2008 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The European and African Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2008.

Main article: 2008 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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

Participating teams

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
19–21 September		 First Round Play-offs
18–20 July		 First Round
8–10 February		 Second Round
11–13 April
                                     
 
    1   Croatia  
     bye     Dubrovnik, Croatia (indoor hard)
    Italy       1   Croatia 3
   bye       Italy 2
    Italy
  Montecatini, Italy (clay)      bye  
    Italy 3  
    Latvia 2    
    4   Netherlands  
     bye     Skopje, Macedonia (clay)
 bye       4   Netherlands 4
    Latvia   Skopje, Macedonia (indoor clay)     Macedonia 1
    Latvia 1
      Macedonia 4  
  Kreuzlingen, Switzerland (indoor hard)
       Switzerland 4  
  Minsk, Belarus (hard)     Poland 1     Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
    Poland 4          Switzerland 4
  3   Belarus 1     3   Belarus 1
   bye
  Minsk, Belarus (hard)     3   Belarus  
  3   Belarus 3  
    Georgia 0    
     bye  
      Georgia     Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)
  Georgia         Georgia 1
   bye     2   Slovakia 4
   bye
    2   Slovakia  
Latvia and Georgia
relegated to Group II in 2009.		 Croatia, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Slovakia
advance to World Group Play-off.

First Round Matches

Latvia vs. Macedonia

Latvia
1		 Jane Sandanski Hall, Skopje, Macedonia
8–10 February 2008
clay (indoor)
Macedonia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ernests Gulbis
Lazar Magdinčev		 6
2		 4
6		 2
6		 6
1		 2
6 		 
2
Andis Juška
Predrag Rusevski		 63
77		 3
6		 5
7		      
3
Andis Juška / Deniss Pavlovs
Lazar Magdinčev / Predrag Rusevski		 1
6		 3
6		 0
6		      
4
Karlis Lejnieks
Ilija Martinoski		 3
6		 4
6		        
5
Deniss Pavlovs
Tomislav Jotovski		 6
2		 6
2		        

Switzerland vs. Poland

Switzerland
4		 Bodensee-Arena, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
8–10 February 2008
hard (indoor)
Poland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Stéphane Bohli
Dawid Olejniczak		 6
4		 77
63		 6
4		      
2
Stanislas Wawrinka
Blazej Koniusz		 6
3		 77
65		 6
3		      
3
Yves Allegro / Michael Lammer
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski		 6
4		 6
3		 2
6		 6
3		    
4
Michael Lammer
Dawid Olejniczak		 6
3		 2
2		       retired
 
5
Stéphane Bohli
Tomislav Jotovski		 2
1		          
retired

Second Round Matches

Croatia vs. Italy

Croatia
3		 Sportska Dvorana, Dubrovnik, Croatia
11–13 April 2008
hard (indoor)
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ivo Karlović
Simone Bolelli		 67
79		 3
6		 4
6		      
2
Mario Ančić
Andreas Seppi		 6
2		 6
4		 7
5		      
3
Mario Ančić / Marin Čilić
Simone Bolelli / Potito Starace		 77
63		 6
4		 1
6		 6
3		    
4
Marin Čilić
Andreas Seppi		 79
67		 4
6		 4
6		 77
63		 1
6 		 
5
Mario Ančić
Simone Bolelli		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      

Netherlands vs. Macedonia

Netherlands
4		 Tennis Club JUG, Skopje, Macedonia
11–13 April 2008
clay (outdoor)
Macedonia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Robin Haase
Lazar Magdinčev		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
Thiemo de Bakker
Predrag Rusevski		 5
7		 7
5		 6
1		 7
5		    
3
Robin Haase / Peter Wessels
Lazar Magdinčev / Predrag Rusevski		 7
5		 5
7		 66
78		     retired
 
4
Robin Haase
Predrag Rusevski		 6
4		 6
0		 6
3		      
5
Thiemo de Bakker
Ilija Martinoski		 77
63		 6
3		        

Switzerland vs. Belarus

Switzerland
4		 Football Manege, Minsk, Belarus
11–13 April 2008
carpter (indoor)
Belarus
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Stéphane Bohli
Max Mirnyi		 6
4		 6
4		 77
65		      
2
Stanislas Wawrinka
Uladzimir Ignatik		 4
6		 6
1		 77
62		 6
2		    
3
Yves Allegro / Stanislas Wawrinka
Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov		 6
3		 3
6		 1
6		 2
6		    
4
Stanislas Wawrinka
Vladimir Voltchkov		 78
66		 4
6		 0
6		 7
5		 6
4		  
5
Yves Allegro
Uladzimir Ignatik		 77
65		 6
0		        

Georgia vs. Slovakia

Georgia
1		 Sibamac Arena, National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, Slovakia
11–13 April 2008
clay (indoor)
Slovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Irakli Labadze
Lukáš Lacko		 4
6		 78
66		 3
6		 6
3		 19
17		  
2
Nodar Itonishvili
Dominik Hrbatý		 4
6		 4
6		 4
6		      
3
Nodar Itonishvili / Irakli Labadze
Michal Mertiňák / Filip Polášek		 3
6		 3
6		 5
7		      
4
Nodar Itonishvili
Lukáš Lacko		 3
6		 1
6		 3
6		      
5
Revaz Osadze
Filip Polášek		 0
6		 4
6		        

First Round Play-offs Matches

Poland vs. Belarus

Poland
4		 Republic Olympic Training Center for Tennis, Minsk, Belarus
18–20 July 2008
hard (outdoor)
Belarus
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Michał Przysiężny
Vladimir Voltchkov		 6
2		 4
6		 6
1		 6
2		    
2
Jerzy Janowicz
Max Mirnyi		 6
4		 7
5		 6
4		      
3
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski
Andrei Karatchenia / Pavel Katliarov		 6
4		 6
0		 6
2		      
4
Michał Przysiężny
Pavel Katliarov		 6
1		 6
2		        
5
Jerzy Janowicz
Andrei Karatchenia		 6
3		 2
6		 4
6		      

Second Round Play-offs Matches

Italy vs. Latvia

Italy
3		 Sporting Club Montecatini, Montecatini, Italy
19–21 September 2008
clay (outdoor)
Latvia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Fabio Fognini
Ernests Gulbis		 62
77		 1
6		 1
6		      
2
Andreas Seppi
Andis Juška		 6
4		 6
2		 77
65		      
3
Andreas Seppi / Potito Starace
Ernests Gulbis / Andis Juška		 3
6		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		    
4
Andreas Seppi
Ernests Gulbis		 6
3		 7
5		 3
6		 63
77		 3
6 		 
5
Potito Starace
Andis Juška		 6
3		 6
4		 77
63		      

Belarus vs. Georgia

Belarus
3		 Republic Olympic Training Center for Tennis, Minsk, Belarus
18–20 July 2008
hard (outdoor)
Georgia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Uladzimir Ignatik
Lado Chikhladze		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
2
Andrei Karatchenia
Irakli Labadze		 77
65		 3
6		 2
6		 7
5		 5
3		  
3
Siarhei Betau / Max Mirnyi
Lado Chikhladze / Irakli Labadze		 6
3		 3
0		        
retired
4
Uladzimir Ignatik
Nodar Itonishvili		 6
4		         not
completed
5
Siarhei Betau
George Khrikadze		           not
played
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