1989 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1989.

Main article: 1989 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were two different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IIs in 1990.

Participating nations

Draw
  First Round
3–5 February		 Second Round
5–7 May
                 
   Switzerland  
Liestal, Switzerland (clay)
 bye  
     Switzerland 4
    Romania 1
 bye
  Romania  
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
  Zimbabwe 1  
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
  Hungary 4  
    Hungary 4
    Nigeria 1
 bye
  Nigeria  
  Great Britain  
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
 bye  
    Great Britain 4
Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
    Finland 1
  Ireland 0
  Finland 5  
Porto, Portugal (indoor clay)
  Senegal 0  
Best, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
  Portugal 5  
    Portugal 1
    Netherlands 4
 bye
  Netherlands  
  Relegation Play-off
5–7 May
       
  Limerick, Ireland (carpet)
    Ireland 4
    Senegal 1

First round

Zimbabwe vs. Hungary

Zimbabwe
1		 City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe [1]
3–5 February 1989
Hard (indoors)
Hungary
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Greig Rodger
Sándor Noszály		 65
77		 2
6 		1
6 		     
2
Byron Black
András Lányi		 3
6 		6
2		 64
77		 6
4		 3
6 		 
3
Byron Black / Greig Rodger
András Lányi / László Markovits		 2
6 		7
5		 6
1		 5
7 		8
10 		 
4
Greig Rodger
András Lányi		 2
6 		2
6 		       
5
Byron Black
Sándor Noszály		 6
4		 4
6 		8
6		      

Ireland vs. Finland

Ireland
0		 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [2]
3–5 February 1989
Hard (indoors)
Finland
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Eoin Collins
Veli Paloheimo		 2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2
Owen Casey
Olli Rahnasto		 5
7 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3
Owen Casey / Eoin Collins
Veli Paloheimo / Olli Rahnasto		 4
6 		79
67		 1
6 		4
6 		   
4
Owen Casey
Kimmo Hurme		 3
6 		65
77		        
5
Eoin Collins
Olli Rahnasto		 7
5		 3
6 		2
6 		     

Portugal vs. Senegal

Portugal
5		 Porto Tennis Club, Porto, Portugal [3]
3–5 February 1989
Clay (indoors)
Senegal
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nuno Marques
Yahiya Doumbia		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
2
João Cunha e Silva
Thierno Ly		 6
0		 6
0		 6
3		      
3
Nuno Marques / João Cunha e Silva
Abou Berthé / Yahiya Doumbia		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
4
João Cunha e Silva
Yahiya Doumbia		 2
6 		6
1		 6
2		      
5
Nuno Marques
Thierno Ly		 6
0		 6
0		        

Second round

Switzerland vs. Romania

Switzerland
4		 Tennisclub Liestal, Liestal, Switzerland [4]
5–7 May 1989
Clay
Romania
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Claudio Mezzadri
Adrian Marcu		 4
6 		6
1		 6
4		 6
4		    
2
Jakob Hlasek
George Cosac		 6
1		 1
6 		7
5		 6
3		    
3
Heinz Günthardt / Jakob Hlasek
George Cosac / Florin Segărceanu		 6
4		 4
6 		64
77		 6
3		 9
11 		 
4
Jakob Hlasek
Adrian Marcu		 77
64		 4
6 		6
4		 6
4		    
5
Claudio Mezzadri
George Cosac		 77
65		 6
1		        

Hungary vs. Nigeria

Hungary
4		 Dózsa Stadium, Budapest, Hungary [5]
5–7 May 1989
Clay
Nigeria
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sándor Noszály
Nduka Odizor		 6
1		 2
6 		67
79		 6
2		 6
3		  
2
András Lányi
Sadiq Abdullahi		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
3
Gábor Köves / László Markovits
Sadiq Abdullahi / Nduka Odizor		 6
1		 4
6 		6
3		 6
0		    
4
András Lányi
Nduka Odizor		 4
6 		77
65		 2
6 		     
5
Sándor Noszály
Sadiq Abdullahi		 5
2		          
retired

Finland vs. Great Britain

Finland
1		 Tennispalatsi, Helsinki, Finland [6]
5–7 May 1989
Carpet (indoors)
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Olli Rahnasto
Jeremy Bates		 1
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
2
Veli Paloheimo
Chris Bailey		 6
1		 6
2		 4
6 		77
63		    
3
Veli Paloheimo / Olli Rahnasto
Jeremy Bates / Andrew Castle		 4
6 		64
77		 5
7 		     
4
Olli Rahnasto
Chris Bailey		 4
6 		610
712		 5
7 		     
5
Veli Paloheimo
Jeremy Bates		 2
6 		5
7 		       

Netherlands vs. Portugal

Netherlands
4		 Best Leisure Centre, Best, Netherlands [7]
5–7 May 1989
Carpet (indoors)
Portugal
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Michiel Schapers
João Cunha e Silva		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
Tom Nijssen
Pedro Cordeiro		 4
6 		6
2		 6
2		 6
2		    
3
Tom Nijssen / Michiel Schapers
Pedro Cordeiro / João Cunha e Silva		 6
1		 7
5		 6
0		      
4
Tom Nijssen
João Cunha e Silva		 6
3		 4
6 		2
6 		     
5
Michiel Schapers
Pedro Cordeiro		 6
1		 6
2		        

Relegation play-off

Ireland vs. Senegal

Ireland
4		 Limerick Lawn Tennis Club, Limerick, Ireland [8]
5–7 May 1989
Carpet
Senegal
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Peter Wright
Abou Berthé		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      
2
Robert Dolan
Yahiya Doumbia		 1
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
3
Sean Molloy / Peter Wright
Abou Berthé / Yahiya Doumbia		 6
4		 4
6 		5
7 		6
3		 11
9		  
4
Peter Wright
Yahiya Doumbia		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
5
Robert Dolan
Abou Berthé		 6
2		 6
3		        

References
  1. "Zimbabwe v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  2. "Ireland v Finland". daviscup.com.
  3. "Portugal v Senegal". daviscup.com.
  4. "Switzerland v Romania". daviscup.com.
  5. "Hungary v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  6. "Finland v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  7. "Netherlands v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  8. "Ireland v Senegal". daviscup.com.
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