2001 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2001.

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.

Group I

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 II in 2002.[1]

Participating nations

Draw

  Second Round Play-offs
21–23 September
First Round Play-offs
First Round
9–11 February
Second Round
6–8 April
                                     
 
      Great Britain  
     bye     Solihull, England (indoor carpet)
   bye         Great Britain 5
    Ukraine   Maia, Portugal (clay)     Portugal 0
    Ukraine 2
  Wels, Austria (indoor hard)       Portugal 3  
    Ukraine 1  
    Austria 4    
      Austria  
     bye     Pula, Croatia (indoor carpet)
  Austria         Austria 1
   bye       Croatia 4
   bye
      Croatia  
 
      Belarus  
     bye     Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
   bye         Belarus 3
    Zimbabwe       Zimbabwe 2
   bye
  Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)       Zimbabwe  
    Zimbabwe 3  
    Slovenia 2     Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
      Slovenia 2  
      Finland 3     Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
  Slovenia         Finland 2
   bye       Italy 3
   bye
      Italy  
 Ukraine and  Slovenia
relegated to Group II in 2002.
 Great Britain,  Croatia,  Belarus, and  Italy
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II

Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2002.[2]

Participating nations

Draw

  Relegation Play-offs
20–22 July
First Round
27–39 April
Second Round
20–22 July
Third Round
21–23 September
                                     
  Szeged, Hungary (clay)
      Hungary 5  
  Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)     Monaco 0     Skagen, Denmark (hard)
  Monaco 1         Hungary 2  
  Ireland 4   Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)     Denmark 3  
    Ireland 2
      Denmark 3     Athens, Greece (clay)
      Denmark 2
  Istanbul, Turkey (hard)       Greece 3
      Greece 5  
  Chișinău, Moldova (clay)     Turkey 0     Athens, Greece (clay)
  Turkey 2         Greece 5
  Moldova 3   Chișinău, Moldova (indoor carpet)     Armenia 0  
    Armenia 3
      Moldova 2  
  Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet)
      Norway 3  
  Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)     Estonia 2     Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
  Estonia 2         Norway 2  
  Ivory Coast 3   Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor carpet)     Luxembourg 3  
    Luxembourg 3
      Ivory Coast 2     Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
      Luxembourg 1
  Bytom, Poland (clay)       Israel 4
      Poland 2  
  Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)     Israel 3     Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
  Poland 2         Israel 3
  Yugoslavia 3   Nelspruit, South Africa (hard)     South Africa 2  
    Yugoslavia 0
      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

The top two teams in each Group III sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2002, whereas the bottom two teams in each sub-zone were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2002.

Participating nations

Zone A

Draw

Group A

   LAT  MAD  GEO  KEN RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Latvia 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 8–1 (89%) 26–5 (84%) 1
 Madagascar 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 5–4 (56%) 17–14 (55%) 2
 Georgia 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 4–5 (44%) 12–17 (41%) 3
 Kenya 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–8 (11%) 5–24 (17%) 4

Group B

   GHA  LTU  ISL  BOT RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Ghana 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 6–3 (67%) 21–13 (62%) 1
 Lithuania 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 6–3 (67%) 20–12 (63%) 2
 Iceland 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 3–6 (33%) 13–21 (38%) 3
 Botswana 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–6 (33%) 11–19 (37%) 4

1st to 4th place play-offs

  3rd-4th Play-off
Semifinals
Final
                           
 
    A1   Latvia 2  
    B2   Lithuania 1    
B2   Lithuania 2       A1   Latvia 3
A2   Madagascar 1     B1   Ghana 0
  A2   Madagascar 0
    B1   Ghana 3  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-off
5th-8th Play-offs
5th-6th Play-off
                           
 
    A3   Georgia 1  
    B4   Botswana 2    
A3   Georgia 3       B4   Botswana 2
A4   Kenya 0     B3   Iceland 1
  A4   Kenya 1
    B3   Iceland 2  

Final standings

RankTeam
1  Latvia
2  Ghana
3  Lithuania
4  Madagascar
5  Botswana
6  Iceland
7  Georgia
8  Kenya

Zone B

Draw

Group A

   BUL  MKD  NAM  TOG RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Bulgaria 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 (100%) 27–6 (82%) 1
 Macedonia 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 21–14 (60%) 2
 Namibia 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 (22%) 9–21 (30%) 3
 Togo 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–7 (22%) 7–23 (23%) 4

Group B

   EGY  BIH  MRI RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Egypt 2–1 3–0 2–0 5–1 (83%) 16–5 (76%) 1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 3–0 1–1 4–2 (67%) 13–9 (59%) 2
 Mauritius 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–6 (0%) 3–18 (14%) 3

1st to 4th place play-offs

  3rd-4th Play-off
Semifinals
Final
                           
 
    A1   Bulgaria 3  
    B2   Bosnia and Herzegovina 0    
B2   Bosnia and Herzegovina 2       A1   Bulgaria 2
A2   Macedonia 1     B1   Egypt 1
  A2   Macedonia 1
    B1   Egypt 2  

Relegation play-offs

   MRI  NAM  TOG RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
B3  Mauritius 3–0 2–1 2–0 5–1 (83%) 14–4 (78%) 1
A3  Namibia 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–4 (33%) 6–10 (38%) 2
A4  Togo 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–4 (33%) 7–13 (35%) 3

Final standings

RankTeam
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

The top two teams in each Group IV sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2002. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations

Zone A

Draw

Group A

   CYP  ALG  BEN  RWA  LES  SUD RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Cyprus 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–0 14–1 (93%) 43–13 (77%) 1
 Algeria 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 4–1 11–4 (73%) 40–16 (71%) 2
 Benin 1–2 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–2 9–6 (60%) 32–20 (62%) 3
 Rwanda 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–3 5–10 (33%) 18–33 (35%) 4
 Lesotho 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–4 5–10 (33%) 17–32 (35%) 5
 Sudan 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–5 1–14 (7%) 6–42 (13%) 6

Group B

   TUN  AZE  SMR  BUR  GAB  UGA RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Tunisia 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–0 13–2 (87%) 44–13 (77%) 1
 Azerbaijan 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 4–1 10–5 (67%) 36–24 (60%) 2
 San Marino 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–2 10–5 (67%) 37–21 (64%) 3
 Burkina Faso 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–3 7–8 (47%) 25–29 (46%) 4
 Gabon 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–4 4–11 (27%) 16–37 (30%) 5
 Uganda 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–5 1–14 (7%) 9–43 (17%) 6

Zone B

Draw

Group A

   AND  ANG  MLT  ETH  LBA RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Andorra 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 9–2 (82%) 19–4 (83%) 1
 Angola 1–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 8–2 (80%) 16–6 (73%) 2
 Malta 1–2 0–2 3–0 3–0 2–2 7–4 (64%) 14–10 (58%) 3
 Ethiopia 0–3 0–2 0–3 2–0 1–3 2–8 (20%) 5–15 (25%) 4
 Libya 0–2 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–4 0–10 (0%) 1–20 (5%) 5

Group B

   ZAM  MLI  SEN  DJI RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Zambia 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 7–2 (78%) 15–5 (75%) 1
 Mali 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 7–2 (78%) 15–4 (79%) 2
 Senegal 1–2 0–3 3–0 1–2 4–5 (44%) 8–11 (42%) 3
 Djibouti 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 (0%) 0–18 (0%) 4

References

  1. "2001 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. "2001 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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