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. Moldova at the 2000 Davis Cup was included in Group III of Euro/African Zone. Team of Moldova included following players:
- Andrei Gorban
- Yurii Gorbane
- Evgueni Plougarev
- Victor Ribas
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, Madagascar, Moldova and Senegal.
Participation and Performance of Moldova in the 2000 Davis Cup
Moldova at the 2000 Davis Cup played the matches in round robin. The matches were played at ACSA, Antananarivo, Madagascar from 24th to 26th May. Moldova played the first set of matches against Senegal. They won all three matches against Senegal. Moldova defeated Iceland in all three matches. Moldova’s players again showed wonderful performance against Benin. They won all three matches against Benin. Moldova played the matches against Macedonia, F.Y.R. in the first round. The matches were held on 27th May. Moldova’s Y. Gorbane defeated Macedonia’s P. Rusevski by 7-5, 3-6 and 6-4. E. Moldova’s E. Plougarev defeated Macedonia’s Z. Sevcenko by 7-5, 1-6 and 7-5. Macedonia’s pair defeated Moldova’s pair by 6-3, 6-1.
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