2018 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

The Europe/Africa Zone is one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2018.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there are three different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advance to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lose their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas European and African teams who lose their play-offs are relegated respectively to the Europe and Africa Zone Group III in 2019.

Participating nations

Seeds:  Romania  Lithuania  Denmark  Slovenia  Turkey  Norway  Finland  Georgia

Remaining nations:  Egypt  Estonia  Ireland  Luxembourg  Morocco  Poland  Tunisia  Zimbabwe

Draw

	Play-offs 7–8 April					First Round 3–4 February					Second Round 7–8 April					Third Round 14–15 September / 15–16 September
						Piatra Neamț, Romania (indoor hard)[1]
						1	Romania	4
	Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)[2]						Luxembourg	1			Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard)[3]
		Luxembourg	5								1	Romania	5
	8	Georgia	0			Marrakech, Morocco (clay)[4]						Morocco	0
						8	Georgia	1
							Morocco	3								Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor clay)[5]
																1	Romania	2
						Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard)[6]											Poland	3
						4	Slovenia	2
	Portorož, Slovenia (clay)[7]						Poland	3			Sopot, Poland (indoor hard)[8]
	4	Slovenia	3									Poland	4
	5	Turkey	2			Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)[9]						Zimbabwe	1
						5	Turkey	1
							Zimbabwe	3
						Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (hard)[10]
							Egypt	4
	Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)[11]					6	Norway	0			Gentofte, Denmark (indoor hard)[12]
	6	Norway	3									Egypt	3
		Ireland	1			Birkerød, Denmark (indoor hard)[13]					3	Denmark	1
							Ireland	1
						3	Denmark	4								Cairo, Egypt (clay)[14]
																	Egypt	2
						Tunis, Tunisia (hard)[15]										7	Finland	3
							Tunisia	2
	Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)[16]					7	Finland	3			Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)[17]
		Tunisia	2								7	Finland	3
		Estonia	3			Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard)[18]					2	Lithuania	2
							Estonia	1
						2	Lithuania	3
Georgia,  Turkey,  Ireland, and  Tunisia relegated to Group III in 2019.										Poland and  Finland promoted to Group I in 2019.

First round

Romania vs. Luxembourg

Romania 4	Polyvalent Hall, Piatra Neamț, Romania[1] 3–4 February Hard (indoor)		Luxembourg 1
1 2 3 1 Nicolae Frunză Ugo Nastasi 6^5 7^7 6 1 3 6   2 Marius Copil Christophe Tholl 6 3 6 2     3 Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău Raphaël Calzi / Robi Tholl 6 0 6 1     4 Marius Copil Ugo Nastasi 6 1 6 1     5 Bogdan Borza Christophe Tholl 6 3 6 2

Morocco vs. Georgia

Morocco 3	Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco[4] 3–4 February Clay		Georgia 1
1 2 3 1 Lamine Ouahab George Tsivadze 6 3 6 3     2 Amine Ahouda Nikoloz Basilashvili 3 6 6 3 6 3   3 Amine Ahouda / Lamine Ouahab Nikoloz Basilashvili / Aleksandre Metreveli 6^4 7^7 6 4 2 6   4 Lamine Ouahab Nikoloz Basilashvili 6 1 6 3     5 Amine Ahouda George Tsivadze       not played

Slovenia vs. Poland

Slovenia 2	Lukna Sports Hall, Maribor, Slovenia[6] 3–4 February Hard (indoor)		Poland 3
1 2 3 1 Aljaž Bedene Hubert Hurkacz 6 4 7 5     2 Blaž Rola Kamil Majchrzak 4 6 2 6     3 Aljaž Bedene / Blaž Rola Mateusz Kowalczyk / Marcin Matkowski 7 5 6^5 7^7 4 6   4 Aljaž Bedene Kamil Majchrzak 6 3 6 4     5 Tom Kočevar-Dešman Hubert Hurkacz 3 6 2 6

Zimbabwe vs. Turkey

Zimbabwe 3	Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe[9] 3–4 February Hard		Turkey 1
1 2 3 1 Benjamin Lock Altuğ Çelikbilek 6 4 1 6 6 3   2 Takanyi Garanganga Cem İlkel 6 4 7 5     3 Takanyi Garanganga / Benjamin Lock Tuna Altuna / Cem İlkel 7 5 6 3     4 Mehluli Don Ayanda Sibanda Sarp Ağabigün 5 7 4 6     5 Takanyi Garanganga Altuğ Çelikbilek       not played

