2014 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The Europe and Africa Zone is one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2014.

Main article: 2014 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. Winners in Group I advance to the World Group Play-offs, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lose their respective ties will compete in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lose their play-offs will be relegated to the Europe/Africa Group II in 2015.

Participating teams

Draw

All seeded teams get a bye into the second round.

  Second Round Play-offs
12–14 September / 24–26 October		 First Round Play-offs
12–14 September		 First Round
31 January–2 February		 Second Round
4–6 April
                                     
 
    1   Croatia  
     bye     Warsaw, Poland (hard, indoor)
   bye       1   Croatia 3
    Russia   Moscow, Russia (hard, indoor)     Poland 1
    Russia 2
  Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)       Poland 3  
    Russia 4  
    Portugal 1    
    3   Israel  
     bye     Portoroz, Slovenia (clay)
 bye       3   Israel 3
    Portugal   Kranj, Slovenia (hard, indoor)     Slovenia 1
    Portugal 2
      Slovenia 3  
  Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (hard, indoor)
      Ukraine 3  
  Bucharest, Romania (clay)     Romania 1     Malmö, Sweden (hard, indoor)
    Romania 3         Ukraine 4
  4   Sweden 1     4   Sweden 1
   bye
  Jönköping, Sweden (indoor hard)     4   Sweden  
  4   Sweden 3  
    Latvia 2     Bratislava, Slovak Republic (hard, indoor)
      Slovakia 5  
  Valmiera, Latvia (indoor hard)     Latvia 0     Bratislava, Slovakia (hard, indoor)
  Latvia 1         Slovakia 4
  2   Austria 4     2   Austria 1
   bye
    2   Austria  
 Portugal and  Latvia
relegated to Group II in 2015.		  Croatia,  Israel,  Ukraine, and  Slovakia
advance to World Group Play-off.

First round

Russia vs. Poland

Russia
2		 Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[1]
31 January - 2 February 2014
hard (indoor)
Poland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Karen Khachanov
Jerzy Janowicz		 2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2
Dmitry Tursunov
Michał Przysiężny		 6
3		 3
6 		77
63		 6
2		    
3
Konstantin Kravchuk / Karen Khachanov
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski		 6
2		 4
6 		1
6 		0
6 		   
4
Dmitry Tursunov
Jerzy Janowicz		 3
6 		5
7 		63
77		      
5
Teymuraz Gabashvili
Michał Przysiężny		 7
5		 7
5		        

Portugal vs. Slovenia

Slovenia
3		 Tennis Club Triglav Kranj, Kranj, Slovenia[2]
31 January - 2 February 2014
hard (indoor)
Portugal
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Janež Semrajč
João Sousa		 1
6		 4
6 		6
4		 0
6 		   
2
Blaž Kavčič
Gastão Elias		 716
614		 6
1		 6
4		      
3
Blaž Kavčič / Grega Žemlja
Gastão Elias / João Sousa		 6
3		 7
5		 77
65		      
4
Blaž Kavčič
João Sousa		 7
5		 7
5		 6
2		      
5
Mike Urbanija
Frederico Silva		 6
4		 3
4		       retired
 

Ukraine vs. Romania

Ukraine
3		 Megaron Tennis Club, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine[3]
31 January - 2 February 2014
hard (indoor)
Romania
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Adrian Ungur		 6
3		 6
1		 6
3		      
2
Illya Marchenko
Victor Hănescu		 4
6 		2
6 		6
3		 78
66		 6
4		  
3
Sergei Bubka / Denys Molchanov
Marius Copil / Horia Tecău		 7
5		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
4
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Victor Hănescu		 3
6		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		    
5
Illya Marchenko
Adrian Ungur		           not
played

Slovakia vs. Latvia

Slovakia
5		 Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia[4]
31 January - 2 February 2014
hard (indoor)
Latvia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lukáš Lacko
Martins Podzus		 3
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
1		    
2
Martin Kližan
Andis Juška		 6
4		 64
77		 6
3		 4
6 		8
6		  
3
Andrej Martin / Michal Mertiňák
Andis Juška / Janis Podzus		 7
5		 6
1		 3
6 		6
3		    
4
Andrej Martin
Janis Podzus		 6
4		 65
77		 6
3		      
5
Martin Kližan
Arturs Lazdins		 6
3		 6
3		        

Second round

Poland vs. Croatia

Poland
1		 Torwar Hall, Warsaw, Poland[5]
4 April - 6 April 2014
hard, indoor
Croatia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Michał Przysiężny
Marin Čilić		 1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2
Jerzy Janowicz
Borna Ćorić		 6
2		 2
6 		5
7 		7
5		 4
6 		 
3
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski
Marin Draganja / Mate Pavić		 61
77		 77
64		 4
6 		77
62		 6
4		  
4
Jerzy Janowicz
Marin Čilić		 6
2		 77
65		 4
6 		1
6 		3
6 		 
5
Michał Przysiężny
Borna Ćorić		           not
played

