2001 Davis Cup
# 2001 Davis Cup

The 2001 Davis Cup (also known as the 2001 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 90th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 139 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 29 in the Americas Zone, 32 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 62 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Angola, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Mali and Rwanda made their first appearances in the tournament.

France defeated Australia in the final, held at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, on 30 November–2 December, to win their 9th title and their first since 1996. The French team achieved victory despite not playing a single match on home soil.

## World Group

Participating teams :

| Australia | Belgium | Brazil | Czech Republic |
| - | - | - | - |
| Ecuador | France | Germany | Morocco |
| Netherlands | Romania | Russia | Slovakia |
| Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | United States |

### Draw

| First round 9–11 February | First round 9–11 February | First round 9–11 February | Quarterfinals 6–8 April | Quarterfinals 6–8 April | Quarterfinals 6–8 April | Semifinals 21–23 September | Semifinals 21–23 September | Semifinals 21–23 September | Final 30 November–2 December | Final 30 November–2 December | Final 30 November–2 December |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perth, Australia (grass) | Perth, Australia (grass) | Perth, Australia (grass) | | | | | | | | | |
| S | Australia | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| S | Australia | 4 | Florianópolis, Brazil (clay) | Florianópolis, Brazil (clay) | Florianópolis, Brazil (clay) | | | | | | |
| | Ecuador | 1 | Florianópolis, Brazil (clay) | Florianópolis, Brazil (clay) | Florianópolis, Brazil (clay) | | | | | | |
| | Ecuador | 1 | S | Australia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay) | S | Australia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay) | S | Brazil | 1 | | | | | | |
| S | Brazil | 4 | S | Brazil | 1 | | | | | | |
| S | Brazil | 4 | | | | Sydney, Australia (hard) | Sydney, Australia (hard) | Sydney, Australia (hard) | | | |
| | Morocco | 1 | | | | Sydney, Australia (hard) | Sydney, Australia (hard) | Sydney, Australia (hard) | | | |
| | Morocco | 1 | | | | S | Australia | 4 | | | |
| Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet) | | | | S | Australia | 4 | | | |
| Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet) | | | | S | Sweden | 1 | | | |
| S | Sweden | 3 | | | | S | Sweden | 1 | | | |
| S | Sweden | 3 | Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard) | Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard) | Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | Czech Republic | 2 | Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard) | Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard) | Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | Czech Republic | 2 | S | Sweden | 4 | | | | | | |
| Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) | S | Sweden | 4 | | | | | | |
| Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) | S | Russia | 1 | | | | | | |
| S | Russia | 3 | S | Russia | 1 | | | | | | |
| S | Russia | 3 | | | | | | | Melbourne, Australia (grass) | Melbourne, Australia (grass) | Melbourne, Australia (grass) |
| | Slovakia | 2 | | | | | | | Melbourne, Australia (grass) | Melbourne, Australia (grass) | Melbourne, Australia (grass) |
| | Slovakia | 2 | | | | | | | S | Australia | 2 |
| Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay) | Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay) | Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay) | | | | | | | S | Australia | 2 |
| Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay) | Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay) | Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay) | | | | | | | S | France | 3 |
| | Belgium | 0 | | | | | | | S | France | 3 |
| | Belgium | 0 | Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| S | France | 5 | Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| S | France | 5 | S | France | 3 | | | | | | |
| Basel, Switzerland (indoor hard) | Basel, Switzerland (indoor hard) | Basel, Switzerland (indoor hard) | S | France | 3 | | | | | | |
| Basel, Switzerland (indoor hard) | Basel, Switzerland (indoor hard) | Basel, Switzerland (indoor hard) | | Switzerland | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Switzerland | 3 | | Switzerland | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Switzerland | 3 | | | | Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | | | |
| S | United States | 2 | | | | Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | | | |
| S | United States | 2 | | | | S | France | 3 | | | |
| Braunschweig, Germany (indoor carpet) | Braunschweig, Germany (indoor carpet) | Braunschweig, Germany (indoor carpet) | | | | S | France | 3 | | | |
| Braunschweig, Germany (indoor carpet) | Braunschweig, Germany (indoor carpet) | Braunschweig, Germany (indoor carpet) | | | | | Netherlands | 2 | | | |
| | Romania | 2 | | | | | Netherlands | 2 | | | |
| | Romania | 2 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| S | Germany | 3 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| S | Germany | 3 | S | Germany | 1 | | | | | | |
| Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | S | Germany | 1 | | | | | | |
| Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | | Netherlands | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Netherlands | 4 | | Netherlands | 4 | | | | | | |
| S | Spain | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Australia vs. France

