1986 Davis Cup Africa Zone

The Africa Zone served as a qualifying round to the 1986 Davis Cup Europe Zone.

Teams from 9 African nations competed for 2 places in the Europe Zone main draws.[1] Zimbabwe and Nigeria were the winners of the Africa Zone and qualified for the Europe Zone main draws.[2][3]

Participating nations

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Draw

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First round
17–19 January
Second Round
7–9 March
Third Round
3–6 April
  Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
bye
  Zimbabwe5
  Libya0
bye
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
  Libya
  Zimbabwe4
  Morocco1
  Morocco
Casablanca, Morocco (hard)
bye
  Morocco3
  Kenya2
bye
  Kenya
Tunis, Tunisia (clay)
  Nigeria5
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
  Tunisia0
  Nigeria4
  Senegal1
bye
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
  Senegal
  Nigeria3
  Algeria2
  Ivory Coast
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
bye
  Ivory Coast0
  Algeria5
bye
  Algeria

First round

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Tunisia vs. Nigeria

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Tunisia
0
Club Tennis de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia[4]
17–19 January 1986
Clay
 
Nigeria
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Jilani Bouhafa
Nduka Odizor
4
6
1
6
2
6
     
2  
 
Karim Fliss
Tony Mmoh
1
6
2
6
2
6
     
3  
 
Jilani Bouhafa / Karim Fliss
Tony Mmoh / Nduka Odizor
1
6
1
6
1
6
     
4  
 
Elias Bramly
Nduka Odizor
3
6
2
6
       
5  
 
Jilani Bouhafa
Tony Mmoh
0
6
0
6
       

Second round

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Zimbabwe vs. Libya

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Zimbabwe
5
Old Hararians, Harare, Zimbabwe[5]
7–9 March 1986
Hard
 
Libya
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Orlando Lourenco
Abdel-Monem Bornaz
6
0
6
1
6
1
     
2  
 
Haroon Ismail
Saad El Ragig
6
2
6
2
6
1
     
3  
 
Greig Rodger / Clive Wilson
Abdel-Monem Bornaz / Abdul-Hakim Jteli
6
2
6
0
6
0
     
4  
 
Orlando Lourenco
Saad El Ragig
6
0
6
0
6
0
     
5  
 
Haroon Ismail
Abdel-Monem Bornaz
6
1
6
0
6
2
     

Morocco vs. Kenya

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Morocco
3
Casablanca, Morocco[6]
7–9 March 1986
Hard
 
Kenya
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Arafat Chekrouni
Eno Polo
6
1
6
0
6
2
     
2  
 
Houcine Saber
Paul Wekesa
6
1
1
6
5
7
2
6
   
3  
 
Mohammed Dlimi / Houcine Saber
Selim Rana / Paul Wekesa
7
5
6
2
4
6
7
9
6
3
 
4  
 
Arafat Chekrouni
Paul Wekesa
6
4
6
2
5
7
0
6
3
6
 
5  
 
Mohammed Dlimi
Eno Polo
6
4
6
4
6
4
     

Senegal vs. Nigeria

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Senegal
1
Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal[7]
7–9 March 1986
Hard
 
Nigeria
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Yahiya Doumbia
David Imonitie
6
4
6
4
8
6
     
2  
 
Thierno Ly
Nduka Odizor
2
6
3
6
4
6
     
3  
 
Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly
Sadiq Abdullahi / Nduka Odizor
6
4
7
9
5
7
3
6
   
4  
 
Yahiya Doumbia
Nduka Odizor
1
6
9
7
2
6
4
6
   
5  
 
Thierno Ly
Sadiq Abdullahi
4
6
1
6
       

Algeria vs. Ivory Coast

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Algeria
5
Tennis Club Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria[8]
7–9 March 1986
Clay
 
Ivory Coast
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Reda Galou
Clément N'Goran
8
6
6
8
8
10
6
3
6
2
 
2  
 
Djamel Boudjemline
Philippe Koffi
6
0
6
0
6
2
     
3  
 
Djamel Boudjemline / Reda Galou
Jean-Amihiaka Koffi / Clément N'Goran
6
2
7
9
6
4
6
3
   
4  
 
Djamel Boudjemline
Clément N'Goran
6
3
4
6
6
3
     
5  
 
Reda Galou
Philippe Koffi
5
7
6
1
6
4
     

Third round

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Zimbabwe vs. Morocco

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Zimbabwe
4
Old Hararians, Harare, Zimbabwe[3]
4–6 April 1986
Hard
 
Morocco
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Orlando Lourenco
Arafat Chekrouni
2
6
1
6
4
6
     
2  
 
Haroon Ismail
Abdel Nadini
7
5
6
1
6
2
     
3  
 
Haroon Ismail / Orlando Lourenco
Arafat Chekrouni / Mohammed Dlimi
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
4  
 
Haroon Ismail
Arafat Chekrouni
11
9
4
1
       
retired
5  
 
Orlando Lourenco
Abdel Nadini
6
3
6
4
       

Algeria vs. Nigeria

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Algeria
2
Tennis Club Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria[2]
3–5 April 1986
Clay
 
Nigeria
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Djamel Boudjemline
Tony Mmoh
5
7
2
6
2
6
     
2  
 
Moncef Zehar
David Imonitie
6
4
6
3
4
6
0
6
6
3
 
3  
 
Yassine Amier / Abdel-Halim Azzi
David Imonitie / Tony Mmoh
1
6
6
8
1
6
     
4  
 
Djamel Boudjemline
David Imonitie
6
1
6
1
4
6
6
3
   
5  
 
Moncef Zehar
Tony Mmoh
1
6
2
6
1
6
     

References

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  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Algeria v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Zimbabwe v Morocco". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Tunisia v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Zimbabwe v Libya". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Morocco v Kenya". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Senegal v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Algeria v Ivory Coast". daviscup.com.
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