2010 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

The Europe/Africa Zone [1] was one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2010. It was divided into three tiers ("Groups"), and Group III was divided into a European zone and an African zone. Teams in Group III Africa competed for promotion to Group II for 2011.

The Group III Africa tournament was held in the Week commencing May 5, 2010 in Marrakech, Morocco, on outdoor clay courts.

Participating teams

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Format

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The fourteen teams played in four groups, in round-robin format. Each tie consisted of two singles and one doubles match, each best-of-three sets. The winners of Groups A and B and the winners of Groups C and D then played off for promotion to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 2011.

Group A

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Team Pld W L MF MA Pts
  Morocco 2 2 0 6 0 2
  Ivory Coast 2 1 1 3 3 1
  Kenya 2 0 2 0 6 0

Results of Individual Ties

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Date Winning Team Score
May 5   Ivory Coast 3–0   Kenya
May 6   Morocco 3–0   Ivory Coast
May 7   Morocco 3–0   Kenya

Group B

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Team Pld W L MF MA Pts
  Madagascar 3 3 0 8 1 3
  Zimbabwe 3 2 1 7 2 2
  Botswana 3 1 2 2 7 1
  Congo 3 0 3 1 8 0

Results of Individual Ties

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Date Winning Team Score
May 5   Madagascar 3–0   Congo
May 5   Zimbabwe 3–0   Botswana
May 6   Madagascar 2–1   Zimbabwe
May 6   Botswana 2–1   Congo
May 7   Madagascar 3–0   Botswana
May 7   Zimbabwe 3–0   Congo

Group C

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Team Pld W L MF MA Pts
  Tunisia 3 3 0 9 0 3
  Benin 3 2 1 4 5 2
  Ghana 3 1 2 4 5 1
  Cameroon 3 0 3 1 8 0

Results of Individual Ties

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Date Winning Team Score
May 5   Tunisia 3–0   Benin
May 5   Ghana 3–0   Cameroon
May 6   Tunisia 3–0   Ghana
May 6   Benin 2–1   Cameroon
May 7   Tunisia 3–0   Cameroon
May 7   Benin 2–1   Ghana

Group D

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Team Pld W L MF MA Pts
  Algeria 2 2 0 5 1 2
  Nigeria 2 1 1 4 2 1
  Rwanda 2 0 2 0 6 0

Results of Individual Ties

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Date Winning Team Score
May 5   Nigeria 3–0   Rwanda
May 6   Algeria 2–1   Nigeria
May 7   Algeria 3–0   Rwanda

Promotion Playoffs

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Date Winning Team Score
May 8   Morocco 2–0   Madagascar
May 8   Tunisia 2–0   Algeria

Morocco and Tunisia promoted to Group II for 2011.

5th–6th Playoff

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Date Winning Team Score
May 8   Nigeria 2–1   Benin

7th–8th Playoff

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Date Winning Team Score
May 8   Zimbabwe 2–0   Ivory Coast

9th–10th Playoff

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Date Winning Team Score
May 8   Ghana 3–0   Rwanda

11th–12th Playoff

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Date Winning Team Score
May 8   Kenya 3–0   Botswana

13th–14th Playoff

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Date Winning Team Score
May 8   Cameroon 3–0   Congo

References

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  1. ^ "Davis Cup Result Archives". Retrieved 2013-08-03.
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