2000 Fed Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of competition in the 2000 Fed Cup. For 2000, the Group was changed to become one 13-team group, rather than two 8-team groups. 12 teams were put into 3 pools of 4 teams each, with the winner of each pool joining defending champions the United States in a 4-team play-off.

Pool A

Venue: Bari T.C., Bari, Italy (clay)
Date: 27-30 April

4TeamRR
title=Pool A
team-1-abbrev=ESP
team-1="'fed|ESP (3-0)
team-2-abbrev=ITA
team-2=fed|ITA (2-1)
team-3-abbrev=GER
team-3=fed|GER (1-2)
team-4-abbrev=CRO
team-4=fed|CRO (0-3)

color-row-1= | 1v2=2-1 |1v3=3-0 |1v4=2-1
color-row-2= |2v1=1-2 | 2v3=2-1 |2v4=2-1
color-row-3= |3v1=0-3 |3v2=1-2 | 3v4=3-0
color-row-4= |4v1=1-2 |4v2=1-2 |4v3=0-3
*Spain advance to Semifinal

Pool B

Venue: Incheba Hall, Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
Date: 27-30 April

4TeamRR
title=Pool B
team-1-abbrev=CZE
team-1="'fed|CZE (3-0)
team-2-abbrev=SUI
team-2=fed|SUI (2-1)
team-3-abbrev=AUT
team-3=fed|AUT (1-2)
team-4-abbrev=SVK
team-4=fed|SVK (0-3)

color-row-1= | 1v2=2-1 |1v3=2-1 |1v4=2-1
color-row-2= |2v1=1-2 | 2v3=2-1 |2v4=2-1
color-row-3= |3v1=1-2 |3v2=1-2 | 3v4=2-0
color-row-4= |4v1=1-2 |4v2=1-2 |4v3=0-2
*Czech Republic advance to semifinal

Pool C

Venue: Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
Date: 27-30 April

4TeamRR
title=Pool C
team-1-abbrev=BEL
team-1="'fed|BEL (3-0)
team-2-abbrev=FRA
team-2=fed|FRA (2-1)
team-3-abbrev=RUS
team-3=fed|RUS (1-2)
team-4-abbrev=AUS
team-4=fed|AUS (0-3)

color-row-1= | 1v2=2-1 |1v3=2-1 |1v4=2-1
color-row-2= |2v1=1-2 | 2v3=3-0 |2v4=2-1
color-row-3= |3v1=1-2 |3v2=0-3 | 3v4=2-1
color-row-4= |4v1=1-2 |4v2=1-2 |4v3=1-2
*Belgium advance to semifinal

Final rounds

Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, NV, United States (indoor carpet)4TeamBracket-info
RD1date=21-22 November
RD1-name=Semifinal
RD2date=24-25 November

RD1T1-loc=
RD1-seed1=S | RD1-team1=fed|USA | RD1-score1=2
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=fed|BEL | RD1-score2=1

RD1T2-loc=
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=fed|CZE | RD1-score3=1
RD1-seed4=S | RD1-team4=fed|ESP | RD1-score4=2

RD2T1-loc=
RD2-seed1=S | RD2-team1=fed|USA | RD2-score1=5
RD2-seed2=S | RD2-team2=fed|ESP | RD2-score2=0

emifinals

United States vs. Belgium

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team1=United States
team2=Belgium
venue=Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, NV, United States
date=22 November 2000
surface=carpet (indoors)
score1=2
score2=1
R1= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Monica Seles |7 |6 | |T2P1=Justine Henin |6.01 |2 |
R2= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Lindsay Davenport |7 |4 |6 |T2P1=Kim Clijsters |6.04 |6 |3
R3= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Jennifer Capriati |T1P2=Lisa Raymond |3 |5 | |T2P1=Els Callens |T2P2=Dominique van Roost |6 |7 |

pain vs. Czech Republic

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team1=Spain
team2=Czech Republic
venue=Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, NV, United States
date=21 November 2000
surface=carpet (indoors)
score1=2
score2=1
R1= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |5 |6 |6 |T2P1=Dája Bedáňová |7 |4 |3
R2= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Conchita Martínez |7 |6.02 |6 |T2P1=Květa Hrdličková |6.03 |7 |4
R3= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Virginia Ruano Pascual |T1P2=Magüi Serna |6 |3 |6.05 |T2P1=Dája Bedáňová |T2P2=Květa Hrdličková |1 |6 |7

Final

FedCupbox
team1=United States
team2=Spain
venue=Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, NV, United States
date=24 November - 25 November 2000
surface=carpet (indoors)
score1=5
score2=0
R1= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Monica Seles |6 |6 | |T2P1=Conchita Martínez |2 |3 |
R2= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Lindsay Davenport |6 |1 |6 |T2P1=Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |2 |6 |3
R3= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Lindsay Davenport |6 |6 | |T2P1=Conchita Martínez |1 |2 |
R4= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Jennifer Capriati |6 |1 | |T2P1=Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |1 |0 | |re2=2
R5= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Jennifer Capriati |T1P2=Lisa Raymond |4 |6 |6 |T2P1=Virginia Ruano Pascual |T2P2=Magüi Serna |6 |4 |2

ee also

*Fed Cup structure