Egypt vs. Norway

Egypt 4	Soho Square, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt[10] 3–4 February Hard		Norway 0
1 2 3 1 Mohamed Safwat Simen Sunde Bratholm 6 4 6 1     2 Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Viktor Durasovic 6 0 6 4     3 Youssef Hossam / Mohamed Safwat Simen Sunde Bratholm / Viktor Durasovic 6 4 6 4     4 Youssef Hossam Peter August Anker 6 4 6 0     5 Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Simen Sunde Bratholm       not played

Denmark vs. Ireland

Denmark 4	Birkerød Idrætscenter, Birkerød, Denmark[13] 3–4 February Hard (indoor)		Ireland 1
1 2 3 1 Frederik Nielsen Simon Carr 6 3 7^7 6^2     2 Søren Hess-Olesen Peter Bothwell 7 5 1 6 3 6   3 Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen Samuel Bothwell / Osgar O'Hoisin 6 4 6 4     4 Frederik Nielsen Peter Bothwell 6 1 6 1     5 Søren Hess-Olesen Simon Carr 2 6 6 2 [10] [8]

Tunisia vs. Finland

Tunisia 2	Tennis Courts Cite Nationale Sportive El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia[15] 3–4 February Hard		Finland 3
1 2 3 1 Malek Jaziri Harri Heliövaara 6 2 7 5     2 Aziz Dougaz Emil Ruusuvuori 4 6 1 6     3 Anis Ghorbel / Skander Mansouri Harri Heliövaara / Henri Kontinen 4 6 7 5 2 6   4 Malek Jaziri Emil Ruusuvuori 6 0 6 4     5 Moez Echargui Harri Heliövaara 6 3 4 6 4 6

Lithuania vs. Estonia

Lithuania 3	Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania[18] 3–4 February Hard (indoor)		Estonia 1
1 2 3 1 Laurynas Grigelis Jürgen Zopp 7 5 6 2     2 Ričardas Berankis Kenneth Raisma 7 5 7^7 6^3     3 Ričardas Berankis / Laurynas Grigelis Kenneth Raisma / Mattias Siimar 2 6 6 4 7^7 6^4   4 Ainius Sabaliauskas Jürgen Zopp 0 6 1 6     5 Laurynas Grigelis Kenneth Raisma       not played

Second round

Romania vs. Morocco

Romania 5	BT Arena, Cluj-Napoca, Romania[3] 7–8 April Hard (i)		Morocco 0
1 2 3 1 Marius Copil Amine Ahouda 6 0 6 1     2 Adrian Ungur Lamine Ouahab 6 0 7^7 6^3     3 Marius Copil / Florin Mergea Yassine Idmbarek / Lamine Ouahab 6 2 6 1     4 Dragoș Dima Soufiane El Mesbahi 6 0 6 4     5 Edris Fetisleam Yassir Kilani 6 2 6 0

Poland vs. Zimbabwe

Poland 4	Hala Stulecia Sopotu, Sopot, Poland[8] 7–8 April Hard (i)		Zimbabwe 1
1 2 3 1 Kamil Majchrzak Takanyi Garanganga 6 2 6 2     2 Michał Przysiężny Benjamin Lock 5 7 5 7     3 Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski Takanyi Garanganga / Benjamin Lock 6 3 6 3     4 Kamil Majchrzak Benjamin Lock 6 3 6 2     5 Daniel Michalski Mark Chigaazira 6 3 6 4

Denmark vs. Egypt

Denmark 1	Gentoftehallen, Gentofte, Denmark[12] 7–8 April Hard (i)		Egypt 3
1 2 3 1 Frederik Nielsen Karim-Mohamed Maamoun 6 3 3 6 6^6 7^8   2 Christoffer Konigsfeldt Youssef Hossam 4 6 4 6     3 Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen Youssef Hossam / Sherif Sabry 6 3 5 7 4 6   4 Holger Vitus Nødskov Rune Youssef Hossam 6 2 7^16 6^14     5 Christoffer Konigsfeldt Karim-Mohamed Maamoun       not played

Finland vs. Lithuania

Finland 3	Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland[17] 7–8 April Hard (i)		Lithuania 2
1 2 3 1 Harri Heliövaara Laurynas Grigelis 6 3 1 6 6 3   2 Emil Ruusuvuori Ričardas Berankis 2 6 7^8 6^6 3 6   3 Harri Heliövaara / Henri Kontinen Laurynas Grigelis / Lukas Mugevičius 6 4 7^7 6^2     4 Harri Heliövaara Ričardas Berankis 2 6 3 6     5 Emil Ruusuvuori Laurynas Grigelis 7 5 6 2

