Ecuador at the 2000 Federation Cup

The Federation Cup was organized in the year 1963 by the International Tennis Federation on its 50th anniversary. The 2000 Federation Cup was the 38th edition of the most illustrious sporting events in the history of the women’s tennis. During this competition there were 100 teams from various nations which took part and Ecuador at the 2000 Federation Cup was one of them. Ecuador started its Fed Cup campaign in the year 1972 and its best Fed Cup performance came when they reached the world group on its debut in 1972. Ecuador did not participate after its debut in 1972 till 1991; they restarted its campaign in the year 1992.

Ecuador at the 2000 Federation Cup was in the American zone group II along with the teams like Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico and Trinidad & Tobago. Ecuador had one of its best starts in the competition as they routed all its opponents in the round robins match. Ecuador defeated Panama, Bahamas and Antigua & Barbuda by the same score of 3:0. Then in the first round also they were victorious as they defeated Bolivia with ease and the score read 3:0 in the favor of Ecuador. In finals of the zonal round Ecuador had to play against Dominican Republic, even in this match Ecuador had no trouble in defeating Dominican Republic by the score of 3:0. Therefore after a splendid performance in this competition they were promoted to the group I for the 2001 Fed Cup.

The overall performance of Ecuador at the 2000 Federation cup was exceptional. Ecuador played really well in all its matches as they did not concede a single game against them. This was indeed one of the best performances in the Fed Cup. As a result of a fantastic performance Ecuador were granted a birth in the group I for the Next year’s tournament.