In the 2000 Davis Cup total of 135 nations had participated. The zones were Americas Zone, Asia/Oceania Zone and Europe/Africa Zone. The World Group consisted of a four-round knockout tournament. Each of regional zones was divided into four groups. Group I and Group II played knockout tournaments. Group III and IV played round-robin tournaments with promotion and relegation. Croatia at the 2000 Davis Cup competed in the Euro/African Zone. It was included in Group II. The team of Croatia was as follows:
- Ivo Karlovic
- Goran Ivanisevic
- Ivan Ljubicic
- Mario Ancic
Countries at the 2000 Davis Cup
The countries that participated in the Davis Cup along with Croatia in the group II of the Euro/African zone were as follows: Bulgaria, Cote D’Ivoire, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Slovenia and Turkey.
Participation and Performance of Croatia in the 2000 Davis Cup
Croatia at the 2000 Davis Cup could reach till the semifinal round. There were five matches organized in each round of the 2000 Davis Cup. In the first round Croatia played matches against Latvia. These matches were contested from 28th April to 30th April. In the first round matches team of Croatia put up good performance and defeated Latvia by 5-0. Croatian team advanced to the quarterfinals.
The Quarterfinals were held from 14th July to 16th July. In the quarterfinals Croatian team was against Ireland. In this matches also they had put up dominant performance and defeated Ireland team by winning all the five matches of this round. They were advanced to the semifinals.
The semifinal matches were held from 6th October to 8th October. In this round Croatia was against Cote D’Ivoire. Croatia team defeated Cote D’Ivoire by 5-0. The details of the 3rd round matches were as follows: In the first match Goran Ivanisevic of Croatia defeated Claude N’Goran of Cote D’Ivoire. In the second match, Ivan LJubicic of Croatia defeated Valentin Sanon of Cote D’Ivoire. In the doubles match Goran Ivanisevic and Ivo Karlovic of Croatia put up dominant performance and defeated Llou Lonfo and Claude N’Goran N’Goran of Cote D’Ivoire. In the fourth match, Valentin Sanon of Cote D’Ivoire was defeated by Mario Ancic of Croatia. In the fifth match Ivo Karlovic of Croatia defeated Claude N’Goran N’Goran. Thus, Croatia team consistently showed excellent performance at the 2000 Davis Cup.
Here’s a summary of the performance of Croatia at the 2000 Davis Cup
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