Play-offs

Luxembourg vs. Georgia

Luxembourg 5	Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[2] 7–8 April Hard (i)		Georgia 0
1 2 3 1 Gilles Müller Zura Tkemaladze 6 3 6 2     2 Ugo Nastasi George Tsivadze 3 6 7 5 6 4   3 Gilles Müller / Ugo Nastasi Aleksandre Metreveli / George Tsivadze 6 3 6 1     4 Alex Knaff Vazha Shubladze 6 1 6 2     5 Christophe Tholl Zura Tkemaladze 6 4 6 4

Slovenia vs. Turkey

Slovenia 3	ŠRC Marina Portorož, Portorož, Slovenia[7] 7–8 April Clay		Turkey 2
1 2 3 1 Mike Urbanija Cem İlkel 2 6 1 6     2 Aljaž Bedene Altuğ Çelikbilek 6 4 6 2     3 Aljaž Bedene / Tom Kočevar-Dešman Cem İlkel / Anıl Yüksel 3 6 6 3 3 6   4 Aljaž Bedene Cem İlkel 7^7 6^4 6 2     5 Nik Razboršek Altuğ Çelikbilek 7 5 6 3

Norway vs. Ireland

Norway 3	Oslo Tennis Arena, Oslo, Norway[11] 7–8 April Hard (i)		Ireland 1
1 2 3 1 Viktor Durasovic Peter Bothwell 6 3 2 6 3 6   2 Casper Ruud Simon Carr 6 2 6 1     3 Viktor Durasovic / Casper Ruud Peter Bothwell / Simon Carr 6 2 6 2     4 Casper Ruud Peter Bothwell 6 3 7 5     5 Viktor Durasovic Simon Carr       not played

Estonia vs. Tunisia

Estonia 3	Tere Tennisekeskus, Tallinn, Estonia[16] 7–8 April Hard (i)		Tunisia 2
1 2 3 1 Kenneth Raisma Malek Jaziri 4 6 6^9 7^11     2 Jürgen Zopp Moez Echargui 6 1 6 1     3 Kenneth Raisma / Jürgen Zopp Moez Echargui / Malek Jaziri 6 3 6 4     4 Jürgen Zopp Malek Jaziri 6 1 6 4     5 Kristjan Tamm Aziz Ouakaa 4 6 7 5 [7] [10]

Third round

Romania vs. Poland

Romania 2	Polyvalent Hall, Cluj-Napoca, Romania[5] 15–16 September Clay (i)		Poland 3
1 2 3 1 Marius Copil Kamil Majchrzak 6 2 6 4     2 Adrian Ungur Hubert Hurkacz 6^3 7^7 5 7     3 Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski 7 5 4 6 6 3   4 Marius Copil Hubert Hurkacz 3 6 4 6     5 Adrian Ungur Kamil Majchrzak 3 6 2 6

Egypt vs. Finland

Egypt 2	Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt[14] 14–15 September Clay		Finland 3
1 2 3 1 Mohamed Safwat Emil Ruusuvuori 6 4 7^9 6^7     2 Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Harri Heliövaara 3 6 2 6     3 Sherif Sabry / Mohamed Safwat Henri Kontinen / Patrik Niklas-Salminen 3 6 4 6     4 Mohamed Safwat Harri Heliövaara 6 2 6 4     5 Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Emil Ruusuvuori 1 6 6 3 1 6

References

1. "Romania v Luxembourg". DavisCup.com.
2. "Luxembourg v Georgia". DavisCup.com.
3. "Romania v Morocco". DavisCup.com.
4. "Morocco v Georgia". DavisCup.com.
5. "Romania v Poland". DavisCup.com.
6. "Slovenia v Poland". DavisCup.com.
7. "Slovenia v Turkey". DavisCup.com.
8. "Poland v Zimbabwe". DavisCup.com.
9. "Zimbabwe v Turkey". DavisCup.com.
10. "Egypt v Norway". DavisCup.com.
11. "Norway v Ireland". DavisCup.com.
12. "Denmark v Egypt". DavisCup.com.
13. "Denmark v Ireland". DavisCup.com.
14. "Egypt v Finland". DavisCup.com.
15. "Tunisia v Finland". DavisCup.com.
16. "Estonia v Tunisia". DavisCup.com.
17. "Finland v Lithuania". DavisCup.com.
18. "Lithuania v Estonia". DavisCup.com.

External links

• Official Website