2011 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The Europe and Africa Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2011.

Main article: 2011 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

In the Europe and Africa Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.

Participating teams

[1]

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
16–18 September		 First Round Play-offs
 First Round
4–6 March		 Second Round
8–10 July
                                     
 
    1   Israel  
     bye     4–6 March
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
   bye       1   Israel 3
    Poland       Poland 2
    Poland
  Espoo, Finland (indoor hard)      bye  
    Poland 2  
    Finland 3    
    3   Italy  
     bye     Arzachena, Italy (clay)
 bye       3   Italy 5
    Finland   Ljubljana, Slovenia (indoor clay)     Slovenia 0
    Finland 2
      Slovenia 3  
  Kharkiv, Ukraine (indoor hard)
      Ukraine 2  
      Netherlands 3     Potchefstroom, South Africa (hard)
    Ukraine         Netherlands 1
   bye     4   South Africa 3
   bye
  Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)     4   South Africa  
    Ukraine 1  
    Slovakia 4     Cruz Quebrada, Portugal (clay)
      Portugal 4  
      Slovakia 1     Bern, Switzerland (indoor hard)
  Slovakia         Portugal 0
   bye     2    Switzerland 5
   bye
    2    Switzerland  
 Poland and  Ukraine
relegated to Group II in 2012.		  Israel,  Italy,  South Africa, and   Switzerland
advance to World Group Play-off.

First Round Matches

Slovenia vs. Finland

Slovenia
3		 Sportno Rekeacijski Center Tivoli, Ljubljana, Slovenia[2]
4–6 March 2011
clay (indoors)
Finland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Grega Žemlja
Jarkko Nieminen		 6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		   
2
Blaž Kavčič
Harri Heliövaara		 4
6 		6
2		 6
3		 6
4		    
3
Luka Gregorc / Grega Žemlja
Harri Heliövaara / Jarkko Nieminen		 65
77		 6
4		 6
4		 7
5		    
4
Blaž Kavčič
Jarkko Nieminen		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		   
5
Grega Žemlja
Micke Kontinen		 2
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
3		    

Ukraine vs. Netherlands

Ukraine
2		 Palace of Sports Lokomotiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine[3]
4–6 March 2011
Hard (indoors)
Netherlands
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Robin Haase		 6
1		 6
4		 62
77		 4
6 		6
2		  
2
Illya Marchenko
Thiemo de Bakker		 63
77		 66
78		 4
6 		     
3
Sergei Bubka / Sergiy Stakhovsky
Robin Haase / Thiemo de Bakker		 66
78		 77
65		 4
6 		69
711		    
4
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Jesse Huta Galung		 6
1		 6
4		 3
6 		64
77		 6
4		  
5
Illya Marchenko
Robin Haase		 7
6		 6
1		 63
77		 4
6 		2
6 		 

Portugal vs. Slovak Republic

Portugal
4		 Centro Desportivo Nacional do Jamor, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal[4]
4–6 March 2011
clay
Slovakia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Frederico Gil
Lukáš Lacko		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      
2
Rui Machado
Martin Kližan		 6
4		 6
4		 1
6 		2
6 		6
4		  
3
Frederico Gil / Leonardo Tavares
Michal Mertiňák / Filip Polášek		 3
6 		4
6 		6
1		 1
6 		   
4
Rui Machado
Lukáš Lacko		 6
4		 3
6 		6
4		 6
0		    
5
João Sousa
Martin Kližan		 6
2		 4
1		        
retired

Second Round Matches

Israel vs. Poland

Israel
3		 Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel[5]
4–6 March 2011
hard (outdoor)
Poland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Dudi Sela
Marcin Gawron		 6
1		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
Amir Weintraub
Jerzy Janowicz		 4
6 		6
4		 6
2		 64
77		 6
3		  
3
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski		 4
6 		6
4		 6
3		 6
1		    
4
Dudi Sela
Jerzy Janowicz		 65
77		 4
6 		       
5
Amir Weintraub
Marcin Gawron		            
w/o

Italy vs. Slovenia

Italy
5		 Circolo Tennistico Corracilvuna, Arzachena, Italy[6]
8–10 July 2011
clay (outdoor)
Slovenia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Fabio Fognini
Grega Žemlja		 1
6 		6
4		 6
4		 6
4		    
2
Potito Starace
Blaž Kavčič		 3
6 		6
3		 6
2		 6
4		    
3
Daniele Bracciali / Potito Starace
Blaž Kavčič / Grega Žemlja		 77
63		 77
64		 6
2		      
4
Fabio Fognini
Aljaž Bedene		 6
2		 2
2		        
retired
5
Simone Bolelli
Grega Žemlja		 7
5		 6
3		        

South Africa vs. Netherlands

South Africa
3		 Fanie Du Toit Sports Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa[7]
8–10 July 2011
hard (outdoor)
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Rik de Voest
Robin Haase		 77
65		 3
6 		0
6 		4
6 		   
2
Kevin Anderson
Thomas Schoorel		 65
77		 6
4		 77
64		 6
1		    
3
Kevin Anderson / Rik de Voest
Robin Haase / Jesse Huta Galung		 64
77		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		    
4
Kevin Anderson
Robin Haase		 6
3		 3
6 		6
2		 6
2		    
5
Rik de Voest
Thomas Schoorel		           not
played

Portugal vs. Switzerland

Portugal
0		 Postfinance Arena, Bern, Switzerland[8]
8–10 July 2011
hard (indoor)
Switzerland
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Frederico Gil
Stanislas Wawrinka		 5
7 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2
Rui Machado
Roger Federer		 7
5		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		   
3
Frederico Gil / Leonardo Tavares
Roger Federer / Stanislas Wawrinka		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
João Sousa
Marco Chiudinelli		 3
6 		4
6 		       
5
Leonardo Tavares
Stanislas Wawrinka		 61
77		 0
6 		       

Second Round Play-offs

Poland vs. Finland

Poland
2		 Barona Areena, Espoo, Finland[9]
16–18 September 2011
hard (indoors)
Finland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jerzy Janowicz
Henri Kontinen		 4
6 		3
6 		712
610		 3
6 		   
2
Grzegorz Panfil
Jarkko Nieminen		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski
Henri Kontinen / Jarkko Nieminen		 61
77		 65
77		 4
6 		     
4
Jerzy Janowicz
Harri Heliövaara		 6
3		 6
4		        
5
Grzegorz Panfil
Henri Kontinen		 7
6		 6
4		        

Ukraine vs. Slovak Republic
Davis Cup advertisement in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Ukraine
1		 Národné tenisové centrum, Bratislava, Slovakia[10]
16–18 September 2011
hard (indoor)
Slovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Illya Marchenko
Martin Kližan		 77
64		 3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		   
2
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Pavol Červenák		 7
5		 6
2		 6
1		      
3
Sergei Bubka / Sergiy Stakhovsky
Filip Polášek / Igor Zelenay		 5
7 		77
63		 2
6 		77
63		 4
6 		 
4
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Martin Kližan		 4
6 		6
3		 63
77		 2
6 		   
5
Artem Smirnov
Pavol Červenák		 4
6 		4
6 		       

References
  1. "Draw made for 2011 Davis Cup". daviscup.com. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  2. "Slovenia v Finland". daviscup.com.
  3. "Ukraine v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  4. "Portugal v Slovak Republic". daviscup.com.
  5. "Israel v Poland". daviscup.com.
  6. "Italy v Slovenia". daviscup.com.
  7. "South Africa v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  8. "Portugal v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  9. "Finland v Poland". daviscup.com.
  10. "Slovak Rep. v Ukraine". daviscup.com.
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