# 2000 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round

The 2000 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round was held from 14 to 23 July. They were the main play-offs of the 2000 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 2001 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.

## Teams

Bold indicates team had qualified for the 2001 Davis Cup World Group.

## Results summary

Date: 14–23 July
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the 2001 World Group.
| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
| France | 5-0 | Austria | Rennes | Le Liberté | Indoor | Carpet |
| Great Britain | 2-3 | Ecuador | Wimbledon | No. 1 Court, All England Lawn Tennis Club | Outdoor | Grass |
| Italy | 1-4 | Belgium | Venice | Green Garden Sporting Club | Outdoor | Clay |
| Morocco | w/o | Chile | — | — | — | — |
| Uzbekistan | 1-4 | Netherlands | Tashkent | N.B.U. Complex | Outdoor | Clay |
| Sweden | 5-0 | India | Båstad | Båstad Tennis Stadium | Outdoor | Clay |
| Switzerland | 5-0 | Belarus | St. Gallen | Kreuzbleichhalle | Outdoor | Carpet |
| Zimbabwe | 2-3 | Romania | Harare | City Sport Centre | Indoor | Hard |
* Belgium, France, Netherlands and Switzerland remain in the World Group in 2001.
* Ecuador, Morocco, Romania and Sweden are promoted to the World Group in 2001.
* Belarus, Chile, India and Uzbekistan remain in Zonal Group I in 2001.
* Austria, Great Britain, Italy and Zimbabwe are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2001.

## Qualifying results
### France vs. Austria

| France 5 | Le Liberté, Rennes, France 21–23 July 2000 Carpet (indoors) | Le Liberté, Rennes, France 21–23 July 2000 Carpet (indoors) | Austria 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicolas Escudé Jürgen Melzer 6 2 6 4 6 2       2 Sébastien Grosjean Stefan Koubek 6 3 6 2 6 3       3 Olivier Delaître / Nicolas Escudé Julian Knowle / Thomas Strengberger 6 4 6 3 6 3       4 Jérôme Golmard Stefan Koubek 6 4 6 4         5 Sébastien Grosjean Jürgen Melzer 3 6 6 3 7 5 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Ecuador

| Great Britain 2 | No. 1 Court, All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon, England 14–16 July 2000 Grass | No. 1 Court, All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon, England 14–16 July 2000 Grass | Ecuador 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Greg Rusedski Nicolás Lapentti 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 5 7 6 4 5 7   2 Tim Henman Luis Morejón 6 2 6 1 6 4       3 Tim Henman / Arvind Parmar Giovanni Lapentti / Nicolás Lapentti 3 6 5 7 3 6       4 Tim Henman Nicolás Lapentti 6 1 6 4 6 4       5 Arvind Parmar Giovanni Lapentti 6 4 6 3 1 6 3 6 3 6 ||||

### Italy vs. Belgium

| Italy 1 | Green Garden Sporting Club, Venice, Italy 21–23 July 2000 Clay | Green Garden Sporting Club, Venice, Italy 21–23 July 2000 Clay | Belgium 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrea Gaudenzi Olivier Rochus 2 6 5 7 3 6       2 Davide Sanguinetti Filip Dewulf 1 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7 5 6 0     3 Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso Christophe Rochus / Tom Vanhoudt 4 6 4 6 4 6       4 Davide Sanguinetti Christophe Rochus 2 6 5 7 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 1 5 7   5 Renzo Furlan Filip Dewulf 5 7 2 6 ||||

### Uzbekistan vs. Netherlands

| Uzbekistan 1 | N.B.U. Complex, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 14–16 July 2000 Clay | N.B.U. Complex, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 14–16 July 2000 Clay | Netherlands 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Oleg Ogorodov Richard Krajicek 4 6 3 6 4 6       2 Vadim Kutsenko Sjeng Schalken 2 6 1 6 4 6       3 Oleg Ogorodov / Dmitri Tomashevich Paul Haarhuis / Sjeng Schalken 3 6 1 6 6$^0$ 7$^7$       4 Vadim Kutsenko Paul Haarhuis 1 6 2 6         5 Oleg Ogorodov Sjeng Schalken 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Sweden vs. India

| Sweden 5 | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 21–23 July 2000 Clay | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 21–23 July 2000 Clay | India 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andreas Vinciguerra Harsh Mankad 6 3 6 1 6 1       2 Mikael Tillström Srinath Prahlad 6 2 6 0 6 1       3 Nicklas Kulti / Mikael Tillström Mahesh Bhupathi / Syed Fazaluddin 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 3 6 3   4 Andreas Vinciguerra Srinath Prahlad 6 2 6 1         5 Mikael Tillström Harsh Mankad 6 3 6 0 ||||

### Switzerland vs. Belarus

| Switzerland 5 | Kreuzbleichhalle, St. Gallen, Switzerland 21–23 July 2000 Carpet | Kreuzbleichhalle, St. Gallen, Switzerland 21–23 July 2000 Carpet | Belarus 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 George Bastl Max Mirnyi 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 2       2 Roger Federer Vladimir Voltchkov 4 6 7 5 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 5 7 6 2   3 Roger Federer / Lorenzo Manta Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7 5 7$^7$ 6$^4$     4 Michel Kratochvil Alexander Shvets 6 0 6 0         5 Lorenzo Manta Vasili Kazhera 7$^7$ 6$^0$ 6 1 ||||

### Zimbabwe vs. Romania

| Zimbabwe 2 | Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 14–16 July 2000 Hard (indoors) | Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 14–16 July 2000 Hard (indoors) | Romania 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Byron Black Răzvan Sabău 6 2 4 6 7 5 6 2     2 Kevin Ullyett Andrei Pavel 4 6 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 2 6       3 Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett Andrei Pavel / Gabriel Trifu 5 7 2 6 6$^2$ 7$^7$       4 Byron Black Andrei Pavel 2 6 4 6 1 6       5 Wayne Black Răzvan Sabău 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^2$ ||||