2018 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2018.

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. 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 European and African teams who lost their play-offs were relegated respectively to the Europe and Africa Zone Group III in 2019.

Participating nations edit

Seeds:

Remaining nations:

Draw edit


Play-offs			First Round			Second Round			Third Round

			Piatra Neamț, Romania (indoor hard)^[5]

			1	Romania	4
Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard)^[1]						Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard)^[13]
				Luxembourg	1
	Luxembourg	5				1	Romania	5
			Marrakech, Morocco (clay)^[6]
8	Georgia	0					Morocco	0
			8	Georgia	1
									Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor clay)^[17]
				Morocco	3
									1	Romania	2
			Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard)^[7]
										Poland	3
			4	Slovenia	2
Portorož, Slovenia (clay)^[2]						Sopot, Poland (indoor hard)^[14]
				Poland	3
4	Slovenia	3				Poland		4
			Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)^[8]
5	Turkey	2				Zimbabwe		1
			5	Turkey	1

				Zimbabwe	3

			Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (hard)^[9]

				Egypt	4
Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)^[3]						Gentofte, Denmark (indoor hard)^[15]
			6	Norway	0
6	Norway	3					Egypt	3
			Birkerød, Denmark (indoor hard)^[10]
	Ireland	1				3	Denmark	1
				Ireland	1
									Cairo, Egypt (clay)^[18]
			3	Denmark	4
										Egypt	2
			Tunis, Tunisia (hard)^[11]
									7	Finland	3
				Tunisia	2
Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)^[4]						Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)^[16]
			7	Finland	3
Tunisia		2				7	Finland	3
			Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard)^[12]
Estonia		3				2	Lithuania	2
				Estonia	1

			2	Lithuania	3

Georgia, Turkey, Ireland, and Tunisia relegated to Group III in 2019.
Poland and Finland promoted to Group I in 2019.

First round edit

Romania vs. Luxembourg edit

Romania
4

Polyvalent Hall, Piatra Neamț, Romania^[5]
3–4 February
Hard (indoor)

Luxembourg
1

		1	2	3
1	Nicolae Frunză Ugo Nastasi	6⁵ 7⁷	6 1	3 6
2	Marius Copil Christophe Tholl	6 3	6 2
3	Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău Raphaël Calzi / Robi Tholl	6 0	6 1
4	Marius Copil Ugo Nastasi	6 1	6 1
5	Bogdan Borza Christophe Tholl	6 3	6 2

Morocco vs. Georgia edit

Morocco
3

Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco^[6]
3–4 February
Clay

Georgia
1

		1	2	3
1	Lamine Ouahab George Tsivadze	6 3	6 3
2	Amine Ahouda Nikoloz Basilashvili	3 6	6 3	6 3
3	Amine Ahouda / Lamine Ouahab Nikoloz Basilashvili / Aleksandre Metreveli	6⁴ 7⁷	6 4	2 6
4	Lamine Ouahab Nikoloz Basilashvili	6 1	6 3
5	Amine Ahouda George Tsivadze				not played

Slovenia vs. Poland edit

Slovenia
2

Lukna Sports Hall, Maribor, Slovenia^[7]
3–4 February
Hard (indoor)

Poland
3

		1	2	3
1	Aljaž Bedene Hubert Hurkacz	6 4	7 5
2	Blaž Rola Kamil Majchrzak	4 6	2 6
3	Aljaž Bedene / Blaž Rola Mateusz Kowalczyk / Marcin Matkowski	7 5	6⁵ 7⁷	4 6
4	Aljaž Bedene Kamil Majchrzak	6 3	6 4
5	Tom Kočevar-Dešman Hubert Hurkacz	3 6	2 6

Zimbabwe vs. Turkey edit

Zimbabwe
3

Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe^[8]
3–4 February
Hard

Turkey
1

		1	2	3
1	Benjamin Lock Altuğ Çelikbilek	6 4	1 6	6 3
2	Takanyi Garanganga Cem İlkel	6 4	7 5
3	Takanyi Garanganga / Benjamin Lock Tuna Altuna / Cem İlkel	7 5	6 3
4	Mehluli Don Ayanda Sibanda Sarp Ağabigün	5 7	4 6
5	Takanyi Garanganga Altuğ Çelikbilek				not played

Egypt vs. Norway edit

Egypt
4

Soho Square, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt^[9]
3–4 February
Hard

Norway
0

		1	2
1	Mohamed Safwat Simen Sunde Bratholm	6 4	6 1
2	Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Viktor Durasovic	6 0	6 4
3	Youssef Hossam / Mohamed Safwat Simen Sunde Bratholm / Viktor Durasovic	6 4	6 4
4	Youssef Hossam Peter August Anker	6 4	6 0
5	Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Simen Sunde Bratholm			not played

Denmark vs. Ireland edit

Denmark
4

Birkerød Idrætscenter, Birkerød, Denmark^[10]
3–4 February
Hard (indoor)

