The World Group consisted of a four-round knockout tournament. All regional zones were divided into four groups. Group I and Group II played knockout tournaments. Group III and IV played round-robin tournaments with promotion and relegation. The final was played from 8th to 10th December at Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain. Macedonia, F.Y.R.at the 2000 Davis Cup was placed in Group III of Euro/African Zone. Team of Macedonia, F.Y.R. included following players:
- Zoran Sevcenko
- Kristian Mitrovski
- Predrag Rusevki
Countries at the 2000 Davis Cup
The matches in Group III of Europe/Africa Zone were played in two venues. The countries that played the matches in Venue 1 were Monaco, Botswana, Georgia, Malta, Togo, Tunisia, Yugoslavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Following countries played the matches at Venue 2: Nigeria, Armenia, Benin, Iceland, Macedonia, F.Y.R., Madagascar, Moldova and Senegal.
Participation and Performance of Macedonia in the 2000 Davis Cup
Macedonia, F.Y.R. at the 2000 Davis Cup played the first set of matches against Nigeria in round-robin. The matches were played at ACSA, Antananarivo, Madagascar on 24th May. Macedonia’s players showed wonderful performance. Macedonia won all the three matches against Nigeria. The second set of matches that Macedonia played in round-robin was against Armenia. Armenia won 2 matches. Macedonia was able to win just single match. The matches between Macedonia and Madagascar were played on 26th May. Macedonia defeated Madagascar in 2 matches. Madagascar could win single match. Macedonia played the matches against Moldova in the 1st round. The matches were held on 27th May.
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