2013 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

The Europe and Africa Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2013.

Main article: 2013 Davis Cup

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

Draw
  Play-offs
5–7 April		 First Round
 Second Round
5–7 April		 Third Round
13–15 September
                                     
  Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor hard)
    1   Finland 3  
  Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay)     Bulgaria 2     Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
  Bulgaria 3       1   Finland 3  
7   Estonia 0   Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)     Ireland 2  
  7   Estonia 2
      Ireland 3     Riga, Latvia (indoor hard)
    1   Finland 2
  El Menzah, Tunisia (hard)     3   Latvia 3
    3   Latvia 3  
  Tunis, Tunisia (clay)     Tunisia 0     Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
  Tunisia 2       3   Latvia 3
5   Belarus 3   Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)     Monaco 2  
  5   Belarus 1
      Monaco 3  
  Chișinău, Moldova (indoor hard)
      Moldova 3  
  Budapest, Hungary (hard)   6   Hungary 2     Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina (clay)
6   Hungary 1         Moldova 3  
  Luxembourg 4   Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (indoor hard)   4   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1  
    Luxembourg 1
    4   Bosnia and Herzegovina 4     Chișinău, Moldova (indoor hard)
      Moldova 2
  Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard)     2   Portugal 3
      Lithuania 4  
  Nicosia, Cyprus (hard)   8   Cyprus 1     Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
8   Cyprus 3         Lithuania 0
  Benin 2   Lisbon, Portugal (indoor clay)   2   Portugal 5  
    Benin 0
    2   Portugal 5  
 Estonia,  Tunisia,  Hungary, and  Benin
relegated to Group III in 2014.		  Latvia and  Portugal
promoted to Group I in 2014.

First round

Bulgaria vs. Finland

Bulgaria
2		 Tennis Hall "Sofia", Sofia, Bulgaria[1]
1–3 February 2013
hard (indoor)
Finland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Grigor Dimitrov
Juho Paukku		 6
1		 6
1		 6
0		      
2
Alexander Lazov
Micke Kontinen		 64
7 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3
Grigor Dimitrov / Dimitar Kuzmanov
Harri Heliövaara / Henri Kontinen		 5
7 		1
6 		6
4		 6
2		 4
6 		 
4
Grigor Dimitrov
Micke Kontinen		 6
0		 6
3		 6
1		      
5
Alexander Lazov
Harri Heliovaara		 6
4		 64
77		 4
6 		3
6 		   

Ireland vs. Estonia

Ireland
3		 David Lloyd Riverview, Dublin, Ireland[2]
1–3 February 2013
hard (indoor)
Estonia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
James McGee
Jaan Kononov		 6
0		 6
1		 6
3		      
2
Sam Barry
Vladimir Ivanov		 6
3		 2
6 		3
6 		63
77		    
3
Sam Barry / James McGee
Vladimir Ivanov / Marek Marksoo		 6
4		 6
3		 3
6 		3
6 		9
7		  
4
James McGee
Vladimir Ivanov		 4
6 		3
6 		6
1		 6
4		 1
6 		 
5
Sam Barry
Marek Marksoo		 6
2		 6
1		 6
3		      

Tunisia vs. Latvia

Tunisia
0		 Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia[3]
1–3 February 2013
hard (outdoor)
Latvia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mohamed Haythem Abid
Andis Juska		 67
79		 3
6 		0
6 		     
2
Slim Hamza
Ernests Gulbis		 1
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
3
Mohamed Haythem Abid / Slim Hamza
Ernests Gulbis / Andis Juska		 66
78		 6
2		 3
6 		4
6		    
4
Mohamed Haythem Abid
Ernests Gulbis		           not
played
5
Slim Hamza
Andis Juska		           not
played

Monaco vs. Belarus

Monaco
3		 Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco[4]
1–3 February 2013
clay (outdoor)
Belarus
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Benjamin Balleret
Dzmitry Zhyrmont		 66
78		 6
1		 6
3		 6
3		    
2
Jean-René Lisnard
Uladzimir Ignatik		 4
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
3
Benjamin Balleret / Guillaume Couillard
Max Mirnyi / Andrei Vasilevski		 77
63		 4
6 		4
6 		77
65		 6
2		  
4
Benjamin Balleret
Uladzimir Ignatik		 6
3		 3
6 		711
69		 6
4		    
5
Jean-René Lisnard
Dzmitry Zhyrmont		           not
played

Moldova vs. Hungary

Moldova
3		 Manejul de Atletica Usoara, Chișinău, Moldova[5]
1–3 February 2013
hard (indoor)
Hungary
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Maxim Dubarenco
Márton Fucsovics		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
4		    
2
Radu Albot
Viktor Filipenkó		 6
1		 6
3		 6
3		      
3
Andrei Ciumac / Radu Albot
Márton Fucsovics / Levente Gödry		 3
6 		2
6		 2
6		      
4
Radu Albot
Márton Fucsovics		 6
1		 4
6		 1
6		 1
6		    
5
Maxim Dubarenco
Viktor Filipenkó		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 77
64		    