Ireland
1

		1	2	3
1	Frederik Nielsen Simon Carr	6 3	7⁷ 6²
2	Søren Hess-Olesen Peter Bothwell	7 5	1 6	3 6
3	Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen Samuel Bothwell / Osgar O'Hoisin	6 4	6 4
4	Frederik Nielsen Peter Bothwell	6 1	6 1
5	Søren Hess-Olesen Simon Carr	2 6	6 2	[10] [8]

Tunisia vs. Finland edit

Tunisia
2

Tennis Courts Cite Nationale Sportive El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia^[11]
3–4 February
Hard

Finland
3

		1	2	3
1	Malek Jaziri Harri Heliövaara	6 2	7 5
2	Aziz Dougaz Emil Ruusuvuori	4 6	1 6
3	Anis Ghorbel / Skander Mansouri Harri Heliövaara / Henri Kontinen	4 6	7 5	2 6
4	Malek Jaziri Emil Ruusuvuori	6 0	6 4
5	Moez Echargui Harri Heliövaara	6 3	4 6	4 6

Lithuania vs. Estonia edit

Lithuania
3

Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania^[12]
3–4 February
Hard (indoor)

Estonia
1

		1	2	3
1	Laurynas Grigelis Jürgen Zopp	7 5	6 2
2	Ričardas Berankis Kenneth Raisma	7 5	7⁷ 6³
3	Ričardas Berankis / Laurynas Grigelis Kenneth Raisma / Mattias Siimar	2 6	6 4	7⁷ 6⁴
4	Ainius Sabaliauskas Jürgen Zopp	0 6	1 6
5	Laurynas Grigelis Kenneth Raisma				not played

Second round edit

Romania vs. Morocco edit

Romania
5

BT Arena, Cluj-Napoca, Romania^[13]
7–8 April
Hard (i)

Morocco
0

		1	2
1	Marius Copil Amine Ahouda	6 0	6 1
2	Adrian Ungur Lamine Ouahab	6 0	7⁷ 6³
3	Marius Copil / Florin Mergea Yassine Idmbarek / Lamine Ouahab	6 2	6 1
4	Dragoș Dima Soufiane El Mesbahi	6 0	6 4
5	Edris Fetisleam Yassir Kilani	6 2	6 0

Poland vs. Zimbabwe edit

Poland
4

Hala Stulecia Sopotu, Sopot, Poland^[14]
7–8 April
Hard (i)

Zimbabwe
1

		1	2
1	Kamil Majchrzak Takanyi Garanganga	6 2	6 2
2	Michał Przysiężny Benjamin Lock	5 7	5 7
3	Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski Takanyi Garanganga / Benjamin Lock	6 3	6 3
4	Kamil Majchrzak Benjamin Lock	6 3	6 2
5	Daniel Michalski Mark Chigaazira	6 3	6 4

Denmark vs. Egypt edit

Denmark
1

Gentoftehallen, Gentofte, Denmark^[15]
7–8 April
Hard (i)

Egypt
3

		1	2	3
1	Frederik Nielsen Karim-Mohamed Maamoun	6 3	3 6	6⁶ 7⁸
2	Christoffer Konigsfeldt Youssef Hossam	4 6	4 6
3	Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen Youssef Hossam / Sherif Sabry	6 3	5 7	4 6
4	Holger Vitus Nødskov Rune Youssef Hossam	6 2	7¹⁶ 6¹⁴
5	Christoffer Konigsfeldt Karim-Mohamed Maamoun				not played

Finland vs. Lithuania edit

Finland
3

Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland^[16]
7–8 April
Hard (i)

Lithuania
2

		1	2	3
1	Harri Heliövaara Laurynas Grigelis	6 3	1 6	6 3
2	Emil Ruusuvuori Ričardas Berankis	2 6	7⁸ 6⁶	3 6
3	Harri Heliövaara / Henri Kontinen Laurynas Grigelis / Lukas Mugevičius	6 4	7⁷ 6²
4	Harri Heliövaara Ričardas Berankis	2 6	3 6
5	Emil Ruusuvuori Laurynas Grigelis	7 5	6 2

Play-offs edit

Luxembourg vs. Georgia edit

Luxembourg
5

Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg^[1]
7–8 April
Hard (i)

Georgia
0

		1	2	3
1	Gilles Müller Zura Tkemaladze	6 3	6 2
2	Ugo Nastasi George Tsivadze	3 6	7 5	6 4
3	Gilles Müller / Ugo Nastasi Aleksandre Metreveli / George Tsivadze	6 3	6 1
4	Alex Knaff Vazha Shubladze	6 1	6 2
5	Christophe Tholl Zura Tkemaladze	6 4	6 4

