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. Netherlands Antilles at the 2000 Davis Cup was placed in Group III of Americas Zone. Team of Netherlands Antilles included following players:
- Elmar Gerth
- Raoul Behr
- Jean-Julien Rojer
- Kevin Jonckheer
Countries at the 2000 Davis Cup
As tennis got world-wide popularity, many countries were eager to take part in this prestigious tournament. Following countries from Americas Zone competed in the contest: Bolivia, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago.
Participation and Performance of Netherlands Antilles in the 2000 Davis Cup
The matches in the round robin were played at Liguanea club, Kingston, Jamaica from 22nd to 24thn March 2000. Netherlands Antilles at the 2000 Davis Cup played the first set of matches against Bolivia. The players from Netherlands Antilles showed dominant game. They won all the three matches against Bolivia. The matches between Netherlands Antilles and Trinidad and Tobago were played on 23rd March. Netherlands Antilles won all 3 matches. Netherlands Antilles defeated Dominican Republic in 2 matches. Netherlands Antilles played the matches against Jamaica in the first round on 25th March. Jamaica’s R. Russell defeated E. Gerth from Netherlands Antilles by 4-6, 6-2 and 6-4. J. Rojer defeated Jamaica’s J. Smith by 7-6, 6-4. Pair of Netherlands Antilles defeated Jamaica’s pair, R. Russell and J. Smith by 6-2, 6-1.
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