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Luxembourg

Bosnia and Herzegovina
4		 Mojmilo Sports Hall, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina[6]
1–3 February 2013
hard (indoor)
Luxembourg
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Damir Džumhur
Mike Scheidweiler		 6
4		 6
4		 6
0		      
2
Aldin Šetkić
Ugo Nastasi		 6
4		 6
0		 6
3		      
3
Damir Džumhur / Tomislav Brkić
Mike Scheidweiler / Laurent Bram		 6
1		 6
3		 6
3		      
4
Nerman Fatic
Ugo Nastasi		 6
4		 4
6 		1
6 		     
5
Aldin Šetkić
Laurent Bram		 6
3		 6
1		        

Lithuania vs. Cyprus

Lithuania
4		 Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai, Lithuania[7]
1–3 February 2013
hard (indoor)
Cyprus
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Dovydas Šakinis
Rareș Cuzdriorean		 6
2		 6
2		 1
6 		6
3		    
2
Ričardas Berankis
Petros Chrysochos		 6
1		 6
4		 6
0		      
3
Ričardas Berankis / Lukas Mugevičius
Petros Chrysochos / Rareș Cuzdriorean		 5
7 		6
3		 6
3		 4
6 		4
6 		 
4
Ričardas Berankis
Soteris Hadjistyllis		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
5
Lukas Mugevičius
Christos Hadjigeorgiu		 6
3		 6
3		        

Portugal vs. Benin

Portugal
5		 Club Internacional de Football, Lisbon, Portugal[8]
1–3 February 2013
clay (indoor)
Benin
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
João Sousa
Loic Didavi		 6
1		 6
3		 6
0		      
2
Pedro Sousa
Alexis Klegou		 4
6 		6
1		 6
4		 6
2		    
3
João Sousa / Pedro Sousa
Loic Didavi / Alexis Klegou		 6
2		 6
1		 6
1		      
4
Rui Machado
Alexis Klegou		 2
6 		6
2		 6
0		      
5
André Gaspar Murta
Tunde Segodo		 6
1		 6
2		        

Second round

Ireland vs. Finland

Ireland
2		 Castleknock Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[9]
5–7 April 2013
hard (indoor)
Finland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
James McGee
Harri Heliövaara		 6
4		 4
6 		61
77		 77
64		 4
6 		 
2
Colin O'Brien
Jarkko Nieminen		 1
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
3
Sam Barry / Colin O'Brien
Henri Kontinen / Jarkko Nieminen		 2
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
4
Daniel Glancy
Micke Kontinen		 6
2		 2
6 		6
2		      
5
Colin O'Brien
Harri Heliövaara		           w/o
 

Monaco vs. Latvia

Monaco
2		 Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco[10]
5–7 April 2013
clay (outdoor)
Latvia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jean-René Lisnard
Ernests Gulbis		 2
6 		3
6		 3
6		      
2
Benjamin Balleret
Andis Juška		 3
6		 6
2		 6
4		 6
3		    
3
Benjamin Balleret / Guillaume Couillard
Ernests Gulbis / Andis Juška		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
4
Benjamin Balleret
Ernests Gulbis		 2
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
5
Jean-René Lisnard
Andis Juška		 6
2		 4
6 		1
6 		0
3		   retired
 

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Moldova

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1		 Teniski Klub Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina[11]
5–7 April 2013
clay (outdoor)
Moldova
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tomislav Brkić
Radu Albot		 3
6 		63
77		 3
6 		     
2
Damir Džumhur
Maxim Dubarenco		 6
3		 2
6 		5
7 		6
3		 6
4		  
3
Damir Džumhur / Ismar Gorčić
Radu Albot / Andrei Ciumac		 5
7 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4
Damir Džumhur
Radu Albot		 77
64		 6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		3
6 		 
5
Tomislav Brkić
Maxim Dubarenco		           not
played

Portugal vs. Lithuania

Portugal
5		 Club Internacional de Football, Lisbon, Portugal[12]
5–7 April 2013
clay (outdoor)
Lithuania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gastão Elias
Lukas Mugevičius		 6
0		 6
1		 6
2		      
2
Pedro Sousa
Dovydas Šakinis		 6
2		 6
4		 6
0		      
3
Gastão Elias / Rui Machado
Mantas Bugailiškis / Lukas Mugevičius		 6
3		 6
0		 6
2		      
4
Frederico Gil
Kasparas Žemaitėlis		 6
1		 6
3		        
5
Rui Machado
Lukas Mugevičius		 6
2		 6
0		        

