The 1999 Davis Cup (also known as the 1999 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 88th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 129 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 30 in the Americas Zone, 32 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 51 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Fiji made its first appearances in the tournament.
Australia defeated France in the final, held at the Acropolis Exhibition Hall in Nice, France, on 3–5 December, to win their 27th title and their first since 1986. Mark Philippoussis, Lleyton Hewitt and doubles pairing Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde made up the winning Australian team in the final; Pat Rafter, who was involved in the Aussies' run to the final was forced to pull out due to injury.
World Group
Participating teams
Draw
Final France vs. Australia
World Group qualifying round
Date: 24–26 September
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 2000 World Group.
Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface 3-2 Pörtschach Werzer Arena Outdoor Clay 4-1 Harare Harare Municipal Centre Indoor Hard 0-5 Tashkent Yunusabad Tennis Centre Indoor Hard 2-3 Guayaquil Club Nacional de Guayaquil Outdoor Clay 0-5 Hamilton Mystery Creek Events Centre Indoor Hard 3-2 Sassari Torres Tennis Sassari Outdoor Clay 4-1 Birmingham National Indoor Arena Indoor Hard 1-4 Bucharest Arena Club Outdoor Clay
, , , , , and remain in the World Group in 2000. are promoted to the World Group in 2000. , , , , , and remain in Zonal Group I in 2000. are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2000.
Americas Zone
Group I
Group II
Group III Venue: Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama Date: 3–7 May
Group IV
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
Group II
Group III Venue: National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh Date: 10–14 March
Group IV Venue: National Centre, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Date: 3–7 February
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
Group II
Group III
Zone A Venue: Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt Date: 24–28 February
Zone B Venue: Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia Date: 9–13 June
Group IV
References General
Specific
External links Davis Cup official website