2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The European and African Zone was one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2005.

In the European and African Zone there were four different groups in which teams competed against each other to advance to the next group.

Participating teams

Draw

  2nd round play-offs
23–25 September		 1st round play-offs
15–17 July		 1st round
4–6 March		 2nd round
4–6 March/28–30 April (ITA-MAR)
29 April–1 May (BEL-SCG)
                                     
 
    S   Great Britain  
     bye     Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard)
    Israel       S   Great Britain 3
   bye       Israel 2
    Israel
  Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)      bye  
    Israel 4  
    Zimbabwe 1    
    S   Belgium  
     bye     Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (clay)
 bye       S   Belgium 3
    Zimbabwe   Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro (indoor clay)     Serbia and Montenegro 2
    Serbia and Montenegro 5
      Zimbabwe 0  
  Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
      Italy 5  
  Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)     Luxembourg 0     Rome, Italy (clay)
    Luxembourg 3         Italy 4
  S   Morocco 2     S   Morocco 1
   bye
  Khemisset, Morocco (clay)     S   Morocco  
  S   Morocco 4  
    South Africa 1    
     bye  
      South Africa     Doornfontein, South Africa (indoor hard)
  South Africa         South Africa 2
   bye     S   Germany 3
   bye
    S   Germany  
Zimbabwe and South Africa
relegated to Group II in 2006.		 Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, and Germany
advance to World Group Play-off.

First Round Matches

Serbia and Montenegro vs. Zimbabwe


Serbia and Montenegro
5		 Novosadski Sajam Hala, Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro[1]
4 – 6 March 2005
Clay (indoor)
Zimbabwe
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Serbia and Montenegro
Zimbabwe		 Novak Djokovic
Genius Chidzikwe		 6
4		 6
0		 6
4		      
2 Serbia and Montenegro
Zimbabwe		 Janko Tipsarević
Gwinyai Tongoona		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
3 Serbia and Montenegro
Zimbabwe		 Dušan Vemić / Nenad Zimonjić
Genius Chidzikwe / Gwinyai Tongoona		 77
63		 6
0		 6
3		      
4 Serbia and Montenegro
Zimbabwe		 Janko Tipsarević
Zibusiso Ncube		 6
0		 6
2		        
5 Serbia and Montenegro
Zimbabwe		 Novak Djokovic
Pfungwa Mahefu		 6
1		 6
2		        

Italy vs. Luxembourg


Italy
5		 Centre National Sportif et Culturel D'Coque, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg[2]
4 – 6 March 2005
Hard (indoor)
Luxembourg
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Luxembourg		 Daniele Bracciali
Gilles Müller		 77
64		 64
77		 6
4		 6
4		    
2 Italy
Luxembourg		 Potito Starace
Mike Scheidweiler		 6
3		 6
1		 6
2		      
3 Italy
Luxembourg		 Daniele Bracciali / Giorgio Galimberti
Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler		 6
4		 6
4		 66
78		 7
5		    
4 Italy
Luxembourg		 Potito Starace
Gilles Kremer		 6
4		 6
2		        
5 Italy
Luxembourg		 Andreas Seppi
Laurent Bram		 77
64		 6
3		        

Second Round Matches

Great Britain vs. Israel


Great Britain
3		 Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel[3]
4 – 6 March 2005
Hard
Israel
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Israel		 Greg Rusedski
Harel Levy		 6
4		 6
3		 6
0		      
2 United Kingdom
Israel		 Alex Bogdanović
Noam Okun		 63
77		 2
6		 2
6		      
3 United Kingdom
Israel		 Andy Murray / David Sherwood
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram		 6
4		 77
65		 2
6		 77
65		    
4 United Kingdom
Israel		 Greg Rusedski
Noam Okun		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
5 United Kingdom
Israel		 David Sherwood
Harel Levy		 77
61		 4
6		 3
6		      

Belgium vs. Serbia and Montenegro


Belgium
3		 Tennis Club Gemax, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro[4]
29 April – 1 May 2005
Clay
Serbia and Montenegro
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Serbia and Montenegro		 Christophe Rochus
Janko Tipsarević		 6
2		 6
4		 5
7		 4
6		 1
6 		 
2 Belgium
Serbia and Montenegro		 Olivier Rochus
Novak Djokovic		 1
6		 7
5		 63
77		 6
1		 6
3		  
3 Belgium
Serbia and Montenegro		 Dick Norman / Kristof Vliegen
Dušan Vemić / Nenad Zimonjić		 6
3		 6
4		 3
6		 6
4		    
4 Belgium
Serbia and Montenegro		 Olivier Rochus
Janko Tipsarević		 710
68		 6
3		 63
77		 2
6		 4
6 		 
5 Belgium
Serbia and Montenegro		 Kristof Vliegen
Novak Djokovic		 6
3		 6
3		 3
6		 6
2		    