Slovenia vs. Turkey edit

Slovenia
3

ŠRC Marina Portorož, Portorož, Slovenia^[2]
7–8 April
Clay

Turkey
2

		1	2	3
1	Mike Urbanija Cem İlkel	2 6	1 6
2	Aljaž Bedene Altuğ Çelikbilek	6 4	6 2
3	Aljaž Bedene / Tom Kočevar-Dešman Cem İlkel / Anıl Yüksel	3 6	6 3	3 6
4	Aljaž Bedene Cem İlkel	7⁷ 6⁴	6 2
5	Nik Razboršek Altuğ Çelikbilek	7 5	6 3

Norway vs. Ireland edit

Norway
3

Oslo Tennis Arena, Oslo, Norway^[3]
7–8 April
Hard (i)

Ireland
1

		1	2	3
1	Viktor Durasovic Peter Bothwell	6 3	2 6	3 6
2	Casper Ruud Simon Carr	6 2	6 1
3	Viktor Durasovic / Casper Ruud Peter Bothwell / Simon Carr	6 2	6 2
4	Casper Ruud Peter Bothwell	6 3	7 5
5	Viktor Durasovic Simon Carr				not played

Estonia vs. Tunisia edit

Estonia
3

Tere Tennisekeskus, Tallinn, Estonia^[4]
7–8 April
Hard (i)

Tunisia
2

		1	2	3
1	Kenneth Raisma Malek Jaziri	4 6	6⁹ 7¹¹
2	Jürgen Zopp Moez Echargui	6 1	6 1
3	Kenneth Raisma / Jürgen Zopp Moez Echargui / Malek Jaziri	6 3	6 4
4	Jürgen Zopp Malek Jaziri	6 1	6 4
5	Kristjan Tamm Aziz Ouakaa	4 6	7 5	[7] [10]

Third round edit

Romania vs. Poland edit

Romania
2

Polyvalent Hall, Cluj-Napoca, Romania^[17]
15–16 September
Clay (i)

Poland
3

		1	2	3
1	Marius Copil Kamil Majchrzak	6 2	6 4
2	Adrian Ungur Hubert Hurkacz	6³ 7⁷	5 7
3	Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski	7 5	4 6	6 3
4	Marius Copil Hubert Hurkacz	3 6	4 6
5	Adrian Ungur Kamil Majchrzak	3 6	2 6

Egypt vs. Finland edit

Egypt
2

Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt^[18]
14–15 September
Clay

Finland
3

		1	2	3
1	Mohamed Safwat Emil Ruusuvuori	6 4	7⁹ 6⁷
2	Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Harri Heliövaara	3 6	2 6
3	Sherif Sabry / Mohamed Safwat Henri Kontinen / Patrik Niklas-Salminen	3 6	4 6
4	Mohamed Safwat Harri Heliövaara	6 2	6 4
5	Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Emil Ruusuvuori	1 6	6 3	1 6

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Luxembourg v Georgia". DavisCup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Slovenia v Turkey". DavisCup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Norway v Ireland". DavisCup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Estonia v Tunisia". DavisCup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Romania v Luxembourg". DavisCup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Morocco v Georgia". DavisCup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Slovenia v Poland". DavisCup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Zimbabwe v Turkey". DavisCup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Egypt v Norway". DavisCup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Denmark v Ireland". DavisCup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Tunisia v Finland". DavisCup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Lithuania v Estonia". DavisCup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Romania v Morocco". DavisCup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Poland v Zimbabwe". DavisCup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Denmark v Egypt". DavisCup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Finland v Lithuania". DavisCup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Romania v Poland". DavisCup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Egypt v Finland". DavisCup.com.

External links edit

Official Website

[LUX_vs_GEO-1] "Luxembourg v Georgia". DavisCup.com.

[SLO_vs_TUR-2] "Slovenia v Turkey". DavisCup.com.

[NOR_vs_IRL-3] "Norway v Ireland". DavisCup.com.

[EST_vs_TUN-4] "Estonia v Tunisia". DavisCup.com.

[ROU_vs_LUX-5] "Romania v Luxembourg". DavisCup.com.

[MAR_vs_GEO-6] "Morocco v Georgia". DavisCup.com.

[SLO_vs_POL-7] "Slovenia v Poland". DavisCup.com.

[ZIM_vs_TUR-8] "Zimbabwe v Turkey". DavisCup.com.

[EGY_vs_NOR-9] "Egypt v Norway". DavisCup.com.

[DEN_vs_IRL-10] "Denmark v Ireland". DavisCup.com.

[TUN_vs_FIN-11] "Tunisia v Finland". DavisCup.com.

[LTU_vs_EST-12] "Lithuania v Estonia". DavisCup.com.

[ROU_vs_MAR-13] "Romania v Morocco". DavisCup.com.

[POL_vs_ZIM-14] "Poland v Zimbabwe". DavisCup.com.

[DEN_vs_EGY-15] "Denmark v Egypt". DavisCup.com.

[FIN_vs_LTU-16] "Finland v Lithuania". DavisCup.com.

[ROU_vs_POL-17] "Romania v Poland". DavisCup.com.

[EGY_vs_FIN-18] "Egypt v Finland". DavisCup.com.

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