1993 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 1993.

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: 1993 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 1994.[1]

Participating nations[]

Draw[]

  First Round
26–28 March 		Second Round
30 April–2 May
                 
  Israel  
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
 bye  
    Israel 3
    Portugal 2
 bye
  Portugal  
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor carpet)
  Kenya 1  
Waregem, Belgium (clay)
  Luxembourg 4  
    Luxembourg 0
    Belgium 5
 bye
  Belgium  
  Great Britain  
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 bye  
    Great Britain 2
Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet)
    Hungary 3
  Finland 1
  Hungary 4  
Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet)
  Norway 1  
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
  Zimbabwe 4  
    Zimbabwe 2
    Croatia[a] 3
 bye
  Croatia[a]  
  Relegation Play-off
30 April–2 May
       
  Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
    Finland 2
    Norway 3

Group II[]

Main article: 1993 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 1994.[3]

Participating nations[]

Draw[]

  Relegation Play-offs
16–18 July; 8–10 October 		First Round
30 April–2 May 		Second Round
16–18 July 		Third Round
24–26 September
                                     
  Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
      Poland 2  
  Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)     Bulgaria 3     Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
  Poland 3         Bulgaria 1  
  Ivory Coast 1   Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)     South Africa 4  
    Ivory Coast 0
      South Africa 5     Dakar, Senegal (hard)
      South Africa 5
  Athens, Greece (clay)       Senegal 0
      Greece 5  
  Carthage, Tunisia (clay)     Tunisia 0     Dakar, Senegal (hard)
  Tunisia 0         Greece 2
  Egypt 5   Dakar, Senegal (hard)     Senegal 3  
    Senegal 4
      Egypt 1  
  Dublin, Ireland (carpet)
      Ghana 0  
  Accra, Ghana (hard)     Ireland 5     Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
  Ghana 5         Ireland 2  
  Cyprus 0   Casablanca, Morocco (clay)     Morocco 3  
    Cyprus 0
      Morocco 5     Bucharest, Romania (clay)
      Morocco 1
  Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)       Romania 4
      Algeria 1  
  Lagos, Nigeria (hard)     Monaco 4     Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
  Algeria 0         Monaco 0
  Nigeria 5   Lagos, Nigeria (hard)     Romania 5  
    Nigeria 1
      Romania 4  
 Ivory Coast,  Tunisia,  Cyprus, and  Algeria
relegated to Group III in 1994. 		 South Africa and  Romania
promoted to Group I in 1994.

Group III[]

Main article: 1993 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III

Winners in Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1994. All other teams remained in Group III.

Participating countries[]

Draw[]

Group A

  • Venue: Lusaka Tennis Club, Lusaka, Zambia
  • Date: 28 April–2 March
   LAT  SLO  ZAM  TUR  SMR  CGO RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
 Latvia[b] 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–0 14–1 (93%) 29–4 (88%) 1
 Slovenia[a] 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 4–1 12–3 (80%) 26–9 (74%) 2
 Zambia 0–3 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–2 8–7 (53%) 18–15 (55%) 3
 Turkey 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–3 7–8 (47%) 15–18 (45%) 4
 San Marino 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–4 4–11 (27%) 11–24 (31%) 5
 Congo 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–5 0–15 (0%) 1–30 (3%) 6

Group B

   UKR  EST  MLT  TOG  BEN  DJI RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
 Ukraine[b] 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–0 15–0 (100%) 30–3 (91%) 1
 Estonia[b] 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–1 11–4 (73%) 23–11 (68%) 2
 Malta 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–2 9–6 (60%) 21–15 (58%) 3
 Togo 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–3 7–8 (47%) 18–18 (50%) 4
 Benin 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–4 3–12 (20%) 9–24 (27%) 5
 Djibouti 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–5 0–15 (0%) 0–30 (0%) 6

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e As the stronger tennis nation that began Davis Cup play immediately after the breakup of Yugoslavia, and due to the ongoing sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Croatia took Yugoslavia's spot in Group I and Slovenia began as a new nation in Group III. Yugoslavia continued to hold their historical records when they resumed play in 1995, which were subsequently passed onto Serbia.[2]
  2. ^ a b c d e f Russia took over the place in the World Group gained by the CIS in the 1992 Davis Cup, and assumed all historical records held by the Soviet Union.[4] Former Soviet states and newly independent countries Estonia, Latvia and Ukraine would all begin as new nations in Group III.

References[]

  1. ^ "1993 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Serbia Davis Cup profile". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "1993 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Russia Davis Cup profile". daviscup.com.

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