Italy vs. Morocco


Italy
4		 Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[5]
28 – 30 April 2005
Clay
Morocco
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Morocco		 Potito Starace
Mounir El Aarej		 6
0		 3
6		 7
5		 6
0		    
2 Italy
Morocco		 Filippo Volandri
Younes El Aynaoui		 6
2		 6
4		 6
1		      
3 Italy
Morocco		 Daniele Bracciali / Giorgio Galimberti
Younes El Aynaoui / Mehdi Tahiri		 7
5		 6
1		 6
2		      
4 Italy
Morocco		 Filippo Volandri
Mounir El Aarej		 3
6		 6
1		 1
6		      
5 Italy
Morocco		 Potito Starace
Mehdi Tahiri		 6
1		 3
6		 6
4		      

South Africa vs. Germany


South Africa
2		 Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Doornfontein, South Africa[6]
4 – 6 March 2005
Hard (indoor)
Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Africa
Germany		 Wesley Moodie
Nicolas Kiefer		 6
4		 77
63		 64
77		 3
6		 2
6 		 
2 South Africa
Germany		 Wayne Ferreira
Tommy Haas		 3
6		 0
6		 63
77		      
3 South Africa
Germany		 Jeff Coetzee / Wesley Moodie
Nicolas Kiefer / Rainer Schüttler		 6
3		 77
64		 7
5		      
4 South Africa
Germany		 Wesley Moodie
Tommy Haas		 65
77		 6
2		 4
6		 6
3		 10
8		  
5 South Africa
Germany		 Wayne Ferreira
Rainer Schüttler		 1
6		 2
6		 4
6		      

First Round Play-offs Matches

Luxembourg vs. Morocco


Luxembourg
3		 National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[7]
15 – 17 July 2005
Hard (indoor)
Morocco
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Luxembourg
Morocco		 Gilles Müller
Mehdi Tahiri		 711
69		 4
6		 61
77		 77
62		 4
6 		 
2 Luxembourg
Morocco		 Gilles Kremer
Mounir El Aarej		 6
3		 7
5		 6
4		      
3 Luxembourg
Morocco		 Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler
Mounir El Aarej / Mehdi Tahiri		 6
0		 6
4		 5
7		 77
62		    
4 Luxembourg
Morocco		 Gilles Müller
Mounir El Aarej		 6
3		 6
4		 64
77		 6
3		    
5 Luxembourg
Morocco		 Laurent Bram
Mehdi Tahiri		 5
7		 4
6		        

Second Round Play-offs Matches

Israel vs. Zimbabwe


Israel
4		 Harare City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe[8]
23 – 25 September 2005
Hard (indoor)
Zimbabwe
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Israel
Zimbabwe		 Dudi Sela
Wayne Black		 1
6 		64
77		 77
62		 3
6 		   
2 Israel
Zimbabwe		 Noam Okun
Genius Chidzikwe		 6
2		 77
63		 6
3		      
3 Israel
Zimbabwe		 Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram
Wayne Black / Gwinyai Tongoona		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
4 Israel
Zimbabwe		 Dudi Sela
Genius Chidzikwe		 6
4		 6
4		 6
3		      
5 Israel
Zimbabwe		 Noam Okun
Stefan D'Almeida		 6
0		 6
2		        

Morocco vs. South Africa


Morocco
4		 Club Olympic de Tennis Khemisset, Khemisset, Morocco[9]
23 – 25 September 2005
Clay
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Morocco
South Africa		 Mounir El Aarej
Justin Bower		 6
4		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		8
6		  
2 Morocco
South Africa		 Mehdi Tahiri
Rik De Voest		 2
6 		6
2		 6
4		 4
6 		6
2		  
3 Morocco
South Africa		 Talal Ouahabi / Mehdi Ziadi
Jeff Coetzee / Chris Haggard		 64
77		 77
62		 6
4		 3
6 		5
7 		 
4 Morocco
South Africa		 Mounir El Aarej
Rik De Voest		 6
3		 6
4		 7
5		      
5 Morocco
South Africa		 Mehdi Tahiri
Justin Bower		 7
5		 77
62		        

References

  1. ↑ "Serbia and Montenegro v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
  2. ↑ "Luxembourg v Italy". daviscup.com.
  3. ↑ "Israel v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "Serbia and Montenegro v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Italy v Morocco". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "South Africa v Germany". daviscup.com.
  7. ↑ "Luxembourg v Morocco". daviscup.com.
  8. ↑ "Zimbabwe v Israel". daviscup.com.
  9. ↑ "Morocco v South Africa". daviscup.com.

Main Draw

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.