| Australia 2 | Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia 30 November–2 December 2001 Grass | Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia 30 November–2 December 2001 Grass | France 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lleyton Hewitt Nicolas Escudé 6 4 3 6 6 3 3 6 4 6   2 Pat Rafter Sébastien Grosjean 6 3 $7^8$ $6^6$ 7 5       3 Lleyton Hewitt / Pat Rafter Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro 6 2 3 6 $6^5$ $7^7$ 1 6     4 Lleyton Hewitt Sébastien Grosjean 6 3 6 2 6 3       5 Wayne Arthurs Nicolas Escudé $6^3$ $7^7$ $7^7$ $6^5$ 3 6 3 6 ||||

## World Group qualifying round

Date: 21–23 September; 12–14 October

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the 2002 World Group.

| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Argentina | 5–0 | Belarus | Córdoba | Córdoba Lawn Tennis Club | Outdoor | Clay |
| Belgium | 2–3 | Morocco | Liège | Country Hall Liège | Indoor | Carpet |
| Czech Republic | 3–2 | Romania | Prostějov | Sports Hall | Indoor | Carpet |
| Ecuador | 1–4 | Great Britain | Guayaquil | Club Nacional | Outdoor | Clay |
| Italy | 2–3 | Croatia | Rome | Foro Italico | Outdoor | Clay |
| Slovakia | 3–2 | Chile | Prešov | Mestská hala | Indoor | Carpet |
| Spain | 4–0 | Uzbekistan | Albacete | Tennis Club de Albacete | Outdoor | Clay |
| United States | 4–1 | India | Winston-Salem, NC | Lawrence Joel Colisseum | Indoor | Hard |

* Czech Republic, Morocco, Slovakia, Spain and United States remain in the World Group in 2002.
* Argentina, Croatia and Great Britain are promoted to the World Group in 2002.
* Belarus, Chile, Italy, India and Uzbekistan remain in Zonal Group I in 2002.
* Belgium, Ecuador and Romania are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2002.

## Americas Zone

### Group I

| Second round play-offs 21–23 September | Second round play-offs 21–23 September | Second round play-offs 21–23 September | First round play-offs 20–22 July | First round play-offs 20–22 July | First round play-offs 20–22 July | First round 9–11 February | First round 9–11 February | First round 9–11 February | | Second round 6–8 April | Second round 6–8 April | Second round 6–8 April |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | | Canada | Canada | | | | | |
| | | | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | bye | bye | | | Córdoba, Argentina (clay) | Córdoba, Argentina (clay) | Córdoba, Argentina (clay) |
| | | | Canada | Canada | 3 | | | | | Canada | Canada | 0 |
| | | | Mexico | Mexico | 2 | Mendoza, Argentina (clay) | Mendoza, Argentina (clay) | Mendoza, Argentina (clay) | | Argentina | Argentina | 5 |
| | | | | | | Mexico | 0 | | | | |
| Atizapán de Zaragoza, MX (indoor carpet) | Atizapán de Zaragoza, MX (indoor carpet) | Atizapán de Zaragoza, MX (indoor carpet) | | | | Argentina | Argentina | | | 5 | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peru | Peru | 2 | | | | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bahamas | Bahamas | | | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | Peru | 2 | | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) |
| | | | Peru | Peru | | | | | Bahamas | Bahamas | 1 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | | | Chile | Chile | 4 |
| | | | | | | bye | bye | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Chile | Chile | | | | | |

* Peru relegated to Group II in 2002.
* Argentina and Chile advance to World Group qualifying round.

