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1999 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1999.[1] The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2000.

1999 Davis Cup World Group
Date2 April – 5 December
Edition19th
Champions

Australia
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Main article: 1999 Davis Cup

Sweden were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the first round.

Australia won the title, defeating France in the final, 3–2. The final was held at the Acropolis Exhibition Hall in Nice, France, from 3 to 5 December.[2] It was the Australian team's 27th Davis Cup title overall and their first since 1986.

Participating teams

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

Draw

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First round
2–4 April		Quarterfinals
16–18 July		Semifinals
24–26 September		Final
3–5 December
Trollhättan, Sweden (indoor carpet)
  Sweden2
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
  Slovakia3
  Slovakia2
Frankfurt, Germany (indoor carpet)
  Russia3
  Germany2
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
  Russia3
  Russia1
Birmingham, England (indoor hard)
  Australia4
  United States3
Chestnut Hill, MA, United States (hard)
  Great Britain2
  United States1
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
  Australia4
  Australia4
Nice, France (indoor clay)
  Zimbabwe1
  Australia3
Nîmes, France (indoor clay)
  France2
  Netherlands1
Pau, France (indoor carpet)
  France4
  France3
Lleida, Spain (clay)
  Brazil2
  Brazil3
Pau, France (indoor carpet)
  Spain2
  France4
Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay)
  Belgium1
  Belgium3
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  Czech Republic2
  Belgium3
Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
   Switzerland2
   Switzerland3
  Italy2

First round

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Sweden vs. Slovakia

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Sweden
2 		Arena Älvhögsborg, Trollhättan, Sweden[3]
2–4 April 1999
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Slovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Thomas Johansson
Karol Kučera 		1
6 		67
79 		6
2 		3
6 		   
2  
  		Thomas Enqvist
Dominik Hrbatý 		5
7 		6
4 		6
2 		2
6 		4
6 		 
3  
  		Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
Dominik Hrbatý / Karol Kučera 		4
6 		714
612 		66
78 		6
1 		6
3 		 
4  
  		Thomas Enqvist
Karol Kučera 		6
1 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		   
5  
  		Thomas Johansson
Dominik Hrbatý 		6
4 		6
4 		       

Germany vs. Russia

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Germany
2 		Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany[4]
2–4 April 1999
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Russia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Tommy Haas
Marat Safin 		64
77 		6
4 		6
3 		2
6 		9
7 		 
2  
  		Nicolas Kiefer
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 		65
77 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3  
  		Boris Becker / David Prinosil
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy 		64
77 		6
2 		6
3 		4
6 		10
8 		 
4  
  		Tommy Haas
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 		3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5  
  		Nicolas Kiefer
Marat Safin 		69
711 		4
6 		4
6 		     

Great Britain vs. United States

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Great Britain
2 		National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England[5]
2–4 April 1999
Hard (indoors) 		 
United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Tim Henman
Jim Courier 		62
77 		6
2 		63
77 		712
610 		5
7 		 
2  
  		Greg Rusedski
Todd Martin 		4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3  
  		Tim Henman / Greg Rusedski
Todd Martin / Alex O'Brien 		3
6 		7
5 		6
3 		65
77 		6
3 		 
4  
  		Tim Henman
Todd Martin 		4
6 		7
5 		6
3 		77
64 		   
5  
  		Greg Rusedski
Jim Courier 		4
6 		77
63 		3
6 		6
1 		6
8 		 

Zimbabwe vs. Australia

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Zimbabwe
1 		Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe[6]
2–4 April 1999
Hard (indoors) 		 
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Byron Black
Mark Philippoussis 		6
3 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		7
5 		 
2  
  		Wayne Black
Pat Rafter 		3
6 		6
3 		64
77 		2
6 		   
3  
  		Byron Black / Wayne Black
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 		4
6 		6
2 		3
6 		0
6 		   
4  
  		Byron Black
Pat Rafter 		4
6 		62
77 		2
6 		     
5  
  		Wayne Black
Mark Philippoussis 		3
6 		2
6 		       

France vs. Netherlands

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France
4 		Arena of Nîmes, Nîmes, France[7]
2–4 April 1999
Clay (indoors) 		 
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jérôme Golmard
Richard Krajicek 		6
3 		6
4 		65
77 		4
6 		2
6 		 
2  
  		Cédric Pioline
Paul Haarhuis 		6
2 		77
60 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Cédric Pioline / Guillaume Raoux
Paul Haarhuis / Jan Siemerink 		6
4 		5
7 		77
64 		64
77 		6
2 		 
4  
  		Cédric Pioline
Richard Krajicek 		6
3 		3
6 		7
5 		77
65 		   
5  
  		Jérôme Golmard
Jan Siemerink 		6
4 		7
5 		       

Spain vs. Brazil

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Spain
2 		Lleida Tennis Club, Lleida, Spain[8]
2–4 April 1999
Clay 		 
Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Carlos Moyá
Fernando Meligeni 		6
2 		63
77 		6
0 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Àlex Corretja
Gustavo Kuerten 		3
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
3  
  		Àlex Corretja / Albert Costa
Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins 		2
6 		7
5 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		 
4  
  		Carlos Moyá
Gustavo Kuerten 		2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5  
  		Àlex Corretja
Márcio Carlsson 		6
1 		6
2 		       

