2017 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III

The Europe Zone was one of the four zones within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2017. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Sozopol, Bulgaria, in April 2017. The two winning groups advanced to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2018.

Main article: 2017 Davis Cup

Participating nations

Inactive nation

Draw

Date: 5–8 April 2017

Location: Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria (hard)

Format: Round-robin basis. One pool of three teams (Pool A) and three pools of four teams (Pools B, C and D). The winners of each pool play-off against each other to determine which two nations are promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2018.

Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 20 February 2017 (shown in parentheses below).

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
  1.  Bulgaria (50)
  2.  Moldova (61)
  3.  Luxembourg (67)
  4.  Ireland (79)
  1.  Macedonia (88)
  2.  Montenegro (92)
  3.  Greece (97)
  4.  Liechtenstein (102*)
  1.  Malta (102*)
  2.  Andorra (113)
  3.  San Marino (114)
  4.  Iceland (116)
  5.  Armenia (119)
  6.  Albania (125)
  7.  Kosovo (128)

* Tie broken by drawing of lot.

Pool A
  BUL GRE ARM RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
50  Bulgaria 3–0 3–0 2–0 12–1 (92%) 79–36 (69%) 1
97  Greece 0–3 3–0 1–1 7–7 (50%) 64–53 (55%) 2
119  Armenia 0–3 0–3 0–2 1–12 (8%) 23–77 (23%) 3

Pool B
  MKD MDA MLT ISL RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
88  Macedonia 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 16–4 (80%) 111–70 (61%) 1
61  Moldova 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 9–11 (45%) 76–90 (46%) 2
102  Malta 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 8–12 (40%) 77–94 (45%) 3
116  Iceland 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 7–13 (35%) 77–87 (47%) 4

Pool C
  LUX LIE ALB SMR RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
67  Luxembourg 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 18–1 (95%) 115–41 (74%) 1
102  Liechtenstein 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 11–9 (55%) 88–84 (51%) 2
125  Albania 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 3–16 (16%) 59–106 (36%) 3
114  San Marino 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 7–15 (32%) 86–117 (42%) 4

Pool D
  IRL MNE AND KOS RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
79  Ireland 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 17–2 (89%) 110–35 (76%) 1
92  Montenegro 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 12–5 (71%) 90–71 (56%) 2
113  Andorra 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 8–11 (42%) 75–86 (47%) 3
128  Kosovo 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–18 (5%) 28–111 (20%) 4

Playoffs
PlacingA TeamScoreD Team
Promotional Bulgaria1–2 Ireland
5th–8th Greece1–2 Montenegro
9th–12th Armenia2–1 Andorra
13th–15thN/A Kosovo
PlacingB TeamScoreC Team
Promotional Macedonia1–2 Luxembourg
5th–8th Moldova2–1 Liechtenstein
9th–12th Malta2–1 Albania
13th–15th Iceland2–0 San Marino

 Ireland and  Luxembourg promoted to Group II in 2018.

Round robin

Pool A

Bulgaria vs. Armenia

Bulgaria
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[1]
6 April 2017
Hard
Armenia
0
1 2 3
1
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Mikayel Khachatryan		 6
3		 77
60		    
2
Aleksandar Lazov
Mikayel Avetisyan		 6
0		 6
0		    
3
Tihomir Grozdanov / Alexandar Lazarov
Mikayel Khachatryan / Sedrak Khachatryan		 6
1		 6
2		    

Greece vs. Armenia

Greece
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[2]
6–7 April 2017
Hard
Armenia
0
1 2 3
1
Charalampos Kapogiannis
Mikayel Khachatryan		 6
0		 6
1		    
2
Ioannis Stergiou
Mikayel Avetisyan		 6
0		 6
0		    
3
Stamatios Kapiris / Petros Tsitsipas
Mikayel Avetisyan / Sedrak Khachatryan		 4
6 		6
3		 6
1		  

