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The European and African Zone was one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2003.
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four 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 2004.
Participating teams [ ]
Draw [ ]
Second Round Play-offs 19–21 September
First Round Play-offs 11–13 July
First Round 7–9 February
Second Round 4–6 April
1
Slovakia
bye
Esch-sur-Alzette , Luxembourg (indoor hard)
Luxembourg
1
Slovakia
3
bye
Luxembourg
2
Luxembourg
Asker , Norway (clay)
bye
Luxembourg
5
Norway
0
4
Finland
Asker , Norway (clay)
bye
St. Anton , Austria (carpet)
4
Finland
4
4
Finland
2
Norway
1
Oslo , Norway (indoor hard)
Austria
3
Austria
5
Norway
0
Minsk , Belarus (carpet)
Belarus
3
Ramat Hasharon , Israel (hard)
Israel
2
Minsk , Belarus (carpet)
Israel
5
Belarus
4
3
Zimbabwe
0
3
Zimbabwe
1
bye
Harare , Zimbabwe (hard)
3
Zimbabwe
3
Zimbabwe
3
Italy
2
bye
Italy
Marrakesh , Morocco (clay)
bye
Italy
2
Italy
2
Morocco
3
bye
2
Morocco
Norway and Italy relegated to Group II in 2004.
Slovakia , Austria , Belarus , and Morocco advance to World Group Play-off.
First Round Matches [ ]
Norway vs. Austria [ ]
Norway 0
Riksanlegget, Oslo , Norway [1] 7 – 9 February 2003 Hard (indoor)
Austria 5
1
2
3
4
5
1
Stian Boretti Jürgen Melzer
2 6
2 6
1 6
2
Jan Frode Andersen Alexander Peya
3 6
3 6
5 7
3
Jan Frode Andersen / Stian Boretti Jürgen Melzer / Alexander Peya
3 6
2 6
77 64
6 4
5 7
4
Oliver Marach
4 6
2 6
5
Stian Boretti Konstantin Gruber
3 6
5 7
Belarus vs. Israel [ ]
Belarus 3
Olympic Training Centre, Minsk , Belarus [2] 7 – 9 February 2003 Carpet (indoor)
Israel 2
1
2
3
4
5
1
Max Mirnyi Harel Levy
6 1
62 77
6 3
78 66
2
Vladimir Voltchkov Noam Okun
6 2
77 65
6 3
3
Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram
77 62
6 4
6 4
4
Alexander Shvets Andy Ram
1 6
2 3
retired
5
Harel Levy
4 6
4 6
Second Round Matches [ ]
Luxembourg vs. Slovakia [ ]
Luxembourg 2
National Tennis Centre (CNT), Esch-sur-Alzette , Luxembourg [3] 4 – 6 April 2003 Hard (indoor)
Slovakia 3
Austria vs. Finland [ ]
Austria 3
Arlberg-well.com Halle, St. Anton , Austria [4] 4 – 6 April 2003 Carpet (indoor)
Finland 2
1
2
3
4
5
1
Stefan Koubek Tuomas Ketola
7 5
4 6
77 63
6 1
2
Jürgen Melzer Jarkko Nieminen
65 77
6 4
4 6
6 4
4 6
3
Julian Knowle / Alexander Peya Tuomas Ketola / Jarkko Nieminen
2 6
6 4
77 64
7 5
4
Stefan Koubek Jarkko Nieminen
3 6
2 6
3 6
5
Jürgen Melzer Tuomas Ketola
77 62
3 6
66 78
6 2
6 2
Belarus vs. Zimbabwe [ ]
Belarus 4
Olympic Training Centre, Minsk , Belarus [5] 4 – 6 April 2003 Carpet (indoor)
Zimbabwe 1
1
2
3
4
5
1
Max Mirnyi Kevin Ullyett
6 3
77 64
6 4
2
Vladimir Voltchkov Wayne Black
64 77
6 4
6 2
7 5
3
Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett
5 7
6 3
7 5
77 64
4
Wayne Black
6 3
6 3
5
Vladimir Voltchkov
6 1
1 2
retired
Morocco vs. Italy [ ]
Morocco 3
Royal Tennis Club, Marrakesh , Morocco [6] 4 – 6 April 2003 Clay
Italy 2
1
2
3
4
5
1
Younes El Aynaoui Filippo Volandri
78 66
6 4
3 6
77 65
2
Hicham Arazi Davide Sanguinetti
5 7
6 1
6 0
4 6
3 6
3
Mounir El Aarej / Younes El Aynaoui Massimo Bertolini / Giorgio Galimberti
1 6
4 6
1 6
4
Younes El Aynaoui Davide Sanguinetti
6 4
6 3
6 2
5
Hicham Arazi Filippo Volandri
6 3
6 3
6 2
First Round Play-offs Matches [ ]
Norway vs. Finland [ ]
Norway 1
Asker Tennis Club, Asker , Norway [7] 11 – 13 July 2003 Clay
Finland 4
1
2
3
4
5
1
Stian Boretti Jarkko Nieminen
1 6
1 5
retired
2
Jan Frode Andersen Janne Ojala
4 6
6 3
77 63
7 5
3
Jan Frode Andersen / Stian Boretti Tuomas Ketola / Jarkko Nieminen
5 7
4 6
4 6
4
Jan Frode Andersen Jarkko Nieminen
2 6
2 6
4 6
5
Kim Tiilikainen
1 6
3 6
Israel vs. Zimbabwe [ ]
Israel 5
Canada Stadium , Ramat HaSharon , Israel [8] 11 – 13 July 2003 Hard
Zimbabwe 0
1
2
3
4
5
1
Noam Okun
6 4
6 3
6 4
2
Harel Levy Genius Chidzikwe
6 2
6 4
6 4
3
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram Genius Chidzikwe / Gwinyai Chingoka
7 5
6 4
6 4
4
Noam Okun
6 4
77 63
5
Jonathan Erlich Gwinyai Chingoka
6 4
6 0
Second Round Play-offs Matches [ ]
Norway vs. Luxembourg [ ]
Norway 0
Asker Tennis Club, Asker , Norway [9] 19 – 21 September 2003 Clay
Luxembourg 5
1
2
3
4
5
1
Stian Boretti Gilles Müller
3 6
63 77
6 2
3 6
2
Jan Frode Andersen Mike Scheidweiler
4 6
4 6
64 77
3
Jan Frode Andersen / Stian Boretti Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler
1 6
6 4
6 3
3 6
4 6
4
Helge Koll-Frafjord
4 6
retired
5
Erling Tveit
3 6
77 65
3 6
Zimbabwe vs. Italy [ ]
Zimbabwe 3
Harare City Sports Centre, Harare , Zimbabwe [10] 19 – 21 September 2003 Hard
Italy 2
1
2
3
4
5
1
Kevin Ullyett Filippo Volandri
4 6
7 5
6 3
77 65
2
Wayne Black Davide Sanguinetti
77 62
6 1
6 3
3
Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett Massimo Bertolini / Giorgio Galimberti
79 67
6 2
6 4
4
Genius Chidzikwe Giorgio Galimberti
2 6
2 6
5
Davide Sanguinetti
1 6
1 6
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