Belgium vs. Czech Republic

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Belgium
3 		Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium[9]
2–4 April 1999
Clay 		 
Czech Republic
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Xavier Malisse
Bohdan Ulihrach 		66
78 		6
2 		6
4 		6
2 		   
2  
  		Filip Dewulf
Ctislav Doseděl 		5
7 		3
6 		2
6 		     
3  
  		Filip Dewulf / Johan Van Herck
Jiří Novák / David Rikl 		64
77 		2
6 		0
6 		     
4  
  		Christophe Van Garsse
Bohdan Ulihrach 		6
0 		6
3 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Xavier Malisse
Ctislav Doseděl 		3
6 		6
4 		6
0 		79
67 		   

Switzerland vs. Italy

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Switzerland
3 		Patinoire du Littoral, Neuchâtel, Switzerland[10]
2–4 April 1999
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Marc Rosset
Gianluca Pozzi 		77
62 		6
4 		77
60 		     
2  
  		Roger Federer
Davide Sanguinetti 		6
4 		63
77 		6
3 		6
4 		   
3  
  		Lorenzo Manta / Marc Rosset
Stefano Pescosolido / Laurence Tieleman 		77
64 		4
6 		7
5 		6
3 		   
4  
  		Ivo Heuberger
Davide Sanguinetti 		3
6 		6
3 		68
710 		     
5  
  		Roger Federer
Gianluca Pozzi 		4
6 		64
77 		       

Quarterfinals

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Russia vs. Slovakia

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Russia
3 		Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[11]
16–18 July 1999
Clay (indoors) 		 
Slovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Marat Safin
Karol Kučera 		2
6 		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Dominik Hrbatý 		2
6 		6
2 		63
77 		6
1 		7
5 		 
3  
  		Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy
Dominik Hrbatý / Karol Kučera 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4  
  		Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Karol Kučera 		1
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5  
  		Marat Safin
Dominik Hrbatý 		6
3 		4
6 		7
5 		63
77 		6
4 		 

United States vs. Australia

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United States
1 		Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, MA, United States[12]
16–18 July 1999
Hard 		 
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Todd Martin
Lleyton Hewitt 		4
6 		77
61 		3
6 		0
6 		   
2  
  		Jim Courier
Pat Rafter 		65
77 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3  
  		Alex O'Brien / Pete Sampras
Sandon Stolle / Mark Woodforde 		6
4 		6
3 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		 
4  
  		Todd Martin
Pat Rafter 		6
4 		7
5 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		 
5  
  		Alex O'Brien
Lleyton Hewitt 		5
7 		4
6 		       

France vs. Brazil

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France
3 		Palais des Sports, Pau, France[13]
16–18 July 1999
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Brazil
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Sébastien Grosjean
Gustavo Kuerten 		2
6 		77
64 		65
77 		77
65 		7
9 		 
2  
  		Cédric Pioline
Fernando Meligeni 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro
Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins 		77
65 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Cédric Pioline
Gustavo Kuerten 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Sébastien Grosjean
Fernando Meligeni 		77
65 		4
6 		2
6 		     

Belgium vs. Switzerland

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Belgium
3 		Royal Primerose Tennis Club, Brussels, Belgium[14]
16–18 July 1999
Clay 		 
Switzerland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Xavier Malisse
Lorenzo Manta 		6
4 		6
0 		77
61 		     
2  
  		Christophe Van Garsse
Roger Federer 		77
64 		3
6 		1
6 		7
5 		6
1 		 
3  
  		Filip Dewulf / Christophe Rochus
Lorenzo Manta / Marc Rosset 		6
2 		1
6 		67
79 		5
7 		   
4  
  		Xavier Malisse
Roger Federer 		4
6 		6
3 		7
5 		77
65 		   
5  
  		Christophe Van Garsse
George Bastl 		64
77 		0
1 		      retired
 

Semifinals

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Australia vs. Russia

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Australia
4 		ANZ Stadium, Brisbane, Australia[15]
24–26 September 1999
Grass 		 
Russia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Lleyton Hewitt
Marat Safin 		77
60 		6
2 		4
6 		6
3 		   
2  
  		Wayne Arthurs
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 		6
2 		64
77 		6
2 		6
0 		   
3  
  		Sandon Stolle / Mark Woodforde
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy 		1
6 		4
6 		6
4 		6
4 		6
8 		 
4  
  		Lleyton Hewitt
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 		6
4 		7
5 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Wayne Arthurs
Marat Safin 		6
3 		6
2 		       

France vs. Belgium

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France
4 		Palais des Sports, Pau, France[16]
24–26 September 1999
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Sébastien Grosjean
Xavier Malisse 		7
5 		6
2 		77
63 		     
2  
  		Cédric Pioline
Filip Dewulf 		6
3 		5
7 		3
6 		6
3 		6
2 		 
3  
  		Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro
Xavier Malisse / Christophe Van Garsse 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Cédric Pioline
Christophe Van Garsse 		3
6 		4
6 		       
5  
  		Fabrice Santoro
Christophe Rochus 		7
5 		6
4 		       

Final

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France vs. Australia

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France
2 		Acropolis Exhibition Hall, Nice, France[2]
3–5 December 1999
Clay (indoors) 		 
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
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 		       

References

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  1. ^ "World Group 1999". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "France v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Sweden v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Germany v Russia". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Great Britain v United States". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Zimbabwe v Australia". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "France v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Spain v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Belgium v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Switzerland v Italy". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Russia v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "France v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Belgium v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Australia v Russia". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "France v Belgium". daviscup.com.
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