### Group II

| Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | | | | | | |
| | | | Colombia | Colombia | 1 | | | | | | |
| Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Uruguay | Uruguay | 3 | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | | | |
| Colombia | Colombia | 5 | | | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 5 | | | |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 0 | San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica (hard) | San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica (hard) | San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica (hard) | Netherlands Antilles | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | | | |
| | | | Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Netherlands Antilles | Netherlands Antilles | 3 | | | | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) |
| | | | | | | | | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 2 |
| | | | Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 3 |
| | | | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 2 | | | | | |
| Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Guatemala | Guatemala | 3 | Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | | | |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 2 | | | | Guatemala | Guatemala | 0 | | | |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | 3 | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Venezuela | Venezuela | 5 | | | |
| | | | Paraguay | Paraguay | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 3 | | | | | | |

* Costa Rica and Dominican Republic relegated to Group III in 2002.
* Venezuela promoted to Group I in 2002.

### Group III

* Venue: Cuba
* Date: 14–18 March

Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| 1 | Cuba |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 3 | Jamaica |
| 4 | El Salvador |
| 5 | Honduras |
| 6 | Puerto Rico |
| 7 | Bolivia |
| 8 | Bermuda |

* Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago promoted to Group II in 2002.
* Bolivia and Bermuda relegated to Group IV in 2002.

### Group IV

* Venue: Cercle Bellevue, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
* Date: 5–11 March

Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| 1 | Haiti |
| 2 | Panama |
| 3 | Eastern Caribbean |
| 4 | Saint Lucia |
| 5 | Barbados |
| 6 | U.S. Virgin Islands |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda |

* Haiti and Panama promoted to Group III in 2002.

## Asia/Oceania Zone

### Group I

| Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | | Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | | | |
| | | | | | | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 3 | | | |
| | | | Seoul, South Korea (hard) | Seoul, South Korea (hard) | Seoul, South Korea (hard) | Indonesia | Indonesia | 2 | Invercargill, NZ (indoor carpet) | Invercargill, NZ (indoor carpet) | Invercargill, NZ (indoor carpet) |
| | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 1 | | | | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 3 |
| | | | South Korea | South Korea | 4 | Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet) | Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet) | Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet) | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 |
| | | | | | | South Korea | 2 | | | |
| Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | | 3 | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| China | China | 1 | | | | Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard) | Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard) | Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard) | | | |
| | | | | | | Thailand | Thailand | | 1 | | |
| | | | Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard) | Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard) | Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard) | Japan | Japan | 4 | Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard) | Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard) | Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard) |
| | | | Thailand | Thailand | 5 | | | | Japan | Japan | 2 |
| | | | China | China | 0 | Langfang, China (indoor hard) | Langfang, China (indoor hard) | Langfang, China (indoor hard) | India | India | 3 |
| | | | | | | China | China | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | India | India | 3 | | | |

* China relegated to Group II in 2002.
* Uzbekistan and India advance to World Group qualifying round.

### Group II

| Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) | Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) | Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | Lebanon | Lebanon | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mishref, Kuwait (hard) | Mishref, Kuwait (hard) | Mishref, Kuwait (hard) | Kuwait | Kuwait | 1 | Yarze, Lebanon (clay) | Yarze, Lebanon (clay) | Yarze, Lebanon (clay) | | | |
| Kuwait | Kuwait | 4 | | | | Lebanon | Lebanon | 3 | | | |
| Iran | Iran | 1 | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 2 | | | |
| | | | Iran | Iran | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 4 | | | | Yarze, Lebanon (clay) | Yarze, Lebanon (clay) | Yarze, Lebanon (clay) |
| | | | | | | | | | Lebanon | Lebanon | w/o |
| | | | Damascus, Syria (indoor hard) | Damascus, Syria (indoor hard) | Damascus, Syria (indoor hard) | | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | |
| | | | Syria | Syria | 2 | | | | | |
| Damascus, Syria (indoor hard) | Damascus, Syria (indoor hard) | Damascus, Syria (indoor hard) | Malaysia | Malaysia | 3 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) | | | |
| Syria | Syria | 0 | | | | Malaysia | Malaysia | 0 | | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 5 | Taichung, Taiwan (clay) | Taichung, Taiwan (clay) | Taichung, Taiwan (clay) | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 5 | | | |
| | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 3 | | | | | | |

* Iran and Syria relegated to Group III in 2002.
* Lebanon promoted to Group I in 2002.

