2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three groups of Davis Cup competition in 2005.[1]

Group I[edit]

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst roundSecond round
S Great Britain
Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard)
bye
 IsraelS Great Britain3
bye Israel2
 Israel
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
bye
 Israel4
 Zimbabwe1
S Belgium
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (clay)
bye
byeS Belgium3
Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro (indoor clay)
 Zimbabwe Serbia and Montenegro2
 Serbia and Montenegro5
 Zimbabwe0
Luxembourg City, Lux. (indoor hard)
 Italy5
Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)Rome, Italy (clay)
 Luxembourg0
 Luxembourg3 Italy4
S Morocco2S Morocco1
bye
Khemisset, Morocco (clay)
S Morocco
S Morocco4
 South Africa1
bye
Doornfontein, South Africa (indoor hard)
 South Africa
 South Africa South Africa2
byeS Germany3
bye
S Germany
  • Zimbabwe and South Africa relegated to Group II in 2006.
  • Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, and Germany advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II[edit]

Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Accra, Ghana (hard)
 Ghana0
Accra, Ghana (hard)Helsinki, Finland (clay)
S Finland5
 Ghana2S Finland2
Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor carpet)
 Georgia3S Bulgaria3
S Bulgaria4
Donetsk, Ukraine (hard)
 Georgia1
S Bulgaria1
Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary (ind. hard)
S Ukraine4
S Hungary4
Oslo, Norway (clay)Donetsk, Ukraine (hard)
 Monaco1
 Monaco1S Hungary2
Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
 Norway4S Ukraine3
S Ukraine4
 Norway1
Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet)
 Estonia1
Gdynia, Poland (clay)Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
S Portugal4
 Estonia0S Portugal3
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
S Poland5 Algeria2
 Algeria3
Estoril, Portugal (clay)
S Poland2
S Portugal4
Kranj, Slovenia (indoor hard)
S Slovenia1
 Ivory Coast0
Athens, Greece (clay)Kranj, Slovenia (clay)
S Slovenia5
 Ivory Coast0S Slovenia5
Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)
S Greece5 Latvia0
 Latvia4
S Greece1
  • Georgia, Monaco, Estonia, and Côte d'Ivoire relegated to Group III in 2006.
  • Ukraine and Portugal promoted to Group I in 2006.

Group III[edit]

Venue 1[edit]

Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (clay)
Date: 27 April – 1 May

Pool A MKD DEN NAM KEN
1  Macedonia (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Denmark (2–1) 0–3 3–0 3–0
3  Namibia (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1
4  Kenya (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
Pool B EGY BIH LTU MAD
1  Egypt (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
3  Lithuania (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
4  Madagascar (0–2) 0–3 1–2 0–3

(scores in italics carried over)

1st–4th Play-off MKD EGY DEN BIH
1  Macedonia (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Egypt (2–1) 1–2 2–0 3–0
3  Denmark (1–2) 0–3 0–2 2–1
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
5th–8th Play-off LTU NAM MAD KEN
1  Lithuania (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Namibia (2–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1
3  Madagascar (1–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0
4  Kenya (0–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3
  • FYR Macedonia and Egypt promoted to Group II in 2006.
  • Madagascar and Kenya relegated to Group IV in 2006.

Venue 2[edit]

Venue: Fitzwilliam Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland (grass)
Date: 13–17 July

Pool A IRL ARM NGR ISL
1  Ireland (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Armenia (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
3  Nigeria (1–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0
4  Iceland (0–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3
Pool B CYP TUN TUR SMR
1  Cyprus (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0
2  Tunisia (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0
3  Turkey (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
4  San Marino (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3

(scores in italics carried over)

1st–4th Play-off CYP IRL ARM TUN
1  Cyprus (3–0) 2–1 2–1 2–1
2  Ireland (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0
3  Armenia (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–1
4  Tunisia (0–3) 1–2 0–3 1–2
5th–8th Play-off NGR TUR ISL SMR
1  Nigeria (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Turkey (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0
3  Iceland (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4  San Marino (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
  • Cyprus and Ireland promoted to Group II in 2006.
  • Iceland and San Marino relegated to Group IV in 2006.

Group IV[edit]

Venue: Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda (clay)
Date: Week of 28 February

Pool A MDA BOT BEN MLT DJI
1  Moldova (4–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Botswana (3–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0
3  Benin (2–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0
4  Malta (1–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0
5  Djibouti (0–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool B AND RWA AZE SEN UGA MRI
1  Andorra (5–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Rwanda (3–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
3  Azerbaijan (3–2) 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–0
4  Senegal (3–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
5  Uganda (1–4) 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1
6  Mauritius (0–5) 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2
  • Moldova, Andorra, Botswana and Rwanda promoted to Group III in 2006.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Zimbabwe squad feels ready to challenge Romania in Davis Cup". Tennis World USA. Retrieved 29 November 2019.