1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.

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

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 2000.^[1]

Participating nations

Draw

Ninth place

Consolation semifinals

Consolation quarterfinals

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Romania

3

Croatia

2

Romania

bye

Eleventh place

bye

Croatia

Austria

4

Portugal

1

Thirteenth place

13th–16th classification

Israel

2

Finland

3

Austria

bye

Belarus

1

South Africa

4

Fifteenth place

bye

Portugal

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 2000.^[2]

Participating nations

Draw

Ninth place

Consolation semifinals

Consolation quarterfinals

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Denmark

1

Hungary

3

Denmark

3

Ireland

2

Poland

0

Morocco

5

Denmark

5

Senegal

0

Eleventh place

Slovenia

2

Ireland

3

Hungary

4

Bulgaria

1

Thirteenth place

13th–16th classification

Poland

3

Ivory Coast

1

Hungary

5

Greece

0

Morocco

4

Norway

1

Fifteenth place

Togo

0

Bulgaria

5

Group III

The top two teams in each Group III sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2000, whereas the bottom two teams in each sub-zone were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2000.

Participating nations

Zone A

Draw

Venue: Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt
Date: 24–28 February

Group A

	LUX	TUN	GHA	ALG	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Luxembourg		3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	9–0 (100%)	18–4 (82%)	1
Tunisia	0–3		2–1	2–1	2–1	4–5 (44%)	11–11 (50%)	2
Ghana	0–3	1–2		2–1	1–2	3–6 (33%)	10–12 (45%)	3
Algeria	0–3	1–2	1–2		0–3	2–7 (22%)	4–16 (20%)	4

Group B

	EGY	BIH	BEN	NGR	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Egypt		3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	9–0 (100%)	18–1 (95%)	1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–3		3–0	2–1	2–1	5–4 (56%)	12–9 (57%)	2
Benin	0–3	0–3		2–1	1–2	2–7 (22%)	4–15 (21%)	3
Nigeria	0–3	1–2	1–2		0–3	2–7 (22%)	6–15 (29%)	4

1st to 4th place play-offs


Third place			Final



			A1	Luxembourg	0

			B1	Egypt	3
A1	Luxembourg	2

B2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0

5th to 8th place play-offs


Third place			Final



			B4	Nigeria	2

			B3	Benin	1
A3	Ghana	1

B4	Nigeria	2

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Egypt
2	Luxembourg
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina
4	Tunisia
5	Nigeria
6	Benin
7	Algeria
8	Ghana

Egypt and Luxembourg promoted to Group II in 2000.
Algeria and Ghana relegated to Group IV in 2000.

Zone B

Draw

Venue: Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia
Date: 9–13 June

Group A

	ARM	LTU	GEO	KEN	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Armenia		2–1	1–2	3–0	2–1	6–3 (66%)	13–9 (59%)	1
Lithuania	1–2		2–1	2–1	2–1	5–4 (56%)	12–9 (57%)	2
Georgia	2–1	1–2		2–1	2–1	5–4 (56%)	12–9 (57%)	3
Kenya	0–3	1–2	1–2		0–3	2–7 (22%)	5–15 (25%)	4

Group B

	MDA	EST	MON	ZAM	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Moldova		2–1	1–2	3–0	2–1	6–3 (67%)	13–7 (65%)	1
Estonia	1–2		2–1	3–0	2–1	6–3 (67%)	12–6 (66%)	2
Monaco	2–1	1–2		2–1	2–1	5–4 (56%)	10–10 (50%)	3
Zambia	0–3	0–3	1–2		0–3	1–8 (11%)	4–16 (20%)	4

1st to 4th place play-offs


Third place			Final



			B2	Estonia	2

			A2	Lithuania	1
A1	Armenia	1

B2	Estonia	2

5th to 8th place play-offs


Third place			Final



			A3	Georgia	0

			B3	Monaco	3
A3	Georgia	3

B4	Zambia	0

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Estonia
2	Lithuania
3	Moldova
4	Armenia
5	Monaco
6	Georgia
7	Kenya
8	Zambia

Estonia and Lithuania promoted to Group II in 2000.
Kenya and Zambia relegated to Group IV in 2000.

Group IV

The top two teams in each Group IV sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2000. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations

Draw

Venue: Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
Date: 18–22 May

Zone A

	ISL	MLT	CYP	ETH	SUD	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Iceland		2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	4–0	10–2 (83%)	22–3 (88%)	1
Malta	1–2		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–1	9–3 (75%)	17–9 (65%)	2
Cyprus	1–2	1–2		3–0	3–0	2–2	8–4 (67%)	17–9 (65%)	3
Ethiopia	0–3	0–3	0–3		3–0	1–3	3–9 (25%)	7–19 (27%)	4
Sudan	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3		0–4	0–12 (0%)	1–24 (4%)	5

Zone B

	MAD	BOT	AZE	SMR	UGA	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Madagascar		2–1	1–2	2–1	3–0	3–1	8–4 (67%)	17–9 (65%)	1
Botswana	1–2		2–1	2–1	3–0	3–1	8–4 (67%)	18–12 (60%)	2
Azerbaijan	2–1	1–2		2–1	2–1	3–1	7–5 (58%)	15–12 (56%)	3
San Marino	1–2	1–2	1–2		2–1	1–3	5–7 (42%)	14–17 (45%)	4
Uganda	0–3	0–3	1–2	1–2		0–4	2–10 (17%)	7–21 (25%)	5

Iceland, Malta, Madagascar and Botswana promoted to Group III in 2000.

References

^ "1999 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
^ "1999 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

External links

Davis Cup official website

[1] "1999 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

[2] "1999 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

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