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. Malaysia at the 2000 Davis Cup was placed in Group II of Asia/Oceania Zone. Malaysia’s team included following players:
- Selvam Veerasingam
- Vasuthevan Ortchuan
- Hazuan Hizan
- Mohammed-Nazreen Fuzi-Nasruddin
- Adam Malik
Countries at the 2000 Davis Cup
Many Asian countries actively participated in the competition. They tried their best to win this prestigious tournament. Malaysia was included in Group II. Other countries in this group were Iran, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Chinese Taipei, Kazakhstan, Pakistan and Philippines.
Participation and Performance of Malaysia in the 2000 Davis Cup
Malaysia at the 2000 Davis Cup played the matches directly in the 1st round. Malaysia played the matches against Iran in the first round from 4th to 6th February 2000 at National Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Iran’s Ramin Raziyani defeated Malaysia’s Hazuan Hizan by 6-2, 6-2 and 6-1. Malaysia’s Selvam Veerasingam defeated Iran’s Akbar Taheri by 5-7, 7-6, 6-4, 4-6 and 7-5. Iran’s pair, Ramin Raziyani and Akbar Taheri defeated Malaysian pair, Selvam Veerasingam and Vasuthevan Ortchuan by 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 and 6-4. Selvam Veerasingam defeated Ramin Raziyani by 6-4, 6-4 and 6-4. Hazuan Hizan defeated Akbar Taheri by 6-4, 6-2 and 6-3. Malaysia won 3 matches, while Iran won 2 matches. Malaysia forwarded to the 2nd round. The matches in the 2nd round were played from 7th to 9th April. Malaysia played the matches against Indonesia. Malaysia’s players could not perform well.
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