1987 Davis Cup Africa Zone

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The Africa Zone served as a qualifying round to the 1987 Davis Cup Europe Zone.

Teams from 11 African nations competed for 2 places in the Europe Zone main draws.[1] Zimbabwe and Senegal were the winners of the Africa Zone and qualified for the Europe Zone main draws.[2][3]

Participating nations[]

Draw[]

  First Round
30 January–1 February 		Second Round
13–22 March 		Third Round
3–5 April
                           
  Nigeria  
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet)
 bye  
    Nigeria 3  
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet)
    Ivory Coast 2  
  Tunisia 0
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
  Ivory Coast 5  
    Nigeria 2
    Zimbabwe 3
  Zimbabwe  
Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
 bye  
    Zimbabwe 5
    Kenya 0  
  Kenya w/o
  Djibouti  
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
  Morocco 2  
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
  Senegal 3  
    Senegal 4
    Algeria 1  
 bye
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
  Algeria  
    Senegal 3
    Egypt 2
  Libya  
 bye  
    Libya
    Egypt w/o  
 bye
  Egypt  

First round[]

Ivory Coast vs. Tunisia[]


Ivory Coast
5 		Abidjan, Ivory Coast[4]
30 January–1 February 1987
Carpet (indoors)
Tunisia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ivory Coast
Tunisia 		Clément N'Goran
 6
2 		6
0 		7
5 		     
2 Ivory Coast
Tunisia
10
8 		6
2 		6
1 		     
3 Ivory Coast
Tunisia 		 / Clément N'Goran
 /  		6
2 		6
4 		1
6 		7
5 		   
4 Ivory Coast
Tunisia 		Clément N'Goran
 6
1 		6
3 		       
5 Ivory Coast
Tunisia
6
3 		6
2 		       

Senegal vs. Morocco[]


Senegal
3 		Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal[5]
30 January–1 February 1987
Hard
Morocco
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Senegal
Morocco
3
6 		6
4 		2
6 		4
6 		   
2 Senegal
Morocco 		Yahiya Doumbia
Abdel Nadini 		7
9 		6
8 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		 
3 Senegal
Morocco 		Yahiya Doumbia / 
Arafat Chekrouni /  		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Senegal
Morocco
Abdel Nadini 		2
6 		5
7 		6
3 		6
3 		2
6 		 
5 Senegal
Morocco 		Yahiya Doumbia
 3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		8
6 		6
4 		 

Second round[]

Ivory Coast vs. Nigeria[]


Ivory Coast
2 		Abidjan, Ivory Coast[6]
13–15 March 1987
Carpet (indoors)
Nigeria
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ivory Coast
Nigeria 		Clément N'Goran
 6
8 		6
3 		6
4 		6
1 		   
2 Ivory Coast
Nigeria
Tony Mmoh 		1
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3 Ivory Coast
Nigeria 		 / Clément N'Goran
 / Tony Mmoh 		9
7 		6
1 		2
6 		7
9 		13
15 		 
4 Ivory Coast
Nigeria 		Clément N'Goran
Tony Mmoh 		3
6 		6
3 		5
7 		2
6 		   
5 Ivory Coast
Nigeria
6
2 		4
6 		6
4 		     

Kenya vs. Zimbabwe[]


Kenya
0 		Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[7]
13–15 March 1987
Clay
Zimbabwe
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kenya
Zimbabwe 		Paul Wekesa
Byron Black 		3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2 Kenya
Zimbabwe
2
6 		5
7 		7
5 		4
6 		   
3 Kenya
Zimbabwe 		 / 
Byron Black / Haroon Ismail 		3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 Kenya
Zimbabwe
Byron Black 		3
6 		1
6 		       
5 Kenya
Zimbabwe
7
9 		2
6 		       

Senegal vs. Algeria[]


Senegal
4 		Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal[8]
20–22 March 1987
Hard
Algeria
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Senegal
Algeria
5
7 		6
2 		6
3 		2
6 		6
4 		 
2 Senegal
Algeria 		Yahiya Doumbia
 6
4 		6
0 		6
2 		     
3 Senegal
Algeria 		Yahiya Doumbia / 
 /  		6
3 		6
2 		8
6 		     
4 Senegal
Algeria 		Yahiya Doumbia
 8
6 		6
2 		       
5 Senegal
Algeria
3
6 		7
9 		       

Third round[]

Zimbabwe vs. Nigeria[]


Zimbabwe
3 		City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe[3]
3–5 April 1987
Hard (indoors)
Nigeria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Zimbabwe
Nigeria 		Byron Black
Tony Mmoh 		4
6 		1
6 		6
4 		6
0 		4
2 		 
retired
2 Zimbabwe
Nigeria
Nduka Odizor 		6
8 		6
2 		1
6 		2
6 		   
3 Zimbabwe
Nigeria 		Byron Black / 
Sadiq Abdullahi / Nduka Odizor 		8
6 		6
1 		3
6 		6
3 		   
4 Zimbabwe
Nigeria
Sadiq Abdullahi 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5 Zimbabwe
Nigeria 		Byron Black
Nduka Odizor 		5
7 		6
4 		6
3 		6
1 		   

Senegal vs. Egypt[]


Senegal
3 		Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal[2]
3–5 April 1987
Hard
Egypt
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Senegal
Egypt
10
12 		9
7 		6
4 		0
6 		6
8 		 
2 Senegal
Egypt 		Yahiya Doumbia
 6
3 		6
0 		6
0 		     
3 Senegal
Egypt 		 / Yahiya Doumbia
 /  		6
3 		5
7 		6
4 		6
3 		   
4 Senegal
Egypt
5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5 Senegal
Egypt 		Yahiya Doumbia
 6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     

References[]

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Senegal v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Zimbabwe v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Ivory Coast v Tunisia". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Senegal v Morocco". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Ivory Coast v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Kenya v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Senegal v Algeria". daviscup.com.

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