1992 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1992.

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.

Group I[]

Main article: 1992 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round 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 1993.[1]

Participating nations[]

Draw[]

  First Round
31 January–2 February 		Second Round
1–3 May
                 
  CIS  
Porto, Portugal (clay)
 bye  
    CIS 3
    Portugal 2
 bye
  Portugal  
Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
  Kenya 3  
Holbæk, Denmark (clay)
  Romania 2  
    Kenya 0
    Denmark 5
 bye
  Denmark  
  Israel  
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
 bye  
    Israel 5
Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet)
    Hungary 0
  Poland 2
  Hungary 3  
Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet)
  Finland 3  
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
  Norway 2  
    Finland 1
    Austria 4
 bye
  Austria  
  Relegation Play-off
1–3 May
       
  Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet)
    Poland 1
    Norway 4

Group II[]

Main article: 1992 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1993.[2]

Participating nations[]

Draw[]

  Play-offs
17–19 July 		First Round
1–3 May 		Second Round
17–19 July 		Third Round
25–27 September
                                     
  Athens, Greece (clay)
      Ireland 1  
  Galway, Ireland (carpet)     Greece 4     Athens, Greece (clay)
  Ireland 5         Greece 4  
  Malta 0   Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)     Bulgaria 1  
    Malta 0
      Bulgaria 5     Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor carpet)
      Greece 0
  Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)       Luxembourg 5
      Luxembourg 4  
  Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)     Monaco 1     Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (clay)
  Monaco 5         Luxembourg 3
  Zambia 0   Cairo, Egypt (clay)     Egypt 2  
    Zambia 2
      Egypt 3  
  Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
      Zimbabwe 4  
  Accra, Ghana (hard)     Ghana 1     Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
  Ghana 3         Zimbabwe 4  
  Togo 1   Lomé, Togo (hard)     Ivory Coast 1  
    Togo 2
      Ivory Coast 3     Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
      Zimbabwe 4
        Morocco 1
      Cyprus w/o  
      Turkey     Nicosia, Cyprus (clay)
  Turkey         Cyprus 0
  Nigeria w/o   Lagos, Nigeria (hard)     Morocco 5  
    Nigeria 0
      Morocco 5  
 Malta,  Zambia,  Togo, and  Turkey
relegated to Group III in 1993. 		 Luxembourg and  Zimbabwe
promoted to Group I in 1993.

Group III[]

Main article: 1992 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III

Winners in Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1993. All other teams remained in Group III.

  • Venue: Tennis Club de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
  • Date: 29 April–3 May

Participating countries[]

Draw[]

   RSA  SEN  ALG  CMR  TUN  CGO RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
 South Africa 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–0 15–0 (100%) 30–1 (97%) 1
 Senegal 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–1 11–4 (73%) 24–8 (75%) 2
 Algeria 0–3 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–0 3–2 8–6 (57%) 16–15 (52%) 3
 Cameroon 0–3 0–3 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–3 4–10 (29%) 9–22 (29%) 4
 Tunisia 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–4 5–10 (33%) 11–20 (35%) 5
 Congo 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–5 1–14 (7%) 4–28 (13%) 6

References[]

  1. ^ "1992 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ "1992 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

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