1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B
# 1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2000, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2000.

## Participating nations

* Armenia
* Estonia
* Georgia
* Kenya
* Lithuania
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Zambia

### Draw

* Venue: Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia
* Date: 9–13 June

Group A

| | ARM | LTU | GEO | KEN | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Armenia | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (66%) | 13–9 (59%) | 1 |
| Lithuania | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 12–9 (57%) | 2 |
| Georgia | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 12–9 (57%) | 3 |
| Kenya | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 5–15 (25%) | 4 |

Group B

| | MDA | EST | MON | ZAM | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Moldova | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–7 (65%) | 1 |
| Estonia | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 12–6 (66%) | 2 |
| Monaco | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 10–10 (50%) | 3 |
| Zambia | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 1–8 (11%) | 4–16 (20%) | 4 |

**1st to 4th place play-offs**

| 3rd-4th play-off | 3rd-4th play-off | 3rd-4th play-off | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | A1 | Armenia | 1 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Estonia | 2 | |
| A1 | Armenia | 1 | B2 | Estonia | 2 | B2 | Estonia | 2 |
| B1 | Moldova | 2 | | | | A2 | Lithuania | 1 |
| B1 | Moldova | 2 | A2 | Lithuania | 2 | A2 | Lithuania | 1 |
| | | | B1 | Moldova | 1 | | | |

**5th to 8th place play-offs**

| 7th-8th play-off | 7th-8th play-off | 7th-8th play-off | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-6th play-off | 5th-6th play-off | 5th-6th play-off |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | A3 | Georgia | 3 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Zambia | 0 | |
| A3 | Zambia | 0 | B4 | Zambia | 0 | A3 | Georgia | 0 |
| A4 | Kenya | 3 | | | | B3 | Monaco | 3 |
| A4 | Kenya | 3 | A4 | Kenya | 1 | B3 | Monaco | 3 |
| | | | B3 | Monaco | 2 | | | |

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| 1 | Estonia |
| 2 | Lithuania |
| 3 | Moldova |
| 4 | Armenia |
| 5 | Monaco |
| 6 | Georgia |
| 7 | Kenya |
| 8 | Zambia |

* Estonia and Lithuania promoted to Group II in 2000.
* Kenya and Zambia relegated to Group IV in 2000.

## Round robin

### Group A

**Armenia vs. Lithuania**

| Armenia 2 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 9 June 1999 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 9 June 1999 | Lithuania 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Harutyun Sofyan Aivaras Balžekas 2 6 7 5 6 3   2 Tsolak Gevorgyan Rolandas Muraška 1 6 2 6     3 Tsolak Gevorgyan / Harutyun Sofyan Rolandas Muraška / Arūnas Rozga 1 6 6 3 10 8 ||||

**Georgia vs. Kenya**

| Georgia 2 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 9 June 1999 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 9 June 1999 | Kenya 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Irakli Ushangishvili Allan Cooper 6 0 4 6 6 8   2 Vladimir Gabrichidze Norbert Oduor 6 1 6 1     3 Vladimir Gabrichidze / Irakli Ushangishvili Allan Cooper / Trevor Kiruki 6 2 $7^7$ $6^3$ ||||

**Armenia vs. Kenya**

| Armenia 3 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 10 June 1999 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 10 June 1999 | Kenya 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Harutyun Sofyan Allan Cooper 6 4 0 6 6 2   2 Tsolak Gevorgyan Trevor Kiruki 6 4 6 0     3 Tsolak Gevorgyan / Harutyun Sofyan Balaraman Arun / Norbert Oduor 6 4 6 4 ||||

**Georgia vs. Lithuania**

| Georgia 1 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 10 June 1999 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 10 June 1999 | Lithuania 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Irakli Ushangishvili Aivaras Balžekas 6 1 6 4     2 Vladimir Gabrichidze Rolandas Muraška 1 6 1 6     3 Vladimir Gabrichidze / Irakli Ushangishvili Rolandas Muraška / Arūnas Rozga 1 6 6 3 7 9 ||||

**Armenia vs. Georgia**

| Armenia 1 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 11 June 1999 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 11 June 1999 | Georgia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Harutyun Sofyan Irakli Ushangishvili $7^7$ $6^2$ $7^7$ $6^3$     2 Tsolak Gevorgyan Vladimir Gabrichidze 3 6 6 3 1 6   3 Tsolak Gevorgyan / Harutyun Sofyan Vladimir Gabrichidze / Irakli Ushangishvili 5 7 3 6 ||||

**Kenya vs. Lithuania**

| Kenya 1 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 11 June 1999 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 11 June 1999 | Lithuania 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Allan Cooper Aistis Šlajus 7 5 6 3     2 Norbert Oduor Rolandas Muraška 1 6 1 6     3 Allan Cooper / Trevor Kiruki Rolandas Muraška / Arūnas Rozga 4 6 1 6 ||||

### Group B

**Estonia vs. Zambia**

| Estonia 3 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 9 June 1999 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 9 June 1999 | Zambia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Rene Busch Sidney Bwalya 6 0 6 3     2 Andrei Luzgin Lighton Ndefwai-Muchinda $7^{11}$ $6^9$ 6 2     3 Mait Künnap / Andrei Luzgin Sidney Bwalya / Kachinga Sinkala 6 2 6 1 ||||