Bulgaria vs. Greece

Bulgaria
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[3]
7 April 2017
Hard
Greece
0
1 2 3
1
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Charalampos Kapogiannis		 66
78		 6
2		 6
4		  
2
Aleksandar Lazov
Ioannis Stergiou		 6
3		 6
4		    
3
Tihomir Grozdanov / Alexandar Lazarov
Stamatios Kapiris / Petros Tsitsipas		 6
0		 6
4		    

Pool B

Moldova vs. Iceland

Moldova
1		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[4]
6 April 2017
Hard
Iceland
2
1 2 3
1
Dmitrii Baskov
Rafn Kumar Bonifacius		 3
6 		3
6 		   
2
Andrei Șoltoianu
Birkir Gunnarsson		 6
4		 3
6 		65
77		  
3
Dmitrii Baskov / Andrei Ciumac
Vladimir Ristic / Egill Sigurðsson		 6
1		 6
3		    

Macedonia vs. Malta

North Macedonia
2		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[5]
6–7 April 2017
Hard
Malta
1
1 2 3
1
Dimitar Grabul
Omar Sudzuka		 6
3		 6
4		    
2
Tomislav Jotovski
Matthew Asciak		 3
6 		6
3		 2
6 		 
3
Shendrit Deari / Dimitar Grabul
Matthew Asciak / Omar Sudzuka		 7
5		 7
5		    

Moldova vs. Malta

Moldova
2		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[6]
7 April 2017
Hard
Malta
1
1 2 3
1
Andrei Șoltoianu
Matthew Asciak		 1
6 		1
6 		   
2
Maxim Bulat
Denzil Agius		 6
0		 6
4		    
3
Dmitrii Baskov / Andrei Ciumac
Matthew Asciak / Omar Sudzuka		 6
1		 6
1		    

Macedonia vs. Iceland

North Macedonia
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[7]
7 April 2017
Hard
Iceland
0
1 2 3
1
Dimitar Grabul
Rafn Kumar Bonifacius		 6
4		 6
2		    
2
Tomislav Jotovski
Birkir Gunnarsson		 6
0		 6
1		    
3
Shendrit Deari / Gorazd Srbljak
Vladimir Ristic / Egill Sigurðsson		 6
4		 6
2		    

Moldova vs. Macedonia

Moldova
1		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[8]
7–8 April 2017
Hard
North Macedonia
2
1 2 3
1
Maxim Bulat
Dimitar Grabul		 1
6 		1
6 		   
2
Andrei Ciumac
Tomislav Jotovski		 3
6 		2
6 		   
3
Dmitrii Baskov / Andrei Șoltoianu
Shendrit Deari / Gorazd Srbljak		 5
7 		77
64		 4
1		  
retired

Iceland vs. Malta

Iceland
1		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[9]
7–8 April 2017
Hard
Malta
2
1 2 3
1
Rafn Kumar Bonifacius
Omar Sudzuka		 6
1		 6
0		    
2
Birkir Gunnarsson
Matthew Asciak		 1
6 		2
6 		   
3
Rafn Kumar Bonifacius / Birkir Gunnarsson
Matthew Asciak / Omar Sudzuka		 64
77		 6
2		 4
6 		 

Pool C

Luxembourg vs. San Marino

Luxembourg
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[10]
6 April 2017
Hard
San Marino
0
1 2 3
1
Ugo Nastasi
Pietro Grassi		 6
1		 6
1		    
2
Christophe Tholl
Marco de Rossi		 6
2		 77
62		    
3
Tom Diederich / Ugo Nastasi
Marco de Rossi / Pietro Grassi		 5
7 		6
3		 6
3		  

Liechtenstein vs. Albania

Liechtenstein
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[11]
6 April 2017
Hard
Albania
0
1 2 3
1
Timo Kranz
Arber Sulstarova		 6
3		 6
2		    
2
Vital Flurin Leuch
Elbi Mjeshtri		 77
65		 6
1		    
3
Robin Forster / Vital Flurin Leuch
Elbi Mjeshtri / Genajd Shypheja		 6
3		 6
2		    

Luxembourg vs. Albania

Luxembourg
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[12]
7 April 2017
Hard
Albania
0
1 2 3
1
Ugo Nastasi
Genajd Shypheja		 6
0		 6
0		    
2
Alex Knaff
Arber Sulstarova		 6
2		 6
0		    
3
Tom Diederich / Alex Knaff
Elbi Mjeshtri / Genajd Shypheja		 6
4		 6
0		    