### Group III

* Venue: Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines
* Date: 7–11 February

Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| 1 | Kazakhstan |
| 2 | Philippines |
| 3 | Tajikistan |
| 4 | Singapore |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia |
| 6 | Qatar |
| 7 | Sri Lanka |
| 8 | Bahrain |

* Kazakhstan and Philippines promoted to Group II in 2002.
* Sri Lanka and Bahrain relegated to Group IV in 2002.

### Group IV

* Venue: Abu Dhabi Airport Golf and Tennis Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
* Date: 25–29 April

Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2 | Pacific Oceania |
| 3 | Iraq |
| 4 | Oman |
| 5 | Jordan |
| 6 | Brunei |
| 7 | Fiji |
| 8 | Bangladesh |

* United Arab Emirates and Pacific Oceania promoted to Group III in 2002.

## Europe/Africa Zone

### Group I

| Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | |
| | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | | Solihull, England (indoor carpet) | Solihull, England (indoor carpet) | Solihull, England (indoor carpet) |
| | | | | | bye | bye | | Solihull, England (indoor carpet) | Solihull, England (indoor carpet) | Solihull, England (indoor carpet) |
| | | | bye | bye | bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 |
| | | | bye | bye | Maia, Portugal (clay) | Maia, Portugal (clay) | Maia, Portugal (clay) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 |
| | | | Ukraine | Ukraine | Maia, Portugal (clay) | Maia, Portugal (clay) | Maia, Portugal (clay) | Portugal | Portugal | 0 |
| | | | Ukraine | Ukraine | Ukraine | Ukraine | 2 | Portugal | Portugal | 0 |
| Wels, Austria (indoor hard) | Wels, Austria (indoor hard) | Wels, Austria (indoor hard) | | | Ukraine | Ukraine | 2 | | | |
| Wels, Austria (indoor hard) | Wels, Austria (indoor hard) | Wels, Austria (indoor hard) | | | Portugal | Portugal | 3 | | | |
| Ukraine | Ukraine | 1 | | | Portugal | Portugal | 3 | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 4 | | | Austria | Austria | | | | |
| | | | | | Austria | Austria | | Pula, Croatia (indoor carpet) | Pula, Croatia (indoor carpet) |
| | | | | | bye | bye | | Pula, Croatia (indoor carpet) | Pula, Croatia (indoor carpet) |
| | | | Austria | Austria | bye | bye | | Austria | Austria | 1 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | Croatia | Croatia | 4 |
| | | | bye | bye | bye | bye | | Croatia | Croatia | 4 |
| | | | | | Croatia | Croatia | | | |
| | | | | | Belarus | Belarus | | | |
| | | | | | Belarus | Belarus | | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) |
| | | | | | bye | bye | | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) |
| | | | bye | bye | bye | bye | | Belarus | Belarus | 3 |
| | | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | | | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2 |
| | | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | bye | bye | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2 |
| Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | | | | |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 3 | | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | | | | |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 3 | | | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Slovenia | Slovenia | 2 | | | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Slovenia | Slovenia | 2 | | | Slovenia | Slovenia | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | Slovenia | Slovenia | 2 | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) |
| | | | | | Finland | Finland | 3 | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) |
| | | | Slovenia | Slovenia | Finland | Finland | 3 | Finland | Finland | 2 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 |
| | | | bye | bye | bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 3 |
| | | | | | Italy | Italy | | | | |

* Ukraine and Slovenia relegated to Group II in 2001.
* Great Britain, Croatia, Belarus, and Italy advance to World Group qualifying round.