**Moldova vs. Monaco**

| Moldova 1 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 9 June 1999 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 9 June 1999 | Monaco 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Iurie Gorban Christophe Bosio 6 3 6 2     2 Evgueni Plougarev Arnaud Dalbergue 3 6 6 3 7 9   3 Iurie Gorban / Evgueni Plougarev Christophe Bosio / Sébastien Graeff 3 6 5 7 ||||

**Estonia vs. Monaco**

| Estonia 2 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 10 June 1999 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 10 June 1999 | Monaco 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Mait Künnap Sébastien Graeff 6 1 7 5     2 Rene Busch Arnaud Dalbergue 6 1 6 0     3 Mait Künnap / Alti Vahkal Christophe Bosio / Sébastien Graeff 3 6 4 6 ||||

**Moldova vs. Zambia**

| Moldova 3 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 10 June 1999 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 10 June 1999 | Zambia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Iurie Gorban Sidney Bwalya 6 2 6 1     2 Evgueni Plougarev Lighton Ndefwai-Muchinda 6 2 6 4     3 Iurie Gorban / Evgueni Plougarev Sidney Bwalya / Khambula Msiska 6 2 $6^3$ $7^7$ 6 4 ||||

**Estonia vs. Moldova**

| Estonia 1 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 11 June 1999 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 11 June 1999 | Moldova 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Mait Künnap Iurie Gorban $6^{10}$ $7^{12}$ 4 6     2 Rene Busch Evgueni Plougarev 7 5 6 4     3 Andrei Luzgin / Alti Vahkal Iurie Gorban / Evgueni Plougarev 3 6 3 6 ||||

**Monaco vs. Zambia**

| Monaco 2 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 11 June 1999 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 11 June 1999 | Zambia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Sébastien Graeff Khambula Msiska 5 7 4 6     2 Christophe Bosio Lighton Ndefwai-Muchinda 6 3 2 6 6 1   3 Christophe Bosio / Sébastien Graeff Sidney Bwalya / Lighton Ndefwai-Muchinda 6 4 6 4 ||||

## 1st to 4th place play-offs

### Semifinals

**Armenia vs. Estonia**

| Armenia 1 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 12 June 1999 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 12 June 1999 | Estonia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Harutyun Sofyan Mait Künnap 3 6 1 6     2 Tsolak Gevorgyan Rene Busch 2 6 0 6     3 Hayk Hakobyan / Harutyun Sofyan Andrei Luzgin / Alti Vahkal 1 6 6 4 6 3 ||||

**Lithuania vs. Moldova**

| Lithuania 2 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 12 June 1999 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 12 June 1999 | Moldova 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Aivaras Balžekas Iurie Gorban 5 7 3 6     2 Rolandas Muraška Evgueni Plougarev 6 0 6 4     3 Rolandas Muraška / Arūnas Rozga Iurie Gorban / Evgueni Plougarev 6 1 $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 0 ||||

### Final

**Estonia vs. Lithuania**

| Estonia 2 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 13 June 1999 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 13 June 1999 | Lithuania 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Mait Künnap Aivaras Balžekas 6 2 6 2     2 Andrei Luzgin Rolandas Muraška 3 6 4 6     3 Mait Künnap / Andrei Luzgin Rolandas Muraška / Arūnas Rozga 4 6 6 3 6 4 ||||

### 3rd to 4th play-off

**Armenia vs. Moldova**

| Armenia 1 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 13 June 1999 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 13 June 1999 | Moldova 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Hayk Hakobyan Iurie Gorban $7^7$ $6^2$ 2 6 3 6   2 Harutyun Sofyan Evgueni Plougarev 2 6 0 2   retired  3 Tsolak Gevorgyan / Hayk Hakobyan Sergei Bougaenko / Dumitru Chiriacov 6 3 6 0 ||||

## 5th to 8th place play-offs

### 5th to 8th play-offs

**Georgia vs. Zambia**

| Georgia 3 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 12 June 1999 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 12 June 1999 | Zambia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Irakli Ushangishvili Khambula Msiska 6 2 6 0     2 Vladimir Gabrichidze Lighton Ndefwai-Muchinda 6 1 7 5     3 Michael Chokheli / Georgi Revazishvili Sidney Bwalya / Lighton Ndefwai-Muchinda 7 5 6 4 ||||

**Kenya vs. Monaco**

| Kenya 1 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 12 June 1999 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 12 June 1999 | Monaco 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Allan Cooper Christophe Bosio 4 6 6 1 8 6   2 Norbert Oduor Arnaud Dalbergue 7 5 $6^4$ $7^7$ 0 6   3 Allan Cooper / Trevor Kiruki Christophe Bosio / Sébastien Graeff $7^8$ $6^6$ 3 6 7 9 ||||

### 5th to 6th play-off

**Georgia vs. Monaco**

| Georgia 0 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 13 June 1999 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 13 June 1999 | Monaco 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Georgi Revazishvili Sébastien Graeff $6^4$ $7^7$ 0 6     2 Michael Chokheli Arnaud Dalbergue 1 6 5 7     3 Michael Chokheli / Georgi Revazishvili Christophe Boggetti / Sébastien Graeff 6 2 3 6 4 6 ||||

### 7th to 8th play-off

**Zambia vs. Kenya**

| Zambia 0 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 13 June 1999 | Sini-Valge Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 13 June 1999 | Kenya 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Sidney Bwalya Allan Cooper 2 6 3 6     2 Lighton Ndefwai-Muchinda Norbert Oduor 3 6 6 3 2 6   3 Sidney Bwalya / Khambula Msiska Balaraman Arun / Trevor Kiruki 3 6 $6^2$ $7^7$ ||||
