1993 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

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. 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

Draw


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^[a]

Israel, Belgium, Hungary and Croatia advance to World Group qualifying round.


	Relegation Play-off

	Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)

	Finland		2

	Norway		3

Kenya and Finland relegated to Group II in 1994.

First round

Luxembourg vs. Kenya

Luxembourg
4

National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg^[3]
26–28 March 1993
Carpet (indoors)

Kenya
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Johny Goudenbour Eno Polo	6 4	6 3	7⁸ 6⁶
2	Serge Brueck Paul Wekesa	4 6	5 7	6 3	6 2	3 6
3	Johny Goudenbour / Alberto Paris Eno Polo / Paul Wekesa	7⁷ 6⁵	7⁷ 6⁴	7 5
4	Johny Goudenbour Paul Wekesa	7 5	7 5	6 2
5	Serge Brueck Eno Polo	7⁷ 6⁴	6 1

Hungary vs. Finland

Hungary
4

Vasas Sport Clubja, Budapest, Hungary^[4]
26–28 March 1993
Carpet (indoors)

Finland
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Sándor Noszály Tuomas Ketola	6 4	6 1	6 4
2	József Krocskó Olli Rahnasto	6 1	4 6	5 7	3 6
3	András Lányi / László Markovits Alexander Lindholm / Olli Rahnasto	6 4	6 3	7⁷ 6⁵
4	Sándor Noszály Olli Rahnasto	7⁷ 6³	6 1	7⁸ 6⁶
5	József Krocskó Tuomas Ketola	6 3	6 2

Norway vs. Zimbabwe

Norway
1

National Tennis Centre, Oslo, Norway^[5]
26–28 March 1993
Carpet (indoors)

Zimbabwe
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Bent-Ove Pedersen Byron Black	6¹ 7⁷	0 6	6 4	6 3	6 4
2	Christian Ruud Wayne Black	6 2	5 7	6 3	3 6	2 6
3	Bent-Ove Pedersen / Christian Ruud Byron Black / Wayne Black	6 3	2 6	3 6	6³ 7⁷
4	Anders Håseth Byron Black	2 6	3 6	7⁸ 6⁶	3 6
5	Bent-Ove Pedersen Wayne Black	2 6	2 6

Second round

Portugal vs. Israel

Portugal
2

Club Internacional de Foot-ball, Lisbon, Portugal^[6]
30 April–2 May 1993
Clay

Israel
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Nuno Marques Amos Mansdorf	4 6	6 2	5 7	1 6
2	João Cunha e Silva Gilad Bloom	6 3	6³ 7⁷	4 6	1 6
3	João Cunha e Silva / Nuno Marques Gilad Bloom / Amos Mansdorf	6 3	3 6	4 6	6 3	6 4
4	João Cunha e Silva Amos Mansdorf	6⁶ 7⁸	4 6	5 7
5	Nuno Marques Gilad Bloom	7 5	7 5

Belgium vs. Luxembourg

Belgium
5

European S&B Centre, Waregem, Belgium^[7]
30 April–2 May 1993
Clay

Luxembourg
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Filip Dewulf Johny Goudenbour	6 4	6 1	6 1
2	Bart Wuyts Alberto Paris	6 2	2 6	6 1	6 2
3	Filip Dewulf / Tom Vanhoudt Johny Goudenbour / Alberto Paris	6 2	6 4	7 5
4	Bart Wuyts Johny Goudenbour	6 4	6 4
5	Filip Dewulf Alberto Paris	7 5	6 3

Hungary vs. Great Britain

Hungary
3

Újpesti Torna Egylet, Budapest, Hungary^[8]
30 April–2 May 1993
Clay

Great Britain
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	József Krocskó Chris Wilkinson	6 4	6 2	7 5
2	Sándor Noszály Jeremy Bates	6 2	4 6	6 3	3 6	6 1
3	András Lányi / László Markovits Jeremy Bates / Mark Petchey	3 6	2 6	4 6
4	József Krocskó Jeremy Bates	4 6	5 7	6 3	6⁴ 7⁷
5	Sándor Noszály Chris Wilkinson	7 5	6 4	7 5

Zimbabwe vs. Croatia

Zimbabwe
2

City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe^[9]
30 April–2 May 1993
Hard (indoors)

Croatia
3

		1	2	3
1	Wayne Black Goran Ivanišević	4 6	2 6	2 6
2	Byron Black Goran Prpić	6 4	7⁷ 6³	6 4
3	Byron Black / Wayne Black Goran Ivanišević / Goran Prpić	7⁷ 6⁴	7⁷ 6⁵	7⁷ 6³
4	Byron Black Goran Ivanišević	4 6	2 6	2 6
5	Wayne Black Goran Prpić	4 6	3 6	0 6

Relegation play-off

Finland vs. Norway

Finland
2

Talin Tenniskeskus, Helsinki, Finland^[10]
30 April–2 May 1993
Carpet (indoors)

Norway
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Olli Rahnasto Helge Koll-Frafjord	4 6	6 4	4 6	6 2	6 1
2	Tuomas Ketola Anders Håseth	6 2	6 3	3 6	2 6	4 6
3	Olli Rahnasto / Pasi Virtanen Bent-Ove Pedersen / Christian Ruud	6 3	4 6	3 6	7⁷ 6⁵	8 10
4	Olli Rahnasto Anders Håseth	6 2	6 1	7⁷ 6¹
5	Tuomas Ketola Christian Ruud	6⁴ 7⁷	2 6	0 6

Notes

^ ^a ^b 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]

References

^ "1993 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^ "Serbia Davis Cup profile". daviscup.com.
^ "Luxembourg v Kenya". daviscup.com.
^ "Hungary v Finland". daviscup.com.
^ "Norway v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
^ "Portugal v Israel". daviscup.com.
^ "Belgium v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
^ "Hungary v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
^ "Zimbabwe v Croatia". daviscup.com.
^ "Finland v Norway". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup official website

[YUG-3] 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]

[1] "1993 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

[2] "Serbia Davis Cup profile". daviscup.com.

[4] "Luxembourg v Kenya". daviscup.com.

[5] "Hungary v Finland". daviscup.com.

[6] "Norway v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.

[7] "Portugal v Israel". daviscup.com.

[8] "Belgium v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.

[9] "Hungary v Great Britain". daviscup.com.

[10] "Zimbabwe v Croatia". daviscup.com.

[11] "Finland v Norway". daviscup.com.

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