Pakistan at the 2000 Federation Cup

The Fed Cup came into existence from 1963 to provide similar standards to world in professional tennis. The first tournament was held between United States and Great Britain. 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. Pakistan started its international tennis career in 1997. A total of 95 nations participated in the tournament. Pakistan at the 2000 Fed Cup was one of the average teams.

Pakistan at the 2000 Fed Cup was placed in the Group II of the Asia/Oceania zone. In the first round robin match against Sri Lanka, Pakistan lost by a score of 1-2. The next match again featured Pakistan loosing to Philippines by 0-2. The third round robin contest however yielded Pakistan as the winner against Syria by 2-1. Pakistan was again victorious against Jordan by 2-1. But, Pakistan suffered a defeat to Tajikistan by score of 0-3. Thus Pakistan was left out from the 2000 Fed Cup.

Pakistan at the 2000 Fed Cup was placed in the Group II of the Asia/Oceania zone with some of the other countries like Fiji, Iraq, Jordan, Malaysia, Pacific Oceania, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The performance of Pakistan was a mixture of ups and downs. Pakistan won two matches against Syria and Jordan but also lost two crucial matches to Tajikistan and Philippines. This kind of inconsistent performance highlighted the imperfections and amateurish approach in their camp. Thus Pakistan was ousted from the 2000 Fed Cup.