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. Finland at the 2000 Davis Cup competed in the Euro/African Zone. It was included in Group I. The team of Finland was as follows:
- Olli Rahnasto
- Tapio Nurminen
- Ville Liukko
- Jarkko Nieminen
- Tuomas Ketola
Countries at the 2000 Davis Cup
The countries that participated in the Davis Cup along with Finland in the group I of the Euro/African zone were as follows: Belarus, Hungary, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, South Africa, Sweden and Ukraine.
Participation and Performance of Finland in the 2000 Davis Cup
Finland at the 2000 Davis Cup played matches against Sweden and Hungary. On 9th April Finland played matches against Sweden of the Quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, the first match was won by M.Norman of Sweden defeated V.Liukko of Finland in the sets by 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 and 7-6. T.Ketola of Finland defeated M.Tillstrom of Sweden in the second match of this round in the sets by 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4 and 6-3. In the Doubles match, pair N.Kulti and M.Tillstrom of Sweden defeated T.Ketola and V.Liukko of Finland. In the fourth match, M.Norman of Sweden defeated T.Ketola of Finland. In the fifth match, J.Nieminen of Finland defeated M.Tillstrom of Sweden in the straight sets of 6-1 and 6-4. Thus In this Round, Sweden defeated Finland by 3-2.
On 8th October Finland played matches against Hungary in the Semifinals. In the first match of Semifinals, V.Liukko of Finland defeated G.Kisgyorgy of Hungary in the straight sets by 6-1, 6-3 and 6-3. In the second match, J.Nieminen of Finland defeated A.Savolt of Hungary in the sets by 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 and 6-0. In the doubles match, G.Koves and A.Savolt of Hungary defeated T.Ketola and V.Liukko of Finland in the sets by 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 and 7-5. In the fourth match, V.Liukko of Finland defeated A.Savolt of Hungary in the sets by 2-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 and 6-4. In the fifth match, J.Nieminen of Finland defeated G.Kisgyorgy of Hungary in the sets by 6-3, 6-2. Thus In the semifinals Finland defeated Hungary by 4-1.
Here’s a summary of the performance of Finland at the 2000 Davis Cup
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