### Group II

| Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Szeged, Hungary (clay) | Szeged, Hungary (clay) | Szeged, Hungary (clay) | | | | | | |
| | | | Hungary | Hungary | 5 | | | | | | |
| Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Hungary | Hungary | 5 | Skagen, Denmark (hard) | | | | | |
| Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | Skagen, Denmark (hard) | | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 1 | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 1 | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 4 | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 4 | Ireland | Ireland | 2 | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | |
| | | | Ireland | Ireland | 2 | | | | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 2 |
| | | | Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 2 |
| | | | Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | | | | Greece | Greece | 3 |
| | | | Greece | Greece | 5 | | | | Greece | Greece | 3 |
| Chișinău, Moldova (clay) | Chișinău, Moldova (clay) | Chișinău, Moldova (clay) | Greece | Greece | 5 | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | | | |
| Chișinău, Moldova (clay) | Chișinău, Moldova (clay) | Chișinău, Moldova (clay) | Turkey | Turkey | 0 | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 2 | Turkey | Turkey | 0 | Greece | Greece | 5 | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 2 | Chișinău, Moldova (indoor carpet) | Chișinău, Moldova (indoor carpet) | Chișinău, Moldova (indoor carpet) | Greece | Greece | 5 | | | |
| Moldova | Moldova | 3 | Chișinău, Moldova (indoor carpet) | Chișinău, Moldova (indoor carpet) | Chișinău, Moldova (indoor carpet) | Armenia | Armenia | 0 | | | |
| Moldova | Moldova | 3 | Armenia | Armenia | 3 | Armenia | Armenia | 0 | | | |
| | | | Moldova | Moldova | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet) | Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet) | Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| | | | Norway | Norway | 3 | | | | | | |
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Norway | Norway | 3 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | | | | | |
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Estonia | Estonia | 2 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | | | | | |
| Estonia | Estonia | 2 | Estonia | Estonia | 2 | Norway | Norway | 2 | | | |
| Estonia | Estonia | 2 | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet) | Norway | Norway | 2 | | | |
| Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 3 | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet) | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 3 | | | |
| Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 3 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 3 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 3 | | | |
| | | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 3 | | | | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) |
| | | | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 2 | | | | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) |
| | | | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 2 | | | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 1 |
| | | | Bytom, Poland (clay) | Bytom, Poland (clay) | Bytom, Poland (clay) | | | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 1 |
| | | | Bytom, Poland (clay) | Bytom, Poland (clay) | Bytom, Poland (clay) | | | | Israel | Israel | 4 |
| | | | Poland | Poland | 2 | | | | Israel | Israel | 4 |
| Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Poland | Poland | 2 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | | | |
| Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Israel | Israel | 3 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 2 | Israel | Israel | 3 | Israel | Israel | 3 | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 2 | Nelspruit, South Africa (hard) | Nelspruit, South Africa (hard) | Nelspruit, South Africa (hard) | Israel | Israel | 3 | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | Nelspruit, South Africa (hard) | Nelspruit, South Africa (hard) | Nelspruit, South Africa (hard) | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | | | |
| | | | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | | | | | | |

* Monaco, Turkey, Estonia, and Poland relegated to Group III in 2002.
* Greece and Israel promoted to Group I in 2002.

### Group III

**Zone A**

* Venue: National Centre, Gaborone, Botswana
* Date: 16–20 May

Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| 1 | Latvia |
| 2 | Ghana |
| 3 | Lithuania |
| 4 | Madagascar |
| 5 | Botswana |
| 6 | Iceland |
| 7 | Georgia |
| 8 | Kenya |

* Latvia and Ghana promoted to Group II in 2002.
* Georgia and Kenya relegated to Group IV in 2002.

**Zone B**

* Venue: Rose Hill Club, Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius
* Date: 23–27 May

Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| 1 | Bulgaria |
| 2 | Egypt |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 4 | Macedonia |
| 5 | Mauritius |
| 6 | Namibia |
| 7 | Togo |

* Bulgaria and Egypt promoted to Group II in 2002.
* Togo relegated to Group IV in 2002.

### Group IV

**Zone A**

* Venue: Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus
* Date: 16–20 May

Group A

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| 1 | Cyprus |
| 2 | Algeria |
| 3 | Benin |
| 4 | Rwanda |
| 5 | Lesotho |
| 6 | Sudan |

Group B

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| 1 | Tunisia |
| 2 | Azerbaijan |
| 3 | San Marino |
| 4 | Burkina Faso |
| 5 | Gabon |
| 6 | Uganda |

* Cyprus and Tunisia promoted to Group III in 2002.

**Zone B**

* Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta
* Date: 9–13 May

Group A

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| 1 | Andorra |
| 2 | Angola |
| 3 | Malta |
| 4 | Ethiopia |
| 5 | Libya |

Group B

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| 1 | Zambia |
| 2 | Mali |
| 3 | Senegal |
| 4 | Djibouti |

* Andorra and Zambia promoted to Group III in 2002.
