Belarus at the 2000 Federation Cup

The Fed Cup is one of the most coveted women’s tennis championships being played annually. It is played between teams fielded by various nations than individual players. 2000 Federation Cup was the 38th edition of the tournament. There were altogether 100 nations participating in the tournament. Belarus at the 2000 Federation Cup participated from Group I of the Europe/Africa Zone. They made their maiden appearance in this tournament in the year 1994. Their last outing was not very fruitful as they faced relegation from the world group to the group I of their zone.

They managed to pull off two wins against two losses. They started their campaign in this tournament with high hopes to again being promoted to the world group.

Belarus at the 2000 Federation Cup advanced till the first round of their group. In the round robin league they were pitted against Poland. They pulled off a victory against Poland by a margin of 3-0. Their next round robin league match was against Morocco. They won this tie as well by a margin of 3-0. Their next round robin league tie was against Romania. They again registered a straight win by a margin of 3-0. In their next tie they were pitted against Slovenia. They won this encounter by a margin of 2-1 to advance to the first round of their group. In the first round of their group they faced Hungary. However they failed to sustain their winning streak and lost to Hungary by a margin of 0-2. Thus with this loss their journey at this tournament ended.

Belarus at the 2000 Federation Cup could not gain their status they had lost in the last tournament. However they managed to win all the matches in their round robin league but could not continue their winning streak in the first round. Thus they had no gain no loss as they remained in the same group.