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 edit
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 edit
Draw edit
| First Round | Second Round | |||||||
 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 | 3 | |||||||
| bye | ||||||||
| Croatia | ||||||||
Group II edit
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 edit
Draw edit
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Poland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Bulgaria | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 3 | Bulgaria | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Johannesburg, South Africa (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ivory Coast | 1 |  South Africa | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dakar, Senegal (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Athens, Greece (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Senegal | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
 Greece | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Carthage, Tunisia (clay) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | |||||||||||||||||
 Tunisia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | 0 | Greece | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Dakar, Senegal (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Egypt | 5 | Senegal | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Senegal | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ghana | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Accra, Ghana (hard) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | 5 | Ireland | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Cyprus | 0 |  Morocco | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Cyprus | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bucharest, Romania (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Romania | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Algeria | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Monaco | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Algeria | 0 | Monaco | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Nigeria | 5 | 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 edit
Winners in Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1994. All other teams remained in Group III.
Participating countries edit
Draw edit
Group A
 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
- Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta
- Date: 5–9 March
 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 edit
- ^ a b c 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]
- ^ 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 edit
- ^ "1993 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Serbia Davis Cup profile". daviscup.com.
- ^ "1993 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Russia Davis Cup profile". daviscup.com.