Liechtenstein vs. San Marino

Liechtenstein
2		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[13]
7 April 2017
Hard
San Marino
1
1 2 3
1
Timo Kranz
Pietro Grassi		 6
0		 6
1		    
2
Vital Flurin Leuch
Marco de Rossi		 6
4		 2
6 		2
6 		 
3
Robin Forster / Timo Kranz
Marco de Rossi / Pietro Grassi		 6
1		 4
6 		712
610		  

Luxembourg vs. Liechtenstein

Luxembourg
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[14]
7–8 April 2017
Hard
Liechtenstein
0
1 2 3
1
Ugo Nastasi
Timo Kranz		 6
0		 6
0		    
2
Christophe Tholl
Vital Flurin Leuch		 77
65		 6
3		    
3
Tom Diederich / Alex Knaff
Robin Forster / Serafin Zund		 6
0		 6
3		    

San Marino vs. Albania

San Marino
1		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[15]
7–8 April 2017
Hard
Albania
2
1 2 3
1
Antoine Barbieri
Mario Zili		 1
6 		5
7 		   
2
Marco de Rossi
Elbi Mjeshtri		 6
3		 6
3		    
3
Antoine Barbieri / Pietro Grassi
Elbi Mjeshtri / Genajd Shypheja		 6
4		 3
6 		64
77		  

Pool D

Ireland vs. Andorra

Ireland
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[16]
6 April 2017
Hard
Andorra
0
1 2 3
1
Sam Barry
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier		 6
2		 6
2		    
2
James McGee
Laurent Recouderc		 6
0		 6
0		    
3
Sam Barry / David O'Hare
Èric Cervós Noguer / Laurent Recouderc		 6
3		 6
0		    

Montenegro vs. Kosovo

Montenegro
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[17]
6 April 2017
Hard
Kosovo
0
1 2 3
1
Rrezart Cungu
Granit Bajraliu		 6
1		 6
0		    
2
Ljubomir Čelebić
Hyda Banjska		 6
1		 6
1		    
3
Mario Aleksić / Pavle Rogan
Burim Bytyqi / Meldin Mustafi		 6
1		 6
0		    

Ireland vs. Kosovo

Ireland
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[18]
6–7 April 2017
Hard
Kosovo
0
1 2 3
1
Peter Bothwell
Granit Bajraliu		 6
0		 6
2		    
2
James McGee
Hyda Banjska		 6
0		 6
0		    
3
Peter Bothwell / David O'Hare
Granit Bajraliu / Meldin Mustafi		 6
2		 6
2		    

Montenegro vs. Andorra

Montenegro
2		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[19]
6–7 April 2017
Hard
Andorra
1
1 2 3
1
Rrezart Cungu
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier		 6
4		 6
2		    
2
Ljubomir Čelebić
Laurent Recouderc		 77
63		 6
4		    
3
Mario Aleksić / Pavle Rogan
Èric Cervós Noguer / Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier		 5
7 		2
6 		   

Ireland vs. Montenegro

Ireland
2		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[20]
7–8 April 2017
Hard
Montenegro
1
1 2 3
1
Sam Barry
Rrezart Cungu		 6
0		 6
1		    
2
James McGee
Ljubomir Čelebić		 5
7 		6
2		 3
6 		 
3
Sam Barry / David O'Hare
Ljubomir Čelebić / Rrezart Cungu		 6
2		 6
4		    

Andorra vs. Kosovo

Andorra
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[21]
7–8 April 2017
Hard
Kosovo
0
1 2 3
1
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier
Burim Bytyqi		 6
1		 6
3		    
2
Laurent Recouderc
Granit Bajraliu		 6
0		 6
1		    
3
Èric Cervós Noguer / Laurent Recouderc
Granit Bajraliu / Hyda Banjska		 3
6 		6
4		 6
3		  

