1999 Davis Cup

1999 Davis Cup
Details
Edition	88th
Achievements (singles)
	← 1998 2000 →

The 1999 Davis Cup was the 88th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 128 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Australia defeated France at the Acropolis Exhibition Hall in Nice, France, on 3–5 December, giving Australia their 22nd title and their first since 1986.^[1] The Australian team for the final contained Mark Philippoussis, Lleyton Hewitt and doubles pairing Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde.^[1] Pat Rafter was involved in the run to the final but missed the final itself due to injury.^[2]

World Group

Participating Teams
Australia	Belgium	Brazil	Czech Republic
France	Germany	Great Britain	Italy
Netherlands	Russia	Slovakia	Spain
Sweden	Switzerland	United States	Zimbabwe

Draw

First round
2–4 April

Quarterfinals
16–18 July

Semifinals
24–26 September

Final
3–5 December

Trollhättan, Sweden (indoor carpet)

S

Sweden

2

Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)

Slovakia

3

Slovakia

2

Frankfurt, Germany (indoor carpet)

S

Russia

3

Germany

2

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

S

Russia

3

S

Russia

1

Birmingham, Great Britain (indoor hard)

S

Australia

4

S

United States

3

Chestnut Hill, United States (hard)

Great Britain

2

S

United States

1

Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)

S

Australia

4

S

Australia

4

Nice, France (indoor clay)

Zimbabwe

1

S

Australia

3

Nîmes, France (indoor clay)

S

France

2

Netherlands

1

Pau, France (indoor carpet)

S

France

4

S

France

3

Lérida, Spain (clay)

Brazil

2

Brazil

3

Pau, France (indoor carpet)

S

Spain

2

S

France

4

Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay)

Belgium

1

Belgium

3

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

S

Czech Republic

2

Belgium

3

Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet)

Switzerland

2

Switzerland

3

S

Italy

2

Final

France
2

Acropolis Exhibition Hall, Nice, France^[3]
3–5 December 1999
Clay (i)

Australia
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Sébastien Grosjean Mark Philippoussis	4 6	2 6	4 6
2	Cédric Pioline Lleyton Hewitt	7⁹ 6⁷	7⁸ 6⁶	7 5
3	Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde	6 2	5 7	2 6	2 6
4	Cédric Pioline Mark Philippoussis	3 6	7 5	1 6	2 6
5	Sébastien Grosjean Lleyton Hewitt	6 4	6 3

World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 24–26 September

Venue	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Pörtschach, Austria (clay)	Austria	3-2	Sweden
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)	Zimbabwe	4-1	Chile
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard)	Uzbekistan	0-5	Czech Republic
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)	Ecuador	2-3	Netherlands
Hamilton, New Zealand (indoor hard)	New Zealand	0-5	Spain
Sassari, Italy (clay)	Italy	3-2	Finland
Birmingham, England (indoor hard)	Great Britain	4-1	South Africa
Bucharest, Romania (clay)	Romania	1-4	Germany

Austria promoted to World Group in 2000.
Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, and Zimbabwe remain in World Group in 2000.
Chile (AMN), Ecuador (AMN), Finland (EA), New Zealand (AO), Romania (EA), South Africa (EA), and Uzbekistan (AO) remain in Group I in 2000.
Sweden (EA) relegated to Group I in 2000.

Americas Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

Chile - advanced to World Group Playoffs
Ecuador - advanced to World Group Playoffs
Argentina
Bahamas
Canada
Colombia
Venezuela — relegated to Group II for 2000

Group II

Participating Teams

Peru — promoted to Group I for 2000
Costa Rica
Cuba
Mexico
Paraguay
Uruguay
Dominican Republic — relegated to Group III for 2000
Haiti — relegated to Group III for 2000

Group III

Participating Teams

El Salvador — promoted to Group II in 2000
Guatemala — promoted to Group II in 2000
Bolivia
Jamaica
Netherlands Antilles
Panama
Antigua and Barbuda — relegated to Group IV in 2000
Honduras — relegated to Group IV in 2000

Group IV

Participating Teams

Puerto Rico — promoted to Group III in 2000
Trinidad and Tobago — promoted to Group III in 2000
Barbados
Bermuda
Eastern Caribbean
Saint Lucia
U.S. Virgin Islands