2018 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 2018 Davis Cup.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were three different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Play-offs, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019.

Participating nations

Seeds: All seeds and  Bosnia and Herzegovina received a bye into the second round.  Czech Republic  Russia  Slovakia  Portugal

Remaining nations:  Austria  Belarus  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Israel  South Africa  Sweden  Ukraine

Draw

Second Round Play-offs 19–20 October / 26–27 October

First Round Play-offs 14–15 September

First Round 2–3 February

Second Round 6–7 April

1

Czech Republic

bye

Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)[1]

bye

1

Czech Republic

3

South Africa

Centurion, South Africa (hard)[2]

Israel

1

South Africa

2

Lisbon, Portugal (clay)[3]

Israel

3

South Africa

0

4

Portugal

4

4

Portugal

Bucha, Ukraine (hard)[4]

bye

Stockholm, Sweden (indoor hard)[5]

4

Portugal

1

4

Portugal

2

Ukraine

3

Dnipro, Ukraine (indoor hard)[6]

Sweden

3

Ukraine

2

Sweden

3

Bosnia and Herzegovina

bye

Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)[7]

bye

Bosnia and Herzegovina

3

3

Slovakia

3

Slovakia

2

bye

Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)[8]

3

Slovakia

3

Slovakia

3

Belarus

1

Sankt Pölten, Austria (indoor clay)[9]

Austria

5

Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)[10]

Belarus

0

Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)[11]

Belarus

2

Austria

3

2

Russia

3

2

Russia

1

bye

2

Russia

South Africa and  Belarus relegated to Group II in 2019.

Czech Republic,  Sweden,  Bosnia and Herzegovina, and  Austria advance to World Group Play-off.

First round

South Africa vs. Israel

South Africa 2	Irene Country Club, Centurion, South Africa, South Africa[2] 2–3 February Hard (i)		Israel 3
1 2 3 1 Lloyd Harris Edan Leshem 7 5 6 4     2 Nicolaas Scholtz Dudi Sela 1 6 7 6 5 7   3 Raven Klaasen / Ruan Roelofse Jonathan Erlich / Dudi Sela 5 7 6 4 6 4   4 Lloyd Harris Dudi Sela 6 7 1 6     5 Nicolaas Scholtz Edan Leshem 3 6 5 7

Ukraine vs. Sweden

Ukraine 2	Megaron Tennis Club, Dnipro, Ukraine[6] 2–3 February Hard (i)		Sweden 3
1 2 3 1 Sergiy Stakhovsky Mikael Ymer 6^6 7^8 2 6     2 Artem Smirnov Elias Ymer 2 6 3 6     3 Denys Molchanov / Sergiy Stakhovsky Markus Eriksson / Andreas Siljeström 7^7 6^4 4 6 6 2   4 Sergiy Stakhovsky Elias Ymer 6 4 6 4     5 Artem Smirnov Mikael Ymer 4 6 2 6

Austria vs. Belarus

Austria 5	VAZ St. Pölten, Sankt Pölten, Austria[9] 2–3 February Clay (i)		Belarus 0
1 2 3 1 Gerald Melzer Ilya Ivashka 2 6 7 5 6 4   2 Dominic Thiem Dzmitry Zhyrmont 6 3 6 3     3 Oliver Marach / Philipp Oswald Ilya Ivashka / Andrei Vasilevski 6 3 7^7 6^5     4 Dominic Thiem Ilya Ivashka 6 4 7^7 6^5     5 Dennis Novak Yaraslav Shyla 7^7 6^1 6 0

Second round

Czech Republic vs. Israel

Czech Republic 3	RT Torax Arena, Ostrava, Czech Republic[1] 6–7 April Clay (i)		Israel 1
1 2 3 1 Jiří Veselý Edan Leshem 6 0 6 1     2 Adam Pavlásek Dudi Sela 3 6 6 3 6 1   3 Adam Pavlásek / Jiří Veselý Jonathan Erlich / Yshai Oliel 6 2 3 6 6 3   4 Václav Šafránek Yshai Oliel 5 7 3 6     5 Adam Pavlásek Edan Leshem       not played