Playoffs

Promotional playoffs

Bulgaria vs. Ireland

Bulgaria
1		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[22]
8 April 2017
Hard
Ireland
2
1 2 3
1
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Sam Barry		 4
6 		6
3		 78
66		  
2
Aleksandar Lazov
James McGee		 2
6 		6
4		 1
6 		 
3
Dimitar Kuzmanov / Aleksandar Lazov
Sam Barry / David O'Hare		 1
6 		66
78		    

Macedonia vs. Luxembourg

North Macedonia
1		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[23]
8 April 2017
Hard
Luxembourg
2
1 2 3
1
Dimitar Grabul
Ugo Nastasi		 4
6 		3
6 		   
2
Tomislav Jotovski
Christophe Tholl		 6
2		 6
2		    
3
Dimitar Grabul / Tomislav Jotovski
Alex Knaff / Ugo Nastasi		 5
7 		6
4		 2
6 		 

5th to 8th place playoffs

Greece vs. Montenegro

Greece
1		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[24]
8 April 2017
Hard
Montenegro
2
1 2 3
1
Charalampos Kapogiannis
Pavle Rogan		 6
4		 6
3		    
2
Ioannis Stergiou
Rrezart Cungu		 5
7 		0
6 		   
3
Charalampos Kapogiannis / Petros Tsitsipas
Ljubomir Čelebić / Rrezart Cungu		 5
7 		2
6 		   

Moldova vs. Liechtenstein

Moldova
2		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[25]
8 April 2017
Hard
Liechtenstein
1
1 2 3
1
Dmitrii Baskov
Timo Kranz		 6
4		 6
1		    
2
Maxim Bulat
Vital Flurin Leuch		 6
0		 1
6 		2
6 		 
3
Dmitrii Baskov / Andrei Șoltoianu
Robin Forster / Vital Flurin Leuch		 6
3		 3
6 		6
2		  

9th to 12th place playoffs

Armenia vs. Andorra

Armenia
2		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[26]
8 April 2017
Hard
Andorra
1
1 2 3
1
Mikayel Khachatryan
Èric Cervós Noguer		 6
3		 6
1		    
2
Sedrak Khachatryan
Laurent Recouderc		 2
6 		0
6 		   
3
Mikayel Avetisyan / Mikayel Khachatryan
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier / Laurent Recouderc		 6
2		 6
3		    

Malta vs. Albania

Malta
2		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[27]
8 April 2017
Hard
Albania
1
1 2 3
1
Omar Sudzuka
Mario Zili		 6
1		 6
1		    
2
Denzil Agius
Elbi Mjeshtri		 2
6		 3
6 		   
3
Matthew Asciak / Omar Sudzuka
Genajd Shypheja / Arber Sulstarova		 6
0		 6
1		    

13th to 14th playoff

Iceland vs. San Marino

Iceland
2		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[28]
8 April 2017
Hard
San Marino
0
1 2 3
1
Rafn Kumar Bonifacius
Pietro Grassi		 6
0		 6
0		    
2
Birkir Gunnarsson
Marco de Rossi		 2
1		      
retired
3
Rafn Kumar Bonifacius / Birkir Gunnarsson
Marco de Rossi / Pietro Grassi		       not
played

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  2. "Greece v Armenia". daviscup.com.
  3. "Bulgaria v Greece". daviscup.com.
  4. "Moldova v Iceland". daviscup.com.
  5. "Macedonia v Malta". daviscup.com.
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  10. "Luxembourg v San Marino". daviscup.com.
  11. "Liechtenstein v Albania". daviscup.com.
  12. "Luxembourg v Albania". daviscup.com.
  13. "Liechtenstein v San Marino". daviscup.com.
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  15. "San Marino v Albania". daviscup.com.
  16. "Ireland v Andorra". daviscup.com.
  17. "Montenegro v Kosovo". daviscup.com.
  18. "Ireland v Kosovo". daviscup.com.
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  20. "Ireland v Montenegro". daviscup.com.
  21. "Andorra v Kosovo". daviscup.com.
  22. "Bulgaria v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  23. "Macedonia v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
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  25. "Moldova v Liechtenstein". daviscup.com.
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