíð Halldórsson / Arnar Sigurðsson Hayk Hakobyan / Harutyun Sofyan 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 3 6 4 6 ||||

#### Moldova vs. Macedonia

| Moldova 2 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 27 May 2000 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 27 May 2000 | Macedonia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Iurie Gorban Predrag Rusevski 7 5 3 6 6 4   2 Evgueni Plougarev Zoran Ševčenko 7 5 1 6 7 5   3 Andrei Gorban / Victor Ribas Kristian Mitrovski / Predrag Rusevski 3 6 1 6 ||||

### Final
#### Moldova vs. Armenia

| Moldova 2 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 28 May 2000 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 28 May 2000 | Armenia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Andrei Gorban Harutyun Sofyan 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7 5   2 Victor Ribas Tsolak Gevorgyan 6 4 6 4     3 Andrei Gorban / Victor Ribas Hayk Hakobyan / Harutyun Sofyan 7 5 5 7 4 6 ||||

### 3rd to 4th play-off
#### Iceland vs. Macedonia

| Iceland 2 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 28 May 2000 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 28 May 2000 | Macedonia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rafn Kumar Bonifacius Zoran Ševčenko 2 6 2 6     2 Arnar Sigurðsson Kristian Mitrovski 6 3 6 3     3 Rafn Kumar Bonifacius / Arnar Sigurðsson Kristian Mitrovski / Predrag Rusevski 6 3 6 4 ||||

## 5th to 8th place play-offs
### 5th to 8th play-offs
#### Senegal vs. Nigeria

| Senegal 1 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 26 May 2000 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 26 May 2000 | Nigeria 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Wael Zeidan Ganiyu Adenekan 6 4 1 6 3 6   2 Daouda Ndiaye Sule Ladipo 2 6 5 7     3 Daouda Ndiaye / Wael Zeidan Ganiyu Adenekan / Sule Ladipo       w/o ||||

#### Benin vs. Madagascar

| Benin 0 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 27 May 2000 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 27 May 2000 | Madagascar 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Armand Segodo Alexis Rafidison 1 6 2 6     2 Alphonse Gandonou Lalaina Ratsimbazafy 3 6 2 6     3 Alphonse Gandonou / Armand Segodo Jean-Marc Randriamanalina / Lalaina Ratsimbazafy 6 4 3 6 4 6 ||||

### 5th to 6th play-off
#### Nigeria vs. Madagascar

| Nigeria 2 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 28 May 2000 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 28 May 2000 | Madagascar 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ganiyu Adenekan Alexis Rafidison 1 6 1 0   retired  2 Sule Ladipo Lalaina Ratsimbazafy 6 1 6 3     3 Sule Ladipo / Bulus Hussaini Harivony Andrianafetra / Jean-Marc Randriamanalina 6 2 6 4 ||||

### 7th to 8th play-off
#### Senegal vs. Benin

| Senegal 0 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 28 May 2000 | Association Culturelle et Sportive d'Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar 28 May 2000 | Benin 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Wael Zeidan Armand Segodo 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 3 6   2 Daouda Ndiaye Alphonse Gandonou 5 6     retired  3 Youssou Berthé / Diadji Ka Alphonse Gandonou / Armand Segodo 3 6 1 6 ||||