Moldova at the 2000 Federation Cup

The Fed Cup was started with a view to provide sufficient support and cognizance for the women tennis professionals of the world. The participating countries played in the qualifying stage against themselves, resulting from which the entrants to the World group stage were decided. The 2000 championship was the 38th edition of the Fed Cup. Moldova started its international tennis career in 1998. A total of 95 nations participated in the tournament. Moldova at the 2000 Fed Cup was one of the average performing teams but still inexperienced.

Moldova at the 2000 Fed Cup was placed in the Group II of the Europe/Africa. In the first round robin match against Estonia, Moldova performed poorly and lost by a score of 1-2. The next match however featured Moldova winning over Algeria by 3-0. The third round robin contest also yielded Moldova as the winner against Portugal by 2-1. Moldova again pulled the strings and won against Lesotho by 3-0. The final round robin clash against Madagascar was also won by Moldova by 1-0. However, Moldova failed to make it to the next round owing to a crucial defeat.

Moldova at the 2000 Fed Cup was placed in the Group II of the Europe/Africa zone with some of the other countries like Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Iceland, Ireland, Kenya, Mauritius, Portugal and Tunisia. Moldova had worked hard with full dedication and determination but failed to make it to the next round of the championship. Moldova won four matches in the qualifying round. The only match lost was to Estonia by 1-2. This close defeat worsened the chances of qualifying for the next stage. Thus Moldova was left out of the 2000 championship.