Slovenia vs. Israel

Slovenia
1		 SRC Marina, Portoroz, Slovenia[6]
4 April - 6 April 2014
clay
Israel
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Blaž Kavčič
Amir Weintraub		 6
4		 5
7 		3
6 		6
3		 4
6 		 
2
Blaž Rola
Dudi Sela		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
3
Blaž Rola / Grega Žemlja
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram		 67
79		 6
4		 65
77		 3
6 		   
4
Grega Žemlja
Dudi Sela		 2
6 		77
65		 0
6 		2
6 		   
5
Blaž Rola
Amir Weintraub		           not
played

Sweden vs. Ukraine

Sweden
1		 Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden[7]
4 April - 6 April 2014
hard, indoor
Ukraine
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Johan Brunström
Sergiy Stakhovsky		 4
6 		4
6 		7
5		 6
3		 11
13 		 
2
Markus Eriksson
Artem Smirnov		 4
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
3
Johan Brunström / Robert Lindstedt
Sergei Bubka / Denys Molchanov		 77
64		 66
78		 3
6 		6
4		 10
8		  
4
Markus Eriksson
Sergiy Stakhovsky		 65
77		 64
77		 4
6 		     
5
Robert Lindstedt
Sergei Bubka		 7
5		 63
77		       retired
 

Slovakia vs. Austria

Slovakia
4		 Aegon Arena, National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, Slovakia[8]
4 April - 6 April 2014
hard, indoor
Austria
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Norbert Gomboš
Dominic Thiem		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		    
2
Lukáš Lacko
Andreas Haider-Maurer		 77
63		 4
6 		4
6 		6
2		 6
3		  
3
Martin Kližan / Michal Mertiňák
Dominic Thiem / Alexander Peya		 64
77		 3
6 		77
65		 6
4		 6
4		  
4
Norbert Gomboš
Andreas Haider-Maurer		 65
77		 5
7 		       
5
Lukáš Lacko
Gerald Melzer		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		      

First round play-offs

Romania vs. Sweden

Romania
3		 Arenele BNR, Bucharest, Romania
12 September - 14 September 2014
clay
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Adrian Ungur
Christian Lindell		 5
7 		62
77		 4
6 		     
2
Marius Copil
Elias Ymer		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
3
Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău
Isak Arvidsson / Johan Brunström		 77
62		 77
65		 6
3		      
4
Adrian Ungur
Elias Ymer		 3
6 		6
4		 77
64		 6
3		    
5
Marius Copil
Christian Lindell		           not
played

Latvia vs. Austria

Latvia
1		 Vidzemes Olimpiskaos Centrs, Valmiera, Latvia
12 September - 14 September 2014
hard, indoor
Austria
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andis Juška
Martin Fischer		 3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2
Janis Podzus
Jürgen Melzer		 3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3
Ernests Gulbis / Miķelis Lībietis
Philipp Oswald / Alexander Peya		 7
5		 77
63		 6
4		      
4
Miķelis Lībietis
Jürgen Melzer		 2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5
Janis Podzus
Martin Fischer		 66
78		 3
6 		       

Second round play-offs

Russia vs. Portugal

Russia
4		 Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[9]
12 September - 14 September 2014
hard (RuKortHard), indoor
Portugal
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrey Kuznetsov
Gastão Elias		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      
2
Evgeny Donskoy
João Sousa		 79
67		 6
4		 3
6 		6
1		    
3
Konstantin Kravchuk / Andrey Rublev
Gastão Elias / João Sousa		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Konstantin Kravchuk
Rui Machado		 77
64		 4
6 		1
6 		     
5
Andrey Rublev
Frederico Ferreira Silva		 6
4		 6
4		        

Sweden vs. Latvia

Sweden
3		 Racketcentrum, Jonkoping, Sweden
24 October - 26 October 2014
hard, indoor
Latvia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Elias Ymer
Martins Podzus		 63
77		 5
7 		77
65		 6
3		 7
9 		 
2
Christian Lindell
Janis Podzus		 77
65		 4
6 		77
63		 79
67		    
3
Johan Brunström / Robert Lindstedt
Mikelis Libietis / Janis Podzus		 6
4		 6
2		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		  
4
Christian Lindell
Martins Podzus		 4
6 		77
63		 4
6 		2
6 		   
5
Elias Ymer
Janis Podzus		 7
5		 67
79		 6
3		 6
4		    

References
  1. "Russia v Poland". daviscup.com.
  2. "Slovenia v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  3. "Ukraine v Romania". daviscup.com.
  4. "Slovakia v Latvia". daviscup.com.
  5. "Poland v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  6. "Slovenia v Israel". daviscup.com.
  7. "Sweden v Ukraine". daviscup.com.
  8. "Slovakia v Austria". daviscup.com.
  9. "Russia v Portugal". daviscup.com.
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