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 edit
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 edit
Draw edit
| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
 Romania | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bucharest, Romania (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Romania | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Croatia | Croatia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Portugal | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Austria | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wels, Austria (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Austria | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | Portugal | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||
 Israel | ||||||||||||||||||
| Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Israel | Israel | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Finland | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kyiv, Ukraine (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Finland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Israel | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ukraine | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cape Town, South Africa (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Belarus | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | Belarus | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye |  South Africa | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||
Group II edit
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 edit
Draw edit
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay) | Skagen, Denmark (hard) | |||||||||||||||||
 Senegal | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | 0 | Denmark | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Slovenia | 5 |  Ireland | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Budapest, Hungary (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Budapest, Hungary (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lomé, Togo (hard) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Greece | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Greece | 4 | Hungary | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Togo | 1 |  Bulgaria | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Togo | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Latvia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | |||||||||||||||||
 Poland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | 4 | Poland | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Macedonia | 1 |  Ivory Coast | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Morocco | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Yugoslavia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 2 | Morocco | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Turkey | 3 |  Norway | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Norway | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Group III – Zone A edit
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 edit
Draw edit
- 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
| 3rd-4th play-off | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| A1 | Luxembourg | 2 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | A1 | Luxembourg | 0 | ||||||||
| A2 | Tunisia | 0 | B1 | Egypt | 3 | ||||||||
| A2 | Tunisia | 0 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Egypt | 3 | |||||||||||
- 5th to 8th place play-offs
| 7th-8th play-off | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-6th play-off | |||||||||||
| A3 | Ghana | 1 | |||||||||||
| B4 | Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||||
| A3 | Ghana | 1 | B4 | Nigeria | 2 | ||||||||
| A4 | Algeria | 2 | B3 | Benin | 1 | ||||||||
| A4 | Algeria | 1 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Benin | 2 | |||||||||||
Final standings edit
| 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.
Group III – Zone B edit
Participating nations edit
Draw edit
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
| 3rd-4th play-off | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| A1 | Armenia | 1 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Estonia | 2 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Armenia | 1 | B2 | Estonia | 2 | ||||||||
| B1 | Moldova | 2 | A2 | Lithuania | 1 | ||||||||
| A2 | Lithuania | 2 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Moldova | 1 | |||||||||||
- 5th to 8th place play-offs
| 7th-8th play-off | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-6th play-off | |||||||||||
| A3 | Georgia | 3 | |||||||||||
| B4 | Zambia | 0 | |||||||||||
| A3 | Zambia | 0 | A3 | Georgia | 0 | ||||||||
| A4 | Kenya | 3 | B3 | Monaco | 3 | ||||||||
| A4 | Kenya | 1 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Monaco | 2 | |||||||||||
Final standings edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia
|
| 2 | Lithuania
|
| 3 | Moldova
|
| 4 | Armenia
|
| 5 | Monaco
|
| 6 | Georgia
|
| 7 | Kenya
|
| 8 | Zambia
|
Group IV edit
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 edit
Draw edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "1999 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "1999 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.