2015 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

The Africa Zone was one of the four zones within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2015. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Cairo, Egypt, in October 2015.^[1] The eight competing nations were divided into two pools of four. The winners and runners up from each pool played off to determine the two nations to be promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2016, while the third and fourth placed nations played to off to determine overall placings within the group.^[1]

Participating nations[]

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Draw[]

The eight teams were divided into two pools of four. The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool, and the two winners of these play-offs are promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2016. The third and fourth placed teams in each pool play off against the equivalent team from the other pool to determine overall rankings within the group.^[1]

The group was staged from 26 to 29 October 2015 at the Smash Tennis Academy in Cairo, Egypt.^[1]

Pool A

	Tunisia	Namibia	Algeria	Ghana	RR W–L	Matches W–L	Sets W–L	Games W–L	Standings
Tunisia		3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	9–0	18–0	111–33	1
Namibia	0–3		2–1	2–1	2–1	4–5	9–11	71–96	2
Algeria	0–3	1–2		3–0	1–2	4–5	8–12	76–97	3
Ghana	0–3	0–3	1–2		0–3	1–8	4–16	76–108	4

Pool B

	Egypt	Benin	Mozambique	Libya	RR W–L	Matches W–L	Sets W–L	Games W–L	Standings
Egypt		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	8–1	17–2	110–37	1
Benin	1–2		2–1	3–0	2–1	6–3	13–7	92–75	2
Mozambique	0–3	1–2		3–0	1–2	4–5	7–11	62–78	3
Libya	0–3	0–3	0–3		0–3	0–9	0–17	27–101	4

First round[]

Pool A[]

Algeria vs. Tunisia[]

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Algeria 0	Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 26 October 2015 Clay		Tunisia 3
1 2 3 1 Skander Mansouri 2 6 0 6         2 Majed Kilani 1 6 5 7         3  /  Aziz Dougaz / Skander Mansouri 1 6 2 6

Namibia vs. Ghana[]

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Namibia 2	Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 26 October 2015 Clay		Ghana 1
1 2 3 1 2 6 1 6         2 Tukhula Jacobs 6 3 7 5         3 Tukhula Jacobs /   /  6 4 4 6 6 3

Algeria vs. Ghana[]

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Algeria 3	Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 27 October 2015 Clay		Ghana 0
1 2 3 1 6 3 6 1         2 6 2 6 2         3  /   /  711 69 1 6 6 2

Namibia vs. Tunisia[]

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Namibia 0	Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 27 October 2015 Clay		Tunisia 3
1 2 3 1 Aziz Dougaz 1 6 0 6         2 Tukhula Jacobs Malek Jaziri 0 6 1 6         3  /  Majed Kilani / Skander Mansouri 0 6 2 6

Algeria vs. Namibia[]

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Algeria 1	Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 28 October 2015 Clay		Namibia 2
1 2 3 1 65 77 6 3 6 1       2 Tukhula Jacobs 1 6 3 6         3  /  Tukhula Jacobs /  2 6 2 6

Ghana vs. Tunisia[]

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Ghana 0	Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 28 October 2015 Clay		Tunisia 3
1 2 3 1 Majed Kilani 1 6 3 6         2 Aziz Dougaz 1 6 2 6         3  /  Aziz Dougaz / Majed Kilani 5 7 61 77

Pool B[]

Egypt vs. Mozambique[]

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Egypt 3	Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 26 October 2015 Clay		Mozambique 0
1 2 3 1 Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Franco Mata 6 1 6 1         2 Mohamed Safwat 6 0 6 4         3 Karim-Mohamed Maamoun / Sherif Sabry Franco Mata /  6 4 6 0

Benin vs. Libya[]

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Benin 3	Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 26 October 2015 Clay		Libya 0
1 2 3 1 6 4 6 0         2 Alexis Klégou 6 1 6 0         3  /   /  6 3 7 5

Egypt vs. Libya[]

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Egypt 3	Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 27 October 2015 Clay		Libya 0
1 2 3 1 Karim Hossam 6 1 6 0         2 Sherif Sabry 6 1 6 1         3 Karim Hossam / Sherif Sabry  /  6 2 6 0

Benin vs. Mozambique[]

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Benin 2	Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 27 October 2015 Clay		Mozambique 1
1 2 3 1 Franco Mata 6 2 2 6 1 6       2 Alexis Klégou 6 3 6 0         3 Alexis Klégou /  Franco Mata /  6 4 6 3

Benin vs. Egypt[]

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Benin 1	Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 28 October 2015 Clay		Egypt 2
1 2 3 1 Karim-Mohamed Maamoun 0 6 2 6         2 Alexis Klégou Mohamed Safwat 6 3 3 6 7 5       3  / Alexis Klégou Sherif Sabry / Mohamed Safwat 2 6 2 6

Mozambique vs. Libya[]

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Mozambique 3	Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 28 October 2015 Clay		Libya 0
1 2 3 1 Franco Mata 6 2 6 0         2 4 3           retired 3  /   /  6 3 6 1

Play-offs[]

Promotion[]

Tunisia vs. Benin[]

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Tunisia 2	Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 29 October 2015 Clay		Benin 0
1 2 3 1 Skander Mansouri 6 2 6 0         2 Malek Jaziri Alexis Klégou 65 77 6 1 6 1       3 Malek Jaziri / Skander Mansouri Alexis Klégou /            not played

Egypt vs. Namibia[]

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Egypt 2	Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 29 October 2015 Clay		Namibia 0
1 2 3 1 Sherif Sabry 6 4 6 1         2 Mohamed Safwat Tukhula Jacobs 6 4 6 4         3 Karim-Mohamed Maamoun / Sherif Sabry Tukhula Jacobs /            not played

5th place play-off: Algeria vs. Mozambique[]

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Algeria 2	Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 29 October 2015 Clay		Mozambique 1
1 2 3 1 Franco Mata 4 6 77 64 3 6       2 6 4 6 1         3  /  Franco Mata /  6 3 1 6 6 2

7th place play-off: Ghana vs. Libya[]

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Ghana 2	Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 29 October 2015 Clay		Libya 0
1 2 3 1 6 4 6 0         2 6 1 6 2         3  /   /            not played

Outcomes[]

•  Egypt and  Tunisia are promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2016
•  Algeria,  Benin,  Ghana,  Libya,  Mozambique and  Namibia remain in Africa Zone Group III in 2016

References[]