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. El Salvador at the 2000 Davis Cup competed in the American Zone. It was included in Group II. The team of El Salvador was as follows:
- Roberto Salazar
- Miquel Merz
- Yari Bernardo
- Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz
- Jose Baires
Countries at the 2000 Davis Cup
The countries that participated in the Davis Cup along with El Salvador in the group II of the American zone were as follows: Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Participation and Performance of El Salvador in the 2000 Davis Cup
El Salvador at the 2000 Davis Cup played matches of 1st Round. On 6th February El Salvador team was against Paraguay. In this matches Paraguay defeated El Salvador by score of 5-0. The details of the matches are as follows: F.Rodriguez of Paraguay defeated M.Tejada-Ruiz of El Salvador. P.Carvallo of Paraguay defeated Y.Bernardo of El Salvador in the sets by 5-7, 7-6, 6-3 and 6-1. P.Carvallo and F.Rodriguez of Paraguay defeated Y.Bernardo and M. Merz of El Salvador. P.Carvallo of Paraguay defeated M.Tejada-Ruiz of El Salvador in the straight sets of 7-6 and 6-3. F.Rodriguez of Paraguay defeated J.Baires of El Salvador.
On the 9th April El Salvador played matches against Uruguay in the Play-offs stage. The first match of this round was won by A.Brause of Uruguay defeating M.Tejada-Ruiz of El Salvador. In the second match, F.Dondo of Uruguay defeated Y.Bernardo in the sets by 6-1, 6-4 and 6-0. The doubles match was won by pair of M.Merz and A.Sanabria of El Salvador beating F.Dondo and A.Olivera. In the fourth match, F.Dondo of Uruguay defeated M.Tejada-Ruiz of El Salvador. The fifth match was won by M.Felder of Uruguay defeating A.Sanabria of El Salvador in the straight sets of 6-2 and 6-1.
Here’s a summary of the performance of El Salvador at the 2000 Davis Cup
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