Sweden vs. Portugal

Sweden 3	Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden[5] 6–7 April Hard (i)		Portugal 2
1 2 3 1 Mikael Ymer João Sousa 4 6 4 6     2 Elias Ymer Gastão Elias 7^13 6^11 6 4     3 Markus Eriksson / Robert Lindstedt Gastão Elias / João Sousa 7^8 6^6 6 2     4 Elias Ymer João Sousa 4 6 4 6     5 Mikael Ymer Gastão Elias 6 3 6 4

Slovakia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Slovakia 2	Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia[7] 6–7 April Clay (i)		Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
1 2 3 1 Norbert Gombos Damir Džumhur 4 6 1 6     2 Martin Kližan Mirza Bašić 7^7 6^5 6 1     3 Andrej Martin / Igor Zelenay Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić 2 6 4 6     4 Martin Kližan Damir Džumhur 6 3 7^7 6^3     5 Jozef Kovalík Mirza Bašić 6^0 7^7 6 2 3 6

Russia vs. Austria

Russia 1	Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Russia[11] 6–7 April Hard (i)		Austria 3
1 2 3 1 Andrey Rublev Dennis Novak 6^5 7^7 4 6     2 Daniil Medvedev Sebastian Ofner 6 1 6 2     3 Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Oswald 3 6 6^3 7^7     4 Evgeny Donskoy Jürgen Melzer 3 6 6 3 3 6   5 Daniil Medvedev Dennis Novak       not played

First round play-offs

Ukraine vs. Portugal

Ukraine 3	Campa Tennis Club, Bucha, Ukraine[4] 14–15 September Hard		Portugal 1
1 2 3 1 Illya Marchenko João Sousa 6 4 2 6 3 6   2 Sergiy Stakhovsky Pedro Sousa 6 3 6 2     3 Denys Molchanov / Sergiy Stakhovsky Gastão Elias / João Sousa 6 4 3 6 7^7 6^5   4 Sergiy Stakhovsky João Sousa 6 2 4 6 6 4   5 Illya Marchenko Pedro Sousa       not played

Russia vs. Belarus

Russia 3	Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Russia[10] 14–15 September Hard (i)		Belarus 2
1 2 3 1 Karen Khachanov Egor Gerasimov 7^7 6^4 6 3     2 Daniil Medvedev Ilya Ivashka 6^2 7^7 4 6     3 Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev Max Mirnyi / Andrei Vasilevski 5 7 3 6     4 Karen Khachanov Ilya Ivashka 6 2 6 4     5 Daniil Medvedev Egor Gerasimov 7^7 6^4 3 6 6 3

2nd round play-offs

Portugal vs. South Africa

Portugal 4	Club Internacional de Foot-ball, Lisbon, Portugal[3] 19–20 October 2018 Clay		South Africa 0
1 2 3 1 Pedro Sousa Lloyd Harris 6 1 6 1     2 João Sousa Nicolaas Scholtz 6 3 6 2     3 Gastão Elias / João Sousa Raven Klaasen / Ruan Roelofse 6 4 6^4 7^7 6 2   4 João Domingues Philip Henning 6 4 6 0     5 Pedro Sousa Nicolaas Scholtz       not played

Slovakia vs. Belarus

Slovakia 3	Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia[8] 26–27 October 2018 Clay (i)		Belarus 1
1 2 3 1 Martin Kližan Alexander Zgirovsky 6 1 6 4     2 Norbert Gombos Egor Gerasimov 6 3 4 6 4 6   3 Martin Kližan / Filip Polášek Max Mirnyi / Andrei Vasilevski 6^5 7^7 6 4 6 3   4 Martin Kližan Egor Gerasimov 6 4 6 3     5 Norbert Gombos Alexander Zgirovsky       not played

References

1. "Czech Republic v Israel". DavisCup.com.
2. "South Africa v Israel". DavisCup.com.
3. "Portugal v South Africa". DavisCup.com.
4. "Portugal v Ukraine". DavisCup.com.
5. "Sweden v Portugal". DavisCup.com.
6. "Ukraine v Sweden". DavisCup.com.
7. "Slovakia v Bosnia and Herzegovina". DavisCup.com.
8. "Slovakia v Belarus". DavisCup.com.
9. "Austria v Belarus". DavisCup.com.
10. "Belarus v Russia". DavisCup.com.
11. "Russia v Austria". DavisCup.com.

External links

• Official Website