Play-offs

Bulgaria vs. Estonia

Bulgaria
3		 TC Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria[13]
5–7 April 2013
clay (outdoor)
Estonia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tihomir Grozdanov
Vladimir Ivanov		 6
4		 6
1		 6
3		      
2
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Markus Kerner		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
3
Tihomir Grozdanov / Alexander Lazov
Mikk Irdoja / Vladimir Ivanov		 4
6 		64
77		 77
62		 6
4		 6
3		  
4
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Vladimir Ivanov		           not
played
5
Tihomir Grozdanov
Markus Kerner		           not
played

Tunisia vs. Belarus

Tunisia
2		 Tennis Club de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia[14]
5–7 April 2013
clay (outdoor)
Belarus
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mohamed Haythem Abid
Uladzimir Ignatik		 3
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
2
Malek Jaziri
Egor Gerasimov		 7
5		 3
6 		6
0		 6
3		    
3
Mohamed Haythem Abid / Malek Jaziri
Alexander Bury / Max Mirnyi		 3
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     
4
Malek Jaziri
Uladzimir Ignatik		 6
4		 6
1		 6
1		      
5
Mohamed Haythem Abid
Egor Gerasimov		 77
65		 4
6 		1
6 		7
5		 4
6 		 

Hungary vs. Luxembourg

Hungary
1		 Budapesti Elektromos Sportegyesület Sportcsarnoka, Budapest, Hungary[15]
5–7 April 2013
hard (indoor)
Luxembourg
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Attila Balázs
Ugo Nastasi		 6
4		 77
63		 6
1		      
2
Márton Fucsovics
Gilles Müller		 3
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
3
Márton Fucsovics / Levente Gödry
Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler		 6
4		 2
6 		3
6 		0
6 		   
4
Attila Balázs
Gilles Müller		 77
61		 2
6 		3
6 		6
4		 7
9 		 
5
Viktor Filipenko
Gilles Kremer		 79
67		 4
6 		65
77		      

Cyprus vs. Benin

Cyprus
3		 National Tennis Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus[16]
5–7 April 2013
hard (outdoor)
Benin
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marcos Baghdatis
Jean Segodo		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      
2
Petros Chrysochos
Alexis Klegou		 6
4		 1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		   
3
Marcos Baghdatis / Rares Cuzdriorean
Alexis Klegou / Magloire Yakpa		 6
2		 7
5		 6
1		      
4
Rares Cuzdriorean
Alexis Klegou		 2
6 		6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		   
5
Petros Chrysochos
Magloire Yakpa		 6
1		 6
1		 6
0		      

Third round

Latvia vs. Finland

Latvia
3		 Olympic Sport Centre, Riga, Latvia[17]
13–15 September 2013
hard (indoor)
Finland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mikelis Libietis
Micke Kontinen		 4
6 		6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		   
2
Ernests Gulbis
Herkko Pollanen		 6
2		 6
4		 6
1		      
3
Ernests Gulbis / Mikelis Libietis
Henri Kontinen / Micke Kontinen		 6
2		 77
62		 6
3		      
4
Ernests Gulbis
Juho Paukku		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      
5
Martins Podzus
Herkko Pollanen		 4
6 		4
6 		       

Moldova vs. Portugal

Moldova
2		 Manejul de Atletica Usoara, Chișinău, Moldova[18]
13–15 September 2013
hard (indoor)
Portugal
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Radu Albot
Gastão Elias		 6
3		 2
6 		6
4		 6
4		    
2
Maxim Dubarenco
João Sousa		 77
64		 64
77		 1
6 		3
6 		   
3
Roman Borvanov / Andrei Ciumac
Gastão Elias / João Sousa		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4
Radu Albot
João Sousa		 3
6 		3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 11
9		  
5
Maxim Dubarenco
Rui Machado		 5
7 		1
6 		3
6 		     

References
  1. "Finland v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
  2. "Estonia v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  3. "Tunisia v Latvia". daviscup.com.
  4. "Monaco v Belarus". daviscup.com.
  5. "Moldova v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  6. "Luxembourg v Bosnia/Herzegovina". daviscup.com.
  7. "Lithuania v Cyprus". daviscup.com.
  8. "Portugal v Benin". daviscup.com.
  9. "Ireland v Finland". daviscup.com.
  10. "Monaco v Latvia". daviscup.com.
  11. "Bosnia/Herzegovina v Moldova". daviscup.com.
  12. "Portugal v Lithuania". daviscup.com.
  13. "Bulgaria v Estonia". daviscup.com.
  14. "Tunisia v Belarus". daviscup.com.
  15. "Hungary v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  16. "Cyprus v Benin". daviscup.com.
  17. "Latvia v Finland". daviscup.com.
  18. "Moldova v Portugal". daviscup.com.
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