2003 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The European and African Zone was one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2003.

Main article: 2003 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Play-offs, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties 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 2004.

Participating teams

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
19–21 September		 First Round Play-offs
11–13 July		 First Round
7–9 February		 Second Round
4–6 April
                                     
 
    1   Slovakia  
     bye     Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
    Luxembourg       1   Slovakia 3
   bye       Luxembourg 2
    Luxembourg
  Asker, Norway (clay)      bye  
    Luxembourg 5  
    Norway 0    
    4   Finland  
  Asker, Norway (clay)    bye     St. Anton, Austria (carpet)
4   Finland 4       4   Finland 2
    Norway 1   Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)     Austria 3
    Austria 5
      Norway 0  
  Minsk, Belarus (carpet)
      Belarus 3  
  Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard)     Israel 2     Minsk, Belarus (carpet)
    Israel 5         Belarus 4
  3   Zimbabwe 0     3   Zimbabwe 1
   bye
  Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)     3   Zimbabwe  
  3   Zimbabwe 3  
    Italy 2    
     bye  
      Italy     Marrakesh, Morocco (clay)
 bye         Italy 2
    Italy     2   Morocco 3
   bye
    2   Morocco  
 Norway and  Italy
relegated to Group II in 2004.		  Slovakia,  Austria,  Belarus, and  Morocco
advance to World Group Play-off.

First Round Matches

Norway vs. Austria

Norway
0		 Riksanlegget, Oslo, Norway[1]
7 – 9 February 2003
Hard (indoor)
Austria
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Stian Boretti
Jürgen Melzer		 2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2
Jan Frode Andersen
Alexander Peya		 3
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
3
Jan Frode Andersen / Stian Boretti
Jürgen Melzer / Alexander Peya		 3
6 		2
6 		77
64		 6
4		 5
7 		 
4
Fredrik Aarum
Oliver Marach		 4
6 		2
6 		       
5
Stian Boretti
Konstantin Gruber		 3
6 		5
7 		       

Belarus vs. Israel

Belarus
3		 Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus[2]
7 – 9 February 2003
Carpet (indoor)
Israel
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Max Mirnyi
Harel Levy		 6
1		 62
77		 6
3		 78
66		    
2
Vladimir Voltchkov
Noam Okun		 6
2		 77
65		 6
3		      
3
Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram		 77
62		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Alexander Shvets
Andy Ram		 1
6 		2
3		       retired
 
5
Alexander Skrypko
Harel Levy		 4
6 		4
6 		       

Second Round Matches

Luxembourg vs. Slovakia

Luxembourg
2		 National Tennis Centre (CNT), Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[3]
4 – 6 April 2003
Hard (indoor)
Slovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gilles Müller
Michal Mertiňák		 7
5		 6
3		 78
66		      
2
Gilles Kremer
Karol Beck		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3
Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler
Karol Beck / Igor Zelenay		 7
5		 7
5		 6
4		      
4
Gilles Müller
Karol Beck		 4
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5
Mike Scheidweiler
Michal Mertiňák		 6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		   

Austria vs. Finland

Austria
3		 Arlberg-well.com Halle, St. Anton, Austria[4]
4 – 6 April 2003
Carpet (indoor)
Finland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Stefan Koubek
Tuomas Ketola		 7
5		 4
6 		77
63		 6
1		    
2
Jürgen Melzer
Jarkko Nieminen		 65
77		 6
4		 4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		 
3
Julian Knowle / Alexander Peya
Tuomas Ketola / Jarkko Nieminen		 2
6 		6
4		 77
64		 7
5		    
4
Stefan Koubek
Jarkko Nieminen		 3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5
Jürgen Melzer
Tuomas Ketola		 77
62		 3
6 		66
78		 6
2		 6
2		  

Belarus vs. Zimbabwe

Belarus
4		 Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus[5]
4 – 6 April 2003
Carpet (indoor)
Zimbabwe
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Max Mirnyi
Kevin Ullyett		 6
3		 77
64		 6
4		      
2
Vladimir Voltchkov
Wayne Black		 64
77		 6
4		 6
2		 7
5		    
3
Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov
Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett		 5
7 		6
3		 7
5		 77
64		    
4
Alexander Skrypko
Wayne Black		 6
3		 6
3		        
5
Vladimir Voltchkov
Gwinyai Tongoona		 6
1		 1
2		       retired
 

Morocco vs. Italy

Morocco
3		 Royal Tennis Club, Marrakesh, Morocco[6]
4 – 6 April 2003
Clay
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Younes El Aynaoui
Filippo Volandri		 78
66		 6
4		 3
6 		77
65		    
2
Hicham Arazi
Davide Sanguinetti		 5
7 		6
1		 6
0		 4
6 		3
6 		 
3
Mounir El Aarej / Younes El Aynaoui
Massimo Bertolini / Giorgio Galimberti		 1
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4
Younes El Aynaoui
Davide Sanguinetti		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      
5
Hicham Arazi
Filippo Volandri		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      

First Round Play-offs Matches

Norway vs. Finland

Norway
1		 Asker Tennis Club, Asker, Norway[7]
11 – 13 July 2003
Clay
Finland
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Stian Boretti
Jarkko Nieminen		 1
6 		1
5		       retired
 
2
Jan Frode Andersen
Janne Ojala		 4
6 		6
3		 77
63		 7
5		    
3
Jan Frode Andersen / Stian Boretti
Tuomas Ketola / Jarkko Nieminen		 5
7 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Jan Frode Andersen
Jarkko Nieminen		 2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5
Thomas Haug
Kim Tiilikainen		 1
6 		3
6 		       

Israel vs. Zimbabwe

Israel
5		 Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel[8]
11 – 13 July 2003
Hard
Zimbabwe
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Noam Okun
Gwinyai Tongoona		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
Harel Levy
Genius Chidzikwe		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      
3
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram
Genius Chidzikwe / Gwinyai Chingoka		 7
5		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Noam Okun
Zibusiso Ncube		 6
4		 77
63		        
5
Jonathan Erlich
Gwinyai Chingoka		 6
4		 6
0		        

Second Round Play-offs Matches

Norway vs. Luxembourg

Norway
0		 Asker Tennis Club, Asker, Norway[9]
19 – 21 September 2003
Clay
Luxembourg
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Stian Boretti
Gilles Müller		 3
6 		63
77		 6
2		 3
6 		   
2
Jan Frode Andersen
Mike Scheidweiler		 4
6 		4
6 		64
77		      
3
Jan Frode Andersen / Stian Boretti
Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler		 1
6 		6
4		 6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		 
4
Helge Koll-Frafjord
Gilles Kremer		 4
6 		        retired
 
5
Erling Tveit
Laurent Hild		 3
6 		77
65		 3
6 		     

Zimbabwe vs. Italy

Zimbabwe
3		 Harare City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe[10]
19 – 21 September 2003
Hard
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kevin Ullyett
Filippo Volandri		 4
6 		7
5		 6
3		 77
65		    
2
Wayne Black
Davide Sanguinetti		 77
62		 6
1		 6
3		      
3
Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett
Massimo Bertolini / Giorgio Galimberti		 79
67		 6
2		 6
4		      
4
Genius Chidzikwe
Giorgio Galimberti		 2
6 		2
6 		       
5
Nigel Badza
Davide Sanguinetti		 1
6 		1
6 		       

References
  1. "Norway v Austria". daviscup.com.
  2. "Belarus v Israel". daviscup.com.
  3. "Luxembourg v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
  4. "Austria v Finland". daviscup.com.
  5. "Belarus v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
  6. "Morocco v Italy". daviscup.com.
  7. "Norway v Finland". daviscup.com.
  8. "Israel v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
  9. "Norway v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  10. "Zimbabwe v Italy". daviscup.com.
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